1886 SAFA season
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The 1886 South Australian Football Association season was the 10th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Teams4
PremiersAdelaide
1st premiership
1st premiership
Leading goalkickerRichard Stephens
Adelaide (17 goals)
Adelaide (17 goals)
Matches played30
| 1886 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
10th SAFA season Pictured above is the 1886 Adelaide premiership team. | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers | Adelaide 1st premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Richard Stephens Adelaide (17 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Total attendance | 61,650 (2,055 per match) |
| Highest | 6,000 (Round 6, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide) |
This was the first season in South Australia that quarters were played, allowing ends to be changed four times per match.[1]
The thirty games played had crowd figures quoted for an approximate average of 2,055 spectators per game.
Premiership season
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 26 April (3:00 pm) | South Adelaide 1.7 (1) | def. by | Norwood 4.10 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,000) | [2] |
Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 1 May (3:25 pm) | Norwood 5.9 (5) | def. | Adelaide 1.4 (1) | North Park Lands, Adelaide (crowd: 2,000-3,000) | [3][4] |
| Saturday, 1 May (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.4 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 2.7 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [5] |
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Norwood vs Adelaide was played on Hotham's ground (from Adelaide and Suburban Association) - located north of the Botanic Park, between the Frome and Hackney roads in the Adelaide Park Lands. (Now called Park 11: Mistletoe Park / Tainmuntilla) | |||||
Round 3
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 May | Port Adelaide 1.5 (1) | def. by | Norwood 4.7 (4) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [7] |
| Saturday, 8 May (3:25 pm) | Adelaide 5.4 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 4.8 (4) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 1,350) | [8] |
Round 4
| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 May (3:25 pm) | Norwood 3.11 (3) | drew with | South Adelaide 3.8 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 1,750) | [9][10] |
| Saturday, 15 May (3:25 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.5 (1) | def. by | Adelaide 2.9 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [11][12] |
Round 5
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 May (3:17 pm) | Norwood 4.9 (4) | def. | Port Adelaide 3.6 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [13] |
| Saturday, 22 May | Adelaide 4.11 (4) | def. | South Adelaide 2.12 (2) | Kensington Oval | [14] |
Round 6
| Round 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 25 May (3:00 pm) | Adelaide 7.8 (7) | def. | Norwood 5.5 (5) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,500) | [15][16] |
Round 7
| Round 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 May (3:17 pm) | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | def. | Norwood 2.3 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [17] |
Round 8
| Round 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 June (3:10 pm) | South Adelaide 1.12 (1) | drew with | Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) | [18] |
| Saturday, 5 June (3:20 pm) | Norwood 5.13 (5) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.3 (2) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 500) | [19] |
Round 9
| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 June (3:20 pm) | South Adelaide 2.6 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [20] |
Round 10
| Round 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 June (3:00 pm) | South Adelaide 3.8 (3) | def. | Norwood 2.12 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) | [21] |
| Saturday, 19 June | Port Adelaide 1.5 (1) | def. by | Adelaide 3.8 (3) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [22][23] |
Round 11
| Round 11 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 21 June | Norwood 8.13 (8) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.11 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,000) | [24] |
Round 12
| Round 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 26 June (3:00 pm) | Adelaide 2.8 (2) | def. by | Norwood 4.9 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) | [25] |
Round 13
| Round 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 July (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 6.9 (6) | def. | Port Adelaide 4.6 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [26][27] |
Round 14
| Round 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 July (3:12 pm) | Adelaide 5.7 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [28][29] |
| Saturday, 24 July | Port Adelaide 3.13 (3) | drew with | Norwood 3.7 (3) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [30] |
Round 15
| Round 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July (3:10 pm) | Adelaide 2.8 (2) | def. by | Norwood 4.13 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500) | [31] |
| Saturday, 31 July (3:25 pm) | South Adelaide 9.9 (9) | def. | Port Adelaide 5.3 (5) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 200) | [32] |
Round 16
| Round 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 August (3:10 pm) | South Adelaide 4.12 (4) | def. | Norwood 3.9 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) | [33] |
| Saturday, 7 August (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.9 (8) | def. | Adelaide 5.7 (5) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 650) | [34][35] |
Round 17
| Round 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 August (3:20 pm) | Adelaide 3.19 (3) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.5 (1) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,700) | [36][37] |
Round 18
| Round 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 August | Adelaide 6.7 (6) | def. | Norwood 0.9 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,500) | [38] |
| Saturday, 21 August | Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 2.10 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [39] |
Round 19
| Round 19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 August | Adelaide 2.15 (2) | def. by | South Adelaide 4.4 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) | [40] |
Round 20
| Round 20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 1 September (3:17 pm) | South Adelaide 1.5 (1) | def. | Norwood 7.13 (7) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) | [41] |
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Round 21
| Round 21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 September (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 6.6 (6) | def. | Port Adelaide 3.5 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) | [43] |
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide (P) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 131 | 47 | 118 | |||
| 2 | South Adelaide | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 115 | 50 | 123 | |||
| 3 | Norwood | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 146 | 41 | 104 | |||
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 95 | 64 | 137 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | [44] | |||||||||||
Attendances
The figures for club and ground attendances are only based on those given above.
By Club
| Club | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|
| Norwood | 2,672 |
| Adelaide | 2,155 |
| South Adelaide | 1,882 |
| Port Adelaide | 1,503 |
By ground
| Ground | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 18 | 2,619 |
| North Park Lands Botanic Gardens |
1 | 2,500 |
| Alberton Oval | 7 | 1,164 |
| Kensington Oval | 4 | 950 |
