1904 SAFA Season

These are the results for the 1904 season of the South Australian Football Association (currently known as the South Australian National Football League).

It featured fourteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Each team received two byes. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Norwood were the premiers, with Phil Newland as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1904 SAFA Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 14
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 46

Team Details

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

Season Results

Premiers: Norwood
Runners-Up: Port 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	10	-1-	1	21	63.4%	657	380	93	99	48	92
Norwood	2nd	9	-1-	2	19	66.0%	903	465	129	129	65	75
South Adelaide	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	52.1%	669	615	91	123	86	99
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	5	14	51.5%	665	626	91	119	89	92
Sturt	5th	6	-0-	6	12	47.0%	417	471	58	69	62	99
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	11	2	40.3%	450	667	58	102	93	109
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	11	2	27.9%	340	877	45	70	122	145

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
Norwood	1st	Premiers
Port Adelaide	2nd	Runners-Up
South Adelaide	3rd	Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
North Adelaide	4th	Defeated by Norwood (Semi Final)
Sturt	5th	Did not qualify for finals
West Torrens	6th	Did not qualify for finals
West Adelaide	7th	Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/05/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	41	-	30
SAT	07/05/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Norwood Oval	24	-	59
SAT	07/05/1904	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	28	-	64

Round 1 Bye: Sturt

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	1	-0-	0	2	71.1%	59	24
North Adelaide	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	69.6%	64	28
Port Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	57.7%	41	30
Sturt	4th	0	-0-	0	0		0	0
West Torrens	5th	0	-0-	1	0	42.3%	30	41
West Adelaide	6th	0	-0-	1	0	30.4%	28	64
South Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	1	0	28.9%	24	59

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/05/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	102	-	3
SAT	14/05/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v South Adelaide	Unley Oval	23	-	47
SAT	14/05/1904	2:10 PM	West Torrens v Norwood	Jubilee Oval	51	-	74

Round 2 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	2	-0-	0	4	81.3%	143	33
Norwood	2nd	2	-0-	0	4	63.9%	133	75
North Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	69.6%	64	28
South Adelaide	4th	1	-0-	1	2	46.4%	71	82
West Torrens	5th	0	-0-	2	0	41.3%	81	115
Sturt	6th	0	-0-	1	0	32.9%	23	47
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	2	0	15.7%	31	166

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/05/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v South Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	49	-	75
SAT	21/05/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Alberton Oval	37	-	37
SAT	21/05/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Adelaide	Unley Oval	72	-	9

Round 3 Bye: West Torrens

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	2	-1-	0	5	72.0%	180	70
Norwood	2nd	2	-1-	0	5	60.3%	170	112
South Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	52.7%	146	131
Sturt	4th	1	-0-	1	2	62.9%	95	56
North Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	1	2	52.3%	113	103
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	2	0	41.3%	81	115
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	3	0	14.4%	40	238

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/05/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v Sturt	Norwood Oval	82	-	18
SAT	28/05/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Alberton Oval	60	-	39
SAT	28/05/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	59	-	50

Round 4 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	3	-1-	0	7	68.8%	240	109
Norwood	2nd	3	-1-	0	7	66.0%	252	130
South Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	1	6	53.1%	205	181
North Adelaide	4th	1	-0-	2	2	48.3%	152	163
Sturt	5th	1	-0-	2	2	45.0%	113	138
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	3	0	43.0%	131	174
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	3	0	14.4%	40	238

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	04/06/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v North Adelaide	Unley Oval	38	-	55
SAT	04/06/1904	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	42	-	49
MON	06/06/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	45	-	52

Round 5 Bye: Norwood

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	4	-1-	0	9	65.5%	292	154
Norwood	2nd	3	-1-	0	7	66.0%	252	130
South Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	2	6	51.8%	250	233
North Adelaide	4th	2	-0-	2	4	50.7%	207	201
West Torrens	5th	1	-0-	3	2	45.5%	180	216
Sturt	6th	1	-0-	3	2	43.9%	151	193
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	4	0	22.2%	82	287

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	18/06/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Norwood Oval	92	-	61
SAT	18/06/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Torrens	Unley Oval	37	-	36
SAT	18/06/1904	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v South Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	47	-	79

Round 6 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	4	-1-	0	9	65.5%	292	154
Norwood	2nd	4	-1-	0	9	64.3%	344	191
South Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	54.0%	329	280
North Adelaide	4th	2	-0-	3	4	47.8%	268	293
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	3	4	45.1%	188	229
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	4	2	46.1%	216	253
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	5	0	26.1%	129	366

