1980 WAFL Grand Final
| 1980 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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| Date | 27 September 1980 | ||||
| Stadium | Subiaco Oval | ||||
| Attendance | 46,208 | ||||
| Accolades | |||||
| Simpson Medal | Maurice Rioli (South Fremantle) | ||||
The 1980 WAFL Grand Final was an
Season summary
Swan Districts were the dominant team in the first half of the season, winning 13 games straight. Their winning run ended in Round 14 when they lost to South Fremantle at their home ground,
South Fremantle's season started with player turmoil, with
In the finals, East Perth beat Claremont in the First Semi Final with Paul Arnold kicking 7 goals. The following week in the Second Semi Final, South Fremantle continued their unbeaten streak, beating Swans by 10 points. Swan Districts bounced back in the preliminary final, kicking a finals record 28 goals to beat East Perth by 76 points. Graham Melrose starred with 9 goals and Simon Beasley kicked 7 goals.[6]
The main individual awards were dominated by South Fremantle's captain
Grand final
South Fremantle won the toss and kicked into the light wind in the first quarter. Swans started well, kicking the first two goals of the match before South kicked the three goals to go to quarter time with a 10-point lead. However, in the second quarter, South Fremantle dominated, kicking eight goals to one, to lead by 54 points at half time. Swans never recovered, and despite kicking 6 goals in the final 10 minutes, lost by 58 points. Maurice Rioli was awarded the Simpson Medal as the best player on the ground.[8][9]
It was South Fremantle's tenth premiership, ten years after their previous win.[10]
Match
| 1980 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 27 September 1980, 2:10pm | South Fremantle | def. | Swan Districts | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 46,208) | Report |
| 3.6 (24) 11.13 (79) 17.16 (118) 23.18 (156) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.2 (14) 3.7 (25) 8.7 (55) 15.8 (98) |
Umpires: J Morris, R Phillips Simpson Medal: Maurice Rioli | ||
| Carter 4 Hardie, Outhwaite 3 Morley, Shaw, Michael, Rioli, Vigona 2 O'Brien, Campbell, Delmenico 1 |
Goals | 3 Richardson 2 Neesham, Hoyer, Solin, Beasley, Holmes 1 Holden, P. Narkle | |||
| Rioli, Carter, McKay, Michael, Vigona, Delmenico | Best | Neesham, Boucher, Skwirowski, Gillespie, Solin, Richardson | |||
Teams
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References
- ^ The Footballers. St George Books. 1985. p. 180.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. p. 107.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. p. 127.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. p. 131.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. pp. 179โ180.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. pp. 181โ183.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1980). 1980 West Australian Football Register. pp. 11โ19.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1981). 1981 West Australian Football Register. p. 173.
- ^ "Brilliant Bulldogs". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ Poat, Peter (1981). 1981 West Australian Football Register. p. 42.