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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.


1980 SANFL season
10
Port Adelaide 26th premiership
Port Adelaide 37th minor premiership
Russell Ebert Port Adelaide (49 votes)
Tim EvansPort Adelaide (146 goals)
116
1,100,199 (9,484 per match)
54,536 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide)

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

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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 withPort 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. byGlenelg 20.14 (134)Richmond Oval (crowd: 6,550)
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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. bySturt 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. byCentral District 13.16 (94)Football Park (crowd: 9,611)
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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. byWest Torrens 14.16 (100)Unley Oval (crowd: 10,195)
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm)Norwood 24.13def.West Adelaide 7.21 (63)Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,321)
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm)North Adelaide 10.13def. bySouth 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.
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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)
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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. byGlenelg 29.11 (185)Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,981)
Tim Evans kicked a Port Adelaide record 16 goals in the match against West Adelaide.
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Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm)West Torrens 8.7 (55)def. byNorth 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. bySouth 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. byGlenelg 14.22 (106)Football Park (crowd: 9,473)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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. byGlenelg 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. byWest Torrens 18.14 (122)Richmond Oval (crowd: 5,177)
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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. byNorwood 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. bySturt 19.17 (131)Thebarton Oval (crowd: 7,910)
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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. byGlenelg 16.12 (108)Thebarton Oval (crowd: 5,261)
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm)South Adelaide 8.5 (53)def. byPort 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)
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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)
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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. byGlenelg 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. byCentral District 18.13 (121)Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,015)
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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. byNorwood 15.17 (107)Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,494)
Saturday 26 July (2:10 pm)North Adelaide 20.12 (132)def. byWest 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)
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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. byPort 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)
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Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm)North Adelaide 10.10 (70)def. byPort Adelaide 26.16 (172)Football Park (crowd: 9,245)
Saturday 9 August (2:10 pm)Central District 10.15 (75)def. byWest 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)
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Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm)West Adelaide 18.12 (120)def. byGlenelg 22.24 (156)Football Park (crowd: 5,472)
Saturday 16 August (2:10 pm)South Adelaide 15.16 (106)def. byNorwood 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. byWest Torrens 22.20 (152)Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,419)
Sunday 17 August (2:10 pm)North Adelaide 19.14 (128)def. bySturt 18.21 (129)Football Park (crowd: 6,654)
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Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm)Woodville 16.16 (112)def. bySturt 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. byPort Adelaide 17.16 (118)Norwood Oval (crowd: 16,309)
Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm)North Adelaide 11.22 (88)def. byGlenelg 27.18 (180)Prospect Oval (crowd: 5,247)
Saturday 23 August (2:10 pm)West Torrens 16.11 (107)def. byWest Adelaide 21.13 (139)Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,624)
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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. byNorth 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. byNorwood 19.18 (132)Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,890))
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Saturday 6 September (2:10 pm)West Torrens 11.16 (82)def. byGlenelg 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. byWoodville 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))
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
12219213176168765.3139
22219302872200458.9038
32213902635247151.6126
42213902255213051.4326
522121002284231049.7224
62291212264255247.0119
72281402208242147.7016
82261602274272645.4812
92261602182289542.9812
102241802128311340.608
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Saturday, 13 September (2:10 pm)West Torrens 12.11 (83)def. byNorwood 18.20 (128)Football Park (crowd: 24,892)
Sunday, 14 September (2:10 pm)Glenelg 13.12 (90)def. bySturt 16.23 (119)Football Park (crowd: 23,813)
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Saturday, 20 September (2:10 pm)Glenelg 8.11 (59)def. byNorwood 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)
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Saturday, 27 September (2:10 pm)Sturt 14.16 (100)def. byNorwood 17.14 (116)Football Park (crowd: 31,228)
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Saturday, 4 October (2:10pm)Port Adelaidedef.NorwoodFootball Park (crowd: 54,536)
3.1 (19)5.7 (37)6.11 (47)11.15 (81)Q1Q2Q3Final4.3 (27)5.6 (36)7.9 (51)9.9 (63)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.
ClubTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
371,8842316,169
334,5452513,382
299,7662511,991
261,8932410,912
215,638239,376
188,871228,585
150,038226,820
142,541226,479
118,051225,366
100,839224,584

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  • 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).
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