# 1893 SAFA season

The 1893 South Australian Football Association season was the 17th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Medindie Football Club (nickname Dingoes), which joined the SAFA in 1888, were renamed North Adelaide Football Club on 14 March 1893, at a meeting held at Temperance Hall, North Adelaide.

## Adelaide and Eastbourne Junior Club Merger

The annual meeting of the Eastbourne Football Club was held on March 17, and the secretary in his report stated that they had attained the premiership of the City and Suburban Football Association for 1892, having; played 15 matches, won 12, and drawn 3. During the business a discussion took place as to joining the senior Association, and resulted in a sub-committee being elected to work the matter up by the next meeting.
The Adelaide Football Club which were Premiers in 1886, and joined in 1885 after a merger of North Adelaide Juniors and North Park from the Adelaide and Suburban Association, would merge with the Eastbourne Football Club 1891 and 1892 Premiers of the City and Suburban Association for the 1893 Season. This would be the Adelaide Club last season as they would resign from the senior Association before the commencement of the 1894 Season.
From this point forward, no clubs have left since joining: except Woodville and West Torrens which merged in 1991. The SANFL considers Woodville-West Torrens a continuation of both Woodville and West Torrens; thus, the Adelaide Football Club which joined in 1885 is the last team to fold as of 2022.

## 1893 Programme

ADELAIDE OVAL May 6—Port Adelaide v. North Adelaide. May 13—South Adelaide v Adelaide. Way 20—Norwood v. South Adelaide. Hay 21—North Adelaide v. Adelaide (morning) Port Adelaide v. South Adelaide (afternoon). M»y 27—Norwood v, Adelaide. June 8—Norwood v. Pott Adelaide. June 10—Intercolonial. June 17—Sonth Adelaide v. Norwood. June 20—Adelaide v. North Adelaide (morning). Port Adelaide v. Norwood (afternoon}. June 24—Norwood v. North Adelaide. July 1—Norwood v. Port Adelaide. July 8—South Adelaide v. Port Adelaide. July 15—North Adelaide v. South Adelaide. July 22—Norwood v. South Adelaide. July 29—South Adelaide v. Port Adelaide. August 5—Port Adelaide v. Norwood-' August 12—North Adelaide v. Port Adelaide. August 19—Adelaide v. Sonth Adelaide. August 26—North Adelaide *. Port Adelaide. September 1—North. Adelaide v. Adelaide (morning). South Adelaide v. Norwood (afternoon). September 2—South Adelaide v. Adelaide. September 9—Port Adelaide v. North Adelaide September 36—Port Ad&liide v. South Adelaide. September 23—Norwood v. Port Adelaide. September 3ft—South Adelaide v. Norwood.
KENSINGTON OVAL. May 6—Norwood v. Adelaide. May 13—Norwood v. North Adelaide. June 3—South Adelaide v. North Adelaide. June 24—South Adelaide v. Adelaide. July 15—Port Adelaide v. Adelaide. July 29—Norwood v. North Adelaide. August 5—South Adelaide v. North Adelaide. August 12—Adelaide v. Norwood. August 26—Adelaide v. North Adelaide. September 2—Norwood v. North Adelaide. • - September 8—Norwood v. Adelaide. . . . , September 23—South Adelaide v. North Adelaide
ALBERTON OVAL. May 20—Port Adelaide v. Adelaide. May 27—Port Adelaide v. North Adelaide. June 17—Port Adelaide v. Adelaide. July 22—Port Adelaide v. Adelaide.

## Ladder

1893 SAFA Ladder :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts |
| 1 | South Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 182 | 68 | 74 | 29 |
| 2 | Norwood | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 170 | 78 | 101 | 27 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 150 | 163 | 73 | 88 | 22 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 72 | 147 | 148 | 6 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 207 | 217 | 2 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | |