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List Of SANFL Minor Premiers
The SANFL minor premiership is awarded to the team that finishes on top of the minor round ladder at the end of the Home and Away season. There were no Grand Finals contested between 1877 (the inaugural season) and 1897, hence the Minor Premier was also the Premiership winner. There were 3 exceptions - For 1877 the inaugural season - the two top teams were declared joint Champions. Each team had played in different amounts of games against slightly different opponents but had only both lost one game each. In 1889 and 1894 there was a play off as the two teams finished the season on the same points. Minor Premiership Rankings See also *List of SANFL premiers This page is a chronological listing of the premiership winners in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) – the premier Australian rules football competition in the state of South Australia. Chronological list Number of ... References {{cite web , url=http://australianfootball.com/seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 SAFA Season
The 1877 South Australian Football Association season was the inaugural season of the top-level league of Australian rules football in South Australia. The clubs participating were South Adelaide, Victorian, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Woodville, South Park, and Bankers. South Adelaide and Victorian would share the premiership honours, while the Bankers Football Club, who finished last without a win, folded at the end of the season. South Australian Football Association The newly formed South Australian Football Association decided that the playing fields for the season must be between 180 and 200 yards (165-183m) long and 120-150 yards (110-137m) wide, with pushing from behind being prohibited. For clubs to gain membership of the association, they would need to pay two guineas The guinea (; commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold. The name came from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 SAFA Season
The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. As and finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with winning to claim the 1889 premiership. Adelaide merged with North Adelaide, the former Hotham and no relation to the current team, after North Adelaide had spent one season in the S.A.F.A. Minor Round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19 Round 20 Ladder Grand final 1889 SAFA Premiership Football Match References {{SANFL seasons SANFL The South Australian National Football League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1897 to 1990. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. With the proposed introduction of representative Districts for clubs in the SAFA the Native Club in 1896 derived its name from Electoral district of West Torrens and based itself in the western suburbs of Adelaide, around the western reaches of the River Torrens. Club history A precursor club in the district was the West Adelaide Football Club (1878–1887) that was founded in 1878 as the West Torrens and dissolved after just one season in the SAFA after changing its name to West Adelaide and wearing colours of Red, White and Blue in 1887. The modern club was formed originally as "The Natives" and competed in the 1895 SAFA season and 1896 SAFA season The 1896 South Australian Football Association season was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Adelaide Football Club
North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect Oval, located in Prospect, a northern suburb of Adelaide. The club joined the SAFA in 1888 as the Medindie Football Club (nickname Dingoes), changing its name to North Adelaide in 1893. It is the fourth oldest club still in operation in the SANFL after South Adelaide (1877), Port Adelaide (1877) and Norwood (1878). North Adelaide's first premiership was won in 1900 (which finally broke the dominance of the 3 older clubs), and the club has won a total of fourteen senior men's premierships in the SANFL, most recently in 2018. History The club was originally formed in 1881 as Medindie by a number of college students from Prince Alfred College and the now defunct Whinham College, including Charles Nitschke who would become known as the founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 SAFA Season
The 1900 South Australian Football Association season was the 24th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The Football Club won their first premiership and collected their third wooden spoon, which is the club's last as of 2021. Minor rounds The minor rounds comprised twelve matches. finished as the minor premiers, one win ahead of West Torrens. Major rounds The major premiership was contested under the same system which had been adopted by the Victorian Football League in 1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ... (except adapted for six teams instead of eight). The six teams were broken into two sections: section A comprised North Adelaide (1st), South Adelaide (3rd) and West Adelaide (5th); section B comprised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 SAFA Season
The 1899 SAFA season was the 23rd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 8th premiership. Electorate football The 1899 season saw the introduction of zoning (Australian rules football), compulsory electorate football in Adelaide, forcing players to play for the club in the district in which they resided. In the last decade, football in Adelaide had been suffering from reduced public interest, and the three weaker teams (West Adelaide, North Adelaide and West Torrens) always operated at a financial loss, exacerbated by their poor records on field. It was thought that by introducing electorate football, the talent would be spread more evenly across the six teams, making for more entertaining matches and higher attendances across all teams. The proposed changes were fought by South Adelaide and Port Adelaide, who threatened to leave the SAFA and form their own league if they were brought in. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 SAFA Season
The 1898 SAFA season was the 22nd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 7th premiership. Ladder Finals Series SAFA Grand Final References SAFA South Australian National Football League seasons {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 SAFA Season
The 1897 South Australian Football Association season was the 21st edition of the top level of Australian rules football to be played in South Australia. Port Adelaide won its 3rd premiership. This was the first season of football in South Australia where behinds contributed to the total score, not just goals. In winning the 1897 SAFA premiership, Port Adelaide achieved the rare feat of going from last the previous year to first. Natives informed the SAFA at a meeting on Monday 26 Oct 1896 that they were changing their name to West Torrens. West Adelaide Football Club joined the SAFA after their application was approved by 6 votes to 4 against at a meeting held on 5 April 1897. Ladder 1 The Round 19 match between West Torrens and West Adelaide at Kensington Oval was abandoned as a draw at quarter time after torrential rain flooded the ground (scores at the time were West Torrens 1 goal 1 behind to West Adelaide 1 goal). References SANFL The South Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 SAFA Season
The 1896 South Australian Football Association season was the 20th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... During the 1896 season a rule was introduced for North Adelaide and the Natives (renamed West Torrens for the 1897 season) allowing them to field an extra three players to be more competitive with the three more established clubs. The Native team played the majority of their games at Kensington despite many of their players living in the Port area., Ladder Note – North Adelaide and Natives forfeited to South Adelaide once each. References SANFL South Australian National Football League seasons {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 SAFA Season
The 1895 South Australian Football Association season was the 19th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... The 'Port' Natives Club (renamed as West Torrens from 1897) was formed as a new Club by a group of players not tied to any District including some periphery Port Adelaide players who wanted more playing time. The club's application to join the Senior competition was approved. A summary of the 1895 season, including Tables of Games won, goal and behinds scored by each club vs each other club, top goal kickers, and a list of 1st and 2nd places since 1877 was published in the SA Register. Ladder References SANFL South Australian National Football League seasons {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 SAFA Season
The 1894 South Australian Football Association season was the 18th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. Ladder As Norwood and South Adelaide were level on premiership points, a playoff match for the premiership was required. Grand final 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match Replay References SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ... South Australian National Football League seasons {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 SAFA Season
The 1893 South Australian Football Association season was the 17th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... Medindie Football Club (nickname Dingoes), which joined the SAFA in 1888, were renamed North Adelaide Football Club on 14 March 1893, at a meeting held at Temperance Hall, North Adelaide. The Football Club, the first Australian rules football club in South Australia, dropped out of the SAFA and folded at the end of the season. It has no relation to the modern day Crows. The league would stabilise from this point forward, with no clubs leaving since: while and merged in 1991, the SANFL considers Woodville-West Torrens a continuation of both and ; thus, the original Adelaide Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
