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List of SANFL premiers

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This page is a chronological listing of the premiership winners in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) – the premier Australian rules football competition in the state of South Australia.

Chronological list

  Premiership decided by a Grand Final
  Premiership decided by a Grand Final Replay, after the scheduled Grand Final was drawn
  Premiership decided by a Challenge Final
  Premiership decided without any form of Grand Final
More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Runner-up Score Crowd Ground Date Telecaster
South Australian Football Association (1877-1888)
1877 South Adelaide
Victorian		 Joint Champions
were declared
(with no playoff)
1878 Norwood Port Adelaide
1879 Norwood (2) Port Adelaide (2)
1880 Norwood (3) Victorian
1881 Norwood (4) South Adelaide
1882 Norwood (5) South Adelaide (2)
1883 Norwood (6) Port Adelaide (3)
1884 Port Adelaide Norwood
1885 South Adelaide (2) Norwood (2)
1886 Adelaide South Adelaide (3)
1887 Norwood (7) Port Adelaide (4)
United Football Association of South Australia (1888-1889)
1888 Norwood (8) + COA (1) Port Adelaide (5)
South Australian Football Association (1889-1907)
1889 Norwood (9) Port Adelaide (6) 7.4 (7) d. 5.9 (5) 7,227 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1890 Port Adelaide (2) + COA (1) Norwood (3)
1891 Norwood (10) Port Adelaide (7)
1892 South Adelaide (3) Port Adelaide (8)
1893 South Adelaide (4) Norwood (4)
1894 Norwood (11) South Adelaide (4) 4.8 (32) drew 4.8 (32) Adelaide Oval Wednesday 6 August
4.7 (31) d. 3.5 (23) (Replay) 9,000 Wednesday 13 August
1895 South Adelaide (5) Norwood (5)
1896 South Adelaide (6) Norwood (6)
1897 Port Adelaide (3) South Adelaide (5)
1898 South Adelaide (7) Port Adelaide (9) 8.8 (56) d. 4.8 (32) 6,500 Adelaide Oval Saturday 10 September
1899 South Adelaide (8) Norwood (7) 5.12 (42) d. 2.2 (14) Adelaide Oval Saturday 9 September
1900 North Adelaide South Adelaide (6) 4.3 (27) d. 1.8 (14) 7,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 8 September
1901 Norwood (12) Port Adelaide (10) 4.9 (33) d. 4.5 (29) 7,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1902 North Adelaide (2) South Adelaide (7) 9.14 (68) d. 4.7 (31) Adelaide Oval Saturday 6 September
1903 Port Adelaide (4) South Adelaide (8) 6.6 (42) d. 5.5 (35) 14,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 12 September
1904 Norwood (13) Port Adelaide (11) 9.8 (62) d. 8.10 (58) 15,000 Jubilee Oval Saturday 17 September
1905 North Adelaide (3) Port Adelaide (12) 6.8 (44) d. 1.6 (12) 12,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 9 September
1906 Port Adelaide (5) North Adelaide 8.12 (60) d. 5.9 (39) 20,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 15 September
South Australian Football League
1907 Norwood (14) + COA (2) Port Adelaide (13) 8.7 (55) d. 3.9 (27) 25,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 21 September[1]
1908 West Adelaide + COA (1) Norwood (8) 7.10 (52) d. 6.13 (49) 22,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 26 September[2]
1909 West Adelaide (2) Port Adelaide (14) 7.17 (59) d. 6.5 (41) 25,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 18 September[3]
1910 Port Adelaide (6) + COA (2) Sturt 8.12 (60) d. 5.11 (41) 20,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 1 October[4]
1911 West Adelaide (3) + COA (2) Port Adelaide (15) 7.9 (52) d. 6.10 (46) 19,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 30 September[5]
1912 West Adelaide (4) Port Adelaide (16) 6.10 (46) d. 5.2 (32) 28,500 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 28 September[6]
1913 Port Adelaide (7) + COA (3) North Adelaide (2) 7.12 (54) d. 5.10 (40) 22,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 20 September[7]
1914 Port Adelaide (8) + COA (4) North Adelaide (3) 13.15 (93) d. 1.8 (14) 11,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 19 September[8]
1915 Sturt Port Adelaide (17) 6.10 (46) d. 4.10 (34) 13,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October[9]
1916–1918: SANFL suspended due to WWI. Clubs organise charitable Patriotic League competition during war.
