1897 SAFA Season

These are the results for the 1897 season of the South Australian Football Association (currently known as the South Australian National Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season did not feature a finals series and Port Adelaide were declared the premiers, with Ken McKenzie as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1897 SAFA Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 21
Matches: 51

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
Norwood	Kensington Oval
Port Adelaide	Alberton Oval
South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
West Adelaide	Kensington Oval
West Torrens	Alberton Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Port Adelaide
Runners-Up: South Adelaide
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Port Adelaide	1st	14	-1-	2	29	72.8%	785	294	107	143	36	78
South Adelaide	2nd	13	-0-	4	26	72.9%	1,050	391	147	168	52	79
Norwood	3rd	11	-1-	5	23	65.9%	765	396	103	147	53	78
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	10	14	46.8%	535	609	66	139	84	105
West Torrens	5th	3	-1-	13	7	19.1%	257	1,091	34	53	150	191
West Adelaide	6th	1	-1-	15	3	20.8%	217	828	28	49	110	168

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
Port Adelaide	1st	Not applicable
South Adelaide	2nd	Not applicable
Norwood	3rd	Not applicable
North Adelaide	4th	Not applicable
West Torrens	5th	Not applicable
West Adelaide	6th	Not applicable

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	01/05/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	36	-	0
SAT	01/05/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	104	-	0
SAT	01/05/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	107	-	33

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	1	-0-	0	2	100.0%	104	0
Norwood	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	100.0%	36	0
South Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	76.4%	107	33
North Adelaide	4th	0	-0-	1	0	23.6%	33	107
West Adelaide	5th	0	-0-	1	0	0.0%	0	36
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	1	0	0.0%	0	104

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	08/05/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Kensington Oval	72	-	0
SAT	08/05/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Alberton Oval	51	-	19
SAT	08/05/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	144	-	15

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	2	-0-	0	4	100.0%	108	0
Port Adelaide	2nd	2	-0-	0	4	89.1%	155	19
South Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	0	4	83.9%	251	48
North Adelaide	4th	0	-0-	2	0	24.8%	52	158
West Adelaide	5th	0	-0-	2	0	7.7%	15	180
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	2	0	0.0%	0	176

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	15/05/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	29	-	26
SAT	15/05/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Kensington Oval	58	-	23
SAT	15/05/1897	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	28	-	4

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	3	-0-	0	6	84.0%	137	26
South Adelaide	2nd	3	-0-	0	6	81.3%	309	71
Port Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	79.0%	181	48
West Torrens	4th	1	-0-	2	2	13.5%	28	180
North Adelaide	5th	0	-0-	3	0	25.8%	75	216
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	3	0	8.4%	19	208

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/05/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	110	-	0
SAT	22/05/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Kensington Oval	181	-	1

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	4	-0-	0	8	87.2%	490	72
Norwood	2nd	3	-0-	0	6	84.0%	137	26
Port Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	79.0%	181	48
North Adelaide	4th	1	-0-	3	2	46.1%	185	216
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	3	2	7.4%	29	361
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	4	0	5.6%	19	318

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
MON	24/05/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	43	-	20
MON	24/05/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Kensington Oval	29	-	34

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	4	-0-	1	8	83.0%	519	106
Norwood	2nd	3	-0-	0	6	84.0%	137	26
Port Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	1	6	73.6%	215	77
North Adelaide	4th	2	-0-	3	4	49.1%	228	236
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	3	2	7.4%	29	361
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	5	0	9.8%	39	361

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/05/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	27	-	24
CANCELLED			Port Adelaide v West Adelaide

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	4	-0-	1	8	83.0%	519	106
Port Adelaide	2nd	4	-0-	1	8	73.6%	215	77
Norwood	3rd	3	-0-	0	6	84.0%	137	26
North Adelaide	4th	3	-0-	3	6	49.5%	255	260
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	4	2	12.0%	53	388
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	6	0	9.8%	39	361

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	05/06/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	56	-	10
SAT	05/06/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	72	-	0
SAT	05/06/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	61	-	34

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	5	-0-	1	10	80.6%	580	140
Port Adelaide	2nd	5	-0-	1	10	78.8%	287	77
North Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	3	8	53.5%	311	270
Norwood	4th	3	-0-	1	6	66.3%	171	87
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	5	2	10.3%	53	460
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	7	0	10.5%	49	417

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/06/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	33	-	11
SAT	19/06/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	67	-	12

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	6	-0-	1	12	79.9%	354	89
South Adelaide	2nd	5	-0-	1	10	80.6%	580	140
North Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	3	10	55.0%	344	281
Norwood	4th	3	-0-	1	6	66.3%	171	87
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	6	2	11.5%	64	493
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	8	0	11.2%	61	484

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result
MON	21/06/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	45	-	17
MON	21/06/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Kensington Oval	30	-	36
MON	21/06/1897	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	15	-	45

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	7	-0-	1	14	79.0%	399	106
South Adelaide	2nd	5	-0-	2	10	77.6%	610	176
North Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	4	10	52.5%	361	326
Norwood	4th	4	-0-	1	8	63.9%	207	117
West Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	8	2	17.5%	106	499
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	7	2	12.8%	79	538

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/06/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Kensington Oval	46	-	21
SAT	26/06/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	165	-	28

