List of SANFL premiers explained

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

YearPremierRunner-upScoreCrowdGroundDateTelecaster
South Australian Football Association
1877South Adelaide
Victorian
Joint Champions
were declared
(with no playoff)
1878NorwoodPort Adelaide
Norwood (2)Port Adelaide (2)
1880Norwood (3)Victorian
1881Norwood (4)South Adelaide
Norwood (5)South Adelaide (2)
1883Norwood (6)Port Adelaide (3)
Port AdelaideNorwood
1885South Adelaide (2)Norwood (2)
1886AdelaideSouth Adelaide (3)
1887Norwood (7)Port Adelaide (4)
1888Norwood (8) + COA (1)Port Adelaide (5)
1889Norwood (9)Port Adelaide (6)7.4 (7) d. 5.9 (5)7,227Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1890Port Adelaide (2) + COA (1)Norwood (3)
1891Norwood (10)Port Adelaide (7)
1892South Adelaide (3)Port Adelaide (8)
1893South Adelaide (4)Norwood (4)
1894Norwood (11)South Adelaide (4)4.8 (32) drew 4.8 (32)Adelaide OvalWednesday 6 August
4.7 (31) d. 3.5 (23)9,000Wednesday 13 August
1895South Adelaide (5)Norwood (5)
1896South Adelaide (6)Norwood (6)
1897Port Adelaide (3)South Adelaide (5)
1898South Adelaide (7)Port Adelaide (9)8.8 (56) d. 4.8 (32)6,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 10 September
1899South Adelaide (8)Norwood (7) 5.12 (42) d. 2.2 (14)Adelaide OvalSaturday 9 September
1900North AdelaideSouth Adelaide (6) 4.3 (27) d. 1.8 (14)7,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 8 September
1901Norwood (12)Port Adelaide (10)4.9 (33) d. 4.5 (29)7,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1902North Adelaide (2)South Adelaide (7)9.14 (68) d. 4.7 (31)Adelaide OvalSaturday 6 September
1903Port Adelaide (4)South Adelaide (8)6.6 (42) d. 5.5 (35)14,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 12 September
1904Norwood (13)Port Adelaide (11)9.8 (62) d. 8.10 (58) 15,000Jubilee OvalSaturday 17 September
1905North Adelaide (3) Port Adelaide (12)6.8 (44) d. 1.6 (12)12,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 9 September
South Australian Football League
1906Port Adelaide (5)8.12 (60) d. 5.9 (39)20,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 15 September
1907Norwood (14) + COA (2) Port Adelaide (13)8.7 (55) d. 3.9 (27)25,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 21 September
1908West Adelaide + COA (1)Norwood (8)7.10 (52) d. 6.13 (49)22,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 26 September
1909West Adelaide (2)Port Adelaide (14)7.17 (59) d. 6.5 (41)25,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 18 September
1910Port Adelaide (6) + COA (2)Sturt8.12 (60) d. 5.11 (41)20,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 8 October
1911West Adelaide (3) + COA (2)Port Adelaide (15) 7.9 (52) d. 6.10 (46)19,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 7 October
1912West Adelaide (4)Port Adelaide (16) 6.10 (46) d. 5.2 (32)28,500Adelaide OvalMonday 28 October
1913Port Adelaide (7) + COA (3)North Adelaide (2)7.12 (54) d. 5.10 (40)22,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 20 September
Port Adelaide (8) + COA (4)North Adelaide (3)13.15 (93) d. 1.8 (14) 11,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 19 September
1915SturtPort Adelaide (17)6.10 (46) d. 4.10 (34)13,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 25 September
1916–1918: SANFL suspended due to WWI. Clubs organise charitable Patriotic League competition during war.
1919Sturt (2)North Adelaide (4)5.9 (39) drew 5.9 (39) 30,000 Adelaide OvalSaturday 27 September
3.5 (23) d. 2.6 (18)35,000Wednesday 8 October
1920North Adelaide (4) Norwood (9)9.15 (69) d. 3.3 (21)31,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1921Port Adelaide (9)Norwood (10)4.8 (32) d. 3.6 (24)34,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 8 October
