1898 SAFA Season

These are the results for the 1898 season of the South Australian Football Association (currently known as the South Australian National Football League).

It featured sixteen rounds. South Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Final Three system. South Adelaide were the premiers, with Jack Reedman as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1898 SAFA Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 16
Finals System: Final Three System
Matches: 44

Team Details

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

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
South Adelaide	1st	12	-0-	2	24	70.3%	806	340	105	176	46	64
Port Adelaide	2nd	10	-0-	4	20	66.6%	646	324	86	130	42	72
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	6	16	52.9%	613	546	84	109	73	108
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	48.6%	491	520	67	89	68	112
West Torrens	5th	6	-0-	8	12	39.3%	312	481	38	84	61	115
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	14	0	20.1%	221	878	27	59	117	176

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
South Adelaide	1st	Premiers
Port Adelaide	2nd	Runners-Up
Norwood	3rd	Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
North Adelaide	4th	Did not qualify for finals
West Torrens	5th	Did not qualify for finals
West Adelaide	6th	Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/05/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	103	-	18
SAT	07/05/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	79	-	5
SAT	07/05/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	50	-	20

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	1	-0-	0	2	94.0%	79	5
Norwood	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	85.1%	103	18
South Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	71.4%	50	20
North Adelaide	4th	0	-0-	1	0	28.6%	20	50
West Adelaide	5th	0	-0-	1	0	14.9%	18	103
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	1	0	6.0%	5	79

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/05/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	49	-	16
SAT	14/05/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Alberton Oval	15	-	12
SAT	14/05/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	118	-	2

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	2	-0-	0	4	88.4%	168	22
Port Adelaide	2nd	2	-0-	0	4	84.7%	94	17
Norwood	3rd	2	-0-	0	4	81.7%	152	34
North Adelaide	4th	0	-0-	2	0	33.0%	32	65
West Torrens	5th	0	-0-	2	0	14.1%	21	128
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	2	0	8.3%	20	221

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/05/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	83	-	36
SAT	21/05/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	34	-	31
SAT	21/05/1898	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	9	-	24

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	3	-0-	0	6	77.0%	235	70
Port Adelaide	2nd	3	-0-	0	6	72.7%	128	48
South Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	78.0%	199	56
West Torrens	4th	1	-0-	2	2	24.7%	45	137
North Adelaide	5th	0	-0-	3	0	31.5%	68	148
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	3	0	10.6%	29	245

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/05/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	60	-	8
SAT	28/05/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	92	-	10
MON	30/05/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	36	-	44

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	4	-0-	0	8	72.5%	279	106
South Adelaide	2nd	3	-0-	1	6	81.5%	291	66
Port Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	1	6	64.1%	164	92
North Adelaide	4th	1	-0-	3	2	45.1%	128	156
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	3	2	19.4%	55	229
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	4	0	10.8%	37	305

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/06/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	43	-	36
SAT	04/06/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	153	-	2

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	4	-0-	1	8	77.1%	317	94
Norwood	2nd	4	-0-	0	8	72.5%	279	106
South Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	1	6	81.5%	291	66
North Adelaide	4th	2	-0-	3	4	47.1%	171	192
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	4	2	25.1%	91	272
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	5	0	7.8%	39	458

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/06/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	74	-	18
SAT	11/06/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	22	-	34

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	5	-0-	0	10	71.0%	313	128
Port Adelaide	2nd	4	-0-	1	8	77.1%	317	94
South Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	2	6	75.8%	313	100
North Adelaide	4th	3	-0-	3	6	53.8%	245	210
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	4	2	25.1%	91	272
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	6	0	9.7%	57	532

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/06/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	38	-	8
MON	20/06/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	31	-	40

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	5	-0-	0	10	71.0%	313	128
South Adelaide	2nd	4	-0-	2	8	72.9%	353	131
Port Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	72.2%	348	134
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	3	8	56.5%	283	218
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	5	2	24.2%	99	310
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	6	0	9.7%	57	532

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/06/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	75	-	33
SAT	25/06/1898	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	38	-	40

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	5	-0-	2	10	72.3%	428	164
Norwood	2nd	5	-0-	1	10	63.0%	346	203
Port Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	72.2%	348	134
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	3	8	56.5%	283	218
West Torrens	5th	2	-0-	5	4	28.5%	139	348
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	7	0	14.2%	95	572

