1883 SAFA season
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The 1883 South Australian Football Association season was the 7th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
6th premiership
Port Adelaide (13 Goals)
| 1883 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 5 |
| Premiers | Norwood 6th premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | James Litchfield Port Adelaide (13 Goals) |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Highest | 1,000 (Round 2, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood) |
Norwood went on to record its 6th consecutive premiership.
The Victorian Football Club at its Annual General Meeting held on Friday 16 March 1883 at Scotch Thistle Hotel, North Adelaide, with 40 members present, resolved to change its name to North Adelaide Football Club.[1] This club has no connection to the modern day SANFL North Adelaide Roosters.
Programme and Ovals
At the annual meeting of the association an important motion was carried, the effect of which will be that the clubs will in future be allowed to fix their own matches. By this arrangement the contending clubs will share the proceeds of the gate, and thus the better teams will be the principal gainers. Efforts are being made to secure the Adelaide and Kensington ovals , which if successful will, it is thought, result in the association paying the clubs 50 per cent, and retaining the other 50. The money derived from the gate on the Alberton Oval will be divided, the competing clubs receiving one-third each, and the trustees of the ground the remainder. [2]
SAFA Senior Clubs 1883 Season
| Club | Colours | Home Ground | Captain | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adelaide | Orange Black | C. Warren | Victorian Club renamed to North Adelaide | |
| Norwood | Dark blue Red | Kensington Oval, Kensington | A.E. Waldron | |
| Port Adelaide | Magneta | Alberton Oval, Alberton | E. Le Messurier / R.Turpenny |
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| South Adelaide | Navy Blue White | |||
| South Park | Light Blue White | South Park Lands, Adelaide |
Pre season
The football season opened on Saturday 14 April 1883. [3]
Senior SAFA clubs played a series of matches against clubs from the Adelaide and Suburban Association on 23 April.
Premiership season
Round 1
| Round 1 | [4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 May (3:20 pm) | Norwood 3.18 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval | [5] |
| Saturday, 5 May (3:15 pm) | South Adelaide 3.9 (3) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.7 (2) | Kensington Oval | [6] |
| Bye South Park |
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Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 May | Port Adelaide 1.7 (1) | def. by | Norwood 4.9 (4) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [7] |
| Saturday, 12 May (3:25 pm) | South Park 0.8 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.5 (3) | Kensington Oval | [8] |
| Bye North Adelaide |
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Round 3
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 May | South Adelaide 0.7 (0) | drew with | North Adelaide 0.4 (0) | Adelaide Oval | [9] |
| Saturday, 19 May (3:15 pm) | South Park 1.12 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.6 (3) | Kensington Oval | [10] |
| Bye Norwood |
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Round 4
| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 26 May (3:15 pm) | South Park 2.8 (2) | def. | Norwood 1.7 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [11] |
| Saturday, 26 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.4 (3) | Kensington Oval | [12] |
| Bye South Adelaide |
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Round 5
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 June (3:20 pm) | South Park 0.3 (0) | def. by | North Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [13] |
| Saturday, 2 June (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.11 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Kensington Oval | [14] |
| Bye Port Adelaide |
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Round 6
| Round 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 June (3:10 pm) | Norwood 4.11 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 1.4 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [15] |
| Saturday, 9 June (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 2.6 (2) | def. | South Adelaide 0.9 (0) | Alberton Oval | [16] |
| Bye South Park |
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BYE ROUND
Intercolonial Match - Saturday, 16 June 1883.
Essendon 2-18 defeated Port Adelaide 1-4 at Kensington Oval. Crowd 5000.[17]
Intercolonial Match - Wednesday, 20 June 1883. (Public Holiday)
Essendon 7-27 defeated South Adelaide 1-4 at Kensington Oval. Crowd 7000.[18]
Silver Medals presented to best all round player from each team.