1919 Sturt (2) North Adelaide (4) 5.9 (39) drew 5.9 (39) 30,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 27 September
3.5 (23) d. 2.6 (18) (Replay) 35,000 Wednesday 8 October
1920 North Adelaide (4) Norwood (9) 9.15 (69) d. 3.3 (21) 31,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 18 September[10]
1921 Port Adelaide (9) Norwood (10) 4.8 (32) d. 3.6 (24) 34,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 8 October[11]
1922 Norwood (15) West Adelaide 9.7 (61) d. 2.16 (28) 31,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September[12]
1923 Norwood (16) North Adelaide (5) 9.12 (66) d. 6.4 (40) 37,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 29 September[13]
1924 West Torrens Sturt (2) 9.12 (66) d. 8.10 (58) 44,345 Adelaide Oval Saturday 27 September[14]
1925 Norwood (17) West Torrens 8.4 (52) d. 7.9 (51) 37,750 Adelaide Oval Saturday 26 September[15]
1926 Sturt (3) North Adelaide (6) 9.10 (64) d. 7.9 (51) 30,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October[16]
South Australian National Football League
1927 West Adelaide (5) North Adelaide (7) 10.10 (70) d. 8.10 (58) 33,222 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1928 Port Adelaide (10) Norwood (11) 15.14 (104) d. 7.14 (56) 35,700 Adelaide Oval Saturday 6 October
1929 Norwood (18) Port Adelaide (19) 16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69) 35,504 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1930 North Adelaide (5) Port Adelaide (20) 9.13 (67) d. 9.9 (63) 23,609 Adelaide Oval Saturday 4 October
1931 North Adelaide (6) Sturt (3) 17.13 (115) d. 11.11 (77) 34,202 Adelaide Oval Saturday 3 October
1932 Sturt (4) North Adelaide (8) 16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69) 29,717 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1933 West Torrens (2) Norwood (12) 13.10 (88) d. 9.11 (65) 33,444 Adelaide Oval Saturday 14 October
1934 Glenelg Port Adelaide (21) 18.15 (123) d. 16.18 (114) 30,045 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1935 South Adelaide (9) Port Adelaide (22) 15.9 (99) d. 13.13 (91) 26,496 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1936 Port Adelaide (11) Sturt (4) 13.19 (97) d. 14.10 (94) 35,120 Adelaide Oval Saturday 3 October
1937 Port Adelaide (12) South Adelaide (9) 13.16 (94) d. 9.16 (70) 35,895 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October
1938 South Adelaide (10) Port Adelaide (23) 23.14 (152) d. 15.16 (106) 33,364 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1939 Port Adelaide (13) West Torrens (2) 16.28 (124) d. 11.11 (77) 44,885 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1940 Sturt (5) South Adelaide (10) 14.16 (100) d. 11.13 (79) 28,500 Adelaide Oval Saturday 28 September
1941 Norwood (19) Sturt (5) 14.16 (100) d. 10.11 (71) 30,742 Adelaide Oval Saturday 4 October
1942 Port–Torrens West–Glenelg 18.12 (120) d. 16.13 (109) 35,000 Adelaide Oval Saturday, 12 September
1943Norwood–NorthPort–Torrens12.10 (82) d. 8.13 (61)42,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1944Norwood–North (2)Port–Torrens (2)9.7 (61) d. 7.13 (55)30,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1945 West Torrens (3) Port Adelaide (24) 15.25 (115) d. 15.12 (102) 47,500 Adelaide Oval Saturday 29 September
1946 Norwood (20) Port Adelaide (25) 13.14 (92) d. 9.10 (64) 53,473 Adelaide Oval Saturday 5 October
1947 West Adelaide (6) Norwood (13) 10.15 (75) d. 5.15 (45) 32,631 Adelaide Oval Saturday 4 October
1948 Norwood (21) West Torrens (3) 15.16 (106) d. 6.13 (49) 48,755 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October
1949 North Adelaide (7) West Torrens (4) 13.17 (95) d. 9.18 (72) 42,490 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1950 Norwood (22) Glenelg 15.16 (106) d. 8.11 (59) 50,389 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1951 Port Adelaide (14) North Adelaide (9) 10.12 (72) d. 8.13 (61) 41,997 Adelaide Oval Saturday 29 September
1952 North Adelaide (8) Norwood (14) 23.15 (153) d. 6.9 (45) 50,105 Adelaide Oval Saturday 4 October
1953 West Torrens (4) Port Adelaide (26) 9.13 (67) d. 8.12 (60) 42,949 Adelaide Oval Saturday 3 October
1954 Port Adelaide (15) West Adelaide (2) 11.13 (79) d. 10.16 (76) 42,895 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October
