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SANFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
South Australian National Football League

Known as
SANFL

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1877-2024; Under 14s 2024; Women's Reserves (Development League) 2022-2024; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2024; Under 16s 2009-2024; Under 18s 2009-2024; Reserves 1906-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Wartime League 1942-1944


Premiership season

Official Name
SAFA Premiership season

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Port Adelaide Magpies (SA) 1877-2019, 2021-2024; South Adelaide (SA) 1877-2024; Norwood (SA) 1878-2024; North Adelaide (SA) 1888-2024; West Adelaide (SA) 1897-2024; Sturt (SA) 1901-2024; Glenelg (SA) 1921-2024; Central District (SA) 1964-2024; Woodville West Torrens (SA) 1991-2024; Adelaide Reserves (SA) 2014-2019, 2021-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Bankers (SA) 1877; Kensington (SA) 1877-1881; South Park (SA) 1877-1884; Victorian (SA) 1877-1884; Adelaide (Original) (SA) 1877-1893; Woodville (Original) (SA) 1877; Royal Park (Original) (SA) 1882; Gawler (SA) 1887-1890; North Adelaide (Hotham) (SA) 1887-1888; West Torrens (SA) 1895-1990; Woodville (SA) 1964-1990

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Alberton Oval; Centenary Oval; Elizabeth Oval; Glenelg Oval; Noarlunga Oval; Norwood Oval; Prospect Oval; Richmond Oval; TBC; Unley Oval; Victor Harbor Oval; Waikerie Oval; Woodville Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Adelaide Showground; Balaklava Oval; Bennett Oval; Berri; Bordertown Oval; Centennial Park; Christies Beach; Clare Oval; Encounter Bay; Flemington; Football Park; Gawler; Geraldton; Hands Oval; Hindmarsh Stadium; Johnstone Park; Jubilee Oval; Kadina Oval; Kensington Oval; Lameroo; Loxton Oval; Mannum Oval; Moonta; Mount Gambier; Mount Pleasant; Naracorte; Penola; Port Augusta; Port Pirie Memorial Oval; Richmond Paddock; S.C.G.; Strathalbyn Oval; TBA; Thebarton Oval

1897 SAFA Premiership season

 
 

The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in South Australia. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The 'home and away' season is played over 23 weeks from April to September. The top five teams then play off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy.

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1897 Ladder

LP Club P W L D A For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 17 14 2 1 0 785 294 72.75 29
2 South Adelaide 17 13 4 0 0 1050 391 72.87 26
3 Norwood 17 11 5 1 0 765 396 65.89 23
4 North Adelaide 17 7 10 0 0 535 609 46.77 14
5 West Torrens 17 3 13 0 1 257 1091 19.07 7
6 West Adelaide 17 1 15 0 1 217 828 20.77 3
  H&A 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102
  Total 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102

