# 1980 SANFL season

The 1980 South Australian National Football League season was the 101st season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

## Premiership season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 16.21 (117) | def. | North Adelaide 14.10 (94) | Football Park (crowd: 10,558) |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.16 (94) | def. | Norwood 6.14 (50) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,058) |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 9.18 (72) | drew with | Port Adelaide 9.18 (72) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 15,696) |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 16.20 (116) | def. | Woodville 14.20 (104) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,544) |
| Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 8.9 (57) | def. by | Glenelg 20.14 (134) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 6,550) |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 16.17 (113) | def. | West Adelaide 6.10 (46) | Football Park (crowd: 6,302) |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville 10.19 (79) | def. by | Sturt 30.12 (192) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 5,434) |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 21.17 (143) | def. | North Adelaide 17.15 (117) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 8,685) |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 27.20 (182) | def. | Norwood 11.8 (74) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 13,352) |
| Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.15 (93) | def. by | Central District 13.16 (94) | Football Park (crowd: 9,611) |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 37.21 (243) | def. | Woodville 13.4 (82) | Football Park (crowd: 9,027) |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 24.26 (170) | def. | Central District 15.18 (108) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 10,780) |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 12.12 (84) | def. by | West Torrens 14.16 (100) | Unley Oval (crowd: 10,195) |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Norwood 24.13 | def. | West Adelaide 7.21 (63) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,321) |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 10.13 | def. by | South Adelaide 17.21 (123) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 5,947) |
| Port Adelaide's score of 37.21 (243) against Woodville is its highest in any competition. ||||||

