1909 SAFL season

none October 2012 August 2022 safl 1909 File:1909_West_Adelaide_premiership_team.jpg 300px 33rd seasonPictured above is the 1909 West Adelaide premiership team. 7 2 7 46 25,000(Grand Final, vs. ) Richard Townsend (22 goals) Richard Head 1908 1910 The 1909 South Australian Football League season was the 33rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season saw maintain their rapid rise from the previous season by winning their second consecutive premiership; however, they would the Championship of Australia to due to inaccurate shooting for goal. The Bloods had to overcome a bad injury run in the middle of the season before returning to form in the finals.Bloods, Sweat and Tears Agars Merv 5 1987 West Adelaide Football Club 0859040291 , who had not won a game the previous season under Oscar Hyman, would embark on a major recruiting spree led by influential Municipal Tramways Trust member and Double Blue supporter John Dempsey, who used his patronage to induce players to Unley via employment in the area.Devaney John Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion 2008 John Devaney and Full Points Publications 9780955689727 552 Sturt At the other end of the ladder, , who had been the strongest team in the league during the 1890s, became the third different club to suffer a winless season in four seasons. had lost all twelve games in 1906 and suffered the same ignominy in 1908. The blue and whites would ultimately win just once in thirty-seven games between late 1908 and late 1911.https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080828052911/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87904/20080821-0952/www.fullpointsfooty.net/sanfl_match_results.html 28 August 2008 http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sanfl_match_results.html SAFL MATCH PROGRAMME AND RESULTS 1910 A notable feature of a season marred by persistent wet weather was the lowest aggregate score in any major Australian rules league. Minor Round Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 1 May 1909 9.12 (66) H 5.5 (35) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 1 May 1909 8.12 (60) H 7.8 (50) Norwood Oval Saturday, 1 May 1909 12.15 (87) H 5.5 (35) Unley Oval Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 8 May 1909 5.5 (35) A 9.12 (66) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 8 May 1909 6.13 (49) H 5.12 (42) Hindmarsh Oval Saturday, 8 May 1909 3.5 (23) A 8.15 (63) Norwood Oval Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 15 May 1909 2.0 (12) A 2.15 (27) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 15 May 1909 1.4 (10) H 0.5 (5) Alberton Oval 4,500 Saturday, 15 May 1909 8.18 (66) H 2.6 (18) Jubilee Oval The Alberton match's aggregate of 1.9 (15) remains the league's lowest since the current system of scoring was introduced in 1898,Before 1898 behinds were recorded and counted but did not contribute to scoring, with the match decided on goal tally alone. The same change had been made in the VFL for its inaugural seasonAustralian Football https://australianfootball.com/leagues/lowest_match_aggregates/SANFL/107/3 SANFL Lowest Match Aggregates and indeed in any major Australian rules league. No score lower than Norwood's 0.5 (5) has been kicked in the SA(N)FL since, with the lowest subsequent score being West Adelaide 0.6 (6) agaisnt Sturt in 2021.SANFL Lowest Scores 1909 to 2026 https://australianfootball.com/leagues/lowest_scores/SANFL/107/season_from/1909/season_to/2027/league/107/competition/3/competition/3/division/all/division_type/all/ground/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show Australian Football On a day of high wind that confined play to one wing, plus incessant rain, the only goal was kicked by Port's Turner midway through the last quarter.Port Adelaide v Norwood The Advertiser 17 May 1909 7 In similar conditions at Adelaide Oval, South Adelaide's kicked what remains the last SA(N)FL score with zero behinds Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 22 May 1909 3.7 (25) A 5.14 (44) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 22 May 1909 5.18 (48) A 10.13 (73) Hindmarsh Oval 8,000 Saturday, 22 May 1909 6.7 (43) A 9.12 (66) Norwood Oval Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 29 May 1909 5.10 (40) H 4.11 (35) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 29 May 1909 9.8 (62) H 6.6 (42) Alberton Oval Saturday, 29 May 1909 9.18 (72) H 5.7 (37) Unley Oval 6,000 Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 5 June 1909 6.5 (41) H 4.14 (38) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 5 June 1909 10.19 (79) H 6.10 (46) Hindmarsh Oval 4,000 Monday, 7 June 1909 6.11 (47) H 5.9 (39) Adelaide Oval Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 12 June 1909 2.11 (23) A 10.8 (68) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 12 June 1909 10.16 (76) H 4.10 (34) Norwood Oval Saturday, 12 June 1909 3.13 (31) A 5.8 (38) Unley Oval Round 8 Round 8 Saturday, 26 June 1909 6.5 (41) A 16.18 (114) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 