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1897 SAFA Premiership season

 
 

1897 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
A
For
Agn
%
Pts
Home
Away
GF-BF
GA-BA
Av For
Av AG
Acc
Acc AG
QW-QL-QD
WIN%
1 Port Adelaide 17 14 2 1 0 785 294 72.75 29 9-0-0-0 5-2-1-0 107.143 36.78 46.18 17.29 42.80 31.58 49-13-6 82.35
2 South Adelaide 17 13 4 0 0 1050 391 72.87 26 13-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 147.168 52.79 61.76 23.00 46.67 39.69 40-21-7 76.47
3 Norwood 17 11 5 1 0 765 396 65.89 23 10-2-1-0 1-3-0-0 103.147 53.78 45.00 23.29 41.20 40.46 47-15-6 64.71
4 North Adelaide 17 7 10 0 0 535 609 46.77 14 7-1-0-0 0-9-0-0 66.139 84.105 31.47 35.82 32.20 44.44 17-29-22 41.18
5 West Torrens 17 3 13 0 1 257 1091 19.07 7 2-1-0-1 1-12-0-0 34.53 150.191 15.12 64.18 39.08 43.99 10-38-20 17.65
6 West Adelaide 17 1 15 0 1 217 828 20.77 3 0-0-0-0 1-15-0-1 28.49 110.168 12.76 48.71 36.36 39.57 8-31-29 5.88
  H&A 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102 41-8-1-1 8-41-1-1 485.699 485.699 35.38 35.38 40.96 40.96 171-147-90 48.04
  Total 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102 41-8-1-1 8-41-1-1 485.699 485.699 35.38 35.38 40.96 40.96 171-147-90 48.04

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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
NORW 1 2 100.00
PORT 1 2 100.00
SOUTH 1 2 76.43
NORTH 1 0 23.57
WEST 1 0 0.00
WTOR 1 0 0.00

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
NORW 2 4 100.00
PORT 2 4 89.08
SOUTH 2 4 83.95
NORTH 2 0 24.76
WEST 2 0 7.69
WTOR 2 0 0.00

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
SOUTH 4 8 87.19
NORW 3 6 84.05
PORT 3 4 79.04
NORTH 4 2 46.13
WTOR 4 2 7.44
WEST 4 0 5.64

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
SOUTH 5 8 83.04
NORW 3 6 84.05
PORT 4 6 73.63
NORTH 5 4 49.14
WTOR 4 2 7.44
WEST 5 0 9.75

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
SOUTH 5 8 83.04
PORT 5 8 73.63
NORW 3 6 84.05
NORTH 6 6 49.51
WTOR 5 2 12.02
WEST 6 0 9.75

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
SOUTH 6 10 80.56
PORT 6 10 78.85
NORTH 7 8 53.53
NORW 4 6 66.28
WTOR 6 2 10.33
WEST 7 0 10.52

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Team GP PTS %
SOUTH 10 16 76.46
PORT 10 16 74.48
NORW 8 12 60.90
NORTH 12 12 48.34
WEST 10 2 17.50
WTOR 10 2 14.56

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
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
Home
Away
GF-BF
GA-BA
Av For
Av AG
Acc
Acc AG
QW-QL-QD
WIN%
1 Port Adelaide 17 14 2 1 0 785 294 72.75 29 9-0-0-0 5-2-1-0 107.143 36.78 46.18 17.29 42.80 31.58 49-13-6 82.35
2 South Adelaide 17 13 4 0 0 1050 391 72.87 26 13-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 147.168 52.79 61.76 23.00 46.67 39.69 40-21-7 76.47
3 Norwood 17 11 5 1 0 765 396 65.89 23 10-2-1-0 1-3-0-0 103.147 53.78 45.00 23.29 41.20 40.46 47-15-6 64.71
4 North Adelaide 17 7 10 0 0 535 609 46.77 14 7-1-0-0 0-9-0-0 66.139 84.105 31.47 35.82 32.20 44.44 17-29-22 41.18
5 West Torrens 17 3 13 0 1 257 1091 19.07 7 2-1-0-1 1-12-0-0 34.53 150.191 15.12 64.18 39.08 43.99 10-38-20 17.65
6 West Adelaide 17 1 15 0 1 217 828 20.77 3 0-0-0-0 1-15-0-1 28.49 110.168 12.76 48.71 36.36 39.57 8-31-29 5.88
  H&A 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102 41-8-1-1 8-41-1-1 485.699 485.699 35.38 35.38 40.96 40.96 171-147-90 48.04
  Total 51 49 49 1 1 3609 3609 50.00 102 41-8-1-1 8-41-1-1 485.699 485.699 35.38 35.38 40.96 40.96 171-147-90 48.04

Footnotes

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