# 2014 SANFL season

The 2014 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL IGA League) was the 135th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.
2014 introduced a number of changes to the league. The size of the league increased from 9 clubs to 10 clubs, after the South Australian Football Commission granted the Australian Football League's Adelaide Football Club a licence to field a reserves team in the competition. Adelaide Oval replaced Football Park as headquarters of the SANFL, resulting in the renovated venue hosting one SANFL minor round match (Anzac Day) and all six SANFL finals matches. The season was shortened to finish a week before the AFL Grand Final, instead of a week after, as had been the case for most years since 1980.
Norwood were the premiers for the 2014 season, after they defeated Port Adelaide by 4 points in the Grand Final in front of a crowd of 38,644, the largest such crowd since 1999. It was the third consecutive premiership for Norwood and their 30th overall.
Sturt, South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. North Adelaide, Central District, Adelaide, West Adelaide and Glenelg all missed the top five, with Glenelg finishing bottom to record its 17th wooden spoon.

## Premiership season

Highlights of the season fixture include:
* A shortened 18-round home and away competition, in which each team plays each other twice
* A record 17 night matches, mostly staged in the early part of the season
* Two Showdown matches between Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide
* Two Anzac Day matches, including the Grand Final rematch between Norwood vs. North Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval
* First SANFL Grand Final at Adelaide Oval since 1973, to be played at an earlier than usual date on Sunday September 21
* Seven Network replaces ABC as sole television broadcaster; televises one live “match of the round” every week as well as all finals
* The official season motto was announced by the SANFL as: This is Football.
Source: SANFL Season 2014 Results and Fixtures

### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Thursday 3 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood 11.10 (76) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,324) |
| Friday 4 April (7:20 pm) | Glenelg 6.5 (41) | def. by | Sturt 12.12 (84) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,554) |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 12.11 (83) | def. | Central District 8.4 (52) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,327) |
| Saturday 5 April (7:10 pm) | South Adelaide 14.16 (100) | def. | West Adelaide 8.3 (51) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,790) |
| Sunday 6 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 20.13 (133) | def. | Adelaide 12.14 (86) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,015) |
| The Norwood-Port Adelaide season opener was shifted to Thursday night after having previously been scheduled for Friday night ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Friday 11 April (7:20 pm) | West Adelaide 9.8 (62) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 10.12 (72) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,945) |
| Saturday 12 April (12:10 pm) | Central District 13.8 (86) | def. | Norwood 6.8 (44) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,959) |
| Saturday 12 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.19 (97) | def. | Adelaide 9.6 (60) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,505) |
| Saturday 12 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 12.10 (82) | def. by | South Adelaide 18.8 (116) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,145) |
| Sunday 13 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 29.15 (189) | def. | Glenelg 5.7 (37) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,738) |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Thursday 17 April (7:20 pm) | West Adelaide 7.13 (55) | def. by | North Adelaide 9.16 (70) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,251) |
| Thursday 17 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood 7.14 (56) | def. by | Sturt 10.14 (74) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,856) |
| Friday 18 April (5:00 pm) | South Adelaide 17.14 (116) | def. | Glenelg 10.11 (71) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 3,984) |
| Saturday 19 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 9.7 (61) | def. by | Adelaide 16.17 (113) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,337) |
| Monday 21 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 8.3 (51) | def. by | Port Adelaide 15.19 (109) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,247) |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 (Anzac Round) | Round 4 (Anzac Round) | Round 4 (Anzac Round) | |
| Friday 25 April (3:20 pm) | Norwood 9.16 (70) | def. by | North Adelaide 14.7 (91) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,014) |
| Friday 25 April (7:10 pm) | Glenelg 17.21 (123) | def. | Adelaide 13.8 (86) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 9,299) |
| Saturday 26 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 21.8 (134) | def. | West Adelaide 11.10 (76) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,585) |
| Saturday 26 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 11.10 (76) | def. by | South Adelaide 12.12 (84) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,990) |
| Sunday 27 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 15.17 (107) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 17.11 (113) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,898) |
| Norwood play North Adelaide in the traditional ANZAC Day Grand Final replay at the Adelaide Oval ||||||

