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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
SAFL 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

1911 SAFL 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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1911 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 12 11 1 0 944 552 63.10 22
2 West Adelaide 12 10 2 0 700 521 57.33 20
3 North Adelaide 12 7 5 0 574 577 49.87 14
4 Sturt 12 6 6 0 484 543 47.13 12
5 Norwood 12 6 6 0 550 633 46.49 12
6 West Torrens 12 1 11 0 544 746 42.17 2
7 South Adelaide 12 1 11 0 527 751 41.24 2
  H&A 42 42 42 0 4323 4323 50.00 84
  Finals 4 4 4 0 398 398 50.00 8
  Total 46 46 46 0 4721 4721 50.00 92

1911 Round by Round

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

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.13.44.44.6 30 Sat 6-May-1911 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide2.74.104.167.20 62 North Adelaide won by 32 points
Sturt1.02.52.84.9 33 Sat 6-May-1911 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide2.23.47.97.13 55 West Adelaide won by 22 points
Port Adelaide3.19.1010.1416.20 116 Mon 8-May-1911 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens3.13.210.412.4 76 Port Adelaide won by 40 points
Norwood  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.33.74.95.11 41 Sat 13-May-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood0.10.33.34.4 28 West Adelaide won by 13 points
Port Adelaide4.310.414.716.11 107 Sat 13-May-1911 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide0.13.15.35.4 34 Port Adelaide won by 73 points
Sturt2.52.92.103.13 31 Sat 13-May-1911 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide0.31.83.83.10 28 Sturt won by 3 points
West Torrens  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.12.25.25.2 32 Sat 20-May-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.53.87.117.16 58 Port Adelaide won by 26 points
West Torrens1.23.45.46.7 43 Sat 20-May-1911 Hindmarsh Oval7,000
West Adelaide4.26.66.97.10 52 West Adelaide won by 9 points
Norwood0.12.22.52.7 19 Sat 20-May-1911 Norwood Oval 
Sturt3.33.54.86.9 45 Sturt won by 26 points
North Adelaide  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.12.23.55.5 35 Sat 27-May-1911 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide2.33.105.137.16 58 West Adelaide won by 23 points
West Torrens2.23.54.75.9 39 Sat 27-May-1911 Hindmarsh Oval5,000
North Adelaide0.41.62.104.18 42 North Adelaide won by 3 points
Norwood0.30.101.113.13 31 Sat 27-May-1911 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide2.74.96.138.14 62 Port Adelaide won by 31 points
Sturt  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide6.36.58.128.12 60 Sat 3-Jun-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.14.25.35.8 38 North Adelaide won by 22 points
Port Adelaide4.46.66.710.12 72 Mon 5-Jun-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.42.43.53.8 26 Port Adelaide won by 46 points
West Torrens1.62.96.146.16 52 Mon 5-Jun-1911 Hindmarsh Oval 
South Adelaide0.02.42.45.9 39 West Torrens won by 13 points
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.51.64.94.9 33 Sat 17-Jun-1911 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.23.83.95.14 44 West Adelaide won by 11 points
Norwood3.36.78.1210.14 74 Sat 17-Jun-1911 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide0.42.74.88.10 58 Norwood won by 16 points
Sturt1.03.23.25.7 37 Sat 17-Jun-1911 Unley Oval7,000
West Torrens1.22.32.62.10 22 Sturt won by 15 points
Port Adelaide  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide0.13.54.96.15 51 Sat 24-Jun-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.51.63.63.7 25 North Adelaide won by 26 points
West Adelaide1.74.86.138.19 67 Mon 26-Jun-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide0.02.43.43.5 23 West Adelaide won by 44 points
Norwood4.65.97.139.15 69 Mon 26-Jun-1911 Norwood Oval9,000
West Torrens1.12.42.84.9 33 Norwood won by 36 points
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.43.65.1110.17 77 Sat 1-Jul-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.04.54.74.10 34 West Adelaide won by 43 points
West Torrens1.82.106.117.12 54 Sat 1-Jul-1911 Hindmarsh Oval7,000
Port Adelaide2.44.97.1614.20 104 Port Adelaide won by 50 points
North Adelaide3.07.69.712.11 83 Sat 1-Jul-1911 Jubilee Oval 
South Adelaide2.52.96.119.13 67 North Adelaide won by 16 points
Norwood  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.88.812.1013.12 90 Sat 15-Jul-1911 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide0.03.34.37.6 48 Port Adelaide won by 42 points
West Adelaide1.27.68.813.10 88 Sat 15-Jul-1911 Jubilee Oval 
West Torrens4.24.26.48.6 54 West Adelaide won by 34 points
Sturt1.02.74.76.11 47 Sat 15-Jul-1911 Unley Oval 
Norwood3.63.73.103.11 29 Sturt won by 18 points
North Adelaide  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide1.23.44.66.8 44 Sat 22-Jul-1911 Adelaide Oval3,000
West Torrens1.51.83.104.12 36 North Adelaide won by 8 points
Port Adelaide2.37.1010.1116.21 117 Sat 22-Jul-1911 Alberton Oval 
Norwood2.03.06.46.4 40 Port Adelaide won by 77 points
West Adelaide2.43.94.119.11 65 Sat 22-Jul-1911 Jubilee Oval 
South Adelaide0.62.74.106.11 47 West Adelaide won by 18 points
Sturt  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.12.66.98.9 57 Sat 19-Aug-1911 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.15.36.68.8 56 South Adelaide won by 1 point
Norwood3.13.44.96.15 51 Sat 19-Aug-1911 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide1.43.75.95.12 42 Norwood won by 9 points
Sturt3.36.68.79.11 65 Sat 19-Aug-1911 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide2.64.117.188.18 66 Port Adelaide won by 1 point
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.03.04.37.4 46 Sat 26-Aug-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood3.37.57.117.19 61 Norwood won by 15 points
West Torrens3.14.45.95.10 40 Sat 26-Aug-1911 Hindmarsh Oval2,500
Sturt3.15.86.98.10 58 Sturt won by 18 points
West Adelaide4.46.810.1010.12 72 Sat 26-Aug-1911 Jubilee Oval 
North Adelaide2.34.35.55.8 38 West Adelaide won by 34 points
Port Adelaide  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide4.14.87.1111.17 83 Sat 2-Sep-1911 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide1.51.53.85.8 38 Port Adelaide won by 45 points
West Torrens1.35.55.55.9 39 Sat 2-Sep-1911 Hindmarsh Oval2,000
Norwood1.21.55.75.10 40 Norwood won by 1 point
Sturt1.13.23.43.4 22 Sat 2-Sep-1911 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide1.12.16.17.2 44 North Adelaide won by 22 points
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide1.12.26.36.5 41 Sat 9-Sep-1911 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide2.43.65.76.10 46 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
South Adelaide2.44.75.75.10 40 Sat 9-Sep-1911 Jubilee Oval 
Sturt1.43.65.69.7 61 Sturt won by 21 points
Norwood3.45.89.910.10 70 Sat 9-Sep-1911 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide2.14.24.46.7 43 Norwood won by 27 points
West Torrens  Bye

