1985 SANFL Grand Final

The 1985 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club at Football Park on 5 October 1985. It was the 87th grand final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 SANFL season. The match, attended by 50,289 spectators, was won by Glenelg by a margin of 57 points, marking the club's third SANFL premiership, having previously won the premiership in 1973. Glenelg's Stephen Kernahan won the Jack Oatey Medal as the player judged best on ground.

1985 SANFL Grand Final

Glenelg

North Adelaide
21.15 (141) 12.12 (84)
1 2 3 4
GLE 2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 21.15 (141)
NA 4.4 (28) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64) 12.12 (84)
DateSaturday, 5 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumFootball Park
Attendance50,289
UmpiresLaurie Argent, Rick Kinnear
Coin toss won byNorth Adelaide
Kicked towardLake End
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsPeter Marker
Ian Day
Robert Oatey
← 1984 1986 →

Background

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Teams

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Glenelg
B: 02 Ross Gibbs 26 Chris Duthy 06 Michael Murphy
HB: 11 Tony Hall 31 John Seebohm 14 Wayne Stringer
C: 09 Tony Symonds 25 Alan Stringer 37 David Kernahan
HF: 16 David Marshall 04 Stephen Kernahan (v/c) 19 Stephen Copping
F: 08 Tony McGuinness 22 Adam Garton 05 Peter Carey (c)
Foll: 29 Wayne Henwood 30 Peter Maynard 10 Chris McDermott
Int: 17 Robin Kidney 36 Scott Salisbury
Coach: Graham Cornes

NORTH ADELAIDE: 4. David Tiller (c) 1. John Riley 3. Darel Hart 6. Trevor Hill 7. Kim Klomp 9. David Sanders 12. Paul Zoontjens 13. Tony Antrobus 14. Stephen Hay 15. John Brealey 16. Michael Armfield 17. Andrew Jarman 22. Stephen Riley 23. David Wildy 25. Matthew Campbell 27. Brenton Phillips, 28. Michael Parsons 32. Paul Arnold 34. David Robertson 35. Peter Bennett 42. Mick Redden (v/c)
Coach: Michael Nunan

Match Summary

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Retiring champion Malcolm Blight was given the honour of tossing the coin. North skipper David Tiller called correctly and elected to kick to the Lake End.

Midway through the second quarter, the Roosters had opened up a 29-point lead after restricting the Tigers to just two goals.

But then, in one moment, the momentum of the match shifted dramatically.

Aftermath

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Years later, when reflecting on the sudden change in momentum in the second quarter that swung the result in Glenelg's favour, Graham Cornes remarked: ”It was as if someone flicked the switch and it all turned.”[1]

Scorecard

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References

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  1. ^ Milbank, Zac (5 June 2020). "AAMI Footy Flashbacks – 1985 SANFL Grand Final".
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