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Friday, 25 April (Time pm) | Port Adelaide 11.17 (83) | def. | South Adelaide 8.11 (59) | Football Park (crowd: 19,556) |
| Friday, 25 April (Time pm) | West Torrens 9.18 (72) | def. | Glenelg 8.14 (62) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,709) |
| Saturday, 26 April (Time pm) | Norwood 16.20 (116) | def. | Central District 13.12 (90) | Football Park (crowd: 10,326) |
| Saturday, 26 April (Time pm) | North Adelaide 25.13 (163) | def. | Woodville 12.18 (90) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,456) |
| Saturday, 26 April (Time pm) | West Adelaide 24.13 (157) | def. | Sturt 7.19 (61) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 5,562) |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 19.15 (129) | def. | North Adelaide 17.12 (114) | Football Park (crowd: 6,837) |
| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 18.19 (127) | def. | Sturt 18.16 (124) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,861) |
| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 18.20 (128) | def. | Norwood 11.16 (82) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 10,392) |
| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 28.19 (187) | def. | West Adelaide 10.10 (70) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 10,405) |
| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville 8.11 (59) | def. by | Glenelg 29.11 (185) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,981) |
| Tim Evans kicked a Port Adelaide record 16 goals in the match against West Adelaide. ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 8.7 (55) | def. by | North Adelaide 14.10 (94) | Football Park (crowd: 8,328) |
| Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 23.12 (150) | def. | West Adelaide 16.12 (108) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,939) |
| Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville 10.11 (71) | def. by | South Adelaide 23.12 (150) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,426) |
| Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.22 (100) | def. | Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) | Unley Oval (crowd: 13,829) |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 9.13 (67) | def. by | Glenelg 14.22 (106) | Football Park (crowd: 9,473) |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) | def. | Glenelg 9.6 (71) | Football Park (crowd: 18,656) |
| Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 13.14 (92) | def. | South Adelaide 12.15 (87) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,051) |
| Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 21.16 (142) | def. | Woodville 17.17 (119) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,201) |
| Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 17.14 (116) | def. | North Adelaide 14.15 (99) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 3,704) |
| Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 17.17 (119) | def. | Sturt 18.8 (116) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 10,727) |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 14.21 (105) | def. | Norwood 14.13 (97) | Football Park (crowd: 7,839) |
| Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 16.16 (112) | def. | West Adelaide 13.14 (92) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,726) |
| Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 27.20 (182) | def. | Woodville 15.15 (105) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,570) |
| Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 17.20 (122) | def. | Sturt 11.13 (79) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 12,485) |
| Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 23.12 (150) | def. | West Torrens 9.6 (60) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 18,703) |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 20.16 (136) | def. | South Adelaide 15.12 (102) | Football Park (crowd: 8,084) |
| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 27.16 (178) | def. | North Adelaide 8.8 (56) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 9,635) |
| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 13.22 (100) | def. | Woodville 13.10 (88) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,459) |
| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 16.14 (110) | def. | Central District 13.14 (92) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 8,220) |
| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 16.14 (110) | def. | Norwood 13.16 (94) | Unley Oval (crowd: 9,935) |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 12.16 (88) | def. | Central District 11.18 (84) | Football Park (crowd: 16,854) |
| Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 23.17 (155) | def. | Sturt 15.15 (105) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 10,055) |
| Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Norwood 25.15 (165) | def. | South Adelaide 7.7 (49) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 7,100) |
| Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 23.15 (153) | def. | West Adelaide 16.13 (109) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 7,002) |
| Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville 15.8 (98) | def. | West Torrens 12.14 (86) | Football Park (crowd: 4,950) |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 23.16 (154) | def. | Norwood 9.10 (64) | Football Park (crowd: 17,667) |
| Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 6.12 (48) | def. by | Glenelg 18.15 (123) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 8,079) |
| Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 14.14 (98) | def. | South Adelaide 11.13 (79) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 8,194) |
| Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.20 (98) | def. | Woodville 13.6 (84) | Unley Oval (crowd: 5,570) |
| Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | West Torrens 18.14 (122) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 5,177) |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 17.14 (116) | def. | Central District 15.15 (105) | Football Park (crowd: 10,353) |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 26.13 (169) | def. | North Adelaide 13.7 (85) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,056) |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 15.13 (103) | def. by | Norwood 14.20 (104) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,366) |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 25.13 (163) | def. | Woodville 17.10 (112) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 7,425) |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 12.19 (91) | def. by | Sturt 19.17 (131) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 7,910) |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Norwood 10.18 (78) | def. | Central District 8.9 (75) | Football Park (crowd: 6,046) |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville 17.16 (118) | def. | North Adelaide 9.12 (66) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,045) |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 9.16 (70) | def. by | Glenelg 16.12 (108) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 5,261) |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 8.5 (53) | def. by | Port Adelaide 21.21 (147) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 7,979) |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 25.22 (172) | def. | West Adelaide 16.11 (107) | Unley Oval (crowd: 4,842) |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 14.18 (102) | def. | Norwood 9.16 (70) | Football Park (crowd: 9,811) |
| Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 14.14 (98) | def. | North Adelaide 12.17 (89) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,716) |
| Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 26.17 (173) | def. | Woodville 13.19 (97) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,761) |
| Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 19.22 (136) | def. | South Adelaide 15.14 (104) | Unley Oval (crowd: 8,163) |
| Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 26.19 (175) | def. | West Adelaide 12.12 (84) | Football Park (crowd: 9,347) |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 22.17 (149) | def. | Sturt 13.8 (86) | Football Park (crowd: 22,116) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 16.26 (122) | def. | Woodville 13.14 (92) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,731) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | Norwood 12.18 (90) | def. by | Glenelg 18.14 (122) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,549) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 19.10 (124) | def. | West Torrens 14.12 (96) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 6,151) |
| Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 15.13 (103) | def. by | Central District 18.13 (121) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,015) |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 16.24 (120) | def. | Central District 14.16 (100) | Football Park (crowd: 9,341) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 14.26 (110) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 16,373) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville 14.22 (106) | def. by | Norwood 15.17 (107) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,494) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 20.12 (132) | def. by | West Adelaide 20.14 (134) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,062) |
| Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 15.10 (100) | def. | South Adelaide 8.13 (61) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,370) |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 20.16 (136) | def. | West Adelaide 14.11 (95) | Football Park (crowd: 3,070) |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville 17.17 (119) | def. | Central District 14.8 (92) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,411) |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 16.11 (107) | def. by | Port Adelaide 25.13 (163) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 9,328) |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 15.19 (109) | def. | Glenelg 13.20 (98) | Unley Oval (crowd: 11,618) |
| Saturday 2 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 15.20 (110) | def. | North Adelaide 11.11 (77) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,881) |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 10.10 (70) | def. by | Port Adelaide 26.16 (172) | Football Park (crowd: 9,245) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 10.15 (75) | def. by | West Torrens 25.18 (168) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 8,083) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 22.14 (146) | def. | Sturt 15.12 (102) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 11,425) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 23.13 (151) | def. | South Adelaide 15.19 (109) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 6,589) |
| Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 20.15 (135) | def. | Woodville 11.12 (78) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,311) |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 18.12 (120) | def. by | Glenelg 22.24 (156) | Football Park (crowd: 5,472) |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 15.16 (106) | def. by | Norwood 18.11 (119) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,487) |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 22.17 (149) | def. | Central District 8.10 (58) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 11,602) |
| Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville 14.8 (92) | def. by | West Torrens 22.20 (152) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,419) |
| Sunday 17 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 19.14 (128) | def. by | Sturt 18.21 (129) | Football Park (crowd: 6,654) |

