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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

1921 SAFL Premiership season

SAFL - League records
 
1920 1922
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 

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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Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1921 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 14 12 2 0 1257 691 64.53 24
2 South Adelaide 14 9 5 0 1040 879 54.20 18
3 Norwood 14 9 5 0 976 898 52.08 18
4 Sturt 14 8 6 0 926 838 52.49 16
5 North Adelaide 14 7 6 1 849 840 50.27 15
6 West Torrens 14 7 7 0 977 920 51.50 14
7 West Adelaide 14 3 10 1 781 936 45.49 7
8 Glenelg 14 0 14 0 603 1407 30.00 0
  H&A 56 55 55 1 7409 7409 50.00 112
  Finals 5 4 4 1 530 530 50.00 10
  Total 61 59 59 2 7939 7939 50.00 122

1921 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 1SF | 2SF | 1SFR | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.28.611.918.10 118 Sat 7-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg2.24.24.46.5 41 West Adelaide won by 77 points
West Torrens1.44.78.1111.11 77 Sat 7-May-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
South Adelaide2.44.125.1711.22 88 South Adelaide won by 11 points
North Adelaide0.42.75.77.9 51 Mon 9-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.13.27.48.6 54 Sturt won by 3 points
Norwood3.23.46.59.7 61 Mon 9-May-1921 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide2.32.75.95.11 41 Norwood won by 20 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.03.03.14.1 25 Sat 14-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.23.44.86.13 49 Sturt won by 24 points
Port Adelaide6.510.1014.1619.21 135 Sat 14-May-1921 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg1.12.43.53.10 28 Port Adelaide won by 107 points
West Torrens5.011.415.818.12 120 Sat 14-May-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
Norwood5.39.510.811.11 77 West Torrens won by 43 points
North Adelaide2.24.48.610.9 69 Sat 14-May-1921 2:10 pm Jubilee Oval 
South Adelaide4.35.68.98.10 58 North Adelaide won by 11 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.15.27.310.6 66 Sat 21-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.25.68.810.11 71 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
Glenelg4.24.66.88.12 60 Sat 21-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide5.48.712.1113.14 92 North Adelaide won by 32 points
Norwood4.45.88.109.11 65 Sat 21-May-1921 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide3.16.87.98.13 61 Norwood won by 4 points
Sturt3.17.410.713.8 86 Sat 21-May-1921 Unley Oval 
West Torrens2.32.73.98.11 59 Sturt won by 27 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.16.57.88.8 56 Sat 28-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt5.15.47.910.11 71 Sturt won by 15 points
Port Adelaide4.88.129.1417.17 119 Sat 28-May-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide0.11.23.23.2 20 Port Adelaide won by 99 points
Glenelg0.05.16.310.5 65 Sat 28-May-1921 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood5.58.712.915.12 102 Norwood won by 37 points
West Torrens2.15.48.611.12 78 Sat 28-May-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
North Adelaide2.33.65.75.10 40 West Torrens won by 38 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.47.810.1613.19 97 Sat 4-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide4.38.510.613.7 85 South Adelaide won by 12 points
Sturt2.34.46.78.8 56 Sat 4-Jun-1921 Unley Oval 
Norwood3.47.810.812.13 85 Norwood won by 29 points
North Adelaide2.12.25.47.4 46 Mon 6-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.41.71.83.11 29 North Adelaide won by 17 points
Glenelg1.43.54.55.6 36 Mon 6-Jun-1921 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens1.32.52.116.14 50 West Torrens won by 14 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.25.87.117.11 53 Sat 11-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.43.54.117.14 56 West Torrens won by 3 points
Glenelg1.01.34.45.5 35 Sat 11-Jun-1921 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide3.85.117.159.17 71 South Adelaide won by 36 points
Norwood2.53.55.108.15 63 Sat 11-Jun-1921 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide1.21.72.84.8 32 Norwood won by 31 points
Sturt2.13.16.28.8 56 Sat 11-Jun-1921 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide1.43.106.137.15 57 Port Adelaide won by 1 point

