1889 SAFA season

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1889 SAFA premiership season
Teams6
Premiers Norwood
9th premiership
Minor premiers Norwood
Port Adelaide
1st minor premiership
Leading goalkicker Charlie Fry
Port Adelaide (32 goals)
Matches played48
Highest11,000 (Grand Final, Norwood v. Port Adelaide)
←  1888
1890  →

The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

As Norwood and Port Adelaide finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with Norwood winning to claim the 1889 premiership.

Adelaide merged with North Adelaide, formerly called Hotham and no relation to the current team, after North Adelaide(Hotham) had spent two seasons in the S.A.F.A.

Minor Round

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 4 May (3:10 pm) Adelaide 3.8 (3)def. South Adelaide 2.9 (2) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500) [1]
Saturday, 4 May (3:20 pm) Norwood 14.11 (14)def. Gawler 0.0 (0) Kensington Oval [2] [1]
Saturday, 4 May (3:20 pm) Port Adelaide 9.16 (9)def. Medindie 0.1 (0) Alberton Oval [1]

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 11 May (Time pm) Norwood 7.5 (7)def. Port Adelaide 2.7 (2) Kensington Oval (crowd: 4,000) [3]
Saturday, 11 May (Time pm) Adelaide 6.10 (6)def. Medindie 1.5 (1) Adelaide Oval [3]
Saturday, 11 May (Time pm) Gawler 1.9 (1)def. by South Adelaide 7.9 (7) Gawler Oval [3]

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 18 May (Time pm) Norwood 7.12 (7)def. South Adelaide 2.1 (2) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000) [4]
Saturday, 18 May (Time pm) Port Adelaide 5.10 (5)def. Adelaide 2.1 (2) Alberton Oval [4]
Bye
Gawler, Medindie

Round 4 (Friday 24th May Queen's Birthday Holiday)

Round 4
Friday, 24 May (Time 3.10pm) Norwood 4.7 (4)def. Adelaide 3.7 (3) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5000) [5]
Friday, 24 May (Time 3.05pm) Gawler 0.2 (1)def. by Port Adelaide 7.13 (7) Gawler Oval (crowd: 500) [6]

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 25 May (Time pm) Adelaide 9.9 (9)def. Gawler 1.4 (1) Adelaide Oval [7]
Saturday, 25 May (3.25 pm) Port Adelaide 8.3 (8)def. South Adelaide 0.2 (0) Alberton Oval (crowd: 800) [7]
Saturday, 25 May (Time pm) Norwood 5.13 (5)def. Medindie 0.1 (0) Kensington Oval [8]
  • The Norwood vs. Medindie both clubs were short of a full team, the game started late and was also played in a half hearten manner - likely due to teams having to play the day before on the Holiday

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 8 June (3:18 pm) Adelaide 3.6 (3)def. South Adelaide 1.8 (1) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,500) [9]
Bye
Port Adelaide, Norwood, Gawler, Medindie
  • Port Adelaide were on an interstate trip to Victoria. [10]

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 15 June (3:10 pm) Norwood 6.13 (6)def. Adelaide 0.2 (0) Kensington Oval (crowd: 3,500) [11]
Saturday, 15 June (Time pm) South Adelaide 6.12 (6)def. Medindie 0.2 (0) Adelaide Oval [11]
Bye
Port Adelaide, Gawler

Round 7 (Arbor Day Holiday)

Round 7
Thursday, 20 June (pm) Norwood 6.6 (6)def. Port Adelaide 3.4 (3) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8000) [12]
Thursday, 20 June (3pm) Gawler 4.8 (4)def. Medindie 1.6 (6) Gawler Oval (crowd: 400) [13] [14]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 22 June (3:20 pm) Medindie 1.5 (1)def. by Port Adelaide 7.6 (7) Adelaide Oval [15]
Saturday, 22 June (3:28 pm) Norwood 3.4 (3)def. South Adelaide 0.5 (0) Kensington Oval (crowd: 2,000) [15]
 

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 29 June (3:17 pm) South Adelaide 1.7 (1)def. by Port Adelaide 6.9 (6) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [16]
Saturday, 29 June (Time pm) Norwood 3.12 (3)def. Medindie 0.0 (0) Kensington Oval [16]

6th and 13th July North Melbourne Scheduled to Visit

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 20 July (Time pm) South Adelaide 3.4 (3)def. by Port Adelaide 4.9 (4) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) [17]
Saturday, 20 July (3:13 pm) Norwood 3.6 (3)def. by Adelaide 6.7 (6) Kensington Oval (crowd: 600) [17]

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 27 July (3:15 pm) Port Adelaide 3.5 (3)def. Norwood 2.6 (2) Alberton Oval (crowd: 6,500) [18] [19]
Saturday, 27 July (Time pm) South Adelaide 8.9 (8)def. Gawler 0.4 (0) Kensington Oval (crowd: 250) [18] [19]
Saturday, 27 July (Time pm) Adelaide 3.12 (3)def. Medindie 1.1 (1) Adelaide Oval [18]
  • The crowd at the Port Adelaide vs. Norwood game of around 6,500 was the then-record for Alberton Oval.

