1959 SANFL season explained

Competition:sanfl
Year:1959
Teams:10
Count:20
Mpcount:28
Matches:76
Attendance:863466
Highattend:48,884 (Grand Final, vs.)
Top Goal Scorer:Wally Dittmar
(74 goals)
Magarey Medal:Len Fitzgerald
Prevseason:1958
Nextseason:1960

The 1959 South Australian National Football League season was the 80th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

By winning the 1959 SANFL Grand Final, Port Adelaide set the Australian record of six consecutive Grand Final victories in a top level state competition when it defeated West Adelaide by 10 points.

Finals Series

Grand Final

See main article: 1959 SANFL Grand Final.