1884 SAFA season

8th season of SAFA competition October 2012 April 2021 safa 1884 Port Adelaide 1884 Premiership Team.jpg 250px The premiership team 5 1 33 6,000 (Round 8, vs. ) Robert Roy (22 Goals) 1883 1885 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.Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197794564 2026-08-30 trove.nla.gov.au SAFA Senior Clubs 1884 Season ClubColoursHome GroundCaptainCommentsNorth AdelaideOrange Orange Black BlackF.H.WeddInaugural clubFinal SeasonNorwood#00008B Dark blue #ee0f49 Red A.E. WaldronFootball https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197794368?searchTerm=Football 2026-08-30 trove.nla.gov.auPort Adelaide#FF00FF Magneta #0000FF BlueAlberton Oval, AlbertonR.TurpennyBlue bib added to Magneta guernseySouth Adelaide#000080 Navy Blue White White A.C. (Iney) MehrtensSouth Park#81DAF5 Light Blue white WhiteA.M.PettingerInaugural clubFinal Season Premiership season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 3 May (3:25 pm) 9.16 (9) H 2.6 (2) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35959318 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 5 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 3 May (3:30 pm) North Adelaide 2.3 (2) A 3.12 (3) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35959318 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 5 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 10 May (3:20 pm) 4.9 (4) H 3.5 (3) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43657554 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 12 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 10 May (3:30 pm) North Adelaide 0.3 (0) A 3.12 (3) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43657554 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 12 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) 2.10 (2) A 3.15 (3) Alberton Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43659668 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 19 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 17 May (3:30 pm) 8.9 (8) H 0.3 (0) Adelaide Oval 350 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43659668 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 19 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 24 May (3:30 pm) 4.5 (4) D 4.2 (4) Alberton Oval 900 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93147201 Football. South Australian Weekly Chronicle Adelaide 31 May 1884 18 December 2014 15 National Library of Australia Saturday, 24 May (4:00 pm) North Adelaide 1.5 (1) D 1.6 (1) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35960805 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 27 May 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) 2.3 (2) A 3.14 (3) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43658955 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 2 June 1884 18 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) North Adelaide 1.1 (1) A 6.18 (6) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43658955 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 2 June 1884 18 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 7 June (3:30 pm) 3.20 (3) H North Adelaide 0.5 (0) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43655961 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 9 June 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 7 June (3:25 pm) 5.11 (5) H 2.6 (2) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43655961 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 9 June 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 14 June (3:15 pm) 6.15 (6) H 3.11 (3) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43657401 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 16 June 1884 18 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 14 June 10.15 (10) H North Adelaide 1.? (1) Alberton Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35962163 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 17 June 1884 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 8 Round 8 Friday, 20 June (2:58 pm) 3.3 (3) D 3.17 (3) Adelaide Oval 6,000 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93147785 Football. South Australian Weekly Chronicle Adelaide 28 June 1884 18 December 2014 15 National Library of Australia Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 5 July (3:20 pm) 6.16 (6) H North Adelaide 0.6 (0) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43812585 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 7 July 1884 18 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 5 July 11.18 (11) H 1.4 (1) Alberton Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35963374 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 7 July 1884 18 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 26 July 7.6 (7) A 9.6 (9) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43815703 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 28 July 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 26 July (3:20 pm) 8.19 (8) H 0.5 (0) Kensington Oval 100 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93316764 football. South Australian Weekly Chronicle Adelaide 2 August 1884 19 December 2014 14 National Library of Australia Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 2 August (3:20 pm) 8.11 (8) H 3.10 (3) Alberton Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43817979 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 4 August 1884 19 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 2 August 8.17 (8) H North Adelaide 1.8 (1) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93313541 Football. South Australian Weekly Chronicle Adelaide 9 August 1884 19 December 2014 15 National Library of Australia Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 9 August (3:15 pm) 2.12 (2) A 3.9 (3) Kensington Oval 850 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43812134 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 11 August 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 9 August (3:50 pm) 4.13 (4) H North Adelaide 0.2 (2) Alberton Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43812134 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 11 August 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 30 August 0.11 (0) A 3.15 (3) Adelaide Oval 5,000 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43812896 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 1 September 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 30 August 5.18 (5) H 3.2 (3) Kensington Oval 40 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43812896 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 1 September 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia This was the first time Port Adelaide beat Norwood twice in once season and in consecutive encounters. A game was played between Norwood and South Adelaide on Monday 1 September which was a public holiday. The game did not count to the Association premiership. Norwood 2.6 defeated South Adelaide 1.6 Crowd 2000http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43814689 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 2 September 1884 19 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 6 September (3:00 pm) 3.10 (3) H North Adelaide 0.6 (0) Adelaide Oval 300 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43817083 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 8 September 1884 19 December 2014 3 National Library of Australia Saturday, 6 September (Time pm) 2.12 (2) H 1.8 (1) Alberton Oval 1,000 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35967203 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 9 September 1884 19 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 13 September 2.10 (2) A North Adelaide 4.4 (4) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35967498 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 15 September 1884 19 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 13 September 0.4 (4) A 12.23 (12) Adelaide Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35967498 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 15 September 1884 19 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 20 September (Time pm) 4.9 (4) H 1.4 (1) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35967963 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 22 September 1884 19 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia forfeited its scheduled game for the Saturday 20 September against Norwood at Adelaide Oval.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article0 [No heading]. Adelaide Observer SA 4 October 1884 19 December 2014 20 National Library of Australia 11 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200311001016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/0 dead Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 27 September (3:35 pm) 7.7 (7) H North Adelaide 1.7 (1) Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article0 [No heading]. Adelaide Observer 4 October 1884 19 December 2014 20 National Library of Australia 11 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200311001016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/0 dead forfeited its game scheduled for the Saturday 27 September against Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article0 [No heading]. Adelaide Observer 4 October 1884 19 December 2014 20 National Library of Australia 11 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200311001016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/0 dead 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) = Premiershttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160101675 FOOTBALL. Adelaide Observer 4 October 1884 19 December 2014 19 National Library of Australia 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. References 30em SANFL Category:South Australian National Football League seasons