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 3 August (3:15 pm) Adelaide 5.7 (5)def. South Adelaide 2.12 (2) Kensington Oval (crowd: 2,500) [20]
Saturday, 3 August (Time pm) Medindie 2.7 (2)def. by Norwood 10.10 (10) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 300) [20]
Saturday, 3 August (3:20 pm) Port Adelaide 15.17 (15)def. Gawler 0.2 (0) Alberton Oval (crowd: 300) [20]
  • Charlie Fry kicked 9 goals in Port Adelaide's win over Gawler.

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 10 August (3:10 pm) Adelaide 2.4 (2)def. by Port Adelaide 9.18 (9) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000) [21]
Saturday, 10 August (3:30 pm) Gawler 2.9 (2)def. by Norwood 5.11Gawler Oval (crowd: 400) [21]

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 17 August (3:20 pm) South Adelaide 1.5 (1)def. by Norwood 7.17 (7) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 800) [22]
Saturday, 17 August (Time pm) Port Adelaide 12.12 (12)def. Medindie 1.1 (1) Alberton Oval (crowd: 200) [22]

Schedule Program at start of stated South Adelaide vs Norwood was to be played at Kensington

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 24 August (3:10 pm) Norwood 3.7 (3)drew with Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8,000) [23]
Saturday, 24 August (Time pm) Adelaide 5.6 (5)def. Medindie 3.5 (3) Kensington [23]

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 31 August (Time pm) Adelaide 2.5 (2)def. by Port Adelaide 7.13 (7) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) [24]

Round 16

Round 16
Monday, 2 September (10:35 am) Medindie 2.1 (2)def. by Gawler 4.6 (4) Adelaide Oval [25]
Monday, 2 September (3:22 pm) South Adelaide 6.23 (6)def. Adelaide 5.3 (5) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000) [25]

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 7 September (Time pm) South Adelaide 3.3 (3)def. by Port Adelaide 9.10 (9) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [26]
Saturday, 7 September (Time pm) Gawler 5.14 (5)def. Adelaide 2.5 (2)Gawler Oval (crowd: 400) [26]

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 14 September (Time pm) Adelaide 1.3 (1)def. by Norwood 9.5 (9) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [27]
Saturday, 14 September (Time pm) South Adelaide 5.12 (5)v Medindie 2.2 (2) Kensington Oval (crowd: 50) [27]

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 21 September (Time pm) Adelaide 0.1 (0)def. by Port Adelaide 13.13 (13) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) [28]
Saturday, 21 September (Time pm) Medindie 3.12 (3)def. by Gawler 4.10 (4) Kensington Oval [28]

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 28 September (3:30 pm) South Adelaide 2.4 (2)def. by Norwood 6.11 (6) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) [29]

Ladder

1889 SAFA Ladder
TEAMPWLDGFBFGABAPtsAdj Pts
1 Norwood (P)17142110216530752929
1 Port Adelaide 17142112717733632929
3 Adelaide 178905795781611616
4 Gawler 11470216576104812.36
5 South Adelaide 17611054132711201212
6 Medindie 15015019569015800
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers [30]

Notes: Medindie played each club 3 times
Gawler only played each Club twice except Medindie (3 times)
due to City clubs only wanting to travel once to Gawler due to the cost of the Special Train
The other 4 senior teams played each other 4 teams. [31]

Grand final

1889 SAFA Premiership Football Match

Grand Final
Saturday, 5 October (3:00 pm) Norwood def. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 11,000) [32]
3.1 (3)
4.1 (4)
5.3 (5)
Q1
Q2
Q3
3.1 (3)
3.3 (3)
4.7 (4)
7.3 (7)Final5.9 (5)
McGaffin, Rawson, Dixon, Daly, J. Woods, Shaw, Roberts, O. BertramBestHamilton, Kempster, Kwers, Gardiner, Tomlin, J. McKenzie, Phillips, Hills, Fry

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