2011 SANFL season
# 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.

The season opened on 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 | 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) |
| Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 15.12 (102) | def. by | West Adelaide 17.9 (111) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,492) |
| Saturday, 2 April (4:10 pm) | Glenelg 14.19 (103) | def. | Sturt 12.12 (84) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,317) |
| Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.12 (78) | def. | South Adelaide 10.3 (63) | Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,337) |
| | Bye Central District | Bye Central District | Bye Central District | |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | 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 | Bye Woodville-West Torrens | Bye Woodville-West Torrens | |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | 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 | Bye West Adelaide | Bye West Adelaide | |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | 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 | Bye Glenelg | Bye Glenelg | |

## Ladder

2011 SANFL Ladder :

| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | 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 |
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## Finals series

### Qualifying and Elimination Finals

| | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | 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 | Qualifying Final | 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 | First Semi-final | 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 | Second Semi-final | 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 | 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 | 2011 SANFL 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) 11.12 (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 | Jack Oatey Medallist: Craig Parry Television broadcast: ABC |
