The 2001

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. ...

(SANFL)

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saw the

Central District Bulldogs Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the South Australian National Football League. Based in Elizabeth in the City of Playford, about 25 km north of Adelaide, the club's development zones include th ...

defeat the

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by 39 points to claim the club's second premiership victory. The match was played on Sunday 7 October 2001 at

Football Park Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian N ...

in front of a crowd of 26,378. The Jack Oatey Medal for the best player on the ground was won by Central's Rick MacGowan.

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