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	25/06/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	61	-	59
SAT	25/06/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	118	-	35
SAT	25/06/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Sturt	Alberton Oval	63	-	31

Round 7 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	5	-1-	0	11	67.2%	462	226
Port Adelaide	2nd	5	-1-	0	11	65.7%	355	185
South Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	54.0%	329	280
North Adelaide	4th	3	-0-	3	6	48.3%	329	352
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	4	4	42.9%	219	292
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	5	2	46.7%	275	314
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	6	0	25.3%	164	484

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/07/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	42	-	36
SAT	02/07/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	64	-	13
SAT	02/07/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Norwood	Jubilee Oval	52	-	60

Round 8 Bye: Sturt

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	6	-1-	0	13	67.9%	419	198
Norwood	2nd	6	-1-	0	13	65.3%	522	278
South Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	3	8	52.8%	381	340
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	3	8	48.9%	371	388
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	4	4	42.9%	219	292
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	6	2	43.2%	288	378
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	7	0	27.5%	200	526

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/07/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Norwood Oval	86	-	26
SAT	16/07/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v South Adelaide	Unley Oval	40	-	57
SAT	16/07/1904	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	32	-	76

Round 9 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	7	-1-	0	15	68.3%	495	230
Norwood	2nd	7	-1-	0	15	66.7%	608	304
South Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	3	10	53.5%	438	380
North Adelaide	4th	4	-0-	3	8	48.9%	371	388
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	5	4	42.6%	259	349
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	7	2	40.4%	314	464
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	8	0	27.8%	232	602

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/07/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v South Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	87	-	57
SAT	23/07/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Norwood Oval	42	-	48
SAT	23/07/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Adelaide	Unley Oval	31	-	16

Round 10 Bye: West Torrens

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	8	-1-	0	17	66.6%	543	272
Norwood	2nd	7	-1-	1	15	64.9%	650	352
South Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	4	10	51.5%	495	467
North Adelaide	4th	5	-0-	3	10	50.7%	458	445
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	5	6	44.3%	290	365
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	7	2	40.4%	314	464
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	9	0	28.1%	248	633

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/07/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	62	-	37
SAT	30/07/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Norwood Oval	52	-	49
SAT	30/07/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v Norwood	Unley Oval	39	-	31

Round 11 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	8	-1-	1	17	63.5%	580	334
Norwood	2nd	7	-1-	2	15	63.5%	681	391
North Adelaide	3rd	6	-0-	3	12	51.9%	520	482
South Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	4	12	51.5%	547	516
Sturt	5th	4	-0-	5	8	45.4%	329	396
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	8	2	41.3%	363	516
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	9	0	28.1%	248	633

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	06/08/1904		Sturt v North Adelaide	Unley Oval	26	-	24
SAT	06/08/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	36	-	59
SAT	06/08/1904	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	29	-	42

Round 12 Bye: Norwood

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	9	-1-	1	19	63.3%	639	370
Norwood	2nd	7	-1-	2	15	63.5%	681	391
North Adelaide	3rd	6	-0-	4	12	51.7%	544	508
South Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	5	12	50.3%	583	575
Sturt	5th	5	-0-	5	10	45.8%	355	420
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	9	2	41.3%	392	558
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	9	2	30.5%	290	662

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/08/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v Norwood	Jubilee Oval	64	-	93
SAT	13/08/1904	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	86	-	40
SAT	13/08/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Torrens	Unley Oval	52	-	33

Round 13 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	9	-1-	1	19	63.3%	639	370
Norwood	2nd	8	-1-	2	17	63.0%	774	455
South Adelaide	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	52.1%	669	615
North Adelaide	4th	6	-0-	5	12	50.3%	608	601
Sturt	5th	6	-0-	5	12	47.3%	407	453
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	10	2	41.1%	425	610
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	10	2	30.6%	330	748

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	27/08/1904	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	57	-	25
SAT	27/08/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	129	-	10
SAT	27/08/1904	2:10 PM	Sturt v Port Adelaide	Unley Oval	10	-	18

Round 14 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	10	-1-	1	21	63.4%	657	380
Norwood	2nd	9	-1-	2	19	66.0%	903	465
South Adelaide	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	52.1%	669	615
North Adelaide	4th	7	-0-	5	14	51.5%	665	626
Sturt	5th	6	-0-	6	12	47.0%	417	471
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	11	2	40.3%	450	667
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	11	2	27.9%	340	877

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
THU	01/09/1904	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Alberton Oval	23	-	41	5,500
SAT	03/09/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	44	-	22	6,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/09/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v South Adelaide	Unley Oval	31	-	28	7,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/09/1904	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	62	-	58	15,000

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