1919 SAFLB Season

This page displays the results for the 1919 season of the South Australian Football League B-Grade (currently known as the South Australian National Football League Reserves).

It featured fourteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Each team received two byes. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. The West Torrens B-Grade were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. The West Torrens B-Grade were the premiers.

Premiership Details

Name: 1919 South Australian Football League B-Grade Season
Known As: 1919 SAFLB Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 14
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 45

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
North Adelaide (B)
Norwood (B)
Port Adelaide (B)
South Adelaide (B)
Sturt (B)
West Adelaide (B)
West Torrens (B)

Premiership Results

Premiers: West Torrens B-Grade
Runners-Up: Sturt B-Grade
Minor Premiers: West Torrens B-Grade

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
West Torrens (B)	1st	12	-0-	0	24	66.0%	890	459	114	206	59	105
Sturt (B)	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.6%	922	528	126	166	70	108
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	58.4%	719	512	101	113	66	116
Norwood (B)	4th	5	-0-	7	10	53.2%	713	627	96	137	84	123
West Adelaide (B)	5th	5	-0-	7	10	47.5%	579	640	73	141	86	124
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	9	6	32.5%	473	984	61	107	132	192
North Adelaide (B)	7th	1	-0-	11	2	27.7%	339	885	44	75	118	177

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/05/1919	Norwood (B) v Sturt (B)	Norwood Oval	54	-	33
SAT	03/05/1919	South Adelaide (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	29	-	65
SAT	03/05/1919	West Torrens (B) v Port Adelaide (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	66	-	27

Round 1 Bye: North Adelaide (B)

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	1	-0-	0	2	71.0%	66	27
West Adelaide (B)	2nd	1	-0-	0	2	69.1%	65	29
Norwood (B)	3rd	1	-0-	0	2	62.1%	54	33
North Adelaide (B)	4th	0	-0-	0	0		0	0
Sturt (B)	5th	0	-0-	1	0	37.9%	33	54
South Adelaide (B)	6th	0	-0-	1	0	30.9%	29	65
Port Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	1	0	29.0%	27	66

Round 2

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/05/1919	Norwood (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Norwood Oval	32	-	31
SAT	10/05/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v North Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	60	-	27
SAT	10/05/1919	West Torrens (B) v Sturt (B)	Unley Oval	68	-	59

Round 2 Bye: South Adelaide (B)

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	2	-0-	0	4	60.9%	134	86
Norwood (B)	2nd	2	-0-	0	4	57.3%	86	64
West Adelaide (B)	3rd	1	-0-	1	2	61.1%	96	61
Port Adelaide (B)	4th	1	-0-	1	2	48.3%	87	93
Sturt (B)	5th	0	-0-	2	0	43.0%	92	122
North Adelaide (B)	6th	0	-0-	1	0	31.0%	27	60
South Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	1	0	30.9%	29	65

Round 3

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	17/05/1919	Norwood (B) v South Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	47	-	75
SAT	17/05/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Alberton Oval	35	-	54
SAT	17/05/1919	West Adelaide (B) v North Adelaide (B)	Unley Oval	36	-	30

Round 3 Bye: West Torrens (B)

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	2	-0-	0	4	60.9%	134	86
West Adelaide (B)	2nd	2	-0-	1	4	59.2%	132	91
Norwood (B)	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	48.9%	133	139
Sturt (B)	4th	1	-0-	2	2	48.2%	146	157
South Adelaide (B)	5th	1	-0-	1	2	48.1%	104	112
Port Adelaide (B)	6th	1	-0-	2	2	45.4%	122	147
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	2	0	37.3%	57	96

Round 4

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	24/05/1919	North Adelaide (B) v South Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	43	-	66
SAT	24/05/1919	Sturt (B) v West Adelaide (B)		55	-	36
SAT	24/05/1919	West Torrens (B) v Norwood (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	82	-	32

Round 4 Bye: Port Adelaide (B)

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	3	-0-	0	6	64.7%	216	118
West Adelaide (B)	2nd	2	-0-	2	4	53.5%	168	146
South Adelaide (B)	3rd	2	-0-	1	4	52.3%	170	155
Sturt (B)	4th	2	-0-	2	4	51.0%	201	193
Norwood (B)	5th	2	-0-	2	4	42.7%	165	221
Port Adelaide (B)	6th	1	-0-	2	2	45.4%	122	147
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	3	0	38.2%	100	162

