1974 Grand final Sturt 9.16 70 d Glenelg 8.7 55 second half

Black and white footage from TV coverage of the 1974 grand final. The first grand final staged at Football Park. Includes the entire last half plus 7 minutes of post-match presentations and lap of honour. Match report: This was the first Grand Final played at Football Park, the new home of SANFL football. As the ground was nowhere near completion, it wasn’t protected from the elements and a strong wind blew down the ground towards the golf course end. Sturt used the wind early and led by 40 points at ¼ time. By half time they led by 12 points and were looking good until a strong 3rd term by Glenelg into the breeze saw Sturt leading by only 5 points at ¾ time. With Glenelg kicking with a strong breeze in the final term it was looking very much like a Tigers flag, but Sturt hung on bravely and ran out winners by 15 points. Rick Davies was best for Sturt and Peter Marker best for the Tigers. Review courtesy of Adelaide Hawke from BigFooty.