1922Norwood (15)West Adelaide9.7 (61) d. 2.16 (28)31,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1923Norwood (16)North Adelaide (5)9.12 (66) d. 6.4 (40)37,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1924West TorrensSturt (2)9.12 (66) d. 8.10 (58)44,345Adelaide OvalSunday 28 September
1925Norwood (17)West Torrens8.4 (52) d. 7.9 (51)37,750Adelaide OvalSaturday 26 September
1926Sturt (3)North Adelaide (6)9.10 (64) d. 7.9 (51)30,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
South Australian National Football League
1927West Adelaide (5)North Adelaide (7)10.10 (70) d. 8.10 (58)33,222Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1928Port Adelaide (10)Norwood (11)15.14 (104) d. 7.14 (56)35,700Adelaide OvalSaturday 6 October
1929Norwood (18)Port Adelaide (19)16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69)35,504Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1930North Adelaide (5)Port Adelaide (20) 9.13 (67) d. 9.9 (63)23,609Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1931North Adelaide (6)Sturt (3) 17.13 (115) d. 11.11 (77)34,202Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1932Sturt (4)North Adelaide (8)16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69)29,717Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1933West Torrens (2)Norwood (12)13.10 (88) d. 9.11 (65)33,444Adelaide OvalSaturday 14 October
1934GlenelgPort Adelaide (21) 18.15 (123) d. 16.18 (114)30,045Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1935South Adelaide (9)Port Adelaide (22)15.9 (99) d. 13.13 (91)26,496Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1936Port Adelaide (11)Sturt (4)13.19 (97) d. 14.10 (94)35,120Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1937Port Adelaide (12)South Adelaide (9)13.16 (94) d. 9.16 (70)35,895Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1938South Adelaide (10)Port Adelaide (23)23.14 (152) d. 15.16 (106)33,364Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1939Port Adelaide (13)West Torrens (2)16.28 (124) d. 11.11 (77)44,885Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1940Sturt (5)South Adelaide (10)14.16 (100) d. 11.13 (79)28,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1941Norwood (19)Sturt (5)14.16 (100) d. 10.11 (71)30,742Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1942PortTorrensWestGlenelg18.12 (120) d. 16.13 (109)35,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 12 September
12.10 (82) d. 8.13 (61) 42,000 Saturday 30 September
NorwoodNorth (2) PortTorrens (2) 9.7 (61) d. 7.13 (55) 30,000 Saturday 30 September
1945West Torrens (3)Port Adelaide (24)15.25 (115) d. 15.12 (102)47,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1946Norwood (20)Port Adelaide (25)13.14 (92) d. 9.10 (64)53,473Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1947West Adelaide (6)Norwood (13) 10.15 (75) d. 5.15 (45)32,631Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1948Norwood (21)West Torrens (3)15.16 (106) d. 6.13 (49)48,755Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1949North Adelaide (7) West Torrens (4) 13.17 (95) d. 9.18 (72)42,490Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1950Norwood (22)Glenelg15.16 (106) d. 8.11 (59)50,389Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1951Port Adelaide (14)North Adelaide (9)10.12 (72) d. 8.13 (61)41,997Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1952North Adelaide (8) Norwood (14) 23.15 (153) d. 6.9 (45)50,105Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1953West Torrens (4)Port Adelaide (26)9.13 (67) d. 8.12 (60)42,949Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1954Port Adelaide (15)West Adelaide (2)11.13 (79) d. 10.16 (76)42,895Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1955Port Adelaide (16)Norwood (15)15.11 (101) d. 5.8 (38)44,826Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1956Port Adelaide (17)West Adelaide (3)12.9 (81) d. 9.11 (65)45,514Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1957Port Adelaide (18)Norwood (16)15.15 (105) d. 13.6 (94)58,924Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1958Port Adelaide (19)West Adelaide (4)14.10 (94) d. 14.8 (92)54,282Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1959Port Adelaide (20)West Adelaide (5)13.9 (87) d. 11.11 (77)48,884Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1960North Adelaide (9) Norwood (17)14.11 (95) d. 13.12 (90)54,162Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1961West Adelaide (7)Norwood (18)16.13 (109) d. 11.7 (73)40,409Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1962Port Adelaide (21)West Adelaide (6)8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55)43,597Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1963Port Adelaide (22)North Adelaide (10)11.14 (80) d. 6.11 (47)52,688Adelaide OvalFriday 5 October
1964South Adelaide (11)Port Adelaide (27)9.15 (69) d. 5.12 (42)56,353Adelaide OvalFriday 30 October
1965Port Adelaide (23)Sturt (6)12.8 (80) d. 12.5 (77)62,543Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1966Sturt (6)Port Adelaide (28)16.16 (112) d. 8.8 (56)59,417Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1967Sturt (7)Port Adelaide (29) 13.10 (88) d. 10.17 (77)58,849Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1968Sturt (8)Port Adelaide (30)12.18 (90) d. 9.9 (63)57,811Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1969Sturt (9)Glenelg (2)24.15 (159) d. 13.16 (94)55,600Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1970Sturt (10)Glenelg (3)12.13 (85) d. 9.10 (64)48,757Adelaide OvalSaturday 26 September
1971North Adelaide (10)Port Adelaide (31)10.19 (79) d. 9.5 (59)52,228 Adelaide OvalSaturday 25 September
1972North Adelaide (11) + COA (1)Port Adelaide (32)19.14 (128) d. 10.12 (72)55,709Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1973Glenelg (2)North Adelaide (11)21.11 (137) d. 19.16 (130)56,525Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1974Sturt (11)Glenelg (4)9.16 (70) d. 8.7 (55)58,113Football ParkSaturday 28 September
1975Norwood (23)Glenelg (5)9.10 (64) d. 7.10 (52)53,283Football ParkSaturday 27 September
1976Sturt (12)Port Adelaide (33)17.14 (116) d. 10.15 (75)66,897Football ParkSaturday 25 SeptemberSeven Network (1)
1977Port Adelaide (24)Glenelg (6)17.11 (113) d. 16.9 (105)56,717Football ParkSaturday 24 September
1978Norwood (24)Sturt (7)16.15 (111) d. 14.26 (110)50,867Football ParkSaturday 30 SeptemberSeven Network (2)
1979Port Adelaide (25)South Adelaide (11)9.9 (63) d. 3.14 (32)50,428Football ParkSunday 30 SeptemberNine Network (1)
1980Port Adelaide (26)Norwood (19)11.15 (81) d. 9.9 (63)54,536Football ParkSaturday 4 OctoberSeven Network (3)
1981Port Adelaide (27)Glenelg (7)14.11 (95) d. 6.8 (44)52,659Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberSeven Network (4)
1982Norwood (25)Glenelg (8)20.13 (133) d. 9.17 (71)47,336Football ParkSaturday 2 OctoberSeven Network (5)
1983West Adelaide (8)Sturt (8)21.16 (142) d 16.12 (108)47,129Football ParkSaturday 1 OctoberSeven Network (6)
1984Norwood (26)Port Adelaide (34)15.10 (100) d. 13.13 (91)50,271Football ParkSunday 30 SeptemberSeven Network (7)
1985Glenelg (3)North Adelaide (12)21.15 (141) d. 12.12 (84)50,289Football ParkSaturday 5 OctoberSeven Network (8)
1986Glenelg (4)North Adelaide (13)21.9 (135) d. 12.15 (87)50,538Football ParkSaturday 4 OctoberSeven Network (9)
1987North Adelaide (12)Glenelg (9) 23.7 (145) d. 9.9 (63)50,617Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberSeven Network (10)
Port Adelaide (28)Glenelg (10)12.12 (84) d. 8.7 (55)50,313Football ParkSaturday 1 OctoberNine Network (1)
Port Adelaide (29)North Adelaide (14)15.18 (108) d. 1.8 (14)50,487Football ParkSaturday 7 OctoberNine Network (2)
1990Port Adelaide (30)Glenelg (11)16.12 (108) d. 13.15 (93)50,589Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberNine Network (3)
Adelaide Football Club is formed and enters the AFL
North Adelaide (13)West Adelaide (7)21.22 (148) d. 11.7 (73)39,276Football ParkSaturday 5 OctoberABC Network (1)