1955 Port Adelaide (16) Norwood (15) 15.11 (101) d. 5.8 (38) 44,826 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1956 Port Adelaide (17) West Adelaide (3) 12.9 (81) d. 9.11 (65) 45,514 Adelaide Oval Saturday 29 September
1957 Port Adelaide (18) Norwood (16) 15.15 (105) d. 13.6 (94) 58,924 Adelaide Oval Saturday 28 September
1958 Port Adelaide (19) West Adelaide (4) 14.10 (94) d. 14.8 (92) 54,282 Adelaide Oval Saturday 3 October
1959 Port Adelaide (20) West Adelaide (5) 13.9 (87) d. 11.11 (77) 48,884 Adelaide Oval Saturday 3 October
1960 North Adelaide (9) Norwood (17) 14.11 (95) d. 13.12 (90) 54,162 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1961 West Adelaide (7) Norwood (18) 16.13 (109) d. 11.7 (73) 40,409 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1962 Port Adelaide (21) West Adelaide (6) 8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55) 43,597 Adelaide Oval Saturday 29 September
1963 Port Adelaide (22) North Adelaide (10) 11.14 (80) d. 6.11 (47) 52,688 Adelaide Oval Friday 5 October
1964 South Adelaide (11) Port Adelaide (27) 9.15 (69) d. 5.12 (42) 56,353 Adelaide Oval Friday 30 October
1965 Port Adelaide (23) Sturt (6) 12.8 (80) d. 12.5 (77) 62,543 Adelaide Oval Saturday 2 October
1966 Sturt (6) Port Adelaide (28) 16.16 (112) d. 8.8 (56) 59,417 Adelaide Oval Saturday 1 October
1967 Sturt (7) Port Adelaide (29) 13.10 (88) d. 10.17 (77) 58,849 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1968 Sturt (8) Port Adelaide (30) 12.18 (90) d. 9.9 (63) 57,811 Adelaide Oval Saturday 28 September
1969 Sturt (9) Glenelg (2) 24.15 (159) d. 13.16 (94) 55,600 Adelaide Oval Saturday 4 October
1970 Sturt (10) Glenelg (3) 12.13 (85) d. 9.10 (64) 48,757 Adelaide Oval Saturday 26 September
1971 North Adelaide (10) Port Adelaide (31) 10.19 (79) d. 9.5 (59) 52,228 Adelaide Oval Saturday 25 September
1972 North Adelaide (11) + COA (1) Port Adelaide (32) 19.14 (128) d. 10.12 (72) 55,709 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1973 Glenelg (2) North Adelaide (11) 21.11 (137) d. 19.16 (130) 56,525 Adelaide Oval Saturday 30 September
1974 Sturt (11) Glenelg (4) 9.16 (70) d. 8.7 (55) 58,113 Football Park Saturday 28 September
1975 Norwood (23) Glenelg (5) 9.10 (64) d. 7.10 (52) 53,283 Football Park Saturday 27 September
1976 Sturt (12) Port Adelaide (33) 17.14 (116) d. 10.15 (75) 66,897 Football Park Saturday 25 September Seven Network (1)
1977 Port Adelaide (24) Glenelg (6) 17.11 (113) d. 16.9 (105) 56,717 Football Park Saturday 24 September Seven Network
1978 Norwood (24) Sturt (7) 16.15 (111) d. 14.26 (110) 50,867 Football Park Saturday 30 September Seven Network (2)
1979 Port Adelaide (25) South Adelaide (11) 9.9 (63) d. 3.14 (32) 50,428 Football Park Sunday 30 September Nine Network (1)
1980 Port Adelaide (26) Norwood (19) 11.15 (81) d. 9.9 (63) 54,536 Football Park Saturday 4 October Seven Network (3)
1981 Port Adelaide (27) Glenelg (7) 14.11 (95) d. 6.8 (44) 52,659 Football Park Saturday 3 October Seven Network (4)
1982 Norwood (25) Glenelg (8) 20.13 (133) d. 9.17 (71) 47,336 Football Park Saturday 2 October Seven Network (5)
1983 West Adelaide (8) Sturt (8) 21.16 (142) d 16.12 (108) 47,129 Football Park Saturday 1 October Seven Network (6)
1984 Norwood (26) Port Adelaide (34) 15.10 (100) d. 13.13 (91) 50,271 Football Park Sunday 30 September Seven Network (7)
1985 Glenelg (3) North Adelaide (12) 21.15 (141) d. 12.12 (84) 50,289 Football Park Saturday 5 October Seven Network (8)
1986 Glenelg (4) North Adelaide (13) 21.9 (135) d. 12.15 (87) 50,538 Football Park Saturday 4 October Seven Network (9)
1987 North Adelaide (12) Glenelg (9) 23.7 (145) d. 9.9 (63) 50,617 Football Park Saturday 3 October Seven Network (10)
1988 Port Adelaide (28) Glenelg (10) 12.12 (84) d. 8.7 (55) 50,313 Football Park Saturday 1 October Nine Network (1)
1989 Port Adelaide (29) North Adelaide (14) 15.18 (108) d. 1.8 (14) 50,487 Football Park Saturday 7 October Nine Network (2)
1990 Port Adelaide (30) Glenelg (11) 16.12 (108) d. 13.15 (93) 50,589 Football Park Sunday 7 October Nine Network (3)
Adelaide Football Club is formed and enters the AFL
1991 North Adelaide (13) West Adelaide (7) 21.22 (148) d. 11.7 (73) 39,276 Football Park Saturday 5 October ABC Network (1)
1992 Port Adelaide (31) Glenelg (12) 17.3 (105) d. 7.7 (49) 42,242 Football Park Saturday 3 October Nine Network (4)
1993 Woodville-West Torrens Norwood (20) 17.20 (122) d. 7.7 (49) 42,719 Football Park Saturday 2 October ABC Network (2)
1994 Port Adelaide (32) Woodville-West Torrens 15.16 (106) d. 10.9 (69) 40,598 Football Park Sunday 2 October ABC Network (3)
1995 Port Adelaide (33) Central District 13.16 (94) d. 6.10 (46) 45,786 Football Park Sunday 1 October ABC Network (4)
1996 Port Adelaide (34) Central District (2) 11.14 (80) d. 6.8 (44) 46,120 Football Park Sunday 6 October ABC Network (5)
Port Adelaide Football Club enters the AFL
1997 Norwood (27) Port Adelaide (35) 19.12 (126) d. 7.11 (53) 44,161 Football Park Sunday 5 October ABC Network (6)
1998 Port Adelaide (35) Sturt (9) 11.9 (75) d. 9.12 (66) 44,838 Football Park Sunday 4 October ABC Network (7)
1999 Port Adelaide (36) Norwood (21) 14.17 (101) d. 14.9 (93) 39,135 Football Park Sunday 3 October ABC Network (8)
2000 Central District Woodville-West Torrens (2) 8.13 (61) d. 5.9 (39) 34,819 Football Park Sunday 1 October ABC Network (9)
2001 Central District (2) Woodville-West Torrens (3) 10.11 (71) d. 4.8 (32) 26,378 Football Park Sunday 7 October ABC Network (10)
2002 Sturt (13) Central District (3) 13.14 (92) d. 6.9 (45) 35,187 Football Park Sunday 6 October ABC Network (11)
2003 Central District (3) West Adelaide (8) 17.9 (111) d. 11.11 (77) 28,199 Football Park Sunday 5 October ABC Network (12)
2004 Central District (4) Woodville-West Torrens (4) 23.15 (153) d. 4.4 (28) 24,207 Football Park Sunday 3 October ABC Network (13)
2005 Central District (5) Woodville-West Torrens (5) 15.14 (104) d. 11.10 (76) 28,637 Football Park Sunday 2 October ABC Network (14)
2006 Woodville-West Torrens (2) Central District (4) 17.19 (121) d. 7.3 (45) 25,130 Football Park Sunday 8 October ABC Network (15)
2007 Central District (6) North Adelaide (15) 16.11 (107) d. 5.12 (42) 30,478 Football Park Sunday 7 October ABC Network (16)
2008 Central District (7) Glenelg (13) 17.11 (113) d. 10.11 (71) 34,128 Football Park Sunday 5 October ABC Network (17)
2009 Central District (8) Sturt (10) 13.14 (92) d. 7.12 (54) 35,647 Football Park Sunday 4 October ABC Network (18)
2010 Central District (9) Norwood (22) 10.11 (71) d. 9.11 (65) 34,355 Football Park Sunday 3 October ABC Network (19)
2011 Woodville-West Torrens (3) Central District (5) 12.9 (81) d. 11.12 (78) 25,234 Football Park Sunday 9 October ABC Network (20)
2012 Norwood (28) West Adelaide (9) 12.7 (79) d. 3.12 (30) 29,661 Football Park Sunday 7 October ABC Network (21)
2013 Norwood (29) North Adelaide (16) 10.12 (72) d. 4.8 (32) 36,685 Football Park Sunday 6 October ABC Network (22)
2014 Norwood (30) Port Adelaide (36) 12.10 (82) d. 11.12 (78) 38,644 Adelaide Oval Sunday 21 September Seven Network (11)
2015 West Adelaide (9) Woodville-West Torrens (6) 11.12 (78) d. 7.6 (48) 25,625 Adelaide Oval Sunday 27 September Seven Network (12)
2016 Sturt (14) Woodville-West Torrens (7) 12.4 (76) d. 7.7 (49) 30,213 Adelaide Oval Sunday 25 September Seven Network (13)
2017 Sturt (15) Port Adelaide (37) 7.8 (50) d. 7.7 (49) 39,813 Adelaide Oval Sunday 24 September Seven Network (14)
2018 North Adelaide (14) Norwood (23) 19.10 (124) d 15.15 (105) 40,355 Adelaide Oval Sunday 23 September Seven Network (15)
2019 Glenelg (5) Port Adelaide (38) 11.7 (73) d 6.9 (45) 39,105 Adelaide Oval Sunday 22 September Seven Network (16)
2020 Woodville-West Torrens (4) North Adelaide (17) 13.9 (87) d 7.6 (48) 17,038 Adelaide Oval Sunday 18 October Seven Network (17)
2021 Woodville-West Torrens (5) Glenelg (14) 15.9 (99) d 4.8 (32) 22,956 Adelaide Oval Sunday 3 October Seven Network (18)
2022 Norwood (31) North Adelaide (18) 8.11 (59) d 8.10 (58) 27,479 Adelaide Oval Sunday 18 September Seven Network (19)
2023 Glenelg (6) Sturt (11) 13.8 (86) d 8.14 (62) 33,049 Adelaide Oval Sunday 24 September Seven Network (20)
2024 Glenelg (7) Norwood (24) 12.9 (81) d 11.10 (76) 35,129 Adelaide Oval Sunday 22 September Seven Network (21)
2025 Sturt (16) Glenelg (15) 16.9 (105) d 11.8 (74) 34,426 Adelaide Oval Sunday 21 September Seven Network (22)
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Number of SANFL premierships by club

