# 1894 SAFA season

The 1894 South Australian Football Association season was the 18th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

## Adelaide Football Club resigns from SAFA

The Adelaide Football Club Premiers in 1886, which joined the SAFA in 1885 after a merger of North Adelaide Juniors and North Park from the Adelaide and Suburban Association, resigned from the SAFA before the commencement of the 1894 season.
At a meeting of the committee of the SAFA on Monday evening 9th March 1894, it was reported Mr. B. Shepley (Secretary of the Adelaide Football Club) wrote giving notice that his club wished to retire from the Association. The club regretted the circumstance and wished the Association every success.
For the 1893 season Adelaide had merged with the Eastbourne Football Club, 1891 and 1892 Premiers of the City and Suburban Association. The Eastbourne Football Club on 18 April 1894 applied for readmission to the City and Suburban Association and were accepted. It has no relationship to the modern day Adelaide Crows formed in 1990.

## Season Programme

The programme as drawn up by the sub committee and adopted by the oommittee was as follows:— 1st Round May 5, Norwood v. Port (Adelaide), South v. North Adelaide (Kensington):
May 12, South v. Port (Adelaide), Norwood v. North Adelaide (Kensington);
May 19, Norwood v. South (Adelaide), Port v. North Adelaide (Alberton);
May 24 (holiday), South v. Port (Adelaide);
May 26, Norwood v. North Adelaide (Adelaide);
June 2, Norwood v. South (Adelaide), Port v. North Adelaide (Alberton);
June 9, Norwood v. Port (Adelaide), South v. North Adelaide (Kensington); June 16, South v. Port (Adelaide);
June 20 (holiday), Norwood v. Port (Adelaide);
June 23, South v. North Adelaide (Adelaide);
June 30, Norwood v. South (Adelaide), Port v. North Adelaide (Kensington);
2nd Round July 7, South v. Port (Adelaide), Norwood v. North Adelaide (Kensington); July 14, Norwood v. Port (Adelaide), South v. North Adelaide (Kensington); July 21, Yorke'a Peninsula v. a combined team picked by the Association (Adelaide);
July 28, Port v. North Adelaide (Adelaide);
August 4, Norwood v. South (Adelaide), Port v. North Adelaide (Kensington);
August 11, Norwood v. North Adelaide (Adelaide); August 18, North v. South (Adelaide);
August 25, South v. Port (Adelaide), Norwood v. North Adelaide (Kensington);
September 1 (holiday), Norwood v. South (Adelaide) ;
September 8, Norwood v. Port (Adelaide), South v. North Adelaide (Kensington); September 15, South v. Port (Adelaide), Norwood v. North Adelaide (Kensington);
September 22, Norwood v. South (Adelaide), Port v. North Adelaide (Alberton);
September 29, Norwood v. Port (Adelaide), South v. North Adelaide (Kensington).
Note: The Season was divided into two Rounds with the Winner from each round playing in a Premiership playoff.

## Ladders (Minor Round)

1894 SAFA Ladder - First Round :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts |
| 1 | South Adelaide (W) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 108 | 45 | 66 | 16 |
| 2 | Norwood | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 87 | 45 | 73 | 14 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 71 | 49 | 71 | 6 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 89 | 97 | 2 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner ||||||||||
Note: As Norwood and South Adelaide were level on premiership points, a playoff match for the winner of the 1st round was required.
1894 SAFA Ladder - Second Round :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts |
| 1 | Norwood (W) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 67 | 35 | 42 | 14 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 66 | 41 | 42 | 12 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 71 | 38 | 67 | 10 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 86 | 0 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (W) = Winner Notes: North Adelaide forfeited 2 games - one each against Norwood and Port Adelaide | |

## Grand final
### 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Saturday 6 October (3:00 pm) | Norwood | drew with | South Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| | 0.0 (0) 1.3 (1) 2.4 (2) 4.8 (4) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.5 (1) 1.5 (1) 3.8 (3) 4.8 (4) | |
| Despite a provision for 20 minute periods of extra time, the match was abandoned after full time due to darkness; the result stood, and a replay was ordered. ||||||

### 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match Replay

| | Grand Final Replay | Grand Final Replay | Grand Final Replay | |
| Wednesday 10 October (2:00 pm) | Norwood | def. | South Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,000) |
| | 1.1 (1) 2.4 (2) 2.5 (2) 4.7 (4) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.4 (2) 2.4 (2) 3.5 (3) 3.5 (3) | |