1905 SAFA Season

These are the results for the 1905 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. North Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. North Adelaide were the premiers, with Jack Reedman as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1905 SAFA Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 14
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 45

Team Details

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

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
North Adelaide	1st	10	-1-	1	21	66.2%	661	337	91	115	42	85
Port Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.0%	678	398	93	120	53	80
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	4	16	59.8%	697	469	92	145	62	97
South Adelaide	4th	5	-1-	6	11	48.5%	502	532	61	136	75	82
Sturt	5th	4	-0-	8	8	45.8%	482	570	63	104	73	132
West Torrens	6th	4	-0-	8	8	39.7%	417	633	54	93	82	141
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	11	2	28.6%	333	831	44	69	111	165

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
North Adelaide	1st	Premiers
Port Adelaide	2nd	Runners-Up
Norwood	3rd	Defeated by North Adelaide (Semi Final)
South Adelaide	4th	Defeated by Port Adelaide (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			Attendance
SAT	06/05/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Norwood Oval	45	-	53
SAT	06/05/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Adelaide	Unley Oval	88	-	21
SAT	06/05/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v Port Adelaide	Hindmarsh Oval	38	-	43	1,400

Round 1 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sturt	1st	1	-0-	0	2	80.7%	88	21
North Adelaide	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	54.1%	53	45
Port Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	53.1%	43	38
South Adelaide	4th	0	-0-	0	0		0	0
West Torrens	5th	0	-0-	1	0	46.9%	38	43
Norwood	6th	0	-0-	1	0	45.9%	45	53
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	1	0	19.3%	21	88

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/05/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Torrens	Norwood Oval	75	-	29
SAT	13/05/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	22	-	49
SAT	13/05/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	56	-	14

Round 2 Bye: Sturt

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	2	-0-	0	4	60.4%	102	67
Sturt	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	80.7%	88	21
South Adelaide	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	80.0%	56	14
Norwood	4th	1	-0-	1	2	59.4%	120	82
Port Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	1	2	42.8%	65	87
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	2	0	36.2%	67	118
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	2	0	19.6%	35	144

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	20/05/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	107	-	16
SAT	20/05/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	77	-	16
SAT	20/05/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Torrens	Unley Oval	79	-	19

Round 3 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sturt	1st	2	-0-	0	4	80.7%	167	40
Norwood	2nd	2	-0-	1	4	69.8%	227	98
North Adelaide	3rd	2	-0-	0	4	60.4%	102	67
Port Adelaide	4th	2	-0-	1	4	58.0%	142	103
South Adelaide	5th	1	-0-	1	2	44.2%	72	91
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	3	0	30.4%	86	197
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	3	0	16.9%	51	251

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	27/05/1905	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v Sturt	Adelaide Oval	38	-	26
SAT	27/05/1905	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	30	-	95
SAT	27/05/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v South Adelaide	Hindmarsh Oval	33	-	42

Round 4 Bye: Norwood

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Adelaide	1st	3	-0-	1	6	64.1%	237	133
North Adelaide	2nd	3	-0-	0	6	60.1%	140	93
Sturt	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	71.2%	193	78
Norwood	4th	2	-0-	1	4	69.8%	227	98
South Adelaide	5th	2	-0-	1	4	47.9%	114	124
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	4	0	33.2%	119	239
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	4	0	19.0%	81	346

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/06/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v Sturt	Adelaide Oval	60	-	31
SAT	03/06/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v North Adelaide	Hindmarsh Oval	25	-	66
MON	05/06/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	48	-	32	12,000

Round 5 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	4	-0-	0	8	63.6%	206	118
Norwood	2nd	3	-0-	1	6	67.9%	275	130
Port Adelaide	3rd	3	-0-	2	6	59.8%	269	181
South Adelaide	4th	3	-0-	1	6	52.9%	174	155
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	2	4	61.9%	224	138
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	5	0	32.1%	144	305
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	4	0	19.0%	81	346

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/06/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	56	-	26
SAT	10/06/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Sturt	Alberton Oval	60	-	34
SAT	10/06/1905	2:10 PM	West Adelaide v North Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	20	-	62

Round 6 Bye: West Torrens

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	5	-0-	0	10	66.0%	268	138
Norwood	2nd	4	-0-	1	8	68.0%	331	156
Port Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	60.5%	329	215
South Adelaide	4th	3	-0-	2	6	48.7%	200	211
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	3	4	56.6%	258	198
West Torrens	6th	0	-0-	5	0	32.1%	144	305
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	5	0	19.8%	101	408

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	17/06/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v Sturt	Norwood Oval	66	-	41
SAT	17/06/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	35	-	35
SAT	17/06/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Hindmarsh Oval	30	-	23

Round 7 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	5	-1-	0	11	63.7%	303	173
Norwood	2nd	5	-0-	1	10	66.8%	397	197
Port Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	60.5%	329	215
South Adelaide	4th	3	-1-	2	7	48.9%	235	246
Sturt	5th	2	-0-	4	4	53.1%	299	264
West Torrens	6th	1	-0-	5	2	34.7%	174	328
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	6	0	22.1%	124	438