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Premierships Runners-up Top Two Finish Seasons Competed
Port Adelaide (R)
36 38 74 1877–2019; 2021-2025
Norwood
31 24 55 1878–2025
Sturt
16 11 27 1901–2025
North Adelaide
14 18 32 1888–1892 (Medindie), 1893-2025
South Adelaide
11 11 22 1877–2025
West Adelaide
9 9 18 1897–2025
Central District
9 5 14 1964–2025
Glenelg
7 15 22 1921–2025
Woodville-West Torrens
5 7 12 1991–2025
West Torrens*
4 4 8 1895-96 (Natives), 1897–1990
Victorian*
1 1 2 1877–1882, 1883-1884 (North Adelaide)
Adelaide (1885-1893)*
1 0 1 1885–1893**
Adelaide (R)
0 0 0 2014–2019; 2021-2025
Woodville*
0 0 0 1964–1990
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  • * Defunct Clubs
  • ** A new senior Adelaide joined in 1885. It was formed from the merger of two junior clubs North Adelaide Juniors (which renamed to Adelaide in 1884)[17] and North Parks both from the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association.[18] It won the premiership in 1886 and resigned from the SAFA before the start of the 1894 Season.
  • The original old Adelaide Football Club formed in 1860 and dissolved in 1881 or the Adelaide Football Club (1885-1893) are not related to the current Adelaide Football Club formed in 1990.
  • West Torrens merged with Woodville at the end of 1990 season to form Woodville-West Torrens.

Consecutive SANFL premierships and grand final appearances

Only Norwood, Port Adelaide, Sturt and Central District have recorded premiership streaks of three or more in the SANFL.

More information Club, Premierships ...
Club Premierships Sequence Consecutive Top Two Sequence of Grand Finals
Norwood 6 1878-83 8 1878-85*
Port Adelaide 1954-59 7 1953–59
Sturt 5 1966–70 6 1965-70
Central District 4 2007–10 12 2000-2011
3 2003-05
2 2000-01
Port Adelaide 3 1994–96 6 1994-99
2 1998-99
Norwood 3 1887–89 5 1887-1891
1 1891
Norwood 3 2012-14 3 2012-14
Port Adelaide 1979-81 1979-81
Port Adelaide 2 1913-14 7 1909-15
1962-63 1962–68
1936-37 6 1934-39
South Adelaide 1892-93 9 1892-1900*
1895-96
1898-99
Norwood 1922-23 4 1920-23
Glenelg 1985-86 1985-88
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  • Grand Finals only commenced in 1898 (excluding playoffs in 1889 and 1894)
  • Norwood won 10 premierships in their first 14 years (1878-1891) including the first 6 in succession which included three runner-ups and a third place in 1886 (in which they would have finished 2nd but a match they won was awarded to South Adelaide as a result of playing a suspended player in the last round when their treasurer forgot to pay the fine.)

Grand Final Match Ups

Grand Finals only commenced from 1898 (excluding playoffs in 1889 and 1894)

More information #, Match-up ...
# Match-up Grand Final Appearances Team(s) Premiership Years
Team(s) Premiership Years
15Port Adelaide vs
Norwood		1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1984, 1997, 1999, 2014Port Adelaide1921, 1928, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1999
Norwood1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1929, 1946, 1984, 1997, 2014
10Port Adelaide vs
North Adelaide		1905, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1930, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1989Port Adelaide1906, 1913, 1914, 1951, 1963, 1989
North Adelaide1905, 1930, 1971, 1972
8Port Adelaide vs
Sturt		1910, 1915, 1936, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1998, 2017Sturt1915, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 2017
Port Adelaide1910, 1936, 1965, 1998
7West Adelaide vs
Port Adelaide		1909, 1911, 1912, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962West Adelaide1909, 1911, 1912
Port Adelaide1954, 1956, 1959, 1962
South Adelaide vs
Port Adelaide		1898, 1903, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1964, 1979South Adelaide1898, 1935, 1938, 1964
Port Adelaide1903, 1937, 1979
Port Adelaide vs
Glenelg		1934, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2019Port Adelaide1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992
Glenelg1934, 2019
North Adelaide VS
Norwood		1920, 1923, 1952, 1960, 2013, 2018, 2022North Adelaide1920, 1952, 1960, 2018
Norwood1923, 2013, 2022
6Central District vs
Woodville-West Torrens		2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011Central District2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
Woodville-West Torrens2006, 2011
5Norwood vs
West Adelaide		1908, 1922, 1947, 1961, 2012Norwood1922, 2012
West Adelaide1908, 1947, 1961
Glenelg vs
Sturt		1969, 1970, 1974, 2023, 2025Glenelg2023
Sturt1969, 1970, 1974, 2025
4Sturt vs
North Adelaide		1919, 1926, 1931, 1932Sturt1919 (Replay), 1926, 1932
North Adelaide1931
Draw1919
North Adelaide vs
Glenelg		1973, 1985, 1986, 1987North Adelaide1987
Glenelg1973, 1985, 1986
Norwood vs
Glenelg		1950, 1975, 1982, 2024Norwood1950, 1975, 1982
Glenelg2024
3West Torrens vs
Norwood		1925, 1933, 1948West Torrens1933
Norwood1925, 1948
West Torrens vs
Port Adelaide		1939, 1945, 1953West Torrens1945, 1953
Port Adelaide1939
Norwood vs
Sturt		1941, 1978, 2026Norwood1941, 1978
Sturt-
2South Adelaide vs
Norwood		1894, 1899South Adelaide1899
Norwood1894 (Replay)
Draw1894
North Adelaide vs
South Adelaide		1900, 1902North Adelaide1900, 1902
South Adelaide-
Norwood-North vs
Port-Torrens		1943, 1944Norwood-North1943, 1944
Port-Torrens-
West Adelaide vs
North Adelaide		1927, 1991West Adelaide1927
North Adelaide1991
Port Adelaide vs
Central District		1995, 1996Port Adelaide1995, 1996
Central District-
Central District vs
Sturt		2002, 2009Central District2009
Sturt2002
1West Torrens vs
Sturt		1924West Torrens1924
Sturt-
South Adelaide vs
Sturt		1940South Adelaide-
Sturt1940
Port-Torrens vs
West–Glenelg		1942Port-Torrens1942
West–Glenelg-
North Adelaide vs
West Torrens		1949North Adelaide1949
West Torrens-
Sturt vs
West Adelaide		1983Sturt-
West Adelaide1983
Woodville-West Torrens vs
Norwood		1993Woodville-West Torrens1993
Norwood-
Woodville-West Torrens vs
Port Adelaide		1994Woodville-West Torrens-
Port Adelaide1994
Central District vs
West Adelaide		2003Central District2003
West Adelaide-
North Adelaide vs
Central District		2007North Adelaide-
Central District2007
Glenelg vs
Central District		2008Glenelg-
Central District2008
Norwood vs
Central District		2010Norwood-
Central District2010
West Adelaide vs
Woodville-West Torrens		2015West Adelaide2015
Woodville-West Torrens-
Sturt vs
Woodville-West Torrens		2016Sturt2016
Woodville-West Torrens-
Woodville-West Torrens vs
North Adelaide		2020Woodville-West Torrens2020
North Adelaide-
Glenelg vs
Woodville-West Torrens		2021Glenelg-
Woodville-West Torrens2021
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Champions of Australia

