1915 SAAFL season

1915 SAAFL 8 Kingswood Kingswood St. Peters College C.E. ('Nip') Pellow, University 1914 1920 1 May - 28 August The 1915 SAAFL season was the 5th season of the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL). The 1915 season commenced on 1 May and concluded on 28 August.22 April 1915 Football: The Amateur League https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5459778 live The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) 117 August 1915 Football: Amateur League https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59414591 live The Register (Adelaide, SA) 7 Inaugural member St. Bartholomew went into recess and did not reappear until 1924 in the United Church Association. The League was reduced to 8 teams.1 April 1915 Football: Amateur League https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60749859 live The Register (Adelaide, SA) 5 It was suggested for the first time that players wear numbers on the guernseys so the spectators could identify the players, this recommendation was not taken up until 1924. With the increasing concern over the state of the War, it was decided that the finals when only two teams (University and Prince Alfred College) had completed their minor round matches. This season has the first reference to the Naylor Medal (named after Professor Darnley Naylor, the SAAFL President) for the best player in the SAAFL.Bloch Fred A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994 1995 0646249711 40-34.9090 138.5911 13 800 1000 black -34.939343 138.616139 Southern Parklands right -34.9148 138.60191 University Oval left Jubilee Oval bottom center red -34.918551 138.605397 -34.9121 138.6162 St Peter's College Oval top Prince Alfred College Oval -34.922666 138.618984 -34.9729 138.6013 Price Memorial Oval -34.939373 138.597184 Kingswood Ground -34.9367 138.6055 Pulteney bottom Ladder It was decided on a 7-2 vote that as Kingswood had a much better percentage than University, it would be awarded the minor premiership. PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPts2University121020781425201Kingswood11920830393183St. Francis Xavier11830614490164Semaphore Central11641588485135Prince Alfred College12561521565116Glenferrie1138046258167Kenilworth1129032055148St. Peters College1111003459932 source: Finals Semi Finals Semi-finals Saturday, 21 August Kingswood 11.11 (77) H St. Francis Xavier 6.9 (45) University Oval Saturday, 14 August University 5.7 (37) A Semaphore Central 7.10 (52) Kingswood Ground source:21 August 1915 Amateur League Semi-Final https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105486019 live Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA) 7 Final Final Saturday, 28 August Kingswood 8.11 (59) H Semaphore Central 5.11 (41) St Peter's College Oval source:3 September 1915 Amateur League https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208025166 The Journal (Adelaide, SA) 1 References Category:Adelaide Footy League Category:Australian rules football competitions in South Australia Category:1915 in Australian rules football