Mr Rout from Essendon and Mr. J. Bissett of the South Adelaide. [19]
Intercolonial Match - Saturday, 23 June 1883. [20]
Norwood 5-5 defeated Essendon 1-7 at Kensington Oval.[21]
Round 7
| Round 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 June (3:30 pm) | South Park 0.5 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.6 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 400) | [22] |
| Saturday, 30 June (Time pm) | Norwood 4.8 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 2.5 (2) | Kensington Oval | [23] |
| Bye Port Adelaide |
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Round 8
| Round 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm) | Norwood 3.4 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 1.10 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [24] |
| Saturday, 7 July | South Park 5.11 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 0.4 (0) | Kensington Oval | [25] |
| Bye Port Adelaide |
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Round 9
| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 July (3:30 pm) | Norwood 2.16 (2) | def. by | South Park 3.6 (3) | Kensington Oval | [26] |
| Saturday, 14 July | North Adelaide 1.1 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 2.17 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 700) | [27] |
| Bye Port Adelaide |
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Round 10
| Round 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 July (3:15 pm) | Norwood 1.10 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 5.7 (5) | Adelaide Oval | [28] |
| Saturday, 21 July | South Park 3.5 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Kensington Oval | [29] |
| Bye North Adelaide |
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Round 11
| Round 11 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 July | South Park 1.6 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) | Adelaide Oval | [30] |
| Saturday, 28 July (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 5.12 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 3.4 (3) | Old Adelaide Ground | [31] |
| Bye Norwood |
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Round 12
| Round 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 August | Norwood 5.17 (5) | def. | South Park 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval | [32] |
| Saturday, 4 August (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | Alberton Oval | [33] |
| Bye South Adelaide |
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Round 13
| Round 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 August | South Adelaide 2.9 (2) | drew with | Norwood 2.5 (2) | Adelaide Oval | [34] |
| Bye Port Adelaide, South Park, North Adelaide |
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Round 14
| Round 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18 August (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.27 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 1.2 (1) | Kensington Oval | [35] |
| Saturday, 18 August (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 1.7 (1) | drew with | Port Adelaide 1.6 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [36] |
| Bye South Park |
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Round 15
| Round 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 25 August (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. by | Norwood 6.17 (6) | Alberton Oval | [37] |
| Saturday, 25 August | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | def. by | South Park 4.9 (4) | Adelaide Oval | [38] |
| Bye North Adelaide |
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Round 16
| Round 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 1 September (3:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. | South Park 2.13 (2) | Alberton Oval | [39] |
| Saturday, 1 September (3:35 pm) | North Adelaide 5.8 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | Kensington Oval | [40] |
| Bye Norwood |
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Round 17
| Round 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 September | Port Adelaide 3.13 (3) | drew with | North Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 500) | [41] |
| Saturday, 8 September (3:25 pm) | Norwood 4.13 (4) | def. | South Park 2.10 (2) | Kensington Oval | [42] |
| Bye South Adelaide |
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Round 18
| Round 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 September (3:30 pm) | South Park 5.11 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 1.5 (1) | South Park Lands | [43] |
| Saturday, 15 September | Norwood 9.6 (9) | def. | South Adelaide 1.6 (1) | Kensington Oval | [44] |
| Bye Port Adelaide |
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Round 19
| Round 19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 September | Norwood 5.22 (5) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval | [45] |
| Saturday, 22 September | South Park 3.9 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | Old Adelaide Ground (crowd: 200) | [46] |
| Bye South Adelaide |
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Round 20
| Round 20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 September (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.11 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 2.10 (2) | Alberton Oval | [47] |
| Bye North Adelaide, Norwood, South Park |
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Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | Adj Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwood (P) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 192 | 25 | 89 | 25 | 25.00 | |||
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 122 | 29 | 140 | 16 | 18.29 | |||
| 3 | South Park | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 126 | 33 | 118 | 14 | 14.93 | |||
| 4 | South Adelaide | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 113 | 38 | 102 | 15 | 15.00 | |||
| 5 | North Adelaide | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 63 | 46 | 175 | 6 | 6.40 | |||
| 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 | [48] | |||||||||||||
Note: Each team played every other team 4 times except Port Adelaide due to an interstate trip didn't play South Park and North Adelaide in one match each.
South Park were ranked above South Adelaide on head-to-head record (2-1).
The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters.