1879 SAFA premiership season | |
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Norwood premiership team | |
Teams | 7 |
Premiers |
Norwood 2nd premiership |
Leading goalkicker | William Dedman Norwood (7 Goals) |
Matches played | 34 |
Highest | 3,000 (Round 11, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide) |
The 1879 South Australian Football Association season was the 3rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
The Norwood Football Club went on to record its 2nd consecutive premiership, going through the season undefeated. The Kensington Football Club received its second consecutive wooden spoon, failing to win a game, and extending its winless streak to 27. Several disputes between South Adelaide and the other clubs arose during the season. [1]
South Australians vs. Allcomers | |||||
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Day, 10 May (3:30 pm) | South Australians 0 | drew with | Allcomers 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,200) | [2] |
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Norwood 1 | def. | South Adelaide 0 | East Park Lands (crowd: 2,000) | [3] |
Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Kensington 3 | def. by | Adelaide 5 | Kensington Oval | [3] |
Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | South Park 0 | Adelaide Oval | [4] |
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Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | Norwood 1 | def. | Victorian 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [5] |
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 1 | drew with | Port Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands (crowd: 1,500) | [6] |
Saturday, 31 May (3:15 pm) | Adelaide 0 | drew with | Victorian 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 550) | [6] |
Saturday, 31 May (3:00 pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | South Park 1 | Kensington Oval | [6] |
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 June (3:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 1 | def. by | Norwood 3 | Glanville Estate (crowd: 1,000) | [7] |
Saturday, 14 June (3:00 pm) | Victorian 0 | drew with | South Park 0 | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 500) | [7] |
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 June (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 1 | drew with | Port Adelaide 1 | Adelaide Oval | [8] |
Saturday, 21 June (3:00 pm) | Victorian 3 | def. | Kensington 0 | Montefiore Hill | [9] |
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 July (3:15 pm) | South Park 1 | drew with | Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands (crowd: 300) | [10] |
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 July (3:30 pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | Norwood 7 | Kensington Oval | [11] |
Saturday, 26 July | South Park 1 | drew with | South Adelaide 0 | South Park Lands | [12] |
Saturday, 26 July | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Glanville Estate | [13] |
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 August (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | South Park 0 | Glanville Estate | [14] |
Saturday, 2 August (Time pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | Victorian 6 | Kensington Oval | [14] |
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 August (3:15 pm) | Norwood 4.15 (4) | def. | Adelaide 0.1 (0) | East Park Lands (crowd: 400) | [15] |
Saturday, 9 August | Victorian 0.2 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 1.2 (1) | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 750) | [15] |
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 August (3:20 pm) | Norwood 2.18 (2) | drew with | South Park 2.2 (2) | East Park Lands | [16] |
Saturday, 16 August (3:30 pm) | Victorian 1 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 300) | [16] |
Saturday, 16 August (3:40 pm) | Kensington 0.6 (6) | def. by | South Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval | [17] |
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 August (3:15 pm) | Norwood 1.7 (1) | def. | Port Adelaide 0 | East Park Lands (crowd: 3,000) | [18] |
Saturday, 23 August (3:00 pm) | South Adelaide 2 | def. | Victorian 0 | South Park Lands | [18] |
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 August (3:20 pm) | Victorian 0.3 (3) | def. by | Norwood 3.4 (3) | Montefiore Hill | [19] [20] |
Saturday, 30 August (3:20 pm) | Adelaide 0.4 (4) | def. by | South Park 4.8 (4) | Adelaide Oval | [21] |
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Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 September (3:15 pm) | South Park 0.2 (2) | def. by | Victorian 1.4 (1) | South Park Lands (crowd: 550) | [22] |
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Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 September (3:00 pm) | South Park 0.0 (0) | def. by | Norwood 3.13 (3) | East Park Lands (crowd: 2,000) | [24] [25] |
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Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 September | South Park 0.17 (0) | def. | Kensington 0.1 (0) | South Park Lands | [26] |
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Adj Pts | ||||
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1 | Norwood | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 22.80 | |||
2 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 16.00 | |||
3 | South Adelaide | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15.42 | |||
4 | Victorian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10.91 | |||
5 | South Park | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10.00 | |||
6 | Adelaide | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 8.40 | |||
7 | Kensington | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1.33 | |||
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | [27] |
Notes:
During 1879, a team representing the South Australian Football Association) toured Victoria, and played two intercolonial matches against an Association representative team; the first on a public holiday Tuesday, and the other on the following Saturday. The games were the first ever intercolonial matches between colony representative teams.