26 June 1909 6.5 (41) A 7.8 (50) Alberton Oval Saturday, 26 June 1909 5.6 (36) A 7.13 (55) Hindmarsh Oval Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 3 July 1909 5.7 (37) A 9.9 (63) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 3 July 1909 9.14 (68) H 5.5 (35) Alberton Oval Saturday, 3 July 1909 15.16 (106) H 8.11 (59) Jubilee Oval Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 17 July 1909 8.16 (64) H 8.4 (52) Alberton Oval Saturday, 17 July 1909 4.14 (38) A 8.11 (59) Jubilee Oval Saturday, 17 July 1909 5.9 (39) A 7.12 (54) Unley Oval Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 24 July 1909 9.7 (61) H 3.6 (24) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 24 July 1909 11.10 (76) H 5.12 (42) Jubilee Oval Saturday, 24 July 1909 6.9 (45) H 3.5 (23) Unley Oval Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 31 July 1909 7.8 (50) A 11.12 (78) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 31 July 1909 7.14 (56) H 6.18 (54) Hindmarsh Oval 5,000 Saturday, 31 July 1909 14.10 (94) H 8.9 (57) Jubilee Oval The game between Torrens and Sturt, which would decide the last place in the finals, was viewed by the press as the most exciting game ever seen in the SAFA/SAFL.Torrens Making History Adelaide The Register 2 August 1909 8 Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 14 August 1909 3.9 (27) A 10.8 (68) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 14 August 1909 11.6 (72) H 5.10 (40) Norwood Oval Saturday, 14 August 1909 10.12 (72) H 5.4 (34) Unley Oval Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 21 August 1909 3.5 (23) A 11.12 (78) Adelaide Oval Saturday, 21 August 1909 11.10 (76) H 4.9 (33) Alberton Oval 13,000 Saturday, 21 August 1909 11.10 (76) H 5.5 (35) Hindmarsh Oval Needing a win to stay in the four, Sturt wage a magnificent struggle in front of an unprecedentedly large crowd before Port run right away from them after half-time.The Critic Adelaide Football Sturt v. Port ((Half Forward)) 25 August 1909 10 Ladder main WDL Q 1909 SAFL Ladder true points y 2 PTA Port Adelaide WAD West Adelaide NOR Norwood WTO West Torrens STU Sturt NAD North Adelaide SAD South Adelaide 9 3 0 619 462 8 4 0 704 548 P 7 5 0 586 506 7 5 0 661 593 6 6 0 669 544 5 7 0 510 625 0 12 0 446 917 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Australian Football SAFL Season 1909 https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/sanfl/107/men%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/3/3/1909/advanced Major Round First Semi-Final 1909 SAFL First Semi-Final Wednesday, 1 September 1909 1.5 (11) 3.9 (27) 5.16 (46) 7.18 (60) Alcorn 4, J.F. McCarthy, Head, Bruce Head, Klose, Conlin, Tierney, Horgan, Alcorn, Acort, Dwyer, T. Leahy H 0.0 (0) 1.1 (7) 3.1 (19) 3.7 (25) Moy 2, Waye Taylor, McKenzie, Smith, Kersley, O'Leary, Miller, McDonnell, Waye, Battye Adelaide Oval 16,000 First Semi-Final Match: West Adelaide Defeat West Torrens The Advertiser 2 September 1909 9 P. Kneebone Second Semi-Final 1909 SAFL Second Semi-Final Saturday, 4 September 1909 0.3 (3) 1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) 3.10 (28) Donaghy, Anderson, Hosking Manson, Dickson, Dempster, Donaghy, Congear, Hosking A 1.3 (9) 4.4 (28) 6.7 (43) 11.12 (78) Townsend 4, Chamberlain 2, Perry, Buist, Gwynne, L. Hill, Bahr Townsend, McGavisk, Hutton, Nahr, Bennett, Barnes, Buist, Cope, Gwynne Adelaide Oval 22,000 The Advertiser 6 September 1909 10 Football – Second Semi-Final: The Minor Premiers Defeated P. Kneebone Final 1909 SAFL Final Saturday, 11 September 1909 1.7 (13) 4.11 (35) 6.14 (50) 8.18 (66) J.F. McCarthy 2, P. Bruce 2, Alcorn, Moore, Conlin, J.J. McCarthy T. Leahy, Tierney, Head, Conlin, J.J. McCarthy, Klose, Dowling, J.J. McCarthy H 1.1 (7) 1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 5.8 (38) Townsend 2, Buist 2, W. Miller H. Miller, McGavisk, L.R. Hill, Buist, Gwynne, Bahr Adelaide Oval 20,000 The Advertiser 13 September 1909 9 Football – The Premiership Contest: Decisive Win for West Adelaide P. Kneebone Challenge Final 1909 SAFL Final Saturday, 18 September 1909 3.1 (19) 4.1 (25) 6.1 (37 6.5 (41) Congear 2, Davies Pope, Hosking, Donaghy Congear, Dickson, Hosking, Mack, Dempster, Cocks, McEwen A 1.3 (9) 3.8 (26) 6.15 (51) 7.17 (59) Dowling 4, Alcorn 2, J.F. McCarthy Head, T. Leahy, Dowling, Conlin, J.J. McCarthy, Klose, O'Donnell Adelaide Oval 25,000 The Advertiser 20 September 1909 10 Football – West Adelaide Again Premiers – Plucky Fight by Port Adelaide P. Kneebone Championship of Australia Saturday, 9 October 1909 2.2 (14) 5.3 (33) 7.4 (46) 11.8 (74) Thomas, Power, Mortimer, Gough, Deas, Jones, Hiskins, Kerr, Belcher H 1.2 (8) 3.9 (27) 6.9 (45) 6.14 (50) J. J. McCarthy, Head, Conlin, B. Leahy, Stephens, Moore MCG 14 October 1909 Football – Australian Championship – West Adelaide v South Melbourne 6 The Sporting Life AdelaideFOOTBALL – WEST ADELAIDE DEFEATED – MELBOURNE, October 10 The Register Adelaide 11 October 1909 Bain Notes References SAFL Category:South Australian National Football League seasons