The 1995

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(SANFL)

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saw the

Port Adelaide Magpies 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 ...

defeat the

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by 48 points. The match was played on Sunday 1 October 1995 at

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in front of a crowd of 45,786. .

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newspaper 2 October 1995, pages 1,19,20 This was Port Adelaide's 33rd premiership, and Central District's first grand final since their admission to the league in 1964.

Teams and statistics

Port Adelaide was captained by

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and coached by John Cahill. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Alan Stewart.

Umpires

The game was umpired by Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott.

Scorecard

Jack Oatey Medal

The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Anthony Darcy of Port Adelaide. For the third year in a row, the

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in the

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drafted the Jack Oatey medallist, following on from Steven Sziller and

Darryl Wakelin Darryl Wakelin (born 11 August 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda and Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League as a defender. AFL career Adelaide W ...

External links

Port Adelaide Magpies Official Website

Central District Football Club Official Website

SANFL Official Website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Sanfl Grand Final South Australian National Football League Grand Finals Sanfl Grand Final, 1995