1919 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.
1919 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturt | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 771 | 563 | 57.80 | 20 |
| 2 | West Torrens | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 692 | 569 | 54.88 | 18 |
| 3 | North Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 610 | 471 | 56.43 | 14 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 693 | 544 | 56.02 | 13 |
| 5 | South Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 605 | 671 | 47.41 | 9 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 595 | 854 | 41.06 | 8 |
| 7 | Norwood | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 558 | 852 | 39.57 | 2 |
| H&A | 42 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 4524 | 4524 | 50.00 | 84 | |
| Finals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 397 | 397 | 50.00 | 12 | |
| Total | 48 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 4921 | 4921 | 50.00 | 96 |
1919 Round by Round
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 26 | Sat 3-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 6.15 | 51 | North Adelaide won by 25 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.6 | 5.10 | 10.11 | 16.15 | 111 | Sat 3-May-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 50 | Port Adelaide won by 61 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 3-May-1919 | Unley Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.11 | 7.13 | 55 | Sturt won by 14 points | |||
| Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 10-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 34 | North Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 39 | Mon 12-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.1 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 52 | Norwood won by 13 points | |||
| Sturt | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 11.12 | 78 | Mon 12-May-1919 | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 69 | Sturt won by 9 points | |||
| West Torrens | Bye | ||||||||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 17-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.10 | 6.10 | 46 | South Adelaide drew with Port Adelaide | |||
| West Torrens | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.14 | 38 | Sat 17-May-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 48 | North Adelaide won by 10 points | |||
| Norwood | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 15 | Sat 17-May-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Sturt | 6.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 12.10 | 82 | Sturt won by 67 points | |||
| West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 24-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 42 | South Adelaide won by 16 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.7 | 1.11 | 2.16 | 3.16 | 34 | Sat 24-May-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 52 | West Torrens won by 18 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 47 | Sat 24-May-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 8.11 | 59 | North Adelaide won by 12 points | |||
| Sturt | Bye | ||||||||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 26 | Sat 31-May-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 0.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.15 | 45 | Sturt won by 19 points | |||
| West Torrens | 5.7 | 5.11 | 7.19 | 8.27 | 75 | Sat 31-May-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 34 | West Torrens won by 41 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 41 | Sat 31-May-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 51 | South Adelaide won by 10 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 53 | Tue 3-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 49 | Sturt won by 4 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.8 | 10.13 | 12.17 | 89 | Sat 7-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 21 | North Adelaide won by 68 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 7-Jun-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| Norwood | 5.1 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 10.10 | 70 | West Torrens won by 11 points | |||
| South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 26 | Sat 14-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.1 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 65 | West Torrens won by 39 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 14-Jun-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 4.6 | 6.11 | 11.14 | 15.18 | 108 | Port Adelaide won by 70 points | |||
| Sturt | 4.6 | 7.7 | 10.14 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 14-Jun-1919 | Unley Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 32 | Sturt won by 78 points | |||
| North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 5.11 | 41 | Sat 21-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.11 | 7.17 | 59 | Port Adelaide won by 18 points | |||
| South Adelaide | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 33 | Mon 23-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 39 | North Adelaide won by 6 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Mon 23-Jun-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.13 | 61 | West Torrens won by 3 points | |||
| Norwood | Bye | ||||||||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 28-Jun-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Sturt won by 15 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 37 | Sat 28-Jun-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 27 | Port Adelaide won by 10 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 28-Jun-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9.15 | 9.17 | 71 | West Adelaide won by 2 points | |||
| West Torrens | Bye | ||||||||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 32 | Sat 12-Jul-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 35 | West Torrens won by 3 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | Sat 12-Jul-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 34 | Port Adelaide won by 10 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 12-Jul-1919 | Unley Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 41 | Sturt won by 14 points | |||
| West Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.11 | 5.13 | 43 | Sat 19-Jul-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.0 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 48 | Sturt won by 5 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 19-Jul-1919 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.14 | 8.14 | 62 | West Torrens won by 17 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 19-Jul-1919 | Jubilee Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 70 | West Adelaide won by 2 points | |||
| South Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 26-Jul-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 23 | North Adelaide won by 56 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.3 | 5.10 | 7.14 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 26-Jul-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 54 | West Torrens won by 18 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 7.7 | 9.12 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 26-Jul-1919 | Jubilee Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 77 | South Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
| Sturt | Bye | ||||||||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 9-Aug-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.13 | 4.14 | 38 | West Adelaide won by 13 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.4 | 6.7 | 6.11 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 9-Aug-1919 | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 52 | Sturt won by 8 points | |||
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 9-Aug-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 4.5 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | South Adelaide won by 19 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.3 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 68 | Sat 16-Aug-1919 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.5 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 6.10 | 46 | West Adelaide won by 22 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.6 | 3.9 | 7.13 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 16-Aug-1919 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 0.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 45 | Port Adelaide won by 29 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.7 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 6.19 | 55 | Tue 19-Aug-1919 | Hindmarsh Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 45 | West Torrens won by 10 points | |||
| North Adelaide | Bye | ||||||||
1919 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturt | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 771 | 563 | 57.80 | 20 |
| 2 | West Torrens | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 692 | 569 | 54.88 | 18 |
| 3 | North Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 610 | 471 | 56.43 | 14 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 693 | 544 | 56.02 | 13 |
| 5 | South Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 605 | 671 | 47.41 | 9 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 595 | 854 | 41.06 | 8 |
| 7 | Norwood | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 558 | 852 | 39.57 | 2 |
| H&A | 42 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 4524 | 4524 | 50.00 | 84 | |
| Finals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 397 | 397 | 50.00 | 12 | |
| Total | 48 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 4921 | 4921 | 50.00 | 96 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.8 | 3.14 | 6.15 | 7.18 | 60 | Sat 30-Aug-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 16,000 | |
| Sturt | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 23 | North Adelaide won by 37 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 59 | Sat 6-Sep-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 15,000 | |
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 35 | West Torrens won by 24 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 15 | Sat 13-Sep-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 10,000 | |
| North Adelaide | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 15 | West Torrens drew with North Adelaide | |||
Preliminary Final Replay
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 2.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 33 | Sat 20-Sep-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 30,000 | |
| North Adelaide | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 38 | North Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sturt | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 27-Sep-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 30,000 | |
| North Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 39 | Sturt drew with North Adelaide | |||
Grand Final Replay
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sturt | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 23 | Wed 8-Oct-1919 | Adelaide Oval | 35,000 | |
| North Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 18 | Sturt won by 5 points | |||