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Friday 2 May (7:20 pm) | Glenelg 8.5 (53) | def. by | Norwood 10.10 (70) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,848) |
| Saturday 3 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 7.6 (48) | def. by | Sturt 16.13 (109) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,147) |
| Sunday 4 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 15.8 (98) | def. | Central District 4.10 (34) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,750) |
| Sunday 4 May (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 13.9 (87) | def. by | Port Adelaide 20.12 (132) | Clare Oval (crowd: 5,312) |
| Sunday 4 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 11.9 (75) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 13.7 (85) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,970) |
| Round 5 marked the first Showdown clash between Adelaide and Port Adelaide in any SANFL match The match was Adelaide's only 'home' game for the season and was played in Clare, a regional town 130km north of Adelaide ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 10 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 14.8 (92) | def. | North Adelaide 13.7 (85) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,744) |
| Saturday 10 May (6:30 pm) | West Adelaide 12.7 (79) | def. | Adelaide 6.6 (42) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,750) |
| Saturday 10 May (7:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.13 (91) | def. | Norwood 7.9 (51) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,934) |
| Sunday 11 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 17.12 (114) | def. | Glenelg 9.10 (64) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,747) |
| Sunday 11 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 19.12 (126) | def. | Sturt 11.10 (76) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,672) |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Friday 16 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood 16.9 (105) | def. | Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,882) |
| Saturday 17 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 24.19 (163) | def. | North Adelaide 12.15 (87) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,366) |
| Saturday 17 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.8 (86) | def. | Central District 12.8 (80) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,449) |
| Saturday 17 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) | def. | South Adelaide 10.2 (62) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,121) |
| Sunday 18 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 20.12 (132) | def. | West Adelaide 8.5 (53) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,478) |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Friday 23 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood 10.12 (72) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 11.9 (75) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,519) |
| Saturday 24 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 4.15 (39) | def. by | Sturt 14.7 (91) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,121) |
| Saturday 24 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 9.9 (63) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.17 (89) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,324) |
| Saturday 24 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 21.23 (149) | def. | Glenelg 8.3 (51) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,312) |
| Sunday 25 May (1:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. by | Adelaide 17.8 (110) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,090) |

### State Game

| | 2014 State Game | 2014 State Game | 2014 State Game | | |
| Saturday 31 May (1:10 pm) | VFL 14.12 (96) | def. by | SANFL 18.10 (118) | North Port Oval | Report |
| This was the first time since 2005 that the VFL and SANFL competitions met in a state game in Victoria Frank Johnson Medal (VFL): Adam Marcon Fos Williams Medallist (SANFL): Zane Kirkwood ||||||

