time for their entry into the Australian Football League for the 1997 Season. Former Sydney Swans star player Stevie Wright and brother of former player Michael Wright became league coach in 1996 and Centrals finished Minor Premiers for the 3rd time (15 wins 5 losses) and for the first time defeated Port Adelaide in a Finals Match after 8 successive loses (2nd Semi Final by 24 points ) which saw Centrals make their 2nd Grand Final, once again facing Port Adelaide (who defeated Norwood in the Prelim by just 4 points after a late goal). Despite having a 4–0 win/loss (Rd2, Rd11, Rd20, and 2nd Semi) record over Port Adelaide for the season which made Centrals the favourites for the 1996 SANFL Grand Final, they again lost to the Port Magpies 11.14 (80) to 6.8 (44) in front of 46,120 at Football Park. As of 2020 this is the record crowd for an SANFL match involving Central District and stands as the best-attended SANFL Grand Final since the formation of the Adelaide Crows for the 1991 AFL Season when 50,589 saw Port Adelaide defeat Glenelg in 1990. Stevie Wright who was the Premiership Coach (1993 and 1994) at Clarence in Tasmania enticed Danny Hulm a 22-year-old midfielder who was a member of the 1993 and 1994 Clarence premiership teams, Tasmania representative (1994–1996) and Best on Ground in the 1996 Tasmania Grand Final to join Centrals in 1997. Danny won Central's Best and Fairest in 1997 in his first season at the club, represented South Australia 3 times (1998–2000), Vice Captained South Australia in 1999 and Captained South Australia in 2000. Peter Jonas a former Central's player and all Australian in 1979 became Coach in 1998. John Platten and Scott Lee were appointed co-captains. Centrals 1998 Finals campaign ended with a lost to Port Adelaide this time in the Elimination Final. Danny Hulm was appointed Club Captain in 1999. At the end of the 1999 season Centrals Finals record was Played 26 – Won 6 Lost 20. Decade of Domination – 12 Consecutive Grand Finals (2000–2011) From the 2000 Season, Centrals built a decade of domination a dynasty rivalled in SANFL history only by the great Port Adelaide teams of the 1950s and 1990s and Sturt teams of the 1960s. Centrals were clearly the dominant side in the 2000s SANFL football competition winning 9 premierships (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2007–2010) and appearing in