1978 SANFL Grand Final

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1978 SANFL Grand Final
Sturt Norwood 14.26 (110) 16.15 (111)
1 2 3 4 STU 5.9 (39) 8.15 (61) 12.21 (93) 14.26 (110) NOR 1.5 (11) 5.10 (40) 9.10 (64) 16.15 (111)
Date	Saturday, 2 September 30 (2:10 pm)
Stadium	Football Park
Attendance	50,867
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The 1978 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Sturt Football Club and the Norwood Football Club, held at the Football Park in Adelaide on the 30 September 1978. It was the 57th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1978 SANFL season, and attended by 50,867 ticketed spectators.

Sturt had only lost one game all season, were heavy favourites, and led by 29 points at three quarter time. However Norwood fought back and won by 1 point, marking the club's 24th premiership victory.

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