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	01/07/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	32	-	33
SAT	01/07/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Torrens	Alberton Oval	24	-	27
SAT	01/07/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v West Adelaide	Unley Oval	33	-	20

Round 8 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	6	-1-	0	13	62.1%	336	205
Norwood	2nd	5	-0-	2	10	65.1%	429	230
Port Adelaide	3rd	4	-0-	3	8	59.3%	353	242
South Adelaide	4th	3	-1-	2	7	48.9%	235	246
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	4	6	53.9%	332	284
West Torrens	6th	2	-0-	5	4	36.3%	201	352
West Adelaide	7th	0	-0-	7	0	23.4%	144	471

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/07/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v North Adelaide	Alberton Oval	55	-	26	4,000
SAT	08/07/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Adelaide	Jubilee Oval	40	-	58
SAT	08/07/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v Norwood	Hindmarsh Oval	58	-	61

Round 9 Bye: Sturt

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	6	-1-	1	13	58.2%	362	260
Norwood	2nd	6	-0-	2	12	63.0%	490	288
Port Adelaide	3rd	5	-0-	3	10	60.4%	408	268
South Adelaide	4th	3	-1-	3	7	47.5%	275	304
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	4	6	53.9%	332	284
West Torrens	6th	2	-0-	6	4	38.5%	259	413
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	7	2	28.3%	202	511

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	15/07/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v West Adelaide	Norwood Oval	93	-	34
SAT	15/07/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Alberton Oval	70	-	39	3,000
SAT	15/07/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v Sturt	Hindmarsh Oval	60	-	50

Round 10 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Norwood	1st	7	-0-	2	14	64.4%	583	322
North Adelaide	2nd	6	-1-	1	13	58.2%	362	260
Port Adelaide	3rd	6	-0-	3	12	60.9%	478	307
South Adelaide	4th	3	-1-	4	7	45.6%	314	374
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	5	6	52.6%	382	344
West Torrens	6th	3	-0-	6	6	40.8%	319	463
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	8	2	28.1%	236	604

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/07/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v West Adelaide	Alberton Oval	78	-	41	1,000
SAT	29/07/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v West Torrens	Jubilee Oval	57	-	25
SAT	29/07/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v North Adelaide	Unley Oval	8	-	76

Round 11 Bye: Norwood

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	7	-1-	1	15	62.0%	438	268
Norwood	2nd	7	-0-	2	14	64.4%	583	322
Port Adelaide	3rd	7	-0-	3	14	61.5%	556	348
South Adelaide	4th	4	-1-	4	9	48.2%	371	399
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	6	6	48.1%	390	420
West Torrens	6th	3	-0-	7	6	39.8%	344	520
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	9	2	28.9%	277	682

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/08/1905	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Torrens	Adelaide Oval	76	-	23
SAT	12/08/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v Norwood	Alberton Oval	60	-	28
SAT	12/08/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v South Adelaide	Unley Oval	33	-	54

Round 12 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	8	-1-	1	17	63.9%	514	291
Port Adelaide	2nd	8	-0-	3	16	62.1%	616	376
Norwood	3rd	7	-0-	3	14	61.5%	611	382
South Adelaide	4th	5	-1-	4	11	49.6%	425	432
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	7	6	47.2%	423	474
West Torrens	6th	3	-0-	8	6	38.1%	367	596
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	9	2	28.9%	277	682

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/08/1905	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	99	-	19
SAT	19/08/1905	2:10 PM	Norwood v South Adelaide	Norwood Oval	52	-	50	2,000
SAT	19/08/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v Port Adelaide	Unley Oval	22	-	62

Round 13 Bye: West Torrens

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	9	-1-	1	19	66.4%	613	310
Port Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.0%	678	398
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	3	16	60.5%	663	432
South Adelaide	4th	5	-1-	5	11	49.5%	475	484
Sturt	5th	3	-0-	8	6	45.4%	445	536
West Torrens	6th	3	-0-	8	6	38.1%	367	596
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	10	2	27.5%	296	781

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/08/1905	2:10 PM	South Adelaide v North Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	27	-	48
SAT	26/08/1905	2:10 PM	Sturt v Norwood	Unley Oval	37	-	34
SAT	26/08/1905	2:10 PM	West Torrens v West Adelaide	Hindmarsh Oval	50	-	37

Round 14 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Adelaide	1st	10	-1-	1	21	66.2%	661	337
Port Adelaide	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.0%	678	398
Norwood	3rd	8	-0-	4	16	59.8%	697	469
South Adelaide	4th	5	-1-	6	11	48.5%	502	532
Sturt	5th	4	-0-	8	8	45.8%	482	570
West Torrens	6th	4	-0-	8	8	39.7%	417	633
West Adelaide	7th	1	-0-	11	2	28.6%	333	831

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
FRI	01/09/1905	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v Norwood	Adelaide Oval	90	-	41	10,000
SAT	02/09/1905	2:10 PM	Port Adelaide v South Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	62	-	28

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/09/1905	2:10 PM	North Adelaide v Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	44	-	12	12,000

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