Round 5

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	31/05/1919	North Adelaide (B) v Norwood (B)	Jubilee Oval	20	-	118
SAT	31/05/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Alberton Oval	102	-	19
SAT	31/05/1919	South Adelaide (B) v West Torrens (B)	Unley Oval	25	-	56

Round 5 Bye: Sturt (B)

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	4	-0-	0	8	65.5%	272	143
Norwood (B)	2nd	3	-0-	2	6	54.0%	283	241
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	2	-0-	2	4	57.4%	224	166
Sturt (B)	4th	2	-0-	2	4	51.0%	201	193
South Adelaide (B)	5th	2	-0-	2	4	48.0%	195	211
West Adelaide (B)	6th	2	-0-	3	4	43.0%	187	248
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	4	0	30.0%	120	280

Round 6

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/06/1919	North Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Unley Oval	25	-	152
SAT	07/06/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v South Adelaide (B)	Alberton Oval	110	-	45
SAT	07/06/1919	West Torrens (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	55	-	37

Round 6 Bye: Norwood (B)

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	5	-0-	0	10	64.5%	327	180
Sturt (B)	2nd	3	-0-	2	6	61.8%	353	218
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	3	-0-	2	6	61.3%	334	211
Norwood (B)	4th	3	-0-	2	6	54.0%	283	241
South Adelaide (B)	5th	2	-0-	3	4	42.8%	240	321
West Adelaide (B)	6th	2	-0-	4	4	42.5%	224	303
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	5	0	25.1%	145	432

Round 7

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/06/1919	North Adelaide (B) v West Torrens (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	22	-	116
SAT	14/06/1919	Norwood (B) v Port Adelaide (B)	Alberton Oval	58	-	97
SAT	14/06/1919	South Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Jubilee Oval	38	-	144

Round 7 Bye: West Adelaide (B)

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	6	-0-	0	12	68.7%	443	202
Sturt (B)	2nd	4	-0-	2	8	66.0%	497	256
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	61.6%	431	269
Norwood (B)	4th	3	-0-	3	6	50.2%	341	338
West Adelaide (B)	5th	2	-0-	4	4	42.5%	224	303
South Adelaide (B)	6th	2	-0-	4	4	37.4%	278	465
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	6	0	23.4%	167	548

Round 8

Date		Match	Venue	Result
TUE	03/06/1919	Norwood (B) v Sturt (B)	Unley Oval	40	-	48
SAT	21/06/1919	South Adelaide (B) v North Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	46	-	33
SAT	21/06/1919	West Adelaide (B) v West Torrens (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	30	-	61

Round 8 Bye: Port Adelaide (B)

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	7	-0-	0	14	68.5%	504	232
Sturt (B)	2nd	5	-0-	2	10	64.8%	545	296
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	4	-0-	2	8	61.6%	431	269
Norwood (B)	4th	3	-0-	4	6	49.7%	381	386
South Adelaide (B)	5th	3	-0-	4	6	39.4%	324	498
West Adelaide (B)	6th	2	-0-	5	4	41.1%	254	364
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	7	0	25.2%	200	594

Round 9

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/06/1919	North Adelaide (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	41	-	81
SAT	28/06/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Unley Oval	49	-	65
SAT	28/06/1919	West Torrens (B) v South Adelaide (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	102	-	30

Round 9 Bye: Norwood (B)

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	8	-0-	0	16	69.8%	606	262
Sturt (B)	2nd	6	-0-	2	12	63.9%	610	345
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	4	-0-	3	8	59.0%	480	334
Norwood (B)	4th	3	-0-	4	6	49.7%	381	386
West Adelaide (B)	5th	3	-0-	5	6	45.3%	335	405
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	5	6	37.1%	354	600
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	8	0	26.3%	241	675

Round 10

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/07/1919	North Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	12	-	76
SAT	12/07/1919	Norwood (B) v Port Adelaide (B)	Norwood Oval	55	-	39
SAT	12/07/1919	South Adelaide (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	39	-	71

Round 10 Bye: West Torrens (B)

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	8	-0-	0	16	69.8%	606	262
Sturt (B)	2nd	7	-0-	2	14	65.8%	686	357
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	4	-0-	4	8	57.2%	519	389
Norwood (B)	4th	4	-0-	4	8	50.6%	436	425
West Adelaide (B)	5th	4	-0-	5	8	47.8%	406	444
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	6	6	36.9%	393	671
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	9	0	25.2%	253	751

