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.
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[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 33 | South Adelaide won by 74 points | |||
Norwood | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.12 | 36 | Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Norwood won by 36 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 11.7 | 12.10 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 1-May-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Port Adelaide won by 104 points |
Round 2[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.6 | 15.12 | 21.18 | 144 | Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 15 | South Adelaide won by 129 points | |||
Norwood | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Norwood won by 72 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.15 | 51 | Sat 8-May-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19 | Port Adelaide won by 32 points |
Round 3[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.11 | 29 | Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 26 | Norwood won by 3 points | |||
South Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 23 | South Adelaide won by 35 points | |||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.10 | 28 | Sat 15-May-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4 | West Torrens won by 24 points |
Round 4[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.26 | 110 | Sat 22-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | North Adelaide won by 110 points | |||
South Adelaide | 4.6 | 9.15 | 16.23 | 25.31 | 181 | Sat 22-May-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | South Adelaide won by 180 points | |||
Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
Port Adelaide | Bye |
Round 5[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 43 | Mon 24-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 20 | North Adelaide won by 23 points | |||
South Adelaide | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | Mon 24-May-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 34 | Port Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
West Torrens | Bye |
Round 6[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 27 | Sat 29-May-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Torrens | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | North Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 29-May-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Port Adelaide on Walkover | |||
Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
South Adelaide | Bye |
Round 7[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Norwood | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 34 | South Adelaide won by 27 points | |||
North Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.11 | 2.12 | 7.14 | 56 | Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 | North Adelaide won by 46 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 5.4 | 7.8 | 8.13 | 9.18 | 72 | Sun 6-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Port Adelaide won by 72 points |
Round 8[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
North Adelaide | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.14 | 3.15 | 33 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 11 | North Adelaide won by 22 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 4.5 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12 | Port Adelaide won by 55 points | |||
Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
South Adelaide | Bye |
Round 9[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 15 | Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 45 | West Adelaide won by 30 points | |||
South Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 30 | Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
Norwood | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 36 | Norwood won by 6 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | Mon 21-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 17 | Port Adelaide won by 28 points |
Round 10[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.21 | 165 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 28 | South Adelaide won by 137 points | |||
Norwood | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 21 | Norwood won by 25 points | |||
Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Adelaide | Bye |
Round 11[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 44 | Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 39 | South Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
Norwood | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 43 | Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 9 | Norwood won by 34 points | |||
North Adelaide | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 19 | Sat 3-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 16 | North Adelaide won by 3 points |
Round 12[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Norwood | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | South Adelaide won by 33 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 22 | Port Adelaide won by 42 points | |||
West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Torrens | Bye |
Round 13[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 25 | Sat 17-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.10 | 28 | Port Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Torrens | Bye |
Round 14[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
West Torrens | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 42 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 33 | West Torrens won by 9 points | |||
South Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 44 | Port Adelaide won by 32 points | |||
Norwood | 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 29 | Norwood won by 56 points |
Round 15[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 31 | Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | Port Adelaide won by 6 points | |||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.17 | 95 | Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 27 | South Adelaide won by 68 points | |||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 27 | Sat 31-Jul-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 46 | West Torrens won by 19 points |
Round 16[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.16 | 11.20 | 86 | Sat 7-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 | Norwood won by 76 points | |||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 7-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | South Adelaide on Walkover | |||
North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Port Adelaide | Bye |
Round 17[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | South Adelaide on Walkover | |||
Norwood | 5.3 | 10.4 | 10.10 | 18.18 | 126 | Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 7 | Norwood won by 119 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 14-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Port Adelaide on Walkover |
Round 18[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 43 | Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Norwood | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 19 | South Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.11 | 0.0 | 7.14 | 56 | Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 26 | North Adelaide won by 30 points | |||
Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 19.12 | 126 | Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
West Torrens | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 16 | Port Adelaide won by 110 points |
Round 19[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 20 | Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | Port Adelaide won by 10 points | |||
Norwood | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Norwood on Walkover | |||
West Torrens | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7 | Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | Match Abandoned |
Round 20[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 18 | Wed 1-Sep-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 18 | Norwood drew with Port Adelaide | |||
North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
West Torrens | Bye |
Round 21[Round Review]
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
Norwood | 0.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 4-Sep-1897 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
West Torrens | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | Norwood won by 35 points | |||
South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sat 4-Sep-1897 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 |