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.46.69.1111.12 78 Sat 18-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.26.36.47.6 48 South Adelaide won by 30 points
Port Adelaide3.94.109.1511.19 85 Sat 18-Jun-1921 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.02.74.86.11 47 Port Adelaide won by 38 points
West Adelaide3.14.37.311.4 70 Sat 18-Jun-1921 Jubilee Oval 
North Adelaide1.36.87.99.16 70 West Adelaide drew with North Adelaide
Sturt5.46.512.816.12 108 Sat 18-Jun-1921 Unley Oval 
Glenelg3.14.54.76.10 46 Sturt won by 62 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.37.49.510.9 69 Sat 25-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood1.12.63.75.9 39 West Adelaide won by 30 points
West Torrens3.46.57.710.11 71 Sat 25-Jun-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
Sturt3.35.86.126.13 49 West Torrens won by 22 points
South Adelaide4.34.56.79.14 68 Mon 27-Jun-1921 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.17.410.713.8 86 North Adelaide won by 18 points
Glenelg4.06.06.06.1 37 Mon 27-Jun-1921 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide2.49.815.1623.20 158 Port Adelaide won by 121 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.67.812.1315.16 106 Sat 2-Jul-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg1.12.53.64.7 31 South Adelaide won by 75 points
Port Adelaide2.46.88.812.14 86 Sat 2-Jul-1921 Alberton Oval 
Norwood1.72.84.115.16 46 Port Adelaide won by 40 points
West Torrens0.43.94.135.19 49 Sat 2-Jul-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
West Adelaide2.23.54.66.10 46 West Torrens won by 3 points
North Adelaide  Bye
Sturt  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.44.57.79.12 66 Sat 9-Jul-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide1.21.72.93.9 27 North Adelaide won by 39 points
Glenelg2.05.07.18.3 51 Sat 9-Jul-1921 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt5.45.88.1012.10 82 Sturt won by 31 points
Norwood2.75.78.911.11 77 Sat 9-Jul-1921 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens1.15.68.910.12 72 Norwood won by 5 points
Port Adelaide  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.85.88.1011.12 78 Sat 16-Jul-1921 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide1.14.27.39.6 60 Port Adelaide won by 18 points
West Torrens6.313.1016.1320.15 135 Sat 16-Jul-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
Glenelg3.25.27.49.7 61 West Torrens won by 74 points
West Adelaide2.18.310.411.4 70 Sat 16-Jul-1921 Jubilee Oval 
South Adelaide7.311.313.615.8 98 South Adelaide won by 28 points
Norwood2.62.107.1510.18 78 Sat 16-Jul-1921 Norwood Oval 
Sturt1.28.610.710.10 70 Norwood won by 8 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.12.65.117.12 54 Sat 23-Jul-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.46.611.616.10 106 Port Adelaide won by 52 points
Norwood0.70.94.134.14 38 Sat 23-Jul-1921 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide1.02.73.89.9 63 South Adelaide won by 25 points
Sturt3.27.69.1011.20 86 Sat 23-Jul-1921 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide2.24.96.116.14 50 Sturt won by 36 points
Glenelg  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.46.610.712.8 80 Sat 30-Jul-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.13.23.73.11 29 South Adelaide won by 51 points
Port Adelaide4.29.710.1015.13 103 Sat 30-Jul-1921 Alberton Oval 
Sturt3.34.55.116.11 47 Port Adelaide won by 56 points
Glenelg0.21.62.83.9 27 Sat 30-Jul-1921 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide3.43.43.85.8 38 West Adelaide won by 11 points
North Adelaide  Bye
Norwood  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.36.78.89.10 64 Sat 20-Aug-1921 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens3.27.38.69.7 61 North Adelaide won by 3 points
Norwood4.511.915.1320.17 137 Sat 20-Aug-1921 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg2.32.53.55.7 37 Norwood won by 100 points
Sturt1.38.38.68.10 58 Sat 20-Aug-1921 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide2.52.87.137.19 61 South Adelaide won by 3 points
Port Adelaide  Bye
West Adelaide  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide1.33.35.810.15 75 Sat 27-Aug-1921 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg2.17.57.67.6 48 North Adelaide won by 27 points
West Torrens2.27.69.611.7 73 Sat 27-Aug-1921 Hindmarsh Oval 
Port Adelaide3.46.410.711.12 78 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
Sturt4.56.126.127.12 54 Sat 27-Aug-1921 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide2.32.55.76.9 45 Sturt won by 9 points
Norwood  Bye
South Adelaide  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood1.23.57.98.12 60 Sat 3-Sep-1921 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide2.15.16.47.6 48 Norwood won by 12 points
Port Adelaide4.38.712.1016.15 111 Sat 3-Sep-1921 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide2.03.24.77.8 50 Port Adelaide won by 61 points
Glenelg  Bye
Sturt  Bye
West Adelaide  Bye
West Torrens  Bye

1921 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 14 12 2 0 1257 691 64.53 24
2 South Adelaide 14 9 5 0 1040 879 54.20 18
3 Norwood 14 9 5 0 976 898 52.08 18
4 Sturt 14 8 6 0 926 838 52.49 16
5 North Adelaide 14 7 6 1 849 840 50.27 15
6 West Torrens 14 7 7 0 977 920 51.50 14
7 West Adelaide 14 3 10 1 781 936 45.49 7
8 Glenelg 14 0 14 0 603 1407 30.00 0
  H&A 56 55 55 1 7409 7409 50.00 112
  Finals 5 4 4 1 530 530 50.00 10
  Total 61 59 59 2 7939 7939 50.00 122

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide1.04.37.510.6 66 Sat 10-Sep-1921 Adelaide Oval30,000
Norwood2.15.39.510.6 66 Port Adelaide drew with Norwood

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.28.412.413.5 83 Sat 17-Sep-1921 Adelaide Oval19,406
Sturt3.54.106.117.13 55 South Adelaide won by 28 points

First Semi-final Replay

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.54.78.1312.16 88 Sat 24-Sep-1921 Adelaide Oval31,000
Port Adelaide2.15.45.45.7 37 Norwood won by 51 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood0.42.73.85.12 42 Sat 1-Oct-1921 Adelaide Oval32,600
South Adelaide0.82.83.104.13 37 Norwood won by 5 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.14.34.64.8 32 Sat 8-Oct-1921 Adelaide Oval34,800
Norwood0.41.52.63.6 24 Port Adelaide won by 8 points

Footnotes

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