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2015 SANFL season

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Teams
  
10

Matches played
  
96

Premiers
  
West Adelaide (9th premiership)

Minor premiers
  
Woodville-West Torrens (5th minor premiership)

Attendance
  
238,683 (2,486 per match)

Highest attendance
  
25,625 (Grand Final, Woodville-West Torrens vs. West Adelaide)

The 2015 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL IGA League) was the 135th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.

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The season commenced on Thursday 2 April 2015 with reigning premiers Norwood meeting Sturt at Norwood Oval, and concluded on Sunday 27 September 2015 with the SANFL Grand Final at Adelaide Oval with West Adelaide defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 30 points to claim their ninth premiership and first in thirty-two years.

Premiership season

Highlights of the season fixture include:

  • A 19-round home and away competition, in which each team plays each other twice
  • A Grand Final rematch, featuring arch rivals Norwood and Port Adelaide, to be played under lights on Friday 24 April at Adelaide Oval. Glenelg will host Adelaide on the same night at Glenelg Oval.
  • At least one match to be played in regional South Australia with Adelaide tackling Port Adelaide at Balaklava Oval in Round 7, Sunday 17 May. West Adelaide could host Port Adelaide in the Riverland on Saturday 13 June (Round 10), which is still to be confirmed.
  • SANFL Win/Loss Table

    Bold – Home game
    X – Did Not Play
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    Awards

  • The Magarey Medal (awarded to the best and fairest player in the home and away season) was won by Joel Cross of South Adelaide, who polled 25 votes. It was Cross' second Magarey Medal, having tied for the medal in 2012.
  • The Ken Farmer Medal (awarded to the leading goalkicker in the home and away season) was won by Clint Alleway of Glenelg. He kicked 47 goals in the 2015 home and away season.
  • The Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy (awarded to the best performing club in the League, Reserves and Under 18 competitions) was won by Woodville West-Torrens, with 3300 points, which was 1050 points ahead of second-place Norwood.
  • The R.O. Shearman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best by the 10 SANFL club coaches each game) was won by Joel Cross of South Adelaide.
  • Woodville-West Torrens were the league minor premiers, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 16 wins and 2 losses. It is the club's 5th minor premiership in the SANFL.
  • The annual City v. Country Cup Match was held in May 2015 at the Adelaide Oval. The match was won by Country, who defeated City by 96 points; 14.15 (99) to 0.3 (3).
  • The Under 16 Talent Shield competition was won by Sturt, who defeated South Adelaide in the Grand Final by 57 points; 14.12 (96) to 5.9 (39).
  • Premiers

  • West Adelaide were the League premiers, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 30 points.
  • Woodville-West Torrens were the Reserves premiers, defeating North Adelaide by 27 points.
  • Norwood were the Under 18 premiers, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 18 points.
  • References

    2015 SANFL season Wikipedia