1898 SAFA season

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1898 SAFA premiership season
Teams6
Premiers South Adelaide
(7th premiership)
Minor premiers South Adelaide
(7th minor premiership)
Matches played44
Highest attendance7,500 (20 June, South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide) [1]
Leading goalkickerJack Kay
South Adelaide (35 Goals)
Magarey Medallist Alby Green
Norwood
  1897
1899  

The 1898 SAFA season was the 22nd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 7th premiership.

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Ladder

1898 SAFA Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 South Adelaide (P)14122080634070.3324
2 Port Adelaide 14113064632466.6022
3 Norwood 1487061354652.8916
4 North Adelaide 1468049152048.5712
5 West Torrens 1468031248139.3412
6 West Adelaide 14014022187820.110
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [2]

Finals Series

SAFA Grand Final

1898 SAFA Grand Final
10 September South Adelaide 8.8 (56)def. Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,500)

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References

  1. "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register . Adelaide. 21 June 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register . Adelaide. 12 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2014 via National Library of Australia.