1897 SAFA season

none October 2012 August 2022 safa 1897 Port Adelaide premiership team 1897.jpg Port Adelaide, premiers 6 3 51 Jimmy Tompkins (27 Goals) 1896 1898 The 1897 South Australian Football Association season was the 21st edition of the top level of Australian rules football to be played in South Australia. Port Adelaide won its 3rd premiership. This was the first season of football in South Australia where behinds contributed to the total score, not just goals. In winning the 1897 SAFA premiership, Port Adelaide achieved the rare feat of going from last the previous year to first.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54507183 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register LXII 15,849 South Australia 30 August 1897 30 October 2018 7 National Library of Australia Natives informed the SAFA at a meeting on Monday 26 Oct 1896 that they were changing their name to West Torrens.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/34563101 Football Advertiser (Adelaide, Sa : 1889 – 1931) 27 October 1896 7 West Adelaide Football Club joined the SAFA after their application was approved by 6 votes to 4 against at a meeting held on 5 April 1897.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54492957 Football South Australian Register (Adelaide, Sa : 1839 – 1900) 6 April 1897 7 Ladder main WDL Q 1897 SAFA Ladder true points y 2 Premiers POR SAD NOR NAD WTO WAD 14 2 1 782 294 13 4 0 1050 391 11 5 1 765 402 7 10 0 535 609 3 13 1 257 1091 1 15 1 217 828 The Round 19 match between West Torrens and West Adelaide at Kensington Oval was abandoned as a draw at quarter time after torrential rain flooded the ground (scores at the time were West Torrens 1 goal 1 behind to West Adelaide 1 goal). WTO #CCFFCC A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1897/ Australian Football - SANFL Season 1897 30 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205163137/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1897/ 5 December 2014 dead Program notes - Norwood, Port Adelaide and South Adelaide played each other 4 times, and the other 3 clubs 3 times. North Adelaide, West Adelaide and West Torrens played each other 4 times, and the other 3 clubs 3 times.Football Retrospect of the Season https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54507321 2026-10-12 trove.nla.gov.au References SANFL Category:South Australian National Football League seasons