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	7	-0-	1	14	79.0%	399	106
South Adelaide	2nd	6	-0-	2	12	79.2%	775	204
Norwood	3rd	5	-0-	1	10	64.7%	253	138
North Adelaide	4th	5	-0-	5	10	50.7%	382	372
West Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	8	2	17.5%	106	499
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	8	2	13.2%	107	703

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/07/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	19	-	16
SAT	03/07/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	43	-	9
SAT	03/07/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	44	-	39

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	7	-0-	2	14	77.1%	819	243
Port Adelaide	2nd	7	-0-	2	14	74.5%	438	150
Norwood	3rd	6	-0-	1	12	66.8%	296	147
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	5	12	50.8%	401	388
West Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	9	2	17.5%	115	542
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	9	2	14.6%	123	722

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/07/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Kensington Oval	64	-	22
SAT	10/07/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	61	-	28

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	8	-0-	2	16	76.5%	880	271
Port Adelaide	2nd	8	-0-	2	16	74.5%	502	172
Norwood	3rd	6	-0-	2	12	60.9%	324	208
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	6	12	48.3%	423	452
West Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	9	2	17.5%	115	542
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	9	2	14.6%	123	722

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/07/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	25	-	28

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	9	-0-	2	18	72.9%	530	197
South Adelaide	2nd	8	-0-	2	16	76.5%	880	271
Norwood	3rd	6	-0-	3	12	59.7%	349	236
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	6	12	48.3%	423	452
West Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	9	2	17.5%	115	542
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	9	2	14.6%	123	722

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	24/07/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Kensington Oval	85	-	29
SAT	24/07/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	12	-	44
SAT	24/07/1897	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	42	-	33

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	10	-0-	2	20	73.3%	574	209
South Adelaide	2nd	8	-0-	3	16	73.9%	892	315
Norwood	3rd	7	-0-	3	14	62.1%	434	265
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	7	12	45.7%	452	537
West Torrens	5th	2	-0-	9	4	17.9%	165	755
West Adelaide	6th	1	-0-	10	2	20.2%	148	584

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	31/07/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	27	-	46
SAT	31/07/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	31	-	37
SAT	31/07/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	95	-	27

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	11	-0-	2	22	71.8%	611	240
South Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	74.3%	987	342
Norwood	3rd	7	-0-	4	14	60.6%	465	302
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	45.1%	479	583
West Torrens	5th	3	-0-	9	6	21.2%	211	782
West Adelaide	6th	1	-0-	11	2	20.5%	175	679

Round 16

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/08/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	86	-	10
CANCELLED			South Adelaide v West Torrens

Round 16 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	11	-0-	2	22	71.8%	611	240
South Adelaide	2nd	10	-0-	3	20	74.3%	987	342
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	4	16	63.8%	551	312
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	45.1%	479	583
West Torrens	5th	3	-0-	10	6	21.2%	211	782
West Adelaide	6th	1	-0-	12	2	19.5%	185	765

Round 17

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/08/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Kensington Oval	126	-	7
CANCELLED			Port Adelaide v West Adelaide
CANCELLED			South Adelaide v North Adelaide

Round 17 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	12	-0-	2	24	71.8%	611	240
South Adelaide	2nd	11	-0-	3	22	74.3%	987	342
Norwood	3rd	9	-0-	4	18	68.0%	677	319
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	9	12	45.1%	479	583
West Torrens	5th	3	-0-	11	6	19.4%	218	908
West Adelaide	6th	1	-0-	13	2	19.5%	185	765

Round 18

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/08/1897	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	56	-	26
SAT	21/08/1897	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	126	-	16
SAT	21/08/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	43	-	19

Round 18 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	13	-0-	2	26	74.2%	737	256
South Adelaide	2nd	12	-0-	3	24	74.0%	1,030	361
Norwood	3rd	9	-0-	5	18	65.8%	696	362
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	9	14	46.8%	535	609
West Torrens	5th	3	-0-	12	6	18.5%	234	1,034
West Adelaide	6th	1	-0-	14	2	20.4%	211	821

Round 19

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/08/1897	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	20	-	30
SAT	28/08/1897	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Kensington Oval	7	-	6
CANCELLED			Norwood v North Adelaide

Round 19 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	14	-0-	2	28	73.5%	767	276
South Adelaide	2nd	12	-0-	4	24	72.9%	1,050	391
Norwood	3rd	10	-0-	5	20	65.8%	696	362
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	10	14	46.8%	535	609
West Torrens	5th	3	-1-	12	7	18.8%	241	1,040
West Adelaide	6th	1	-1-	14	3	20.8%	217	828

Round 20

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
WED	01/09/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	18	-	18

Round 20 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	14	-1-	2	29	72.8%	785	294
South Adelaide	2nd	12	-0-	4	24	72.9%	1,050	391
Norwood	3rd	10	-1-	5	21	65.3%	714	380
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	10	14	46.8%	535	609
West Torrens	5th	3	-1-	12	7	18.8%	241	1,040
West Adelaide	6th	1	-1-	14	3	20.8%	217	828

Round 21

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/09/1897	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	51	-	16
CANCELLED			South Adelaide v West Adelaide

Round 21 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	14	-1-	2	29	72.8%	785	294
South Adelaide	2nd	13	-0-	4	26	72.9%	1,050	391
Norwood	3rd	11	-1-	5	23	65.9%	765	396
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	10	14	46.8%	535	609
West Torrens	5th	3	-1-	13	7	19.1%	257	1,091
West Adelaide	6th	1	-1-	15	3	20.8%	217	828

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