1898 SAFA season
| 1898 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Premiers |  South Adelaide7th premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Adelaide 7th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | File:Norwood Jumper Design.png Alby Green Norwood |
| Leading goalkicker | Jack Kay South Adelaide (35 Goals) |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Highest | 7,500 (20 June, South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide)[1] |
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.
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide (P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 806 | 340 | 70.33 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 646 | 324 | 66.60 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Norwood | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 613 | 546 | 52.89 | 16 | |||
| 4 | North Adelaide | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 491 | 520 | 48.57 | 12 | |||
| 5 | West Torrens | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 481 | 39.34 | 12 | |||
| 6 | West Adelaide | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 221 | 878 | 20.11 | 0 | |||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 10 September | South Adelaide 8.8 (56) | def. | Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,500) | |
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 21 June 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 12 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2014.