2011 SANFL season

The 2011 South Australian National Football League season was the 132nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

2011 SANFL season
Teams9
PremiersWoodville-West Torrens
(3rd premiership)
Minor premiersCentral District
(11th minor premiership)
Matches played96
Attendance343,596 (3,579 per match)
Highest attendance25,234 (Grand Final, Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens)
Ken Farmer MedallistMichael Wundke
South Adelaide (67 Goals)
Magarey MedallistJames Allen
North Adelaide (25 votes)

The season opened on the 2 April with the opening fixture between Norwood and Port Adelaide, and concluded on 9 October with the Grand Final, in which the Minor Premiers Central District went on to lose to Woodville-West Torrens who recorded its 3rd premiership, winning by 3 points.

Norwood, Glenelg, South Adelaide, also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. Port Adelaide, West Adelaide, North Adelaide, Sturt all missed the top five, with the last of those finishing last to record its 19th wooden spoon.

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 2 April (11:15 am) Norwood 8.7 (55) def. Port Adelaide 7.10 (52) Football Park (crowd: 5,344) [1]
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.12 (102) def. by West Adelaide 17.9 (111) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,492) [2]
Saturday, 2 April (4:10 pm) Glenelg 14.19 (103) def. Sturt 12.12 (84) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,317) [3]
Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 11.12 (78) def. South Adelaide 10.3 (63) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,337) [4]
Bye: Central District

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 8 April (7:10 pm) Sturt 6.12 (48) def. by Norwood 19.12 (128) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 7,049)
Friday, 8 April (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 14.12 (96) def. Central District 4.6 (30) Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,193)
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) def. Glenelg 9.7 (61) Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,217)
Saturday, 9 April (6:30 pm) South Adelaide 8.21 (69) def. North Adelaide 8.9 (57) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,630)
Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 5.7 (37) def. by Sturt 13.17 (95) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,230)
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 8.7 (55) def. by Glenelg 10.16 (76) Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,011)
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Central District 25.10 (160) def. South Adelaide 13.5 (83) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,523)
Sunday, 17 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.9 (99) def. Port Adelaide 10.11 (71) Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,557)
Bye: West Adelaide

Round 4

Round 4
Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 13.16 (94) def. Sturt 5.11 (41) Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,515)
Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) South Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,700)
Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 12.8 (80) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 15.5 (95) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,479)
Monday, 25 April (3:10 pm) Central District 16.11 (107) def. Norwood 9.10 (64) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,358)
Bye: Glenelg

Ladder

2011 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA% Pts
1 Central District 20 17 3 0 1988 1510 56.83 34
2 Norwood 20 14 6 0 1776 1430 55.40 28
3 Woodville-West Torrens (P) 20 13 7 0 1658 1362 54.90 26
4 Glenelg 20 9 10 1 1739 2008 46.41 19
5 South Adelaide 20 8 11 1 1606 1876 46.12 17
6 Port Adelaide 20 8 12 0 1653 1694 49.39 16
7 West Adelaide 20 8 12 0 1528 1684 47.57 16
8 North Adelaide 20 7 13 0 1870 1866 50.05 14
9 Sturt 20 5 15 0 1586 1974 44.55 10
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [5]

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Elimination Final
Sunday 18 September (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.17 (101) def. Glenelg 12.7 (79) Football Park (crowd: 9,192)
Qualifying Final
Sunday 18 September (2:10 pm) Norwood 17.12 (114) def. Woodville-West Torrens 8.5 (53) Football Park (crowd: 9,192)

Semi Finals

First Semi Final
Sunday 25 September (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 21.10 (136) def. South Adelaide 10.6 (66) Football Park (crowd: 11,443)
Second Semi Final
Sunday 25 September (2:10 pm) Central District 12.5 (77) def. Norwood 4.9 (33) Football Park (crowd: 11,443)

Preliminary Final

Preliminary Final
Sunday 2 October
(2:10 pm)
Woodville-West Torrens 9.13 (67) def. Norwood 3.5 (23) Football Park (crowd: 6,518)

Grand Final

2011 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 9 October (2:10 pm) Central District def. by Woodville-West Torrens Football Park (crowd: 25,234) Report
1.1 (7)
4.3 (27)
7.8 (50)
 11.11 (78)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.2 (26)
7.6 (48)
11.8 (74)
 12.9 (81)
Jack Oatey Medallist: Craig Parry
Television broadcast: ABC

References


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