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/07/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	31	-	55
SAT	09/07/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	41	-	33

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	5	-0-	2	10	72.3%	428	164
Port Adelaide	2nd	5	-0-	2	10	70.0%	389	167
Norwood	3rd	5	-0-	2	10	60.8%	379	244
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	4	8	53.5%	314	273
West Torrens	5th	3	-0-	5	6	33.9%	194	379
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	7	0	14.2%	95	572

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/07/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	39	-	14
SAT	16/07/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	17	-	28
SAT	16/07/1898	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	10	-	20

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	6	-0-	2	12	71.6%	456	181
Norwood	2nd	6	-0-	2	12	61.8%	418	258
Port Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	3	10	67.6%	406	195
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	5	8	51.3%	328	312
West Torrens	5th	4	-0-	5	8	35.5%	214	389
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	8	0	15.1%	105	592

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/07/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	47	-	31
SAT	23/07/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	19	-	18
SAT	23/07/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	36	-	20

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	7	-0-	2	14	71.0%	492	201
Port Adelaide	2nd	6	-0-	3	12	66.6%	425	213
Norwood	3rd	6	-0-	3	12	59.8%	438	294
North Adelaide	4th	5	-0-	5	10	52.2%	375	343
West Torrens	5th	4	-0-	6	8	36.3%	232	408
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	9	0	17.5%	136	639

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/07/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	18	-	24
SAT	30/07/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	75	-	26
SAT	30/07/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	96	-	36

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	8	-0-	2	16	71.3%	588	237
Port Adelaide	2nd	7	-0-	3	14	67.7%	500	239
Norwood	3rd	6	-0-	4	12	55.7%	464	369
North Adelaide	4th	5	-0-	6	10	51.7%	393	367
West Torrens	5th	5	-0-	6	10	37.5%	256	426
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	10	0	19.0%	172	735

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/08/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	41	-	13
SAT	13/08/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Alberton Oval	33	-	16
CANCELLED			South Adelaide v West Torrens

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	9	-0-	2	18	71.3%	588	237
Port Adelaide	2nd	8	-0-	3	16	67.6%	533	255
Norwood	3rd	7	-0-	4	14	56.9%	505	382
North Adelaide	4th	5	-0-	7	10	50.6%	409	400
West Torrens	5th	5	-0-	7	10	37.5%	256	426
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	11	0	19.3%	185	776

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	20/08/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	74	-	19
SAT	20/08/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	92	-	22
SAT	20/08/1898	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	42	-	8

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	10	-0-	2	20	72.4%	680	259
Port Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	68.9%	607	274
Norwood	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	53.5%	524	456
West Torrens	4th	6	-0-	7	12	40.7%	298	434
North Adelaide	5th	5	-0-	8	10	46.7%	431	492
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	12	0	19.1%	193	818

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	27/08/1898	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	60	-	28
SAT	27/08/1898	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	47	-	14
SAT	27/08/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	39	-	50

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	11	-0-	2	22	71.0%	730	298
Port Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	4	18	66.6%	646	324
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	5	16	54.9%	571	470
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	48.6%	491	520
West Torrens	5th	6	-0-	8	12	39.3%	312	481
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	13	0	20.1%	221	878

Round 16

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
THU	01/09/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	76	-	42
CANCELLED			Port Adelaide v West Adelaide

Round 16 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Adelaide	1st	12	-0-	2	24	70.3%	806	340
Port Adelaide	2nd	10	-0-	4	20	66.6%	646	324
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	6	16	52.9%	613	546
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	48.6%	491	520
West Torrens	5th	6	-0-	8	12	39.3%	312	481
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	14	0	20.1%	221	878

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
South Adelaide	1st	12	-0-	2	24	70.3%	806	340	105	176	46	64
Port Adelaide	2nd	10	-0-	4	20	66.6%	646	324	86	130	42	72
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	6	16	52.9%	613	546	84	109	73	108
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	8	12	48.6%	491	520	67	89	68	112
West Torrens	5th	6	-0-	8	12	39.3%	312	481	38	84	61	115
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	14	0	20.1%	221	878	27	59	117	176

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/09/1898	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	40	-	18

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
South Adelaide	1st
Port Adelaide	2nd
Norwood	3rd

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/09/1898	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	56	-	32	7,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
South Adelaide	1st
Port Adelaide	2nd
Norwood	3rd

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