The 1916 SAPFL Grand Final was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
game contested between the
Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where it is nicknamed the ...
and the
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1895 to 1990. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville- ...
, held at
Hindmarsh Oval on Saturday 19 August 1916.
It was the 1st
Grand Final
Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. Synonymous with a championship game in North Ameri ...
of the
South Australian Patriotic Football League, staged to determine the premiers of the
1916 SAPFL season.
The match was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 34 points, marking that clubs first patriotic premiership victory.
The
SAFL was opposed to the formation of the Patriotic League and refused to recognise it during and after World War I.
Hindmarsh Oval was the contingency venue for the Grand Final if an agreement with the
SACA could not be reached as the
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a stadium in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Parklands, parklands. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby league, ...
was the preferred venue of the SAPFL.
Teams
References
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SAPFL Grand Final, 1916