1992Port Adelaide (31)Glenelg (12)17.3 (105) d. 7.7 (49)42,242Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberNine Network (4)
Woodville-West TorrensNorwood (20)17.20 (122) d. 7.7 (49)42,719Football ParkSaturday 2 OctoberABC Network (2)
1994Port Adelaide (32)Woodville-West Torrens15.16 (106) d. 10.9 (69)40,598Football ParkSunday 2 OctoberABC Network (3)
Port Adelaide (33)Central District13.16 (94) d. 6.10 (46)45,786Football ParkSunday 1 OctoberABC Network (4)
1996Port Adelaide (34)Central District (2)11.14 (80) d. 6.8 (44)46,120Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (5)
Port Adelaide Football Club enters the AFL
1997Norwood (27)Port Adelaide (35)19.12 (126) d. 7.11 (53)44,161Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (6)
1998Port Adelaide (35)Sturt (9)11.9 (75) d. 9.12 (66)44,838Football ParkSunday 4 OctoberABC Network (7)
1999Port Adelaide (36)Norwood (21)14.17 (101) d. 14.9 (93)39,135Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (8)
Central DistrictWoodville-West Torrens (2)8.13 (61) d. 5.9 (39)34,819Football ParkSunday 1 OctoberABC Network (9)
2001Central District (2)Woodville-West Torrens (3)10.11 (71) d. 4.8 (32)26,378Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (10)
2002Sturt (13)Central District (3)13.14 (92) d. 6.9 (45)35,187Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (11)
2003Central District (3)West Adelaide (8)17.9 (111) d. 11.11 (77)28,199Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (12)
2004Central District (4)Woodville-West Torrens (4)23.15 (153) d. 4.4 (28)24,207Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (13)
2005Central District (5)Woodville-West Torrens (5)15.14 (104) d. 11.10 (76)28,637Football ParkSunday 2 OctoberABC Network (14)
2006Woodville-West Torrens (2)Central District (4)17.19 (121) d. 7.3 (45)25,130Football ParkSunday 8 OctoberABC Network (15)
2007Central District (6) North Adelaide (15)16.11 (107) d. 5.12 (42)30,478Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (16)
2008Central District (7)Glenelg (13)17.11 (113) d. 10.11 (71)34,128Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (17)
2009Central District (8)Sturt (10)13.14 (92) d. 7.12 (54)35,647Football ParkSunday 4 OctoberABC Network (18)
2010Central District (9)Norwood (22)10.11 (71) d. 9.11 (65)34,355Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (19)
2011Woodville-West Torrens (3)Central District (5)12.9 (81) d. 11.12 (78)25,234Football ParkSunday 9 OctoberABC Network (20)
2012Norwood (28)West Adelaide (9)12.7 (79) d. 3.12 (30)29,661Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (21)
2013Norwood (29)North Adelaide (16)10.12 (72) d. 4.8 (32)36,685Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (22)
2014Norwood (30)Port Adelaide (36)12.10 (82) d. 11.12 (78)38,644Adelaide OvalSunday 21 SeptemberSeven Network (11)
2015West Adelaide (9)Woodville-West Torrens (6)11.12 (78) d. 7.6 (48)25,625Adelaide OvalSunday 27 SeptemberSeven Network (12)
2016Sturt (14)Woodville-West Torrens (7)12.4 (76) d. 7.7 (49)30,213Adelaide OvalSunday 25 SeptemberSeven Network (13)
2017Sturt (15)Port Adelaide (37)7.8 (50) d. 7.7 (49)39,813Adelaide OvalSunday 24 SeptemberSeven Network (14)
North Adelaide (14)Norwood (23)19.10 (124) d 15.15 (105)40,355Adelaide OvalSunday 23 SeptemberSeven Network (15)
Glenelg (5)Port Adelaide (38)11.7 (73) d 6.9 (45)39,105Adelaide OvalSunday 22 SeptemberSeven Network (16)
Woodville-West Torrens (4)North Adelaide (17)13.9 (87) d 7.6 (48)17,038Adelaide OvalSunday 18 OctoberSeven Network (17)
Woodville-West Torrens (5)Glenelg (14)15.9 (99) d 4.8 (32)22,956Adelaide OvalSunday 3 OctoberSeven Network (18)
2022Norwood (31)North Adelaide (18)8.11 (59) d 8.10 (58)27,479Adelaide OvalSunday 18 SeptemberSeven Network (19)
2023Glenelg (6)Sturt (11)13.8 (86) d 8.14 (62)33,049Adelaide OvalSunday 24 SeptemberSeven Network (20)