The Championship of Australia was the name given to an Australian rules football tournament which was contested between football clubs from the Victorian, South Australian, West Australian and Tasmania football leagues. The Championship took place three times in the 19th century and then from 1907 to 1914 with the exception of 1912 and every year from 1968 to 1975.

More information Club, Premierships ...
Club Premierships Runners-up
Port Adelaide 4 0
Norwood 2 1
West Adelaide 2 1
South Adelaide 1 2
North Adelaide 1 1
Sturt 0 4
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SANFL Grand Final Records

Prior to 1974 all SANFL Grand Finals were held at the Adelaide Oval (bar the 1904 Grand Final at Jubilee Oval). From 1974 to 2013 they were held at Football Park. From 2014 onwards they returned to Adelaide Oval.

  • Largest Attendance at Football Park: 66,897 - Sturt 17.14 (116) d Port Adelaide 10.15 (75), 1976
  • Smallest Attendance at Football Park: 22,207 - Central District 23.15 (153) d Woodville-West Torrens 4.4 (28), 2004
  • Largest Attendance at Adelaide Oval: 62,543 - Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) d Sturt 12.5 (77), 1965
  • Highest Score: 24.15 (159) Sturt d Glenelg 13.16 (94), 1969
  • Lowest Score: 1.6 (12) Port Adelaide lost to North Adelaide 6.8 (44), 1905
  • Largest Winning Margin: 125 points - Central District 23.15 (153) d Woodville-West Torrens 4.4 (28), 2004
  • Smallest Winning Margin: 1 point - Norwood 8.4 (52) d West Torrens 7.9 (51), 1925 & Norwood 16.15 (111) d Sturt 14.26 (110), 1978 & Sturt 7.8 (50) d Port Adelaide 7.7 (49), 2017 & Norwood 8.11 (59) d North Adelaide 8.10 (58), 2022
  • Highest Losing Score: 19.16 (130) - North Adelaide lost to Glenelg 21.11 (137), 1973
  • Lowest Winning Score: 3.5 (23) - Sturt d North Adelaide 2.6 (18), 1919
  • Highest Match Aggregate: 267 points - Glenelg 21.11 (137) d North Adelaide 19.16 (130), 1973
  • Lowest Match Aggregate: 41 points - North Adelaide 4.3 (27) d South Adelaide 1.8 (14), 1900 & Sturt 3.5 (23) d North Adelaide 2.6 (18), 1919

Minor grades

Reserves premiership

Reserve grade premierships are contested between the existing SANFL clubs, with the exception of Adelaide, who have elected not to field a team in the SANFL Reserves, and Port Adelaide, who shut down its reserves team in 2018.[19]

From 1877 SAFA teams also had second twenty teams. In some years the Association had an official programme for the second twenties.

1879 - South Adelaide (Premiers), South Park and Port Adelaide (Equal Second)

While official SANFL records recognise premierships going back to 1919, the first Association league (that operated underneath the SAFA premiership) commenced in 1906, as can be seen in the list of premiers below.[20]

Thirds/Under 19s/17s & U18s/16s

Thirds-grade competitions for SANFL clubs featuring underage players seeking to enter reserves/senior-level football have been in place since the late 1930s. Under-19 and under-17 premierships were scheduled from 1937/1939 to 2008, after which they were replaced with an under 18 competition (initially known as the Maccas Cup) in 2009 and an under 16 series (initially known as the Maccas Shield) in 2010.[20] Note that Port Adelaide's participation in these competitions ended in 2014.

Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)

Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)

Under 18s premiership (2009–present)

Under 16s premiership (2010–present)

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