1966 SANFL Grand Final

The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56.^[1]

1966 SANFL Grand Final
Official program cover. Depicted is 1966 Magarey Medallist Ron Kneebone of Norwood.
Port Adelaide Sturt 8.8 (56) 16.16 (112)
1 2 3 4 PTA 3.2 (20) 5.2 (32) 7.7 (49) 8.8 (56) STU 3.2 (20) 7.7 (49) 9.12 (66) 16.16 (112)
Date	Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm)
Stadium	Adelaide Oval
Attendance	59,417
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One of the most notable features of this match was the coaching of Jack Oatey who directed his players to utilise the handball as an offensive weapon.^[2] Ten minutes into the third quarter Port Adelaide trailed by only 3 points, however after this point Sturt scored nine goals to one.^[3] At the end of the game Sturt had used handballs five times more than Port Adelaide with the statistic sheet reading 55–11.^[2]