1902 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.
1902 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 672 | 340 | 66.40 | 20 |
| 2 | North Adelaide | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 639 | 380 | 62.71 | 18 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 548 | 384 | 58.80 | 17 |
| 4 | West Torrens | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 512 | 423 | 54.76 | 12 |
| 5 | Norwood | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 501 | 497 | 50.20 | 12 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 372 | 808 | 31.53 | 3 |
| 7 | Sturt | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 231 | 643 | 26.43 | 2 |
| H&A | 42 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 3475 | 3475 | 50.00 | 84 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 50.00 | 6 | |
| Total | 45 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 3628 | 3628 | 50.00 | 90 |
1902 Round by Round
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.13 | 37 | Sat 3-May-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 32 | South Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.1 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 3-May-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 21 | Norwood won by 66 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 3-May-1902 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 31 | Port Adelaide won by 28 points | |||
| Sturt | Bye | ||||||||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 4.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 46 | Sat 10-May-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.11 | 5.13 | 43 | Norwood won by 3 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 10-May-1902 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 18 | Port Adelaide won by 30 points | |||
| Sturt | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 11 | Mon 12-May-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 5.0 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 9.12 | 66 | South Adelaide won by 55 points | |||
| West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 61 | Sat 17-May-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 41 | South Adelaide won by 20 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | Sat 17-May-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.4 | 4.6 | 9.10 | 9.14 | 68 | West Torrens won by 20 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.15 | 4.16 | 40 | Sat 17-May-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.12 | 42 | West Adelaide won by 2 points | |||
| Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 24-May-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 38 | North Adelaide won by 54 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 28 | Sat 24-May-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 47 | South Adelaide won by 19 points | |||
| Sturt | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8 | Sat 24-May-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 58 | Port Adelaide won by 50 points | |||
| West Torrens | Bye | ||||||||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 31-May-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 39 | Norwood won by 33 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.1 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 31-May-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 27 | West Torrens won by 37 points | |||
| North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
| Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
| South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.10 | 28 | Sat 7-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 50 | Port Adelaide won by 22 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 19 | Sat 7-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 30 | West Torrens won by 11 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 9 | Sat 7-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.3 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | North Adelaide won by 50 points | |||
| South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 32 | Mon 9-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | North Adelaide won by 16 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | Mon 9-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 0.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 50 | Port Adelaide won by 6 points | |||
| Sturt | Bye | ||||||||
| West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
| West Torrens | Bye | ||||||||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 1.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 14-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 | West Torrens won by 44 points | |||
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.10 | 5.14 | 44 | Sat 14-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 44 | South Adelaide drew with West Adelaide | |||
| North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
| Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
| Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 21-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.11 | 5.13 | 43 | North Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
| South Adelaide | 1.9 | 2.11 | 8.15 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 21-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 32 | South Adelaide won by 40 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.3 | 3.10 | 4.13 | 6.16 | 52 | Sat 21-Jun-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 33 | Norwood won by 19 points | |||
| Sturt | Bye | ||||||||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 15 | Sat 5-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 49 | Port Adelaide won by 34 points | |||
| Norwood | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 20 | Sat 5-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 12.11 | 83 | North Adelaide won by 63 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 27 | Sat 5-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.10 | 8.10 | 58 | South Adelaide won by 31 points | |||
| West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 26 | Sat 12-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 38 | Sturt won by 12 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 12-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 14 | North Adelaide won by 50 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 12-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 34 | Port Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
| Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 24 | Sat 19-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 55 | South Adelaide won by 31 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.0 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 19-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.10 | 5.11 | 41 | North Adelaide won by 27 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 57 | Sat 19-Jul-1902 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 | Port Adelaide won by 47 points | |||
| West Torrens | Bye | ||||||||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 27 | Sat 2-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 14 | North Adelaide won by 13 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13 | Sat 2-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.4 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 17.12 | 114 | West Torrens won by 101 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 2-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 19 | Norwood won by 41 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 32 | Sat 16-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 29 | Norwood won by 3 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 31 | Sat 16-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Jubilee Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 17.13 | 115 | Port Adelaide won by 84 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | Sat 16-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 49 | North Adelaide won by 33 points | |||
| South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 44 | Sat 23-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 28 | South Adelaide won by 16 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 17 | Sat 23-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 48 | Port Adelaide won by 31 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 9 | Sat 23-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 47 | West Torrens won by 38 points | |||
| North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
1902 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 672 | 340 | 66.40 | 20 |
| 2 | North Adelaide | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 639 | 380 | 62.71 | 18 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 548 | 384 | 58.80 | 17 |
| 4 | West Torrens | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 512 | 423 | 54.76 | 12 |
| 5 | Norwood | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 501 | 497 | 50.20 | 12 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 372 | 808 | 31.53 | 3 |
| 7 | Sturt | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 231 | 643 | 26.43 | 2 |
| H&A | 42 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 3475 | 3475 | 50.00 | 84 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 50.00 | 6 | |
| Total | 45 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 3628 | 3628 | 50.00 | 90 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 30-Aug-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9 | North Adelaide won by 36 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Mon 1-Sep-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | South Adelaide on Walkover | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 6-Sep-1902 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | North Adelaide won by 37 points | |||