2015 SANFL Grand Final
The 2015 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 27 September to determine the 2015 SANFL champion team.
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| Date | Sunday, 27 September | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,625 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Haussen, Medlin, Fleer | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | Woodville-West Torrens | |||||||||||||||
| Kicked toward | Cathedral (northern) | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-match entertainment | You Am I[1] | |||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Ellie Lovegrove and Nancy Bates | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Best on Ground | Chris Schmidt (West Adelaide) | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | John Casey, Mark Soderstrom, Tim Ginever, Tom Wilson | |||||||||||||||
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Teams
The Grand Final was contested by the 2015 minor premiers Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide. This was the first time the two teams have played each other in the SANFL Grand Final. West Adelaide defeated the premiership favorites Woodville-West Torrens by 30 points to claim their ninth premiership overall and first since 1983 (thirty-two years, the second longest premiership drought in SANFL history).
Woodville-West Torrens won their way into the club's 9th Grand Final after defeating West Adelaide 11.13 (79) to 9.11 (65) in the Second Semi-final. A week later West Adelaide defeated Central District 15.8 (98) to 6.9 (45) in the Preliminary final to advance to the club's 18th SANFL Grand Final.
Entertainment
Australian alternative rock band You Am I provided the pre-game entertainment. You Am I lead singer-songwriter-guitarist Tim Rogers spent time growing up in Adelaide and attended over 600 SANFL games as a supporter of Sturt.
Team Lists
The two teams named to play in the Grand Final are as follows.[2]
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Scorecard
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| Sunday 27 September (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | def. by | West Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 25,625) | Report |
| 2.0 (12) 5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 7.6 (48) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.1 (25) 6.5 (41) 9.8 (62) 11.12 (78) |
Umpires: Haussen, Medlin, Fleer Jack Oatey Medal: Chris Schmidt (West Adelaide) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| 4: Wundke 2: Ainger 1: Petrenko |
Goals | 3: Green 2: Beech, Webb 1: Wasley-Black, Tuck, Fielke, Stevens | |||
| Wundke, Schwarz, Jarrad | Best | Schmidt, Porplyzia, Stevens, Schiller, Tuck, Helbig, Hartlett, Green | |||
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Adelaide Oval's famous scoreboard at the end of the game
Form
Head to head - WWT 42 / WA 25 / Draw 1
Last three encounters:
2015 Rnd 2: WA 15.5 (95) d WWT 14.5 (89)
2015 Rnd 12: WWT 14.4 (88) d WA 10.13 (73)
2015 2nd SF: WWT 11.13 (79) d WA 9.11 (65)
References