# 2009 SANFL season

The 2009 South Australian National Football League season was the 130th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

## Premiership season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Friday 27 March (2:10 pm) | Norwood 15.12 (102) | def. | Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) | Central District 10.14 (74) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 10.6 (66) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.15 (93) | def. | Sturt 9.6 (60) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. | West Adelaide 7.16 (58) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Bye: North Adelaide ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday 4 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 15.8 (98) | def. by | Glenelg 17.13 (115) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 4 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 15.11 (101) | def. by | Central District 19.15 (129) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 4 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 11.11 (77) | drew with | Woodville-West Torrens 10.17 (77) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 4 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 14.16 (100) | def. | Norwood 12.8 (80) | Unley Oval |
| Bye: South Adelaide ||||||

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday 11 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 7.7 (49) | def. by | Norwood 21.10 (136) | Encounter Bay |
| Saturday 11 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 16.14 (110) | def. | Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 11 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 17.16 (118) | def. | West Adelaide 8.9 (57) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 11 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 15.16 (106) | def. | Glenelg 10.16 (76) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: Central District ||||||

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Friday 17 April (2:10 pm) | Norwood 11.7 (73) | def. by | North Adelaide 16.12 (108) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 18 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 22.17 (149) | def. | South Adelaide 11.12 (78) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.11 (71) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 15.13 (103) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 12.15 (87) | def. | West Adelaide 12.11 (83) | Glenelg Oval |
| Bye: Sturt ||||||

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday 25 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 7.8 (50) | def. by | Central District 21.8 (134) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday 25 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 7.6 (48) | def. by | North Adelaide 7.9 (51) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 25 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.4 (70) | def. | South Adelaide 5.11 (41) | Woodville Oval |
| Sunday 26 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 12.12 (84) | def. | Norwood 11.15 (81) | Richmond Oval |
| Bye: Port Adelaide ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 2 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 17.6 (108) | def. by | Central District 16.13 (109) | Norwood Oval |
| Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | Sturt 17.8 (110) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 11.9 (75) | def. by | Glenelg 14.17 (101) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 14.9 (93) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 15.11 (101) | Prospect Oval |
| Bye: West Adelaide ||||||

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 16.17 (113) | def. | West Adelaide 8.3 (51) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 11.13 (79) | def. | North Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | Port Adelaide 19.13 (127) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.5 (71) | def. by | Sturt 21.12 (138) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: Norwood ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Friday 15 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 8.8 (56) | def. by | Glenelg 17.15 (117) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 16 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 18.9 (117) | def. | Port Adelaide 16.7 (103) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 16 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 12.15 (87) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 10.7 (67) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 16 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 16.17 (113) | def. | South Adelaide 5.6 (36) | Unley Oval |
| Bye: North Adelaide ||||||

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Friday 29 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 6.11 (47) | def. by | Sturt 14.9 (93) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 30 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 9.16 (70) | def. by | West Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 30 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.11 (71) | def. by | North Adelaide 15.17 (107) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 30 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 14.6 (90) | def. | Central District 11.9 (75) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: Glenelg ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 9.8 (62) | def. by | North Adelaide 11.12 (78) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 5.4 (34) | def. by | Norwood 15.19 (109) | Woodville Oval |
| Monday 8 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 16.11 (107) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) | Glenelg Oval |
| Monday 8 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 19.11 (125) | def. | Central District 6.4 (40) | Unley Oval |
| Bye: South Adelaide ||||||

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 16.12 (108) | def. | West Adelaide 9.8 (62) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.6 (84) | def. by | Norwood 11.19 (85) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 18.11 (119) | def. | Sturt 4.6 (30) | Prospect Oval |
| Byes: Central District, Port Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens ||||||

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Friday 19 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 14.12 (96) | def. | Sturt 8.6 (54) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday 20 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) | def. | Norwood 12.11 (83) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 20 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 12.8 (80) | def. | North Adelaide 6.13 (49) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 21 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 13.11 (89) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Bye: West Adelaide ||||||

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 27 June (2:10 pm) | Norwood 11.9 (75) | def. by | West Adelaide 14.10 (94) | Norwood Oval |
| Sunday 28 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 15.4 (94) | def. | North Adelaide 10.12 (72) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 28 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 9.10 (64) | def. by | Central District 11.14 (80) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Sunday 28 June (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.5 (71) | def. by | Glenelg 16.9 (105) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: Sturt ||||||

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday 4 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 17.10 (112) | def. | Norwood 15.5 (95) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 4 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 22.9 (141) | def. | West Adelaide 7.3 (45) | Waikerie Oval |
| Sunday 5 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 13.10 (88) | def. | South Adelaide 9.8 (62) | Glenelg Oval |
| Sunday 5 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 19.9 (123) | def. | Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: North Adelaide ||||||

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 11 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 11.8 (74) | def. | Central District 9.12 (66) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 11 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 22.14 (146) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 13.12 (90) | Unley Oval |
| Sunday 12 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 20.6 (126) | def. | South Adelaide 10.7 (67) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 12 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. | Norwood 5.10 (40) | Prospect Oval |
| Bye: Glenelg ||||||

