# 1883 SAFA season

The 1883 South Australian Football Association season was the 7th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters.

## Premiership season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday, 5 May (3:20 pm) | Norwood 3.18 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 5 May (3:15 pm) | South Adelaide 3.9 (3) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.7 (2) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 12 May | Port Adelaide 1.7 (1) | def. by | Norwood 4.9 (4) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,000) |
| Saturday, 12 May (3:25 pm) | South Park 0.8 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.5 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 19 May | South Adelaide 0.7 (0) | drew with | North Adelaide 0.4 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 19 May (3:15 pm) | South Park 1.12 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.6 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 26 May (3:15 pm) | South Park 2.8 (2) | def. | Norwood 1.7 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 26 May (3:30 pm) | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.4 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 2 June (3:20 pm) | South Park 0.3 (0) | def. by | North Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 2 June (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.11 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 9 June (3:10 pm) | Norwood 4.11 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 1.4 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 9 June (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 2.6 (2) | def. | South Adelaide 0.9 (0) | Alberton Oval |
| | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 30 June (3:30 pm) | South Park 0.5 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 3.6 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 400) |
| Saturday, 30 June (Time pm) | Norwood 4.8 (4) | def. | North Adelaide 2.5 (2) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |
| Port Adelaide would miss the next three rounds due to a football tour of Victoria. ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm) | Norwood 3.4 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 1.10 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 7 July | South Park 5.11 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 0.4 (0) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 14 July (3:30 pm) | Norwood 2.16 (2) | def. by | South Park 3.6 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 14 July | North Adelaide 1.1 (1) | def. by | South Adelaide 2.17 (2) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 700) |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 21 July (3:15 pm) | Norwood 1.10 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 5.7 (5) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 21 July | South Park 3.5 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 1.8 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 28 July | South Park 1.6 (1) | def. by | Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 28 July (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 5.12 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 3.4 (3) | Old Adelaide Ground |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 4 August | Norwood 5.17 (5) | def. | South Park 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 4 August (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | Alberton Oval |
| | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 11 August | South Adelaide 2.9 (2) | drew with | Norwood 2.5 (2) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide, South Park, North Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide, South Park, North Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide, South Park, North Adelaide | |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 18 August (3:30 pm) | Norwood 3.27 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 1.2 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 18 August (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 1.7 (1) | drew with | Port Adelaide 1.6 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday, 25 August (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. by | Norwood 6.17 (6) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday, 25 August | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | def. by | South Park 4.9 (4) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | Bye North Adelaide | |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday, 1 September (3:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 3.12 (3) | def. | South Park 2.13 (2) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday, 1 September (3:35 pm) | North Adelaide 5.8 (5) | def. | South Adelaide 3.7 (3) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday, 8 September | Port Adelaide 3.13 (3) | drew with | North Adelaide 3.12 (3) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 500) |
| Saturday, 8 September (3:25 pm) | Norwood 4.13 (4) | def. | South Park 2.10 (2) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday, 15 September (3:30 pm) | South Park 5.11 (5) | def. | North Adelaide 1.5 (1) | South Park Lands |
| Saturday, 15 September | Norwood 9.6 (9) | def. | South Adelaide 1.6 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday, 22 September | Norwood 5.22 (5) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.7 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 22 September | South Park 3.9 (3) | def. | North Adelaide 0.3 (0) | Old Adelaide Ground (crowd: 200) |
| | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | |

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Saturday, 29 September (3:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.11 (0) | def. by | South Adelaide 2.10 (2) | Alberton Oval |
| | Bye North Adelaide, Norwood, South Park | Bye North Adelaide, Norwood, South Park | Bye North Adelaide, Norwood, South Park | |

## Ladder

1883 SAFA Ladder :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | Adj Pts |
| 1 | Norwood | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 192 | 25 | 89 | 25 | 25.00 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 122 | 29 | 140 | 16 | 18.29 |
| 3 | South Park | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 126 | 33 | 118 | 14 | 14.93 |
| 4 | South Adelaide | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 113 | 38 | 102 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 63 | 46 | 175 | 6 | 6.40 |
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Note: South Park were ranked above South Adelaide on head-to-head record (2-1). The Victorian Football Club renamed itself North Adelaide at the beginning of the season but has no connection to the modern day North Adelaide Roosters.