1879 Intercolonial Matches | |||||
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Tuesday, 1 July | Victoria 7 | def. | South Australia 0 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 10,000) | [28] |
Saturday, 5 July | Victoria 4 | def. | South Australia 1 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 6,000) | [29] |
1879 SAFA premiership season | |
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Norwood premiership team | |
Teams | 7 |
Premiers |
Norwood 2nd premiership |
Leading goalkicker | William Dedman Norwood (7 Goals) |
Matches played | 34 |
Highest | 3,000 (Round 11, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide) |
The 1879 South Australian Football Association season was the 3rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
The Norwood Football Club went on to record its 2nd consecutive premiership, going through the season undefeated. The Kensington Football Club received its second consecutive wooden spoon, failing to win a game, and extending its winless streak to 27. Several disputes between South Adelaide and the other clubs arose during the season. [1]
South Australians vs. Allcomers | |||||
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Day, 10 May (3:30 pm) | South Australians 0 | drew with | Allcomers 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,200) | [2] |
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Norwood 1 | def. | South Adelaide 0 | East Park Lands (crowd: 2,000) | [3] |
Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Kensington 3 | def. by | Adelaide 5 | Kensington Oval | [3] |
Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | South Park 0 | Adelaide Oval | [4] |
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Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | Norwood 1 | def. | Victorian 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [5] |
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 1 | drew with | Port Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands (crowd: 1,500) | [6] |
Saturday, 31 May (3:15 pm) | Adelaide 0 | drew with | Victorian 0 | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 550) | [6] |
Saturday, 31 May (3:00 pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | South Park 1 | Kensington Oval | [6] |
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 June (3:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 1 | def. by | Norwood 3 | Glanville Estate (crowd: 1,000) | [7] |
Saturday, 14 June (3:00 pm) | Victorian 0 | drew with | South Park 0 | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 500) | [7] |
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 June (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 1 | drew with | Port Adelaide 1 | Adelaide Oval | [8] |
Saturday, 21 June (3:00 pm) | Victorian 3 | def. | Kensington 0 | Montefiore Hill | [9] |
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 July (3:15 pm) | South Park 1 | drew with | Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands (crowd: 300) | [10] |
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 July (3:30 pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | Norwood 7 | Kensington Oval | [11] |
Saturday, 26 July | South Park 1 | drew with | South Adelaide 0 | South Park Lands | [12] |
Saturday, 26 July | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Glanville Estate | [13] |
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 August (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2 | def. | South Park 0 | Glanville Estate | [14] |
Saturday, 2 August (Time pm) | Kensington 0 | def. by | Victorian 6 | Kensington Oval | [14] |
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 August (3:15 pm) | Norwood 4.15 (4) | def. | Adelaide 0.1 (0) | East Park Lands (crowd: 400) | [15] |
Saturday, 9 August | Victorian 0.2 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 1.2 (1) | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 750) | [15] |
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 August (3:20 pm) | Norwood 2.18 (2) | drew with | South Park 2.2 (2) | East Park Lands | [16] |
Saturday, 16 August (3:30 pm) | Victorian 1 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Montefiore Hill (crowd: 300) | [16] |
Saturday, 16 August (3:40 pm) | Kensington 0.6 (6) | def. by | South Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval | [17] |
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 August (3:15 pm) | Norwood 1.7 (1) | def. | Port Adelaide 0 | East Park Lands (crowd: 3,000) | [18] |
Saturday, 23 August (3:00 pm) | South Adelaide 2 | def. | Victorian 0 | South Park Lands | [18] |
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 August (3:20 pm) | Victorian 0.3 (3) | def. by | Norwood 3.4 (3) | Montefiore Hill | [19] [20] |
Saturday, 30 August (3:20 pm) | Adelaide 0.4 (4) | def. by | South Park 4.8 (4) | Adelaide Oval | [21] |
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Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 September (3:15 pm) | South Park 0.2 (2) | def. by | Victorian 1.4 (1) | South Park Lands (crowd: 550) | [22] |
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Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 September (3:00 pm) | South Park 0.0 (0) | def. by | Norwood 3.13 (3) | East Park Lands (crowd: 2,000) | [24] [25] |
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Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 September | South Park 0.17 (0) | def. | Kensington 0.1 (0) | South Park Lands | [26] |
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Adj Pts | ||||
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1 | Norwood | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 22.80 | |||
2 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 16.00 | |||
3 | South Adelaide | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15.42 | |||
4 | Victorian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10.91 | |||
5 | South Park | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10.00 | |||
6 | Adelaide | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 8.40 | |||
7 | Kensington | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1.33 | |||
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | [27] |
Notes:
During 1879, a team representing the South Australian Football Association) toured Victoria, and played two intercolonial matches against an Association representative team; the first on a public holiday Tuesday, and the other on the following Saturday. The games were the first ever intercolonial matches between colony representative teams.
1879 Intercolonial Matches | |||||
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Tuesday, 1 July | Victoria 7 | def. | South Australia 0 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 10,000) | [28] |
Saturday, 5 July | Victoria 4 | def. | South Australia 1 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 6,000) | [29] |