This is a list of records from the South Australian National Football League since its inception in 1877 (previously known as the South Australian Football Association and the South Australian Football League).

Club records

Largest score RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue149.23 (317)GlenelgCentral District197517Glenelg Oval239.16 (250)South AdelaideWoodville198414Football Park337.21 (243)Port AdelaideWoodville19803Football Park436.21 (237)West Adelaide West Torrens19828Richmond Oval535.23 (233)Central DistrictWest Torrens19884Elizabeth Ovalsource

Lowest conceded score The lowest scores since the modern scoring system was adopted in 1897. RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue10.0 (0)West TorrensPort Adelaide18992Alberton Oval0.0 (0)West TorrensPort Adelaide18977Alberton Oval0.0 (0)West AdelaideNorth Adelaide18974Adelaide Oval0.0 (0)West TorrensNorwood18972Kensington Oval0.0 (0)West AdelaideNorwood18971Kensington Oval0.0 (0)West TorrensPort Adelaide18971Alberton Ovalsource

Individual records

Most career goals

Note: These tallies refer to goals kicked in premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.

Rank Goals Games Player Club(s) Career 1 1417224Ken FarmerNorth Adelaide1929–1941 2 993230Tim EvansPort Adelaide1975–1986 3 836268Fred PhillisGlenelg1966–1981 4 817177Jack Owens Glenelg1924–1935 5 753334Rick DaviesSturtSouth Adelaide1970–1980, 1982–1986 source

Most goals in a game

RankGoalsPlayerClubOpponentYearRoundGround123Ken FarmerNorth AdelaideWest Torrens1940Round 12Prospect Oval23Anthony DalyNorwoodAdelaide1893Round 16Kensington Oval

Most goals in a season RankGoalsPlayerClubYear1153Scott HodgesPort Adelaide19902151 Rick DaviesSturt19833146Tim EvansPort Adelaide19804137Fred PhillisGlenelg19695134Ken FarmerNorth Adelaide1936

Most seasons as leading goal-kicker RankSeasonsPlayerClub111Ken FarmerNorth Adelaide27Anthony DalyNorwood36Tim EvansPort Adelaide45Fred PhillisGlenelg

Most games for each club

Note: These tallies refer to games played in premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.

Rank Games Player Club Career span1423Peter CareyGlenelg1971-1988 2 367Russell EbertPort Adelaide1968-1978, 1980-1985 3 353Paul BagshawSturt1964-1980 4 336Garry McIntosh Norwood1982-1998 5 334Michael Redden North Adelaide 1978-1993=6 327Grantley Fielke West Adelaide 1979-1986, 1988-1990, 1992-1997=6 327Lindsay Head West Torrens 1952-1970 8 322Stuart PalmerSouth Adelaide1969-1985 9 301Ralph Sewer Woodville 1969-1980, 1984-199010292Peter VivianCentral District1969-1985 11 266Justin CicolellaEagles1998-2012 12 89Kieran Strachan2019-present

Most Magarey Medals

Awards Player Club(s) Years 4 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980 3 Tom MacKenzieWest TorrensNorth Adelaide1902, 1905, 1906Walter ScottNorwood1921, 1924, 1930Dan MoriatrySouth Adelaide1919, 1920, 1921Len FitzgeraldSturt1952, 1954, 1959Lindsay HeadWest Torrens 1955, 1958, 1963Barrie RobranNorth Adelaide1968, 1970, 1973James AllanNorth Adelaide2007, 2010, 2011source

Most club best and fairest awards

Awards Player Club(s) Years 9 Bob Hank West Torrens1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 19578Lindsay HeadWest Torrens1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 19677Barrie RobranNorth Adelaide1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973Rick Davies1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980Peter DarleySouth Adelaide1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 19736 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981Walter ScottNorwood1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930Michael TaylorNorwood1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986

Most premierships as player Rank Awards Player Club(s) Years19Geof MotleyPort Adelaide1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965Chris GowansCentral District2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010James GowansCentral District2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 201028Neville HayesPort Adelaide1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963Greg PhillipsPort Adelaide1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992Scott HodgesPort Adelaide1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998Paul NortheastPort Adelaide1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999Matthew SladeCentral District2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

Most SANFL games coached RankGamesCoachClubs1777Jack OateyNorwood West Adelaide Sturt2628Neil KerleyWest AdelaideSouth AdelaideGlenelgWest TorrensCentral District3574Fos WilliamsPort Adelaide South AdelaideWest Adelaide4533John CahillPort AdelaideWest Adelaide South Adelaide

Kicks after the siren Goal to win Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsAlby WilliamsSouth AdelaideWest Torrens192390–86Laurence MatulichWest TorrensGlenelg1939104–99Gordon ScottWest TorrensWest Adelaide1939104–103John Taylor JrWest–GlenelgPort–Torrens194289–88 Jim Thoms West Torrens North Adelaide 1945 33–32 With scores level in the Semi-final, Thoms gathered the ball and kicked a goal after the bell began ringing. The umpire hadn't signalled the end of the game so it was allowed and booked West Torrens a spot in the Grand Final.Peter MeadPort AdelaideSouth Adelaide1965112–107 Graham Cornes Glenelg Norwood 1977 98–95 Took a strong pack mark fifteen metres out, directly in front of goal, with six seconds remaining. Cornes easily converted the goal. In a later interview, Cornes admitted that he hadn't known the siren had gone until his teammates were celebrating the winning goal. Footage of the goal and interview Darren Harris South Adelaide Port Adelaide 1984 117–115 Harris intercepted a short pass by Russell Ebert, sixty metres out from goal. The siren went as he was about to kick the ball forward, so Harris started his run-up again and took the shot. The ball wound up just passing over the line and missing all the Port Adelaide defenders. Footage of the shot. David Rodan Norwood West Adelaide 2012 37–36 Converted from 40m on a 45-degree angle in terrible conditions Liam Delahunty West Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens 2023 86–80 Converted from 40m out from goal directly in front. The goal prevented West Adelaide from drawing two matches in a row.

Goal to draw Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsDean DawsonNorwoodPort Adelaide190437–37Tom LeahyNorth AdelaideSturt192880–80 Justin McConnell Glenelg Central District 2009 81–81 Sunday Mail, 26 July 2009

Behind to win Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsRichard TownsendNorwoodWest Torrens191140–39Ossie BertramWest TorrensPort Adelaide193282–81 Toby Pink Glenelg North Adelaide 2016 56–55 Under-18s Grand Final

Missed opportunities A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score. Player Team Opponent Year Score Outcome DetailsEdward NancarrowSouth AdelaideNorwood190751–56Norwood win by 5 pointsClarence GittingsSouth AdelaideNorth Adelaide1915Vincentus LeahyNorth AdelaideWest Torrens191932–35No score (fell short)Arnold CaustSouth AdelaideNorwood192137–42Behind (over the goal post)Jack OwensGlenelgNorwood192471–72BehindFrank TuckerNorth AdelaidePort Adelaide192887–90BehindHorrie BlightWest TorrensSturt193698–101No score (fell short)Ian McKayNorth AdelaideGlenelg1948114–116Behind Don Prior West Torrens West Adelaide 1952 49–50 West Adelaide win by a point. Prior received a free kick from twenty yards out on a slight angle, having been held by a West Adelaide player, but missed.

See also

List of VFL/AFL records List of VFL/AFL reserves records List of Tasmanian Football League records List of VFA/VFL records List of WAFL records

References