1890 SAFA season
# 1890 SAFA season

The 1890 South Australian Football Association season was the 14th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

The Gawler Football Club withdrew at the end of the season and formed its own local competition, the predecessor of the current Barossa Light and Gawler Football Association.

## Premiership Matches

### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 12 May | South Adelaide 6.2 (6) | def. | Adelaide 3.7 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500) |
| Saturday, 12 May (3:30 pm) | Norwood 5.4 (5) | def. | Medindie 4.5 (4) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 3,000) |
| Saturday, 12 May | Port Adelaide | def. | Gawler (Forfeit) | Alberton Oval |
| A game was scheduled between Port Adelaide and Gawler at Alberton Oval but the latter telegram to inform that they would forfeit due to the programme only being received late on Friday afternoon. ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.4 (1) | def. by | Norwood 2.9 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,000) |
| Saturday, 17 May | South Adelaide 5.9 (5) | v | Medindie 2.5 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,000) |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 8.15 (8) | def. | Gawler 0.2 (0) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 24 May (3:16 pm) | Adelaide 2.3 (2) | def. by | Norwood 7.10 (7) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000) |
| Saturday, 24 May (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 4.10 (4) | def. | Gawler 3.1 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 24 May (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 6.13 (6) | def. | Medindie 1.1 (1) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 500) |

### Round 4

| Saturday, 31 May (3:20pm) | Norwood 9.11 (9) | def. | Medindie 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 500) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 31 May | South Adelaide | def. | Gawler (forfeit) | Kensington Oval (crowd: Cancelled) |
| A game was scheduled between South Adelaide and Gawler but the latter couldn't be bothered after making the trip the previous two weeks. ||||||

### Round 5

| Saturday, 7 June (3:10pm) | Norwood 5.6 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 1.2 (1) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 7 June | Adelaide 4.5 (4) | def. | Medindie 3.6 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 7 June (3:30pm) | Gawler 1.5 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 4.7 (4) | Gawler Oval (crowd: 500) |

### Round 6

| Monday, 16 June (3:25pm) | Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 4.13 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Round 7

| Saturday, 21 June (3:20pm) | Adelaide 2.2 (2) | drew with | South Adelaide 2.10 (2) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 600) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 21 June (3:30pm) | Port Adelaide 6.12 (6) | def. | Medindie 2.1 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 400) |
| Saturday, 21 June (3:25pm) | Norwood 7.13 (7) | def. | Gawler 4.2 (4) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 8

| Saturday, 28 June (3:20pm) | Norwood 10.13 (10) | def. | Adelaide 1.3 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 28 June (3:20pm) | South Adelaide 2.4 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 6.14 (6) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) |

**Intercolonial Matches**

On the weekends of 5 July and 12 July intercolonial matches were held and SAFA premiership matches suspended.

### Round 9

| Saturday, 19 July (3:20pm) | Adelaide 0.5 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 11.12 (11) | Adelaide Oval |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 19 July (3:30pm) | South Adelaide 4.11 (4) | def. | Medindie 1.5 (1) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 200) |
| Saturday, 19 July (3:30pm) | Gawler 1.2 (1) | def. by | Norwood 9.10 (9) | Gawler (crowd: 350) |

### Round 10

| Saturday, 26 July | Norwood 6.7 (6) | def. | Port Adelaide 3.7 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 8,500) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 26 July (3:15pm) | South Adelaide 5.7 (5) | def. | Adelaide 2.7 (2) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 11

| Saturday, 2 August | Norwood 5.7 (5) | def. by | South Adelaide 8.8 (8) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 3,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 2 August (3:25pm) | Medindie 1.1 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 20.15 (20) | Adelaide Oval |
| Port Adelaide's score of 20.15 (20) was the competitions record at the time. ||||||

### Round 12

| Saturday, 9 August | South Adelaide 4.9 (4) | def. by | Port Adelaide 9.13 (9) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 9 August (3:30pm) | Norwood 16.13 (16) | def. | Adelaide 1.4 (1) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 13

| Saturday, 16 August (3:30pm) | Adelaide 3.3 (3) | def. by | Port Adelaide 13.8 (13) | Adelaide Oval |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 16 August | Norwood 8.14 (8) | def. | Medindie 1.4 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 16 August | Gawler 1.11 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 6.13 (6) | Gawler |

### Round 14

| Saturday, 23 August | Norwood 11.15 (11) | def. | South Adelaide 5.8 (5) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 2,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 23 August (3:30pm) | Adelaide 7.10 (7) | v | Medindie 5.10 (5) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 23 August | Port Adelaide | def. | Gawler (Forfeit) | Alberton Oval |
| A game was scheduled between Port Adelaide and Gawler at Alberton Oval but Gawler forfeited for the 2nd time in the Season against Port Adelaide at Alberton ||||||

### Round 15

| Saturday, 30 August | Port Adelaide 3.2 (3) | def. | Norwood 2.7 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 11,500) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 30 August (3:25pm) | South Adelaide 8.9 (8) | def. | Medindie 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 25) |
| The Port Adelaide v. Norwood attendance of 11,500 was the record crowd for a football match in South Australia at the time. ||||||

* A game was scheduled between Adelaide and Gawler at Alberton Oval but the former forfeited. (Due to the Adelaide Players going to watch the Match at the Oval)

### Round 16

| Monday, 1 September (10:30am) | Medindie 11.17 (11) | def. | Gawler 0.8 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Monday, 1 September (3:15pm) | Adelaide 5.7 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 4.7 (4) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 17

| Saturday, 6 September | Adelaide 3.8 (3) | def. by | Norwood 4.8 (4) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday, 6 September | Port Adelaide 8.13 (8) | def. | South Adelaide 2.9 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 650) |
| Saturday, 6 September | Gawler 0.3 (0) | drew with | Medindie 0.1 (0) | Gawler |
| The game between Gawler and Medindie was abandoned at half-time due to torrential rain. The game at Gawler Oval was the last South Australian league level match at the venue. ||||||

### Round 18

| Saturday, 13 September | Norwood 11.8 (11) | def. | South Adelaide 2.6 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Round 19

| Saturday, 20 September | Adelaide 0.1 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 20.20 (20) | Adelaide Oval |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Prior to the match C.Woods lead the competition goal kicking tally by 3, however John McKenzie kicked 13 goals during the course of the match to win the years goal kicking award. ||||||

## Ladder

1890 SAFA Ladder :

| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | Adj Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 172 | 32 | 70 | 32 | 32.00 |
| 2 | Norwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 158 | 45 | 81 | 30 | 30.00 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 126 | 80 | 137 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 105 | 113 | 142 | 12 | 12.71 |
| 5 | Medindie | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 76 | 89 | 141 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Gawler | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 56 | 106 | 2 | 2.57 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, Georgia = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | |
