# 1884 SAFA season

The 1884 South Australian Football Association season was the 8th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Port Adelaide went on to record its 1st premiership and in doing so ended Norwood's run of 6 straight premierships.
The season would be the last of the South Park Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club, previously known as the Victorian Football Club. It shares no relation to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters.

## Premiership season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday, 3 May (3:25 pm) | Norwood 9.16 (9) | def. | South Park 2.6 (2) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 3 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 2.3 (2) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 10 May (3:20 pm) | South Adelaide 4.9 (4) | def. | Norwood 3.5 (3) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 10 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 2.10 (2) | def. by | Norwood 3.15 (3) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 8.9 (8) | def. | South Park 0.3 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 350) |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 24 May (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.5 (4) | drew with | South Adelaide 4.2 (4) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 900) |
| Saturday, 24 May (4:00 pm) | North Adelaide 1.5 (1) | drew with | South Park 1.6 (1) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | South Park 2.3 (2) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.14 (3) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 31 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 1.1 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 6.18 (6) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 7 June (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.20 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.5 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 7 June (3:25 pm) | South Adelaide 5.11 (5) | def. | South Park 2.6 (2) | Kensington Oval |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 14 June (3:15 pm) | Norwood 6.15 (6) | def. | South Adelaide 3.11 (3) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 14 June | Port Adelaide 10.15 (10) | def. | North Adelaide 1.? (1) | Alberton Oval |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Friday, 20 June (2:58 pm) | Norwood 3.3 (3) | drew with | Port Adelaide 3.17 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,000) |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 5 July (3:20 pm) | Norwood 6.16 (6) | def. | North Adelaide 0.6 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 5 July | Port Adelaide 11.18 (11) | def. | South Park 1.4 (1) | Alberton Oval |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 26 July | South Adelaide 7.6 (7) | def. by | Port Adelaide 9.6 (9) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 26 July (3:20 pm) | Norwood 8.19 (8) | def. | South Park 0.5 (0) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 100) |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 2 August (3:20 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.11 (8) | def. | Norwood 3.10 (3) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday, 2 August | South Adelaide 8.17 (8) | def. | North Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 9 August (3:15 pm) | South Adelaide 2.12 (2) | def. by | Norwood 3.9 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 850) |
| Saturday, 9 August (3:50 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.13 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 0.2 (2) | Alberton Oval |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 30 August | Norwood 0.11 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.15 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,000) |
| Saturday, 30 August | South Adelaide 5.18 (5) | def. | South Park 3.2 (3) | Kensington Oval (crowd: 40) |
| This was the first time Port Adelaide beat Norwood twice in once season and in consecutive encounters. A game was played between Norwood and South Adelaide on Monday 1 September which was a public holiday. The game did not count to the Association premiership. Norwood 2.6 defeated South Adelaide 1.6 Crowd 2000 ||||||

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 6 September (3:00 pm) | South Park 3.10 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.6 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 300) |
| Saturday, 6 September (Time pm) | Port Adelaide 2.12 (2) | def. | South Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday, 13 September | Norwood 2.10 (2) | def. by | North Adelaide 4.4 (4) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 13 September | South Park 0.4 (4) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.23 (12) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday, 20 September (Time pm) | South Adelaide 4.9 (4) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.4 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| South Park forfeited its scheduled game for the Saturday 20 September against Norwood at Adelaide Oval. ||||||

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday, 27 September (3:35 pm) | Norwood 7.7 (7) | def. | North Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| South Park forfeited its game scheduled for the Saturday 27 September against Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval. ||||||

## Win/Loss table

| + | Win | | Qualified for finals |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| | Draw | | Eliminated |
X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ladder |
| Port Adelaide | X | NthA 3 | Nor 1 | SthA 0 | SP 1 | X | NthA 9 | Nor 0 | SP 10 | SthA 2 | Nor 5 | NthA 4 | Nor 3 | SthA 1 | SP 12 | SthA 3 | SP DNP | 1 |
| Norwood | SP 7 | SthA 1 | Port 1 | X | X | NthA 3 | SthA 3 | Port 0 | NthA 6 | SP 8 | Port 5 | SthA 1 | Port 3 | X | NthA 2 | SP DNP | NthA 6 | 2 |
| South Adelaide | NthA 1 | Nor 1 | SP 8 | Port 0 | NthA 5 | SP 3 | Nor 3 | X | X | Port 2 | NthA 8 | Nor 1 | SP 2 | Port 1 | X | Port 3 | X | 3 |
| South Park | Nor 7 | X | SthA 8 | NthA 0 | Port 1 | SthA 3 | X | X | Port 10 | Nor 8 | X | X | SthA 2 | NthA 3 | Port 12 | Nor DNP | Port DNP | 4 |
| North Adelaide | SthA 1 | Port 3 | X | SP 0 | SthA 5 | Nor 3 | Port 9 | X | Nor 6 | X | SthA 8 | Port 4 | X | SP 3 | Nor 2 | X | Nor 6 | 5 |
| Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ladder |

## Ladder

1884 SAFA Ladder :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | Adj Pts |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 173 | 29 | 74 | 24 | 24.00 |
| 2 | Norwood | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 156 | 32 | 116 | 19 | 20.36 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 138 | 37 | 73 | 17 | 19.62 |
| 4 | South Park | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 139 | 3 | 3.75 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 157 | 3 | 3.75 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = 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, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, Pts = Points, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers | |
Note: Norwood were ranked ahead of South Adelaide on head-to-head record (2-1), and South Park were ranked ahead of North Adelaide on head-to-head record (1-0-1). The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the 1883 season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters. Both South Park and North Adelaide (Victorian) Clubs resigned from the SAFA before the commencement of the 1885 Season.