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Friday 6 June (7:20 pm) | West Adelaide 5.4 (34) | def. by | Norwood 7.13 (55) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 3,101) |
| Saturday 7 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 9.9 (63) | def. by | Adelaide 16.15 (111) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,036) |
| Saturday 7 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 14.8 (92) | def. | South Adelaide 12.12 (84) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,138) |
| Sunday 8 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) | def. | Central District 12.6 (78) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,059) |
| Monday 9 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 9.7 (61) | def. by | North Adelaide 17.16 (118) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,898) |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 14 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 10.11 (71) | def. | Adelaide 9.11 (65) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,703) |
| Sunday 15 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 7.9 (51) | def. by | South Adelaide 14.12 (96) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,869) |
| Sunday 15 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 18.16 (124) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 15.11 (101) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,393) |
| Sunday 15 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 8.6 (54) | def. by | Norwood 11.9 (75) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,829) |
| Sunday 15 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 21.10 (136) | def. | West Adelaide 7.7 (49) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,911) |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 21 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 11.8 (74) | def. by | Central District 13.6 (84) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,489) |
| Saturday 21 June (2:10 pm) | Norwood 25.16 (166) | def. | Glenelg 7.6 (48) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,504) |
| Sunday 22 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 15.8 (98) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,660) |
| Sunday 22 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62) | def. by | Sturt 15.12 (102) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,447) |
| Sunday 22 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 13.12 (90) | def. by | Adelaide 15.4 (94) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,589) |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 (Split Round) | Round 12 (Split Round) | Round 12 (Split Round) | |
| Friday 27 June (7:40 pm) | Norwood 8.11 (59) | def. | Central District 4.7 (31) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,943) |
| Saturday 28 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 8.15 (63) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) | Unley Oval (crowd: 2,561) |
| Friday 4 July (7:20 pm) | West Adelaide 5.11 (41) | def. | Adelaide 4.11 (35) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,302) |
| Saturday 5 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 20.9 (129) | def. | North Adelaide 8.3 (51) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,346) |
| Sunday 6 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 8.10 (58) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 15.11 (101) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,484) |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 12 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 13.11 (89) | def. | West Adelaide 8.8 (56) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,705) |
| Saturday 12 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.13 (79) | def. | Norwood 8.11 (59) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,288) |
| Saturday 12 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) | def. by | North Adelaide 13.16 (94) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,340) |
| Saturday 12 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 7.9 (51) | def. by | Adelaide 14.12 (96) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,853) |
| Saturday 12 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 11.12 (78) | def. | Glenelg 10.4 (64) | Unley Oval (crowd: 2,916) |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 (Split Round) | Round 14 (Split Round) | Round 14 (Split Round) | |
| Friday 18 July (7:40 pm) | Norwood 10.7 (67) | def. | South Adelaide 7.12 (54) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,491) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 9.9 (63) | def. | Sturt 8.11 (59) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,422) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 10.8 (68) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 7.5 (47) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,130) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 15.16 (106) | def. | Adelaide 7.12 (54) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 6,196) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 12.8 (80) | def. | Glenelg 5.8 (38) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,374) |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.11 (71) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,692) |
| Saturday 2 August (6:30 pm) | Glenelg 13.9 (87) | def. | West Adelaide 12.7 (79) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,007) |
| Sunday 3 August (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide 7.8 (50) | def. by | Norwood 15.13 (103) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,059) |
| Sunday 3 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 7.8 (50) | def. by | Adelaide 17.16 (118) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,822) |
| Sunday 3 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 6.9 (45) | def. by | Central District 7.8 (50) | Unley Oval (crowd: 3,102) |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.8 (86) | def. by | Adelaide 16.8 (102) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,627) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 16.8 (104) | def. | Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,139) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59) | def. by | South Adelaide 9.11 (65) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,871) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 23.9 (147) | def. | West Adelaide 8.10 (58) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,801) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 17.8 (110) | def. | North Adelaide 13.13 (91) | Unley Oval (crowd: 2,743) |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.9 (87) | def. | Adelaide 12.9 (81) | Unley Oval (crowd: 2,496) |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 17.7 (109) | def. | Glenelg 7.8 (50) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,870) |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 15.9 (99) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,010) |
| Sunday 17 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 8.2 (50) | def. by | South Adelaide 10.13 (73) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,740) |
| Sunday 17 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) | def. | Norwood 6.15 (51) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 4,199) |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 18.6 (114) | def. | Central District 11.7 (73) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,565) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 21.5 (131) | def. | West Adelaide 10.8 (68) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,684) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.14 (92) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.12 (60) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,416) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 14.3 (87) | def. | Sturt 9.9 (63) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,354) |
| Saturday 23 August (4:40 pm) | Norwood 18.12 (120) | def. | Adelaide 8.17 (65) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,728) |
| Minor premiership: Port Adelaide (44th) ||||||

## Ladder

2014 SANFL Ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1810 | 1334 | 57.57 | 24 |
| 2 | Norwood (P) | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1446 | 1134 | 56.05 | 22 |
| 3 | Sturt | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1523 | 1276 | 54.41 | 22 |
| 4 | South Adelaide | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1517 | 1315 | 53.57 | 22 |
| 5 | Woodville-West Torrens | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1510 | 1499 | 50.18 | 20 |
| 6 | North Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1581 | 1590 | 49.86 | 18 |
| 7 | Central District | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1277 | 1386 | 47.95 | 18 |
| 8 | Adelaide | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1479 | 1584 | 48.29 | 14 |
| 9 | West Adelaide | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1219 | 1528 | 44.38 | 12 |
| 10 | Glenelg | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1161 | 1877 | 38.22 | 8 |

## Finals series
### Qualifying and Elimination Finals

| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | | |
| Saturday 30 August (4:40 pm) | Norwood 10.6 (66) | def. | Sturt 8.9 (57) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: see below) | Report |
| | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | | |
| Saturday 30 August (7:40 pm) | South Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 10.9 (69) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 12,147) | Report |

### Semi-finals

| | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | | |
| Saturday 6 September (2:40 pm) | Sturt 10.9 (69) | def. by | South Adelaide 21.11 (137) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: see below) | Report |
| | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | | |
| Saturday 6 September (5:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) | def. by | Norwood 13.14 (92) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 13,431) | Report |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | | |
| Sunday 14 September (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) | def. | South Adelaide 10.10 (70) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8,079) | Report |

