The 2020

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(SANFL)

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 ...

was an

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match played at the

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on Sunday, 18 October to determine the

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for the 2020 SANFL season. The match was contested by

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and Woodville-West Torrens in the first grand final meeting between the two teams, although North Adelaide did play West Torrens in the

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. Woodville-West Torrens won the grand final, defeating North Adelaide by 39 points, and claiming their fourth premiership and their first since 2011. Woodville-West Torrens midfielder Jordan Foote was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player on the ground.

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