Round 11

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	19/07/1919	Norwood (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Unley Oval	41	-	68
SAT	19/07/1919	Sturt (B) v West Torrens (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	51	-	67
SAT	02/08/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v South Adelaide (B)	Unley Oval	68	-	32

Round 11 Bye: North Adelaide (B)

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	9	-0-	0	18	68.3%	673	313
Sturt (B)	2nd	7	-0-	3	14	63.5%	737	424
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	5	-0-	4	10	58.2%	587	421
West Adelaide (B)	4th	5	-0-	5	10	49.4%	474	485
Norwood (B)	5th	4	-0-	5	8	49.2%	477	493
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	7	6	36.5%	425	739
North Adelaide (B)	7th	0	-0-	9	0	25.2%	253	751

Round 12

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/07/1919	North Adelaide (B) v Norwood (B)		47	-	46
SAT	26/07/1919	South Adelaide (B) v Sturt (B)	Unley Oval	31	-	111
SAT	26/07/1919	West Torrens (B) v Port Adelaide (B)	Alberton Oval	59	-	51

Round 12 Bye: West Adelaide (B)

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	10	-0-	0	20	66.8%	732	364
Sturt (B)	2nd	8	-0-	3	16	65.1%	848	455
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	5	-0-	5	10	57.1%	638	480
West Adelaide (B)	4th	5	-0-	5	10	49.4%	474	485
Norwood (B)	5th	4	-0-	6	8	49.2%	523	540
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	8	6	34.9%	456	850
North Adelaide (B)	7th	1	-0-	9	2	27.3%	300	797

Round 13

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	09/08/1919	Sturt (B) v West Adelaide (B)	Jubilee Oval	74	-	73
SAT	09/08/1919	West Torrens (B) v Norwood (B)	Norwood Oval	70	-	56
CANCELLED		North Adelaide (B)* v Port Adelaide (B)

* ^{: forfeited}

Round 13 Bye: South Adelaide (B)

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	11	-0-	0	22	65.6%	802	420
Sturt (B)	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.6%	922	528
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	6	-0-	5	12	57.1%	638	480
West Adelaide (B)	4th	5	-0-	6	10	49.5%	547	559
Norwood (B)	5th	4	-0-	7	8	48.7%	579	610
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	8	6	34.9%	456	850
North Adelaide (B)	7th	1	-0-	10	2	27.3%	300	797

Round 14

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/08/1919	North Adelaide (B) v West Torrens (B)	Jubilee Oval	39	-	88
SAT	16/08/1919	Port Adelaide (B) v West Adelaide (B)		81	-	32
SAT	16/08/1919	South Adelaide (B) v Norwood (B)	Norwood Oval	17	-	134

Round 14 Bye: Sturt (B)

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
West Torrens (B)	1st	12	-0-	0	24	66.0%	890	459
Sturt (B)	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.6%	922	528
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	58.4%	719	512
Norwood (B)	4th	5	-0-	7	10	53.2%	713	627
West Adelaide (B)	5th	5	-0-	7	10	47.5%	579	640
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	9	6	32.5%	473	984
North Adelaide (B)	7th	1	-0-	11	2	27.7%	339	885

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
West Torrens (B)	1st	12	-0-	0	24	66.0%	890	459	114	206	59	105
Sturt (B)	2nd	9	-0-	3	18	63.6%	922	528	126	166	70	108
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd	7	-0-	5	14	58.4%	719	512	101	113	66	116
Norwood (B)	4th	5	-0-	7	10	53.2%	713	627	96	137	84	123
West Adelaide (B)	5th	5	-0-	7	10	47.5%	579	640	73	141	86	124
South Adelaide (B)	6th	3	-0-	9	6	32.5%	473	984	61	107	132	192
North Adelaide (B)	7th	1	-0-	11	2	27.7%	339	885	44	75	118	177

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/08/1919		Sturt (B) v Norwood (B)	Hindmarsh Oval	97	-	81
SAT	06/09/1919		West Torrens (B) v Port Adelaide (B)		84	-	26

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
West Torrens (B)*	1st
Sturt (B)	2nd
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd
Norwood (B)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 2

Final (Grand Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/09/1919		West Torrens (B) v Sturt (B)	Norwood Oval	55	-	27

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
West Torrens (B)*	1st
Sturt (B)	2nd
Port Adelaide (B)	3rd
Norwood (B)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

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