1966 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56.[1]
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Date | Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm) | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 59,417 | |||||||||||||||
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One of the most notable features of this match was the coaching of Jack Oatey who directed his players to utilise the handball as an offensive weapon.[2] Ten minutes into the third quarter Port Adelaide trailed by only 3 points, however after this point Sturt scored nine goals to one.[3] At the end of the game Sturt had used handballs five times more than Port Adelaide with the statistic sheet reading 55–11.[2]