1911 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 12 11 1 0 944 552 63.10 22
2 West Adelaide 12 10 2 0 700 521 57.33 20
3 North Adelaide 12 7 5 0 574 577 49.87 14
4 Sturt 12 6 6 0 484 543 47.13 12
5 Norwood 12 6 6 0 550 633 46.49 12
6 West Torrens 12 1 11 0 544 746 42.17 2
7 South Adelaide 12 1 11 0 527 751 41.24 2
  H&A 42 42 42 0 4323 4323 50.00 84
  Finals 4 4 4 0 398 398 50.00 8
  Total 46 46 46 0 4721 4721 50.00 92

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.55.56.78.11 59 Sat 16-Sep-1911 Adelaide Oval12,000
Sturt3.13.26.26.2 38 West Adelaide won by 21 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.47.79.1010.11 71 Sat 23-Sep-1911 Adelaide Oval14,000
North Adelaide1.23.54.76.9 45 Port Adelaide won by 26 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.25.27.77.11 53 Sat 30-Sep-1911 Adelaide Oval20,000
Port Adelaide1.32.54.64.11 35 West Adelaide won by 18 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.44.65.87.9 51 Sat 7-Oct-1911 Adelaide Oval19,000
Port Adelaide2.24.34.96.10 46 West Adelaide won by 5 points

Footnotes

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