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1877 SAFA season
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The 1877 South Australian Football Association season was the inaugural season of the South Australian Football Association, the top-level league of Australian rules football in South Australia.
Quick Facts Teams, Premiers ...
1877 SAFA premiership season | |
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![]() South Adelaide premiership team | |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | South Adelaide Victorian 1st premiership |
Leading goalkicker | William Dedman South Adelaide (10 goals) |
Matches played | 52 (61 scheduled) |
Highest | 650 (Round 7, Adelaide vs. South Adelaide) |
Close
The clubs participating were Adelaide, Bankers, Kensington, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, South Park, Victorian, Woodville.[1]
South Adelaide and Victorian would share the premiership honours as there was no grand final playoff, while the Bankers Football Club, who finished last without a win and forfeited a number of games, folded before the end of the season.[2]