The 1884 South Australian Football Association season was the 8th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
went on to record its 1st premiership and in doing so ended 's run of 6 straight premierships (1878-1883).
The season would be the last for two of the founding clubs - South Park Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club, previously known as the Victorian Football Club. It shares no relation to the modern day Roosters.
Of the 8 original clubs from 1877 only Port Adelaide and South Adelaide, after 8 seasons, would compete in 1885.
At a committee meeting of the SAFA held on the 6 May 1884 the question of the amalgamation of the Senior and Junior Associations was then discussed at some length, and eventually it was agreed that five delegates from each Association should, confer as to what steps could be taken to effect the object in view.
SAFA Senior Clubs 1884 Season
ClubColoursHome GroundCaptainCommentsNorth Adelaide Orange BlackF.H.WeddInaugural clubFinal SeasonNorwood Dark blue Red A.E. WaldronPort Adelaide Magneta BlueAlberton Oval, AlbertonR.TurpennyBlue bib added to Magneta guernseySouth Adelaide Navy Blue White A.C. (Iney) MehrtensSouth Park Light Blue WhiteA.M.PettingerInaugural clubFinal Season
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Win/Loss table
X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin
Team1234567891011121314151617 Ladder Port AdelaideXNthA3Nor1SthA0SP1XNthA9Nor0SP10SthA2Nor5NthA4Nor3SthA1SP12SthA3SPDNP1 NorwoodSP7SthA1Port1XXNthA3SthA3Port0NthA6SP8Port5SthA1Port3XNthA2SPDNPNthA62 South AdelaideNthA1Nor1SP8Port0NthA5SP3Nor3XXPort2NthA8Nor1SP2Port1XPort3X3 South ParkNor7XSthA8NthA0Port1SthA3XXPort10Nor8XXSthA2NthA3Port12NorDNPPortDNP4 North AdelaideSthA1Port3XSP0SthA5Nor3Port9XNor6XSthA8Port4XSP3Nor2XNor65 Team Ladder
Ladder 1884 SAFA Ladder TEAM P W L D GF BF GA BA Pts Adj Pts 1 Port Adelaide (P) 15 11 2 2731732974 24 24.002Norwood149415615632116 19 20.363South Adelaide13841601383773 17 19.624South Park121101144762139 3 3.755North Adelaide121101114554157 3 3.75 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers
Note: Norwood were ranked ahead of South Adelaide on head-to-head record (2-1), and South Park were ranked ahead of North Adelaide on head-to-head record (1-0-1). The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the 1883 season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters. Both South Park and North Adelaide (Victorian) Clubs resigned from the SAFA before the commencement of the 1885 Season.
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