1899 SAFA season

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1899 SANFL season
Teams6
Premiers South Adelaide
8th premiership
Minor premiers South Adelaide
8th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Stan Malin
Port Adelaide
Ken Farmer Medallist Anthony Daly
South Adelaide (32 Goals)
Matches played44
Highest(Grand Final, South Adelaide vs. Norwood)
  1898
1900  

The 1899 SAFA season was the 23rd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 8th premiership.

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Electorate football

The 1899 season saw the introduction of compulsory electorate football in Adelaide, forcing players to play for the club in the district in which they resided. Teams were also reduced from 20 to 18 players the same as Victoria. [1]

In the last decade, football in Adelaide had been suffering from reduced public interest, and the three weaker teams (West Adelaide, North Adelaide and West Torrens) always operated at a financial loss, exacerbated by their poor records on field.

It was thought that by introducing electorate football, the talent would be spread more evenly across the six teams, making for more entertaining matches and higher attendances across all teams. [2] The proposed changes were fought by South Adelaide and Port Adelaide, who threatened to leave the SAFA and form their own league if they were brought in. As a compromise, the scheme was brought in on a one-year trial basis, before ultimately being accepted permanently. [3]

Minor rounds

The minor rounds comprised twelve matches. South Adelaide finished as the minor premiers, one point ahead of Norwood.

1899 SAFA Minor Premiership Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 South Adelaide (P)1293058038759.9818
2 Norwood 1283152539157.3117
3 Port Adelaide 1284057529366.2416
4 West Torrens 1257042649946.0510
5 West Adelaide 1248034757337.728
6 North Adelaide 12110138369335.593
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Major rounds

The major premiership was contested under the system which had been adopted by the Victorian Football League in 1898, but adapted for six teams instead of eight. The six teams were broken into two sections: section A comprised South Adelaide (1st), Port Adelaide (3rd) and West Adelaide (5th); section B comprised Norwood (2nd), West Adelaide (4th) and North Adelaide (6th). Each section played an individual round-robin; then, the section winners played off in a final. The minor premiers, South Adelaide, would then have the right to challenge the winner of the final to a grand final for the major premiership.

Sectional matches

Sectional matches – Section A
Saturday, 12 August South Adelaide 11.11 (77)def. West Adelaide 6.7 (43) Adelaide Oval [5]
Saturday, 19 August Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)def. West Adelaide 3.6 (24) Jubilee Oval [5]
Saturday, 26 August South Adelaide 16.7 (103)def. Port Adelaide 1.4 (10) Adelaide Oval [5]
Sectional matches – Section B
Saturday, 12 August West Torrens 7.16 (58)def. North Adelaide 6.14 (50) Jubilee Oval [5]
Saturday, 19 August Norwood 13.12 (90)def. North Adelaide 4.5 (29) Adelaide Oval [5]
Saturday, 1 September Norwood 4.15 (39)def. West Torrens 3.7 (25) Jubilee Oval [5]
1899 Section A Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 South Adelaide 22001805377.254
2 Port Adelaide 21107612737.442
3 West Adelaide 20206714331.900
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
1899 Section B Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Norwood 22001295470.494
2 West Torrens 2110838948.262
3 North Adelaide 20207914834.800
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals

1899 SAFA Final
Saturday, 2 September South Adelaide 5.2 (32)def. by Norwood 7.11 (53) Adelaide Oval [5]
1899 SAFA Grand Final
Saturday, 9 September South Adelaide def. Norwood Adelaide Oval [6]
1.6 (12)
1.9 (15)
2.9 (21)
5.12 (42)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
0.0 (0)
1.0 (6)
1.0 (6)
2.2 (14)
Umpires: Henry "Ivo" Crapp
Daly 4, GartrellGoalsMiller 2

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References

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  2. Goalpost (13 May 1899). "Football Notes". Adelaide Observer. Adelaide, SA. p. 20.
  3. "The Football Difficult". Adelaide Observer. 6 May 1899.
  4. Goalpost (7 August 1899). "Football – First Round Completed". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. p. 3.
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  6. Goalpost (11 September 1899). "Football – South Adelaide wins the premiership". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. p. 3.