# South Australian Football Association (1978–1995)

The South Australian Football Association (SAFA) was a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia from 1978 to the end of the 1995 season.

## Clubs
### Final

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | SAFA Senior Premierships | SAFA Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | Total | Years | Fate |
| Adelaide Tigers | | Tigers | | – | 1993 | 1993–95 | 0 | - | Merged with TransAdelaide to form TransAdelaide Tigers in SAAFL in 1996 |
| Athelstone | | Raggies | Max Amber Sportfield, Paradise | NNFA | 1904 | 1978–95 | 1 | 1995 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Edwardstown | | Towns | Edwardstown Oval, Edwardstown | GSAFA | 1919 | 1978–95 | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Flinders Park | | Reds | Flinders Park Oval, Flinders Park | SAAFL | 1927 | 1978–95 | 4 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 | Returned to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Payneham Norwood Union | | Falcons | Payneham Oval, Payneham | – | 1995 | 1995 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Plympton | | Bulldogs | Plympton Oval, Plympton Park | SFL | 1937 | 1990–95 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Pooraka | | Bulls | Lindblom Park, Pooraka | NNFA | 1920 | 1978–95 | 6 | 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Salisbury North | | Hawks | Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North | CDFA, NMFL | 1953 | 1979-88, 1992–95 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
| Salisbury West | | Tigers | Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs | NMFL | 1965 | 1995 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |

### Former

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | SAFA Senior Premierships | SAFA Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | Total | Years | Fate |
| Brighton | | Tigers | Brighton Oval, Brighton | SMFL | | 1987–90 | 0 | - | Merged with Brighton High OS to form Brighton Districts and Old Scholars in SAAFL in 1991 |
| Burnside | | | Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale | NNFA | | 1978 | 0 | - | Merged with Kensington Gardens to form Burnside-Kensington in 1979 |
| Burnside-Kensington | | | Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale | – | 1979 | 1979–80 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1980 |
| Campbelltown-Magill | | | Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | NNFA | 1976 | 1978–79 | 0 | - | Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1980 |
| Elizabeth | | Eagles | Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth | CDFA | 1956 | 1978–88 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1989 |
| Ferryden Park | | Lions | Ferryden Park Reserve, Ferryden Park | SAAFL | 1964 | 1978–84 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1980 |
| Gepps Cross | | Rams | Duncan Fraser Reserve, Northfield | NNFA | 1952 | 1978–83 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1984 |
| Henley District and Old Scholars | | Sharks | Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | SAAFL | 1978 | 1982–93 | 2 | 1992, 1993 | Merged with Greek to form Henley Greek in SAAFL in 1994 |
| Hope Valley | | Demons | Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley | NNFA | 1906 | 1978–79 | 0 | - | Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1980 |
| Ingle Farm | | Bulldogs | Rowe Park, Ingle Farm | NNFA | 1968 | 1978–88 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1989 |
| Mitchell Park | | Lions | Mitchell Park Oval, Mitchell Park | SMFL | 1969 | 1987–93 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern FL in 1994 |
| Modbury | | Hawks | Modbury Oval, Ridgehaven | NNFA | 1862 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1988 |
| Mount Lofty District | | Mountain Devils | Heathfield Oval, Heathfield | – | 1978 | 1979–85 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 1986 |
| Norwood Districts | | Hounds | Daly Oval, Hectorville | NNFA | 1961 | 1978–89 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1990 |
| Norwood Union | | | Brookway Park, Campbelltown | NNFA | 1902 | 1978 | 0 | - | Moved to Glenelg-South Adelaide FA in 1979 |
| Para Hills | | Big Reds | The Paddocks, Para Hills West | NMFL | 1974 | 1992–94 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 |
| Payneham | | | Payneham Oval, Payneham | SAAFL | 1901 | 1980–1994 | 1 | 1986 | Merged with Norwood Union to form Payneham Norwood Union following 1994 season |
| Port District | | Magpies | Largs Reserve, Largs Bay | – | 1979 | 1979–83 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1984 |
| Tea Tree Gully | | Gullies, Wolves | Pertaringa Oval, Banksia Park | NNFA | 1862 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1988 |
| Walkerville | | Cats | Walkerville Oval, Walkerville | SAAFL | 1901 | 1980–89 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1990 |
| West Lakes | (1975-85)(1986-94) | Lakers | Jubilee Reserve, West Lakes Shore | SAAFL | 1930 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1988 |

## Premierships
### A1 (John Stevens Perpetual Trophy)

* 1978 Flinders Park
* 1979 Flinders Park
* 1980 Edwardstown
* 1981 Flinders Park
* 1982 Edwardstown
* 1983 Flinders Park
* 1984 Pooraka
* 1985 Pooraka
* 1986 Payneham
* 1987 Edwardstown
* 1988 Edwardstown
* 1989 Pooraka
* 1990 Pooraka
* 1991 Pooraka
* 1992 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1993 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1994 Pooraka
* 1995 Athelstone

### A2

* 1978 Modbury
* 1979 Port District
* 1980 Payneham
* 1981 Mount Lofty District
* 1982 Gepps Cross
* 1983 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1984 Ingle Farm
* 1985 Modbury
* 1986 Elizabeth
* 1987 Norwood Districts
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994 Edwardstown
* 1995 Athelstone

### A3

* 1978 Edwardstown
* 1979 Edwardstown
* 1980 Edwardstown
* 1981 Edwardstown
* 1982 Edwardstown
* 1983 Flinders Park
* 1984 Edwardstown
* 1985 Flinders Park
* 1986 Flinders Park
* 1987 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1988 Mitchell Park
* 1989 Brighton
* 1990 Mitchell Park
* 1991 Edwardstown
* 1992 Para Hills
* 1993 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1994 Pooraka
* 1995 Athelstone

### A4

* 1978 Athelstone
* 1979 Athelstone
* 1980 Walkerville
* 1981 Athelstone
* 1982 Athelstone
* 1983 Flinders Park
* 1984 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1985 Elizabeth
* 1986 Elizabeth
* 1987 Henley District and Old Scholars
* 1988 Walkerville
* 1989 Edwardstown
* 1990 Plympton
* 1991 Edwardstown
* 1992 Salisbury North
* 1993 Athelstone
* 1994 Plympton
* 1995 Athelstone

## Medallists
### A1 - Harford Medal

* 1980 - Peter Munn (Ferryden Park)
* 1982 - John Eldridge (Ferryden Park)
* 1983 - Peter Munn (Ferryden Park)
* 1985 - Peter King (Athelstone)
* 1986 - Adrian Rocco (Athelstone)
* 1987 - Tim Valente (Athelstone)
* 1988 - Randall Wright (Brighton)
* 1989 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)
* 1991 - Andrew Horsnell (Henley District and Old Scholars)
* 1992 - Matthew Wormald (Henley District and Old Scholars)
* 1993 - Errol Surman (Athelstone)
* 1994 - Chris Grigg (Athelstone)

### A2 - Ardill Medal

* 1983 - Ian Berry (Henley District and Old Scholars)

### Figallo Medal

Awarded for Best on Ground in an A1 Grand Final
* 1989 - Barclay Mathews (Pooraka)
* 1990 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)
* 1991 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)