1898 SAFA season
| 1898 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Premiers | South Adelaide 7th premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Adelaide 7th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Alby Green Norwood |
| Leading goalkicker | Jack Kay South Adelaide (35 Goals) |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Highest | 7,500 (20 June, South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide)[1] |
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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide (P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 806 | 340 | 70.33 | 24 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 646 | 324 | 66.60 | 20 |
| 3 | Norwood | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 613 | 546 | 52.89 | 16 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 491 | 520 | 48.57 | 12 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 481 | 39.34 | 12 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 221 | 878 | 20.11 | 0 |
Note: Minor Round
North Adelaide, West Adelaide and West Torrens played each other 4 times, whilst they only played twice against Norwood, Port Adelaide and South Adelaide.
Norwood, Port Adelaide and South Adelaide played each other 4 times and the other 3 clubs twice.
Therefore, each club played 14 minor round games.
Finals Series
[edit]Week One – Preliminary Final
[edit]| 1898 SAFA Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 September | Port Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Adelaide Oval | |
| 1.3 (9) 2.9 (21) 2.12 (24) 4.16 (40) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.4 (10) 1.4 (10) 2.6 (18) 2.6 (18) |
Umpires: Mr. Ford | ||
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Port Adelaide, Norwood and South Adelaide were level in the first round of the season and the Souths were ahead in the second round. | |||||
Week Two - SAFA Grand Final
[edit]| 1898 SAFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | South Adelaide 8.8 (56) | def. | Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,500) | |
References
[edit]- ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 21 June 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 12 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208997129
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