1897 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.66.78.916.11 107 Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide0.03.23.64.9 33 South Adelaide won by 74 points
Norwood1.52.73.84.12 36 Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Norwood won by 36 points
Port Adelaide6.411.712.1015.14 104 Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.00.0 0 Port Adelaide won by 104 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.28.615.1221.18 144 Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.12.12.12.3 15 South Adelaide won by 129 points
Norwood2.74.96.1110.12 72 Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.00.0 0 Norwood won by 72 points
Port Adelaide0.00.00.06.15 51 Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide0.00.00.02.7 19 Port Adelaide won by 32 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood1.32.43.93.11 29 Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide0.03.23.24.2 26 Norwood won by 3 points
South Adelaide1.42.67.68.10 58 Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide0.01.32.33.5 23 South Adelaide won by 35 points
West Torrens0.00.00.03.10 28 Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.4 4 West Torrens won by 24 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.00.00.014.26 110 Sat 22-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 North Adelaide won by 110 points
South Adelaide4.69.1516.2325.31 181 Sat 22-May-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.00.1 1 South Adelaide won by 180 points
Norwood  Bye
Port Adelaide  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.00.00.06.7 43 Mon 24-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.03.2 20 North Adelaide won by 23 points
South Adelaide0.10.13.34.5 29 Mon 24-May-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
Port Adelaide1.02.13.15.4 34 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
Norwood  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.01.21.33.9 27 Sat 29-May-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.22.33.63.6 24 North Adelaide won by 3 points
Port Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 29-May-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Port Adelaide on Walkover
Norwood  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.27.47.49.7 61 Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood1.21.22.35.4 34 South Adelaide won by 27 points
North Adelaide0.31.112.127.14 56 Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide1.31.41.41.4 10 North Adelaide won by 46 points
Port Adelaide5.47.88.139.18 72 Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.00.0 0 Port Adelaide won by 72 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide1.01.42.143.15 33 Sat 19-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.01.21.21.5 11 North Adelaide won by 22 points
Port Adelaide4.55.87.109.13 67 Sat 19-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.01.6 12 Port Adelaide won by 55 points
Norwood  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens0.00.02.22.3 15 Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide1.25.76.86.9 45 West Adelaide won by 30 points
South Adelaide0.12.23.34.6 30 Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
Norwood2.14.25.55.6 36 Norwood won by 6 points
Port Adelaide3.33.35.66.9 45 Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide1.02.32.42.5 17 Port Adelaide won by 28 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.00.00.024.21 165 Sat 26-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.04.4 28 South Adelaide won by 137 points
Norwood2.13.34.56.10 46 Sat 26-Jun-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide1.12.22.23.3 21 Norwood won by 25 points
Port Adelaide  Bye
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.02.44.46.8 44 Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.42.55.75.9 39 South Adelaide won by 5 points
Norwood0.13.53.76.7 43 Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide1.31.31.31.3 9 Norwood won by 34 points
North Adelaide0.10.21.22.7 19 Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.00.12.42.4 16 North Adelaide won by 3 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.12.93.98.13 61 Sat 10-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood3.23.24.44.4 28 South Adelaide won by 33 points
Port Adelaide2.13.56.99.10 64 Sat 10-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide1.11.12.43.4 22 Port Adelaide won by 42 points
West Adelaide  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood1.01.22.53.7 25 Sat 17-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide0.62.62.93.10 28 Port Adelaide won by 3 points
North Adelaide  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye
West Adelaide  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens4.44.44.66.6 42 Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide0.03.13.15.3 33 West Torrens won by 9 points
South Adelaide1.11.31.31.6 12 Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.13.45.86.8 44 Port Adelaide won by 32 points
Norwood3.27.710.812.13 85 Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide1.14.44.54.5 29 Norwood won by 56 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood1.02.04.05.1 31 Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.23.54.65.7 37 Port Adelaide won by 6 points
South Adelaide0.00.00.013.17 95 Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.03.9 27 South Adelaide won by 68 points
North Adelaide0.00.00.03.9 27 Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.07.4 46 West Torrens won by 19 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood5.65.97.1611.20 86 Sat 7-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.01.21.21.4 10 Norwood won by 76 points
South Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 7-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Torrens0.00.00.00.0 0 South Adelaide on Walkover
North Adelaide  Bye
Port Adelaide  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 South Adelaide on Walkover
Norwood5.310.410.1018.18 126 Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Torrens0.00.01.01.1 7 Norwood won by 119 points
Port Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Port Adelaide on Walkover

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.35.55.76.7 43 Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood0.10.41.42.7 19 South Adelaide won by 24 points
North Adelaide0.03.110.07.14 56 Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide0.02.20.04.2 26 North Adelaide won by 30 points
Port Adelaide3.112.616.619.12 126 Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens1.11.12.42.4 16 Port Adelaide won by 110 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.02.22.32.8 20 Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.23.24.64.6 30 Port Adelaide won by 10 points
Norwood0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Norwood on Walkover
West Torrens1.11.11.11.1 7 Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide1.01.01.01.0 6 Match Abandoned

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood1.21.41.42.6 18 Wed 1-Sep-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.22.22.42.6 18 Norwood drew with Port Adelaide
North Adelaide  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye
West Adelaide  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

Round 21[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood0.14.26.67.9 51 Sat 4-Sep-1897 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.10.12.32.4 16 Norwood won by 35 points
South Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 Sat 4-Sep-1897 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.00.00.0 0 South Adelaide on Walkover
North Adelaide  Bye
Port Adelaide  Bye

1897 Ladder

LP Club P W L D A For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 17 14 2 1 0 785 294 72.75 29
2 South Adelaide 17 13 4 0 0 1050 391 72.87 26
3 Norwood 17 11 5 1 0 765 396 65.89 23
4 North Adelaide 17 7 10 0 0 535 609 46.77 14
5 West Torrens 17 3 13 0 1 257 1091 19.07 7
6 West Adelaide 17 1 15 0 1 217 828 20.77 3
  H&A 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102
  Total 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.