The 1882 South Australian Football Association season was the 6th season of the top-level

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

competition in

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. The season began on Saturday 6 May. The 1882 SAFA season was the first time that the league used behinds in determining game results. The

Royal Park Football Club Royal Park Football Club was an Australian rules football founded at a meeting held at the Brecknock Hotel, King William Street, Adelaide on the 24 March 1880. On 4 April 1882 the South Australian Football Association held a meeting after inviting ...

entered the competition, but they folded after five matches, their remaining five scheduled matches were declared forfeits. went on to record its 5th consecutive premiership.

Premiership season

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

Ladder

Note: Royal Park only played five matches, forfeiting one due to a lack of players, while the other four were forfeits after the club dropped out of the SAFA and folded.

References

{{SANFL seasons

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South Australian National Football League seasons