Number of SANFL premierships by club

ClubColoursPremiershipsRunners-upTop Two FinishSeasons Competed
Port Adelaide (R)36 38741877–2019; 2021-2023
Norwood31 23541878–2023
Sturt15 11261901–2023
North Adelaide1418321888–1892 (Medinide), 1893-2023
South Adelaide11 11221877–2023
West Adelaide99181897–2023
Central District9 5141964–2023
Glenelg614201921–2023
Woodville-West Torrens57121991–2023
West Torrens4 481895-96 (Natives), 1897–1990
Victorian1121877–1882, 1883-1884 (North Adelaide)
Adelaide (1885-1893)1 011885–1893**
Adelaide (R)0002014–2019; 2021-2023
Woodville0001964–1990

Consecutive SANFL premierships and Grand Final Appearances

Only,, and have recorded premiership streaks of three or more in the SANFL.

ClubPremiershipsSequenceConsecutive Top TwoSequence of Grand Finals
Norwood61878-8381878-85*
Port Adelaide1954-5971953–59
Sturt51966–70 61965-70
Central District42007–10122000-2011
32003-05
22000-01
Port Adelaide31994–9661994-99
21998-99
32012-1432012-14
Port Adelaide1979-811979-81
Port Adelaide21913-1471909-15
1962-631962–68
1936-3761934-39
South Adelaide1892-9391892-1900*
1895-96
1898-99
Norwood1922-2341920-23
Glenelg1985-861985-88

Grand Final Match Ups

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

Match-upGrand Final Appearances
Team(s)Premiership Years
15 vs
1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1984, 1997, 1999, 2014 bgcolor=98FB98 1921, 1928, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1999
bgcolor=FFFF00 1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1929, 1946, 1984, 1997, 2014
10 vs
1905, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1930, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1989 bgcolor=98FB98 1906, 1913, 1914, 1951, 1963, 1989
bgcolor=FFFF00 1905, 1930, 1971, 1972
8 vs
1910, 1915, 1936, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1998, 2017 bgcolor=98FB98 1915, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 2017
bgcolor=FFFF00 1910, 1936, 1965, 1998
7 vs
1898, 1903, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1964, 1979 bgcolor=98FB98 1898, 1935, 1938, 1964
bgcolor=FFFF00 1903, 1937, 1979
vs
1909, 1911, 1912, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962 bgcolor=98FB98 1909, 1911, 1912
bgcolor=FFFF00 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962
VS
1920, 1923, 1952, 1960, 2013, 2018, 2022 bgcolor=98FB98 1920, 1952, 1960, 2018
bgcolor=FFFF00 1923, 2013, 2022
vs
1934, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2019 bgcolor=98FB98 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992
bgcolor=FFFF00 1934, 2019
6 vs
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 bgcolor=98FB98 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
bgcolor=FFFF00 2006, 2011
5 vs
1908, 1922, 1947, 1961, 2012 bgcolor=98FB98 1922, 2012
bgcolor=FFFF00 1908, 1947, 1961
4 vs
1919, 1926, 1931, 1932 bgcolor=98FB98 1919 (Replay), 1926, 1932
bgcolor=FFFF00 1931
bgcolor=87CEEB Draw 1919
vs
1969, 1970, 1974, 2023 bgcolor=98FB98 2023
bgcolor=FFFF00 1969, 1970, 1974
vs
1973, 1985, 1986,1987 bgcolor=98FB98 1987
bgcolor=FFFF00 1973, 1985, 1986
3 vs
1925, 1933, 1948 bgcolor=98FB98 1933
bgcolor=FFFF00 1925, 1948
vs
1939, 1945, 1953 bgcolor=98FB98 1945, 1953
bgcolor=FFFF00 1939
vs
1950, 1975, 1982 bgcolor=98FB98 1950, 1975, 1982
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
2 vs
1894, 1899 bgcolor=98FB98 1899
bgcolor=FFFF00 1894 (Replay)
bgcolor=87CEEB Draw 1894
vs
1900, 1902 bgcolor=98FB98 1900, 1902
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1927, 1991 bgcolor=98FB98 1927
bgcolor=FFFF00 1991
vs
1941, 1978 bgcolor=98FB98 1941, 1978
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
1943, 1944 bgcolor=98FB98 1943, 1944
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1995, 1996 bgcolor=98FB98 1995, 1996
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
2002, 2009 bgcolor=98FB98 2009
bgcolor=FFFF00 2002
1 vs
1924 bgcolor=98FB98 1924
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1940 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 1940
1942 bgcolor=98FB98 1942
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1949 bgcolor=98FB98 1949
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1983 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 1983
vs
1993 bgcolor=98FB98 1993
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
1994 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 1994
vs
2003 bgcolor=98FB98 2003
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
2007 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2007
vs
2008 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2008
vs
2010 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2010
vs
2015 bgcolor=98FB98 2015
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
2016 bgcolor=98FB98 2016
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
2020 bgcolor=98FB98 2020
bgcolor=FFFF00 -
vs
2021 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2021

