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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

1905 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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1905 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 12 10 1 1 661 337 66.23 21
2 Port Adelaide 12 9 3 0 678 398 63.01 18
3 Norwood 12 8 4 0 697 469 59.78 16
4 South Adelaide 12 5 6 1 502 532 48.55 11
5 Sturt 12 4 8 0 482 570 45.82 8
6 West Torrens 12 4 8 0 417 633 39.71 8
7 West Adelaide 12 1 11 0 333 831 28.61 2
  H&A 42 41 41 1 3770 3770 50.00 84
  Finals 3 3 3 0 277 277 50.00 6
  Total 45 44 44 1 4047 4047 50.00 90

1905 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1SF | 2SF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.33.34.86.9 45 Sat 6-May-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide0.14.64.87.11 53 North Adelaide won by 8 points
Sturt5.89.109.1711.22 88 Sat 6-May-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.21.23.3 21 Sturt won by 67 points
West Torrens0.23.73.75.8 38 Sat 6-May-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval1,400
Port Adelaide3.63.74.115.13 43 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide0.03.13.33.4 22 Sat 13-May-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.25.26.47.7 49 North Adelaide won by 27 points
South Adelaide2.43.74.126.20 56 Sat 13-May-1905 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
West Adelaide0.10.11.22.2 14 South Adelaide won by 42 points
Norwood2.35.127.179.21 75 Sat 13-May-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
West Torrens0.00.11.44.5 29 Norwood won by 46 points
Sturt  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.47.48.411.11 77 Sat 20-May-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide0.01.21.81.10 16 Port Adelaide won by 61 points
Norwood1.45.129.1415.17 107 Sat 20-May-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide0.00.10.42.4 16 Norwood won by 91 points
Sturt2.72.78.1311.13 79 Sat 20-May-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
West Torrens0.20.41.42.7 19 Sturt won by 60 points
North Adelaide  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.61.92.104.14 38 Sat 27-May-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.04.04.04.2 26 North Adelaide won by 12 points
West Adelaide2.12.22.44.6 30 Sat 27-May-1905 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
Port Adelaide5.77.139.1513.17 95 Port Adelaide won by 65 points
West Torrens2.24.25.35.3 33 Sat 27-May-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
South Adelaide3.44.64.95.12 42 South Adelaide won by 9 points
Norwood  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.35.86.108.12 60 Sat 3-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.22.23.74.7 31 South Adelaide won by 29 points
West Torrens0.50.61.122.13 25 Sat 3-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
North Adelaide2.25.57.89.12 66 North Adelaide won by 41 points
Norwood4.25.55.106.12 48 Mon 5-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval12,000
Port Adelaide0.11.33.64.8 32 Norwood won by 16 points
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.24.36.68.8 56 Sat 10-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide1.23.63.83.8 26 Norwood won by 30 points
West Adelaide0.21.41.62.8 20 Sat 10-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
North Adelaide2.14.45.79.8 62 North Adelaide won by 42 points
Port Adelaide0.15.37.49.6 60 Sat 10-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Sturt2.32.35.35.4 34 Port Adelaide won by 26 points
West Torrens  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.22.24.55.5 35 Sat 17-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide1.13.14.25.5 35 South Adelaide drew with North Adelaide
Norwood0.22.84.138.18 66 Sat 17-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
Sturt3.24.25.36.5 41 Norwood won by 25 points
West Torrens0.12.33.54.6 30 Sat 17-Jun-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
West Adelaide0.20.31.43.5 23 West Torrens won by 7 points
Port Adelaide  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.43.63.74.8 32 Sat 1-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide1.02.42.64.9 33 North Adelaide won by 1 point
Sturt0.11.32.64.9 33 Sat 1-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
West Adelaide1.32.72.82.8 20 Sturt won by 13 points
Port Adelaide2.33.33.53.6 24 Sat 1-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.00.23.24.3 27 West Torrens won by 3 points
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.04.45.85.10 40 Sat 8-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
West Adelaide2.35.47.68.10 58 West Adelaide won by 18 points
West Torrens2.12.37.78.10 58 Sat 8-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
Norwood1.36.86.88.13 61 Norwood won by 3 points
Port Adelaide0.42.64.97.13 55 Sat 8-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval4,000
North Adelaide1.41.43.83.8 26 Port Adelaide won by 29 points
Sturt  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.38.510.714.9 93 Sat 15-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide2.02.04.25.4 34 Norwood won by 59 points
Port Adelaide3.44.67.710.10 70 Sat 15-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval3,000
South Adelaide0.22.73.75.9 39 Port Adelaide won by 31 points
West Torrens0.14.47.59.6 60 Sat 15-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
Sturt2.32.43.76.14 50 West Torrens won by 10 points
North Adelaide  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.32.73.137.15 57 Sat 29-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
West Torrens1.02.32.43.7 25 South Adelaide won by 32 points
Sturt0.30.60.70.8 8 Sat 29-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
North Adelaide1.15.58.611.10 76 North Adelaide won by 68 points
Port Adelaide6.56.611.1111.12 78 Sat 29-Jul-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval1,000
West Adelaide1.04.34.36.5 41 Port Adelaide won by 37 points
Norwood  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide3.48.79.911.10 76 Sat 12-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.00.22.23.5 23 North Adelaide won by 53 points
Sturt3.14.24.35.3 33 Sat 12-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
South Adelaide1.43.114.156.18 54 South Adelaide won by 21 points
Port Adelaide0.13.36.59.6 60 Sat 12-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Norwood1.22.23.44.4 28 Port Adelaide won by 32 points
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.26.910.1014.15 99 Sat 19-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide1.41.62.72.7 19 North Adelaide won by 80 points
Norwood1.14.74.97.10 52 Sat 19-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Norwood Oval2,000
South Adelaide0.42.76.116.14 50 Norwood won by 2 points
Sturt1.11.22.33.4 22 Sat 19-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide1.25.86.108.14 62 Port Adelaide won by 40 points
West Torrens  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.24.24.24.3 27 Sat 26-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide1.24.36.47.6 48 North Adelaide won by 21 points
Sturt1.53.74.94.13 37 Sat 26-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
Norwood0.32.92.123.16 34 Sturt won by 3 points
West Torrens2.33.123.155.20 50 Sat 26-Aug-1905 2:10 pm Hindmarsh Oval 
West Adelaide1.11.33.65.7 37 West Torrens won by 13 points
Port Adelaide  Bye

1905 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 12 10 1 1 661 337 66.23 21
2 Port Adelaide 12 9 3 0 678 398 63.01 18
3 Norwood 12 8 4 0 697 469 59.78 16
4 South Adelaide 12 5 6 1 502 532 48.55 11
5 Sturt 12 4 8 0 482 570 45.82 8
6 West Torrens 12 4 8 0 417 633 39.71 8
7 West Adelaide 12 1 11 0 333 831 28.61 2
  H&A 42 41 41 1 3770 3770 50.00 84
  Finals 3 3 3 0 277 277 50.00 6
  Total 45 44 44 1 4047 4047 50.00 90

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide5.77.812.1113.12 90 Fri 1-Sep-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval10,000
Norwood0.22.82.84.17 41 North Adelaide won by 49 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide1.62.85.157.20 62 Sat 2-Sep-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide2.02.23.24.4 28 Port Adelaide won by 34 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide1.12.74.76.8 44 Sat 9-Sep-1905 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval12,000
Port Adelaide1.11.11.21.6 12 North Adelaide won by 32 points

Footnotes

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