| 2014 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
 132nd season | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Norwood 30th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 44th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Zane Kirkwood Sturt (29 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Michael Wundke Woodville-West Torrens (60 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Total attendance | 325,502 (3,391 per match) |
| Highest | 38,644 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide) |
The 2014 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL IGA League)[1] was the 135th season[a] of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.
2014 introduced a number of changes to the league. The size of the league increased from 9 clubs to 10 clubs, after the South Australian Football Commission granted the Australian Football League's Adelaide Football Club a licence to field a reserves team in the competition.[2] Adelaide Oval replaced Football Park as headquarters of the SANFL, resulting in the renovated venue hosting one SANFL minor round match (Anzac Day) and all six SANFL finals matches.[3] The season was shortened to finish a week before the AFL Grand Final, instead of a week after, as had been the case for most years since 1980.
Norwood were the premiers for the 2014 season, after they defeated Port Adelaide by 4 points in the Grand Final in front of a crowd of 38,644, the largest such crowd since 1999. It was the third consecutive premiership for Norwood and their 30th overall.[4]
Sturt, South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. North Adelaide, Central District, Adelaide, West Adelaide and Glenelg all missed the top five, with Glenelg finishing bottom to record its 17th wooden spoon.
- ^ "IGA named SANFL league sponsor". SANFLcom.au. 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Crows reserves bid approved by SANFL, Power offered place in revised competition". ABC News Australia. 16 August 2013.
- ^ "2014 SANFL IGA LEAGUE FIXTURE". SANFL.com.au. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Norwood Redlegs defeat Port Adelaide Magpies 82–78 in 2014 SANFL Grand Final". Adelaide Advertiser. 21 September 2014.
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