1908 SAFL season

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1908 SAFL premiership season
1908 West Adelaide premiership team.jpg
32nd season
Pictured above is the 1908 West Adelaide premiership team.
Teams7
Premiers West Adelaide
1st premiership
Minor premiers Norwood
4th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist James Tierney
West Adelaide
Leading goalkickerJ Mathieson
Port Adelaide (33 goals)
Matches played46
Highest25,000 (Round 5, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood)
  1907
1909  

The 1908 South Australian Football League season was the 32nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

West Adelaide won their 1st SAFL premiership along with their 1st Championship of Australia against Carlton.

Ladder

1908 SAFL Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Norwood 12101179249861.4021
2 West Adelaide (P)12102067652956.1020
3 Port Adelaide 1284071652257.8416
4 North Adelaide 1265169763252.4513
5 West Torrens 1248060573945.018
6 South Adelaide 1239066576846.416
7 Sturt 12012044991232.990
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1908". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.