| 1884 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
 ThePort Adelaide premiership team | |
| Teams | 5 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 1st premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Robert Roy Port Adelaide (22 Goals) |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Highest | 6,000(Round 8,Norwood vs.Port Adelaide) |
The1884 South Australian Football Association season was the 8th season of the top-levelAustralian rules football competition inSouth Australia.
Port Adelaide went on to record its 1st premiership and in doing so endedNorwood's run of 6 straight premierships (1878-1883).
The season would be the last for two of the founding clubs - South Park Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club, previously known as theVictorian Football Club. It shares no relation to the modern dayNorth Adelaide Roosters.
Of the 8 original clubs from 1877 only Port Adelaide and South Adelaide, after 8 seasons, would compete in 1885.
At a committee meeting of the SAFA held on the 6 May 1884 the question of the amalgamation of the Senior and Junior Associations was then discussed at some length, and eventually it was agreed that five delegates from each Association should, confer as to what steps could be taken to effect the object in view.[1]
| Club | Colours | Home Ground | Captain | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adelaide | Orange Black | F.H.Wedd | Inaugural club Final Season | |
| Norwood | Dark blue Red | A.E. Waldron[2] | ||
| Port Adelaide | Magneta Blue | Alberton Oval, Alberton | R.Turpenny | Blue bib added to Magneta guernsey |
| South Adelaide | Navy Blue White | A.C. (Iney) Mehrtens | ||
| South Park | Light Blue White | A.M.Pettinger | Inaugural club Final Season |
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 May (3:25 pm) | Norwood 9.16 (9) | def. | South Park 2.6 (2) | Adelaide Oval | [3] |
| Saturday, 3 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 2.3 (2) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Kensington Oval | [4] |
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 10 May (3:20 pm) | South Adelaide 4.9 (4) | def. | Norwood 3.5 (3) | Adelaide Oval | [5] |
| Saturday, 10 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Kensington Oval | [6] |
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2.10 (2) | def. by | Norwood 3.15 (3) | Alberton Oval | [7] |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 8.9 (8) | def. | South Park 0.3 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 350) | [8] |
| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 May (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.5 (4) | drew with | South Adelaide 4.2 (4) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 900) | [9] |
| Saturday, 24 May (4:00 pm) | North Adelaide 1.5 (1) | drew with | South Park 1.6 (1) | Kensington Oval | [10] |
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | South Park 2.3 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.14 (3) | Adelaide Oval | [11] |
| Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 1.1 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 6.18 (6) | Kensington Oval | [12] |
| Round 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 June (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.20 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.5 (0) | Adelaide Oval | [13] |
| Saturday, 7 June (3:25 pm) | South Adelaide 5.11 (5) | def. | South Park 2.6 (2) | Kensington Oval | [14] |
| Round 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 June (3:15 pm) | Norwood 6.15 (6) | def. | South Adelaide 3.11 (3) | Adelaide Oval | [15] |
| Saturday, 14 June | Port Adelaide 10.15 (10) | def. | North Adelaide 1.? (1) | Alberton Oval | [16] |
| Round 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 20 June (2:58 pm) | Norwood 3.3 (3) | drew with | Port Adelaide 3.17 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,000) | [17] |
| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 July (3:20 pm) | Norwood 6.16 (6) | def. | North Adelaide 0.6 (0) | Adelaide Oval | [18] |
| Saturday, 5 July | Port Adelaide 11.18 (11) | def. | South Park 1.4 (1) | Alberton Oval | [19] |
| Round 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 26 July | South Adelaide 7.6 (7) | def. by | Port Adelaide 9.6 (9) | Adelaide Oval | [20] |
| Saturday, 26 July (3:20 pm) | Norwood 8.19 (8) | def. | South Park 0.5 (0) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 100) | [21] |
| Round 11 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 August (3:20 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.11 (8) | def. | Norwood 3.10 (3) | Alberton Oval | [22] |
| Saturday, 2 August | South Adelaide 8.17 (8) | def. | North Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Adelaide Oval | [23] |
| Round 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 August (3:15 pm) | South Adelaide 2.12 (2) | def. by | Norwood 3.9 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 850) | [24] |
| Saturday, 9 August (3:50 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.13 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 0.2 (2) | Alberton Oval | [25] |
| Round 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 August | Norwood 0.11 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.15 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,000) | [26] |
| Saturday, 30 August | South Adelaide 5.18 (5) | def. | South Park 3.2 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 40) | [27] |
| |||||
| Round 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 6 September (3:00 pm) | South Park 3.10 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.6 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 300) | [29] |
| Saturday, 6 September (Time pm) | Port Adelaide 2.12 (2) | def. | South Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [30] |
| Round 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 September | Norwood 2.10 (2) | def. by | North Adelaide 4.4 (4) | Kensington Oval | [31] |
| Saturday, 13 September | South Park 0.4 (4) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.23 (12) | Adelaide Oval | [32] |
| Round 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 September (Time pm) | South Adelaide 4.9 (4) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.4 (1) | Kensington Oval | [33] |
| |||||
| Round 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 September (3:35 pm) | Norwood 7.7 (7) | def. | North Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval | [35] |
| |||||
| + | Win | Qualified for finals | |
| − | Loss | Eliminated |
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | X | NthA 3 | Nor 1 | SthA 0 | SP 1 | X | NthA 9 | Nor 0 | SP 10 | SthA 2 | Nor 5 | NthA 4 | Nor 3 | SthA 1 | SP 12 | SthA 3 | SP DNP | 1 |
| Norwood | SP 7 | SthA 1 | Port 1 | X | X | NthA 3 | SthA 3 | Port 0 | NthA 6 | SP 8 | Port 5 | SthA 1 | Port 3 | X | NthA 2 | SP DNP | NthA 6 | 2 |
| South Adelaide | NthA 1 | Nor 1 | SP 8 | Port 0 | NthA 5 | SP 3 | Nor 3 | X | X | Port 2 | NthA 8 | Nor 1 | SP 2 | Port 1 | X | Port 3 | X | 3 |
| South Park | Nor 7 | X | SthA 8 | NthA 0 | Port 1 | SthA 3 | X | X | Port 10 | Nor 8 | X | X | SthA 2 | NthA 3 | Port 12 | Nor DNP | Port DNP | 4 |
| North Adelaide | SthA 1 | Port 3 | X | SP 0 | SthA 5 | Nor 3 | Port 9 | X | Nor 6 | X | SthA 8 | Port 4 | X | SP 3 | Nor 2 | X | Nor 6 | 5 |
| Team | Ladder |
| ||||||||||||||
| TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | Adj Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide(P) | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 173 | 29 | 74 | 24 | 24.00 | |||
| 2 | Norwood | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 156 | 32 | 116 | 19 | 20.36 | |||
| 3 | South Adelaide | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 138 | 37 | 73 | 17 | 19.62 | |||
| 4 | South Park | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 139 | 3 | 3.75 | |||
| 5 | North Adelaide | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 157 | 3 | 3.75 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | [37] | |||||||||||||
Note: Norwood were ranked ahead of South Adelaide on head-to-head record (2-1), and South Park were ranked ahead of North Adelaide on head-to-head record (1-0-1).
The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the 1883 season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters.
Both South Park and North Adelaide (Victorian) Clubs resigned from the SAFA before the commencement of the 1885 Season.