1896 SAFA season
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The 1896 South Australian Football Association season was the 20th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Teams5
PremiersSouth Adelaide
5th premiership
5th premiership
Leading goalkickerJack Kay
South Adelaide (25 goals)
South Adelaide (25 goals)
Matches played40
| 1896 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 5 |
| Premiers | South Adelaide 5th premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Jack Kay South Adelaide (25 goals) |
| Matches played | 40 |
During the 1896 season a rule was introduced for North Adelaide and the Natives (renamed West Torrens for the 1897 season) allowing them to field an extra three players to be more competitive with the three more established clubs.[1] The Native team played the majority of their games at Kensington despite many of their players living in the Port area.|[2]
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 134 | 60 | 86 | 34 | |||
| 2 | Norwood | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 144 | 71 | 112 | 22 | |||
| 3 | North Adelaide | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 105 | 80 | 118 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Natives | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 81 | 77 | 118 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 66 | 118 | 101 | 143 | 9 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | [3] | ||||||||||||
Notes â South Adelaide, Norwood and Port Adelaide played each other 5 times but only 4 times against North Adelaide and Natives.
North Adelaide and Natives forfeited to South Adelaide once each.