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville 16.16 (112) | def. by | Sturt 24.16 (160) | Football Park (crowd: 4,573) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 15.18 (108) | def. | South Adelaide 16.4 (100) | Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 4,729) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 9.9 (63) | def. by | Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 16,309) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 11.22 (88) | def. by | Glenelg 27.18 (180) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 5,247) |
| Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 16.11 (107) | def. by | West Adelaide 21.13 (139) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,624) |

### Round 21

| | Round 21 | Round 21 | Round 21 | |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 19.12 (126) | def. | Sturt 13.20 (98) | Football Park (crowd: 10,581) |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 14.12 (96) | def. by | North Adelaide 24.17 (161) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,168) |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 20.30 (150) | def. | Woodville 11.9 (75) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 6,813) |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 22.20 (152) | def. | Central District 16.12 (108) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 6,777) |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 12.21 (93) | def. by | Norwood 19.18 (132) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,890)) |

### Round 22

| | Round 22 | Round 22 | Round 22 | |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 11.16 (82) | def. by | Glenelg 15.12 (102) | Football Park (crowd: 11,673) |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 21.23 (149) | def. | South Adelaide 10.17 (77) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 8,245) |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm) | Norwood 24.13 (157) | def. | Central District 18.16 (124) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,990) |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 21.10 (136) | def. by | Woodville 22.16 (148) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,193) |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm) | Sturt 31.20 (206) | def. | West Adelaide 12.11 (83) | Unley Oval (crowd: 5,905)) |

## Ladder

1980 SANFL Ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3176 | 1687 | 65.31 | 39 |
| 2 | Glenelg | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2872 | 2004 | 58.90 | 38 |
| 3 | Sturt | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2635 | 2471 | 51.61 | 26 |
| 4 | West Torrens | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2255 | 2130 | 51.43 | 26 |
| 5 | Norwood | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2284 | 2310 | 49.72 | 24 |
| 6 | Central District | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2264 | 2552 | 47.01 | 19 |
| 7 | South Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2208 | 2421 | 47.70 | 16 |
| 8 | North Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2274 | 2726 | 45.48 | 12 |
| 9 | West Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2182 | 2895 | 42.98 | 12 |
| 10 | Woodville | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2128 | 3113 | 40.60 | 8 |

## 1980 SANFL Finals
### Week 1

| | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | |
| Saturday, 13 September (2:10 pm) | West Torrens 12.11 (83) | def. by | Norwood 18.20 (128) | Football Park (crowd: 24,892) |
| Sunday, 14 September (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.12 (90) | def. by | Sturt 16.23 (119) | Football Park (crowd: 23,813) |

### Week 2

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| Saturday, 20 September (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 8.11 (59) | def. by | Norwood 13.18 (96) | Football Park (crowd: 27,923) |
| Sunday, 21 September (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 24.20 (164) | def. | Sturt 15.11 (101) | Football Park (crowd: 37,386) |

### Week 3

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | |
| Saturday, 27 September (2:10 pm) | Sturt 14.16 (100) | def. by | Norwood 17.14 (116) | Football Park (crowd: 31,228) |

### Week 4 (1980 SANFL Grand Final)

| | 1980 SANFL Grand Final | 1980 SANFL Grand Final | 1980 SANFL Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 4 October (2:10pm) | Port Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Football Park (crowd: 54,536) | |
| | 3.1 (19) 5.7 (37) 6.11 (47) 11.15 (81) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.3 (27) 5.6 (36) 7.9 (51) 9.9 (63) | National anthem: God Save the Queen | National anthem: God Save the Queen |
| Norwood were leading by 4 points at the halfway mark of the last quarter but Port Adelaide eventually prevailed by 18. ||||||

## Attendances
### By Club

1980 SANFL Attendances :
| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
| Port Adelaide | 371,884 | 23 | 16,169 |
| Norwood | 334,545 | 25 | 13,382 |
| Sturt | 299,766 | 25 | 11,991 |
| Glenelg | 261,893 | 24 | 10,912 |
| West Torrens | 215,638 | 23 | 9,376 |
| Central District | 188,871 | 22 | 8,585 |
| South Adelaide | 150,038 | 22 | 6,820 |
| North Adelaide | 142,541 | 22 | 6,479 |
| West Adelaide | 118,051 | 22 | 5,366 |
| Woodville | 100,839 | 22 | 4,584 |

## Awards and events
### Awards

Mark of the Year - Michael Farquhar

### Events

* On 3 May (Round 5), Port Adelaide player Tim Evans kicks a club record 16 goals, as the Magpies defeat West Adelaide 28.19 (187) to 10.10 (70).