1902 SAFA season

The 1902 South Australian Football Association season was the 26th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

1902 SAFA premiership season
26th SAFA season
North Adelaide, premiers
Teams7
PremiersNorth Adelaide
(2nd premiership)
Minor premiersPort Adelaide
(2nd minor premiership)
Matches played45
Highest attendance(Grand Final, North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide)
Leading goalkickerJack Kay
South Adelaide (28 Goals)
Magarey MedallistTom MacKenzie
West Torrens

The 1902 premiership was won by the North Adelaide Football Club for the second time. Minor Premiers Port Adelaide were disqualified from the Finals and relegated to third overall after refusing to play South Adelaide due to a dispute over the umpire chosen.[1] Meanwhile, Sturt, in its second season, received its second consecutive wooden spoon.

Minor Round

Round 1
Round 1
Saturday, 3 May South Adelaide 4.13 (37) def. West Torrens 4.8 (32) Adelaide Oval [2]
Saturday, 3 May Norwood 13.9 (87) def. West Adelaide 3.3 (21) Norwood Oval [3]
Saturday, 3 May Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) def. North Adelaide 4.7 (31) Alberton Oval [4]
Bye: Sturt
  • Port Adelaide wore its famous black and white prison bar guernsey for the first time.

Ladder
1902 SAFA Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
1 Port Adelaide 12 10 2 0 672 340 66.40 20
2 North Adelaide (P) 12 9 3 0 639 380 62.71 18
3 South Adelaide 12 8 3 1 548 384 58.80 17
4 West Torrens 12 6 6 0 512 432 54.76 12
5 Norwood 12 6 6 0 501 497 50.20 12
6 West Adelaide 12 1 10 1 372 808 31.53 3
7 Sturt 12 1 11 0 231 643 26.43 2
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers Click here for source

Finals Series

Grand Final
 
vs.

References
  1. "THE FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "FOOTBALL". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 May 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 May 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. "FOOTBALL". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 May 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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