1902 SAFA Grand Final

May 2020 December 2017 SAFL Grand Final 1902 North Adelaide premiership team.jpg 50px NTH 50px STH 3.2 (20) 4.2 (26) 8.8 (56) 9.14 (68) 1.3 (9) 3.4 (22) 3.6 (24) 4.7 (31) 9.14 (68) 4.7 (31) Saturday, 6 September (2:10 pm) Adelaide Oval 1901 1903 The 1902 SAFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. beat 68 to 31.http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1902 Australian Football - SANFL Season 1902 australianfootball.com 2015-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031055108/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1902/ 31 October 2015 dead Background During the 1902 season Port Adelaide finished the minor round on the top of the SAFA league ladder. Under the new Argus finals system in place, Port Adelaide would have had the right to challenge the winner of the major round to a grand final for the premiership. However, Port Adelaide disputed the use of umpire Mr Kneebone for its semi-final game against South Adelaide as he was not credited at the beginning of the season, not appointed according to procedure, and that the club had been dissatisfied with his performances in previous years. Subsequently, Port Adelaide abandoned the match in protest. The association subsequently disqualified Port Adelaide from the remainder of the season, stripping it of its challenge right.The Advertiser Adelaide, SA A football dispute 4 September 1902 4 As such, the Grand Final was played between first semi-final winners North Adelaide, and Port Adelaide's second semi-final opponent South Adelaide. Teams 1902 Premiership Team Ernie Johns Charlie Jessop Jack "Dinny" Reedman (c) Charles Fotheringham Anthony "Bos" Daly John Earl William Dawkins Norman Lemon Frederick Dickenson Jimmy Matthews Norman Pash Phil Sandland Jack Rees Norman Claxton Norm Clark Terry Bradley George Carter Alec Ewers n/a References Category:South Australian National Football League Grand Finals SAFL Grand Final, 1902 Category:September 1902 in sports Category:September 1902 in Australia Category:Sports competitions in Adelaide