117th season of top-level Australian rules football in South Australia
1996 SANFL season
Teams
9
Premiers
Port Adelaide 34th premiership
Minor premiers
Central District 3rd minor premiership
Magarey Medallist
Josh Francou North Adelaide (26 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist
Scott Hodges Port Adelaide (102 Goals)
Matches played
96
Highest
46,210 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. Central District)
← 1995
1997 →
The 1996 South Australian National Football League season was the 117th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
The season opened on 30 March and concluded on 6 October with the Grand Final, in which Port Adelaide went on to record its 34th premiership, defeating Central District by 36 points.
Norwood, Woodville-West Torrens, West Adelaide also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. North Adelaide, Glenelg, South Adelaide, Sturt all missed the top five, with the last of those finishing last to record its 18th wooden spoon.[1]
The 1996 SANFL season marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year in the SANFL, as the Port Adelaide Football Club joined the AFL in 1997.
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