End of 12-year Premiership Drought For Port Adelaide
The 1977 premiership marked the end of a 12-year period for Port Adelaide without winning a premiership (a long time by their standards). This 12-year period included 6 grand final losses, with 4 to Sturt and 2 to North Adelaide. The 1977 premiership was the first of 4 premierships in 5 years for Port Adelaide (others were 1979,1980,1981).
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