### Grand Final

| | 2014 SANFL Grand Final | 2014 SANFL Grand Final | 2014 SANFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 21 September (2:40 pm) | Norwood | def. | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,644) | Report |
| | 5.1 (31) 7.7 (49) 11.8 (74) 12.10 (82) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.3 (9) 6.7 (43) 10.10 (70) 11.12 (78) | Umpires: C. Deboy, T. Medlin, A. Crosby Jack Oatey Medallist: Matthew Panos (Norwood) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: C. Deboy, T. Medlin, A. Crosby Jack Oatey Medallist: Matthew Panos (Norwood) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| 3: Phillips, Davis 2: Newton 1: Panos, Bartlett, Baulderstone, Donohue | 3: Phillips, Davis 2: Newton 1: Panos, Bartlett, Baulderstone, Donohue | Goals | 3: Krakouer 2: Young, Shaw 1: Summerton, Hitchcock, Mitchell, Amon | 3: Krakouer 2: Young, Shaw 1: Summerton, Hitchcock, Mitchell, Amon |
| Panos, McGuinness, Baulderstone, Smart, Phillips, Webber, Allan, Kirwan | Panos, McGuinness, Baulderstone, Smart, Phillips, Webber, Allan, Kirwan | Best | Summerton, Mitchell, Newton, Krakouer, Clurey, Stevenson, Gray | Summerton, Mitchell, Newton, Krakouer, Clurey, Stevenson, Gray |
| Norwood's win was their 30th premiership in the SANFL and their first premiership hat-trick since winning 3 in a row from 1887-89 ||||||

## Club performances
### SANFL Premiership

| Club | Home ground | Home & Away ladder position | Finals result | Best & Fairest | Best Home Attendance | Ave Home Attendance |
| Adelaide | None | 8th | — | Ian Callinan | 5,312 (Rd 5)† | — |
| Central District | Elizabeth Oval | 7th | — | Jarrod Schiller | 3,337 (Rd 3) | 2,070 (10 games) |
| Glenelg | Glenelg Oval | 10th | — | Craig Pitt & Andrew Bradley | 9,299 (Rd 4) | 3,323 (10 games) |
| North Adelaide | Prospect Oval | 6th | — | Jay Shannon | 4,015 (Rd 1) | 2,513 (10 games) |
| Norwood | Norwood Oval | 2nd | Premiers | Kieran McGuinness | 6,324 (Rd 1)† | 4,110 (10 games) |
| Port Adelaide | Alberton Oval | 1st | Grand Final | Steven Summerton | 6,196 (Rd 14) | 3,256 (9 games) |
| South Adelaide | Hickinbotham Oval | 4th | Preliminary Final | Keegan Brooksby | 3,984 (Rd 3) | 2,050 (10 games) |
| Sturt | Unley Oval | 3rd | Semi-final | Zane Kirkwood | 3,898 (Rd 4) | 3,167 (10 games) |
| West Adelaide | Richmond Oval | 9th | — | Jonathon Beech | 3,101 (Rd 9) | 2,023 (10 games) |
| Woodville-West Torrens | Woodville Oval | 5th | Elimination Final | Scott Lewis | 4,247 (Rd 3) | 2,584 (10 games) |
† Adelaide had only one home game in 2014; at Clare Oval in the regional town of Clare. Also Norwood's "home" crowd in Round 4 was 10,014 (Rd 4) for the Anzac Day match at Adelaide Oval against North Adelaide.

