1922 SAAFL season

1922 SAAFL 7 University Semaphore Central University Y.M.C.A. Hugh Prest (captain of University) 1921 1923 5 May - 9 September The 1922 SAAFL season was the 8th season of the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL). The 1922 season commenced on 5 May and concluded on 9 September. Hugh V. Millard was appointed as Secretary of the SAAFL, which he filled with distinction for 33 years.Hugh had been involved with the Brunswick and Unley Methodist football clubs, and had also played with Kingswood. He was still only 17 upon taking up the appointment. Prospect had lasted only one season, leaving before the start of the 1922 season to join the YMCA Football Association and then the North Adelaide District Football Association from 1923. Glenferrie disbanded before the start of the 1922 season, leaving University as the remaining foundation club. Prince Alfred and St. Peters left the SAAFL for the Students Association after terms of 10 and 9 years respectively. These departures left four vacancies, but only three new clubs in Dulwich (from East Torrens Association playing at Victoria Park Race Course), Goodwood (from United Suburban playing at Millswood Recreational Oval - now Goodwood Oval) and Y.M.C.A. (from the Y.M.C.A. Football Association playing at a ground on Frome Road opposite University Oval), were admitted. Of these clubs, only Goodwood would survive past the Second World War.Bloch Fred A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994 1995 0646249711 42 South Australian Amateur Football League Ladder +PosTeamPldWLPts1University12111222Semaphore Central12102203Goodwood1284164Kingswood1266125Dulwich1257106Henley & Grange1211127Y.M.C.A.121112 source:25 August 1922 Amateur League https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200925160 live The Journal (Adelaide, SA) 4 Finals Semi Finals Semi-finals Saturday, 2 September University 14.12 H Goodwood 1.7 Saturday, 2 September Semaphore Central 11.15 H Kingswood 3.4 University Oval source:8 September 1922 Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167031432 live The Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA) 15 Final Final Saturday, 9 September University 9.9 H Semaphore Central 8.4 source:9 September 1922 S.A. Amateur Football League: Premiership Match https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63772535 live The Mail (Adelaide, SA) 3 References Category:Adelaide Footy League Category:Australian rules football competitions in South Australia Category:1922 in Australian rules football