1889 SAFA season

The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

As and finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with winning to claim the 1889 premiership.

North Adelaide (formerly called Hotham prior to 1888) after two seasons in the S.A.F.A. merged with Adelaide. The merged club retained Adelaide's name and their Black and Red colours.

Minor Round Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4 (Friday 24th May Queen's Birthday Holiday)

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7 (Arbor Day Holiday)

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Ladder 1889 SAFA Ladder TEAM P W L D GF BF GA BAPtsAdj Pts 1 Norwood (P) 17 14 2 1102165307529291Port Adelaide171421127177336329293Adelaide1789057957816116164Gawler11470216576104812.365South Adelaide176110541327112012126Medindie15015019569015800 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 Notes: Medindie played each club 3 times Gawler only played each Club twice except Medindie (3 times) due to City clubs only wanting to travel once to Gawler due to the cost of the Special Train The other 4 senior teams - Norwood, Port Adelaide, Adelaide and South Adelaide played each other 4 times.

Grand final

1889 SAFA Premiership Football Match

References