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.

ClubPremiershipsRunners-up
Port Adelaide40
Norwood21
West Adelaide21
North Adelaide11
Sturt04
South Adelaide01

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.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Source where unlisted[4]

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.[4] Note that Port Adelaide's participation in these competitions ended in 2014.

Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)

Source where unlisted:[4]

Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)

Source where unlisted:[4]

Under 18s premiership (2009–present)

Under 16s premiership (2010–present)

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football . South Australian Register . 25 March 1884 .
  2. Web site: Football . Adelaide Observer . 22 November 1884 .
  3. Web site: PORT MAGPIES' RESERVES DUMPED. The Advertiser. 30 October 2018.
  4. Web site: 2007 SANFL Annual Report. South Australian National Football League. 23 September 2020. Refer to pp. 64 for a list of premiers across all competitions from 1919 to 2007.. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907223949/http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/club_docs/SANFL/SANFL%202007%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 7 September 2018. live.
  5. News: 1906 Adelaide and Suburban Association. 23 September 2020. Evening Journal (Adelaide). 24 September 1906.
  6. Web site: 1907 Adelaide and Suburban Association. 23 September 2020. Observer (Adelaide). 19 October 1907.
  7. Web site: 1908 Adelaide and Suburban Association. 23 September 2020. Evening Journal (Adelaide). 5 October 1908.
  8. Web site: 1909 South Australian Football Association. 9 October 1909. 23 September 2020. Observer (Adelaide).
  9. Web site: 1910 South Australian Football Association. 30 September 1019. 23 September 2020. The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide).
  10. Web site: PORT II SMOKE SOCIAL. 25 October 1911. Daily Herald. 23 September 2020.
  11. Web site: South Australian Association. 21 September 1912. The Express and Telegraph. 23 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Sturt Seconds Score Association Premiership. Daily Herald. 1 September 2013. 23 September 2020.
  13. Web site: B Grade Premiership South Adelaide Versus West Torrens. 17 August 1914. The Advertiser. 23 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Association Premiership won by West Torrens B. 25 September 1915. Chronicle (Adelaide). 23 September 2020.
  15. Web site: 2008 SANFL Annual Report. South Australian National Football League. Refer to pp. 62. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907223846/http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/club_docs/SANFL/SANFL%202008%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 7 September 2018. live.
  16. Web site: 2009 SANFL Annual Report. South Australian National Football League. Refer to pp. 31. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907223917/http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/club_docs/SANFL/SANFL%202009%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 7 September 2018. live.
  17. Web site: 2010 SANFL Annual Report. South Australian National Football League. Refer to pp. 59. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907224109/http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/club_docs/SANFL/SANFL%202010%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 7 September 2018. live.
  18. Web site: 2011 SANFL Annual Report. South Australian National Football League. Refer to pp. 57. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907224059/http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/club_docs/SANFL/SANFL%202011%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 7 September 2018. live.
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