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SAAFL
The Adelaide Footy League, formerly known as the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL), is a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest Australian rules football associations. The league currently provides competition across eight Senior divisions with Reserves grades, accompanied by a separate C grade competition, all from Divisions 1 to 7. History The league was officially formed on 8 March 1911 and the first match was played on 6 May 1911. With the exception of recesses during the two World Wars, the competition has been continuous since that time. The South Australian Football Association (later to be renamed to South Australian National Football League) had existed as a competition since 1877, but by the early 1900s was structured on an "electorate system" where players qualified for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley And Grange Football Club
The Henley Sharks Football Club is an Australian sports club headquartered in Henley Beach, South Australia. Established in 1899, Henley's main sports are Australian rules football and netball.History on Henley Sharks website The football team currently plays in the . The Henley 'Sharks' field 5 senior men's teams in the league, Division 2, Division 2 Reserves, C & D Grade plus an Under 18's. The sharks in recent years have also established women's teams along with the many many junior teams in the SANFL in grades ranging from Under 8's through to Under 16's boys & girls. The Henley FC has been affiliated with several different leagues over their history including the SAAFL, |
Henley Football Club
The Henley Sharks Football Club is an Australian sports club headquartered in Henley Beach, South Australia. Established in 1899, Henley's main sports are Australian rules football and netball.History on Henley Sharks website The football team currently plays in the Adelaide Footy League. The Henley 'Sharks' field 5 senior men's teams in the league, Division 2, Division 2 Reserves, C & D Grade plus an Under 18's. The sharks in recent years have also established women's teams along with the many many junior teams in the SANFL in grades ranging from Under 8's through to Under 16's boys & girls. The Henley FC has been affiliated with several different leagues over their history including the SAAFL, West Torrens District Football Association, Adelaide & Suburban Football League and the South Australian Football Association (1978–95), South Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Football Club
The Portland Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former Alberton United Football Club, Ethelton Football Club and Riverside Football Club. The club has participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since being formed. A-Grade Premierships * South Australian Amateur Football League Division 2 (1) ** 2013 * South Australian Amateur Football League Division 4 (2) ** 2000 ** 2008 Merger history Portland Football Club was formed in 1997 from a merger of Alberton United, Ethelton and Riverside. Alberton United The Alberton United Football Club was formed in 1915 as the Alberton Church United Football Club based at Queenstown Oval. Initially playing in the Port Adelaide and Suburban Football Association, Alberton Church United shifted to the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) in 1931. In 1941, they went into recess due to World War II, before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PHOS Camden Football Club
The PHOS Camden Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the south western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1994 as a merger between the Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club and Camden Football Club, who had broken away from an existing merger with the Greek Football Club. The club has participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since being formed. A-Grade Premierships * South Australian Amateur Football League Division 1 (2) ** 2000 ** 2002 * Channel 9 Adelaide Football League Division 3 (1) ** 2015 Merger history PHOS Camden was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club and the remnants of the Camden Football Club. Plympton High Old Scholars (PHOS) The Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club was formed in 1971 and based at Myer Oval (later to be known as N. S. Bull Memorial Oval), behind the former Plympton High School. In 1994 the club relocated to Camden Oval as part of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Camden Football Club
The PHOS Camden Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the south western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1994 as a merger between the Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club and Camden Football Club, who had broken away from an existing merger with the Greek Football Club. The club has participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since being formed. A-Grade Premierships * South Australian Amateur Football League Division 1 (2) ** 2000 ** 2002 * Channel 9 Adelaide Football League Division 3 (1) ** 2015 Merger history PHOS Camden was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club and the remnants of the Camden Football Club. Plympton High Old Scholars (PHOS) The Plympton High Old Scholars Football Club was formed in 1971 and based at Myer Oval (later to be known as N. S. Bull Memorial Oval), behind the former Plympton High School. In 1994 the club relocated to Camden Oval as part of a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodwood Saints Football Club
