1903 SAFA Season: South Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for South Adelaide for the 1903 season of the South Australian Football Association (currently known as the South Australian National Football League). The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (five as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Adelaide in the first semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the final, Port Adelaide exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. South Adelaide were defeated by Port Adelaide in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1903 SAFA Season
Team:
South Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 4-2-6, P%: 49.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcock, Cecil | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Hansen, Frank | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Tredrea, Jack | 1 | 0 | R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1903 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1903 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 16/05/1903 | Round 3 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/05/1903 | Round 4 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/05/1903 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/06/1903 | Round 6 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 20/06/1903 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 62 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1903 | Round 9 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/07/1903 | Round 10 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/07/1903 | Round 11 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | SADL by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/08/1903 | Round 12 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 64 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 22/08/1903 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/08/1903 | Semi Final | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/09/1903 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/09/1903 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 7 | unknown | unknown |