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 18 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 12.15 (87) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 11.10 (76) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 18 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 8.21 (69) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 18 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 14.8 (92) | def. by | Sturt 14.16 (100) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 18 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 12.9 (81) | def. | West Adelaide 7.9 (51) | Prospect Oval |
| Bye: Norwood ||||||

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 25 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 11.15 (81) | drew with | Central District 12.9 (81) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 25 July (2:10 pm) | Norwood 14.10 (94) | def. | South Adelaide 7.9 (51) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 25 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 19.15 (129) | def. | Port Adelaide 5.7 (37) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 25 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 13.6 (84) | def. | North Adelaide 9.13 (67) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: West Adelaide ||||||

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 11.5 (71) | def. by | Central District 16.15 (111) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 14.8 (92) | def. | Norwood 12.10 (82) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 8.8 (56) | def. by | Sturt 13.16 (94) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 22.7 (139) | def. | South Adelaide 7.9 (51) | Richmond Oval |
| Bye: Woodville-West Torrens ||||||

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday 8 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 13.5 (83) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 16.8 (104) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 8 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 16.10 (106) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) | Richmond Oval |
| Sunday 9 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 12.4 (76) | def. by | Glenelg 16.12 (108) | Prospect Oval |
| Byes: Central District, South Adelaide, Sturt ||||||

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) | def. by | Norwood 18.14 (122) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 8.10 (58) | def. by | Central District 17.9 (111) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 20.10 (130) | def. | South Adelaide 10.14 (74) | Thebarton Oval |
| Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 24.19 (163) | def. | West Adelaide 7.12 (54) | Unley Oval |
| Bye: Glenelg ||||||

### Round 21

| | Round 21 | Round 21 | Round 21 | |
| Friday 21 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 8.10 (58) | def. by | North Adelaide 18.12 (120) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 23.11 (149) | def. | South Adelaide 11.4 (70) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 7.4 (46) | def. by | Glenelg 9.16 (70) | Unley Oval |
| Sunday 23 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 15.17 (107) | def. | West Adelaide 10.11 (71) | Woodville Oval |
| Bye: Port Adelaide ||||||

### Round 22

| | Round 22 | Round 22 | Round 22 | |
| Saturday 29 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 11.10 (76) | def. | Sturt 8.10 (58) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 29 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 5.6 (36) | def. by | North Adelaide 5.11 (41) | Richmond Oval |
| Sunday 30 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 16.10 (106) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 12.8 (80) | Glenelg Oval |
| Sunday 30 August (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 14.8 (92) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Bye: Norwood ||||||

### Round 23

| | Round 23 | Round 23 | Round 23 | |
| Saturday 5 September (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) | def. by | Sturt 20.11 (131) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 5 September (2:10 pm) | Norwood 12.15 (87) | def. | Central District 11.15 (81) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 5 September (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 24.10 (154) | def. | South Adelaide 15.4 (94) | Prospect Oval |
| Sunday 6 September (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 7.9 (51) | def. by | Glenelg 16.14 (110) | Richmond Oval |
| Bye: Woodville-West Torrens ||||||

## Ladder

2009 SANFL Ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Glenelg | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1858 | 1471 | 55.81 | 35 |
| 2 | Central District (P) | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1974 | 1555 | 55.94 | 31 |
| 3 | Sturt | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1351 | 59.65 | 28 |
| 4 | Woodville-West Torrens | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1739 | 1753 | 49.80 | 23 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1704 | 1519 | 52.87 | 22 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1416 | 1765 | 44.51 | 15 |
| 7 | Norwood | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1696 | 1786 | 48.71 | 14 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1650 | 2011 | 45.07 | 8 |
| 9 | South Adelaide | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1355 | 2178 | 38.35 | 4 |

## Finals series
### Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals

| | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | |
| Sunday, 13 September (12:15 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 15.12 (102) | def. | North Adelaide 14.7 (91) | Football Park (crowd: 10,192) |
| | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | |
| Sunday, 13 September (3:15 pm) | Central District 11.9 (75) | def. | Sturt 10.9 (69) | Football Park (crowd: 10,192) |

### Week two – Semi-finals

| | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | |
| Sunday, 20 September (12:15 pm) | Sturt 12.16 (88) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 11.12 (78) | Football Park (crowd: 14,207) |
| | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | |
| Sunday, 20 September (3:15 pm) | Glenelg 11.13 (79) | def. by | Central District 12.9 (81) | Football Park (crowd: 14,207) |

### Week three – Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | |
| Sunday, 27 September (3:15 pm) | Glenelg 7.13 (55) | def. by | Sturt 9.6 (60) | Football Park (crowd: 8,184) |

## Grand final

| | 2009 SANFL Grand Final | 2009 SANFL Grand Final | 2009 SANFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 4 October (2:10 pm) | Central District | def. | Sturt | Football Park (crowd: 35,647) | |
| | 6.3 (39) 9.8 (62) 12.12 (84) 13.14 (92) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.3 (21) 3.6 (24) 6.7 (43) 7.12 (54) | Television broadcast: ABC | Television broadcast: ABC |