### SANFL Win/Loss Table

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | Ladder |
| Adelaide | North 47 | Sturt 37 | CD 52 | Gln 37 | Port 45 | West 37 | Nor 31 | SA 21 | WWT 48 | CD 6 | North 4 | West 6 | SA 45 | Port 52 | WWT 68 | Gln 16 | Sturt 6 | Nor 55 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Central District | WWT 31 | Nor 42 | Adel 52 | SA 8 | West 64 | North 7 | Gln 6 | Sturt 52 | Port 13 | Adel 6 | SA 10 | Nor 28 | West 33 | WWT 21 | Sturt 5 | Port 3 | Gln 59 | North 41 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Glenelg | Sturt 43 | Port 152 | SA 45 | Adel 37 | Nor 17 | WWT 50 | CD 6 | West 98 | North 57 | SA 45 | Nor 118 | WWT 43 | Sturt 14 | North 42 | West 8 | Adel 16 | CD 59 | Port 32 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| North Adelaide | Adel 47 | SA 34 | West 15 | Nor 21 | Sturt 61 | CD 7 | WWT 76 | Port 26 | Gln 57 | West 87 | Adel 4 | SA 78 | Port 2 | Gln 42 | Nor 53 | Sturt 19 | WWT 38 | CD 41 | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Norwood | Port 19 | CD 42 | Sturt 18 | North 21 | Gln 17 | SA 40 | Adel 31 | WWT 3 | West 21 | Sturt 21 | Gln 118 | CD 28 | WWT 20 | SA 13 | North 53 | West 89 | Port 9 | Adel 55 | Sturt 9 | Port 13 | X | Port 4 | 1 |
| Port Adelaide | Nor 19 | Gln 152 | WWT 58 | West 58 | Adel 45 | Sturt 50 | SA 60 | North 26 | CD 13 | WWT 23 | West 17 | Sturt 20 | North 2 | Adel 52 | SA 17 | CD 3 | Nor 9 | Gln 32 | X | Nor 13 | SA 20 | Nor 4 | 2 |
| South Adelaide | West 49 | North 34 | Gln 45 | CD 8 | WWT 10 | Nor 40 | Port 60 | Adel 21 | Sturt 8 | Gln 45 | CD 10 | North 78 | Adel 45 | Nor 13 | Port 17 | WWT 6 | West 23 | Sturt 24 | WWT 20 | Sturt 68 | Port 20 | X | 3 |
| Sturt | Gln 43 | Adel 37 | Nor 18 | WWT 6 | North 61 | Port 50 | West 79 | CD 52 | SA 8 | Nor 21 | WWT 40 | Port 20 | Gln 14 | West 4 | CD 5 | North 19 | Adel 6 | SA 24 | Nor 9 | SA 68 | X | X | 4 |
| West Adelaide | SA 49 | WWT 10 | North 15 | Port 58 | CD 64 | Adel 37 | Sturt 79 | Gln 98 | Nor 21 | North 87 | Port 17 | Adel 6 | CD 33 | Sturt 4 | Gln 8 | Nor 89 | SA 23 | WWT 63 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | CD 31 | West 10 | Port 58 | Sturt 6 | SA 10 | Gln 50 | North 76 | Nor 3 | Adel 48 | Port 23 | Sturt 40 | Gln 43 | Nor 20 | CD 21 | Adel 68 | SA 6 | North 38 | West 63 | SA 20 | X | X | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | Ladder |
| + | Win | | Qualified for finals |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| | Draw | | Eliminated |
Bold – Home game X – Did Not Play Opponent for round listed above margin

### Foxtel Cup

| Club | Result |
| Norwood | Eliminated in Round 1 |
| West Adelaide | Eliminated in Round 1 |

## Awards and events
### Awards

* The Magarey Medal (awarded to the best and fairest player in the home and away season) was won by Zane Kirkwood of Sturt, who polled 29 votes.
* The Ken Farmer Medal (awarded to the leading goalkicker in the home and away season) was won by Michael Wundke of Woodville-West Torrens. He kicked 60 goals in the 2014 home and away season.
* The Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy (awarded to the best performing club in the League, Reserves and Under 18 competitions) was won by North Adelaide, with 2375 points, 25 points ahead of Woodville-West Torrens.
* The R.O Shearman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best by the 10 SANFL club coaches each game) was won by Steven Summerton of Port Adelaide.
* Port Adelaide were the minor premiers, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 12 wins and 6 losses. It is the club's 44th minor premiership in the SANFL.

### Events

* The annual City v. Country Cup Match was held in April 2014 at the Adelaide Oval. City won by 31 points, defeating Country 12.10 (82) to 7.9 (51). Dale Armstrong won the Bill Botten Medal as best afield for City whilst Jackson O'Brien won Peter Kitschke Medal as best afield for Country.
* The Under 18 State Game was contested by South Australia (SANFL) and Western Australia (WAFL). South Australia recorded a 31-point win; 14.8 (92) def. 8.13 (61).
* The Under 16 Talent Shield competition was won by Glenelg, who defeated Sturt in the Grand Final at AAMI Stadium by 25 points; 11.11 (77) def. 7.10 (52).
* Jake Parkinson, a regional director for Australasian food and beverage company Lion, replaced Leigh Wicker in the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SANFL in October.

### Premiers

* Norwood were the League premiers, defeating Port Adelaide by 4 points.
* Woodville-West Torrens were the Reserves premiers, defeating Sturt by 16 points.
* West Adelaide were the Under 18 premiers, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 35 points.