Grounds From the club's inception in 1901 until 1986, the Sturt Football Club played their home games at the Unley Oval. The largest attendance at Unley was set in Round 9 of the 1968 season when 22,015 crammed into the oval to see Sturt play long time rivals Port Adelaide. The unofficial ground record attendance at Unley was set on 9 June 1924 when an estimated 24,000 saw Sturt play Norwood. In 1987 the club moved its home games to the Adelaide Oval, a move that proved unpopular with fans. After the move, the City of Unley turned the oval into a public park by removing the boundary fence, though the Jack Oatey Stand and the Members Stand remained in place. In 1996, the club negotiated with the Unley council for a return to Unley and after playing a couple of games there in 1997, Sturt permanently moved back to their original home in 1998 which coincided with the club's first Grand Final appearance since 1983. Before 2014, Sturt was forced to hire Unley Oval for each SANFL home game, due to the councils wish that the oval remain a public park as well as paying for temporary fencing to be erected for each home game. The use of temporary fencing ended in 2014 when a white picket fence was erected at the oval. Unley Oval was renamed Peter Motley Oval in 2015 in honour of the former two-time Sturt club champion. Unley Oval (1901–1986, 1997–present) Adelaide Oval (1987–1997) Club records Record Attendance at Unley Oval (confirmed): 22,015 v Port Adelaide in Round 9, 1968 Record Attendance: 66,897 v Port Adelaide at Football Park, 1976 SANFL Grand Final Record Attendance since Adelaide Football Club formation (1991): 44,838 v Port Adelaide at Football Park, 1998 SANFL Grand Final Most Games: 360 by Paul Bagshaw (1964–80) Most Goals in a Season: 151 by Rick Davies in 1983 Most Goals for the Club: 672 by Brant Chambers (2001–10) First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Ted Biggs (1934) Most Years as Coach: 21 by Jack Oatey (1962–1982) Most Years as Captain: 8 by Paul Bagshaw (1973–1980) and Chris Thredgold (1995–2002) Most Premierships as Captain: 3 by John Halbert (1966, 1967, 1968) Most Best & Fairest Awards: 7 by Rick Davies (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980) Highest Score: 32.19 (211) v Woodville 19.14 (128) at Woodville Oval in Round