Goodwood Saints Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Adelaide. The team competes in the Adelaide Footy League. The club dominated the Amateur League in the mid to late 2000s, winning five straight Division 1 grand finals from 2005 to 2009. They also hold the record for the longest time spent in top division of the league, which they have remained in since 1991. History Amalgamation and a great start (1985-90) The Goodwood Saints Football Club was established in 1985 with the amalgamation of Goodwood Football Club and St. Raphaels Football Club. Four senior and three junior teams competed in their inaugural season in the South Australian Amateur Football League. The started their journey in Division 4 and immediately earned promotion to Division 3 by reaching the grand final, which was lost by 10 points to Glenunga. In 1986, the club dropped to 6th position, but next season saw a major turnaround. Their first club's first A grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide University Football Club
The Adelaide University Football Club Inc. (AUFC) is a South Australian based amateur Australian rules football club. It is an affiliate of the Adelaide University Sports Assoc. and plays in the Adelaide Footy League (former "South Australian Amateur Football League").The South Australian Amateur Football League Inc. , History The club promotes itself as the largest amateur football club in . The club trains on University Oval located across the |
St Peter's Old Collegians Football Club
The Saint Peter's Old Collegians Football Club is an amateur Australian rules football team in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) in Australia. SPOC entered SAAFL in 1928 and ranks fourth in the number of seasons played. SPOCFC is one of the several sports sections belonging to St Peter's College, and the most successful old scholars' club, having won two SAAFL Division 1 premierships in 1935 and 2012. SPOC presently fields four teams for players of all skill and ability levels. Other sports sections of the College include athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, field hockey, rowing, soccer, tennis, and water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the .... References External links * Team profileon Adelaide Football {{Channel 9 Adelaide Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port District Football Club
Port District Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Largs Bay, South Australia. The club is successor of Semaphore Central F.C., which merged with Exeter F.C. to form Port District in 1979. The team played in different leagues of South Australia until they joined "South Australian Amateur Football League" (current Adelaide Footy League) when it was established in 1911. History The club was originally established as "LeFevre Peninsula Football Club" and after several name changes, in 1898 it was renamed "Semaphore Central Football Club". During their first years of existence, LeFevre shared grounds with Port Adelaide. In 1876, the club had to look for a new ground after several members of the team suffered bruises and sprains when an accident occurred with the coach that carried them back to home. With the former Buck's Flat converted into a cemetery, sports clubs began to look for alternative grounds to play football and cricket. Representatives of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders Park Football Club
The Flinders Park Football Club is an Australian sports club, mainly known for its Australian rules football team, which competes in the Adelaide Footy League. Other sports practised at the club are cricket, and netball. History The club was formed in 1927 as the Flinders Park Methodist Church Football Club when a meeting was held on 15 March 1927. The team played in the United Church Football Association in the B Division and wore a brown and blue guernsey, capping off their first season in history with a premiership win. The club remained in the United Church Association for six seasons until 1933 when the club applied to join the South Australian Amateur Football League. They played for one season in the SAAFL but were evicted from the league due to poor spectator behaviour and were moved to the Adelaide & Suburban Football League, where the Reds remained until 1946 That year the club won a second senior grade premiership. In 1947, Flinders Park shifted leagues again, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerville Football Club
The Walkerville Football Club, nicknamed the ''Cats'', is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Adelaide Footy League and is based in Walkerville, Adelaide. History The Walkerville Football Club was officially founded in 1901 but before then there have been previous Walkerville-based clubs. On 19 April 1876, there was a meeting to start a proposed Walkerville Football Club, and there was a Walkerville club that played at Gilberton in 1883. But the current club was founded in 1901 and took the field in 1902. The club played in the parkland area opposite the Buckingham Arms Hotel and wore red and white colours, playing on an oval located northwest to a field used by the North Adelaide Lacrosse Club. In 1911, the club recruited more men to play for them from the Walkerville Methodist Club, around the time when the club relocated its home ground to 'Pockers Paddock', a ground located on Smith Street, Walkerville. Known as Walkerville United, in 1912, the undefeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tea Tree Gully Football Club
The Tea Tree Gully District Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Banksia Park, South Australia. Tea Tree Gully currently plays in the Adelaide Footy League, formerly known as the "South Australian Amateur Football League" (SAAFL). History The club was originally part of " Modbury F.C." in 1862, but it soon split apart from them to form their own institution. Tea Tree played its first game against the "Adelaidians" in a paddock near Modbury on 30 August 1862. It ended when the "Adelaidians" scored their second goal and won the game. The club's original home was at Memorial Oval, operating out of a tin shed. These relatively primitive facilities prevailed until its current home at Pertaringa Oval was opened in 1964. Originally the club played in the double blue colours associated with Sturt, before switching to the black and red that has been the club's colours to this day. Tea Tree Gully played in the Torrens Valley Football Association, the North Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
