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1890 SAFA season

1890 SAFA season

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The 1890 South Australian Football Association season was the 14th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

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Despite protests from Gawler the 1890 Programme gave them only five home games (one each against the other clubs) and two away games in Adelaide against each of the city clubs. They forfeited both of their games against Port Adelaide at Alberton and ended up collecting the wooden spoon. The end of year report stated they had a good deal to put up with in the way of a badly arranged programme, for they were brought down to town Saturday after Saturday, and sometimes to play the same team on two successive Saturdays. Despite rumours during the season that they were going resign they voted to complete their scheduled games.

The Gawler Football Association subsequently withdrew their Senior Club from the SAFA before the beginning of 1891 season and continued its own competition with 3 local teams, the predecessor of the current Barossa Light and Gawler Football Association.

Premiership Matches

Round 1

The start of the season on 5th May was delayed due to a dispute between the Association and Burnside District Council which owned the Kensington Oval. Initially only 4 matches were programmed for Kensington Oval whilst 17 were for Adelaide Oval. Burnside counter proposed 8 for Kensington and 13 for Adelaide Oval. The matter was settled when the Association presented a revised programme of 6 matches for Kensington Oval.
Game between South Adelaide and Gawler for Kensington Oval was postponed to later in the year. [1]

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

 
Saturday, 31 May (3:20pm) Norwood 9.11 (9) def. Medindie 0.2 (0) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 500) [15]
Saturday, 31 May South Adelaide def. Gawler (forfeit) Kensington Oval (crowd: Cancelled)
  • A game was scheduled between South Adelaide and Gawler - It was Gawler's 3rd scheduled game within 7 days in Adelaide. It was reported -

The Gawlers were to have played tbe Souths, but forfeited. Their reason was that they objected to being down on tbe list to play five matohes in succession in Adelaide without one on their own ground. If they had played they would have met the South Adelaides twice on two consecutive Saturdays. This is the second time the Gawlers have forfeited this season, and it is to be hoped it will be the last, as if this sort of thing occurs frequently it will be far better for them to resign their position in the association altogether. [16] [17]

Round 7

 
Saturday, 7 June (3:10pm) Norwood 5.6 (5) def. South Adelaide 1.2 (1) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [18]
Saturday, 7 June Adelaide 4.5 (4) def. Medindie 3.6 (3) Kensington Oval [19]
Saturday, 7 June (3:35pm) Gawler 1.5 (1) def. by Port Adelaide 4.7 (4) Gawler Oval (crowd: 500) [20]

Gawler vs Port Adelaide game started 35 mins late and as a consequence the last quarter was played in darkness

Round 8

 
Saturday, 14 June (3:25pm) Adelaide 0.3 (0) def. by Port Adelaide 4.13 (4) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) [21]
Saturday, 14 June Gawler (Forfeit) def. by Norwood Gawler Oval

A match was scheduled at Gawler Oval between Gawler and Norwood. But owing to fhe sloppy state of the ground the Gawlers forfeited.
In the evening the visitors were entertained at dinner by the local team.[22]

Round 9

 
Friday, 20 June Gawler 2.5 (2) drew with Adelaide 2.6 (2) Gawler (crowd: 600) [23]

Round 10

 
Saturday, 21 June (3:20pm) Adelaide 2.2 (2) drew with South Adelaide 2.10 (2) Kensington Oval (crowd: 600) [24]
Saturday, 21 June (3:30pm) Port Adelaide 6.12 (6) def. Medindie 2.1 (2) Alberton Oval (crowd: 400) [25]
Saturday, 21 June (3:25pm) Norwood 7.13 (7) def. Gawler 4.2 (4) Adelaide Oval [26]

Round 11

 
Saturday, 28 June (3:20pm) Norwood 10.13 (10) def. Adelaide 1.3 (1) Kensington Oval [27]
Saturday, 28 June (3:20pm) South Adelaide 2.4 (2) def. by Port Adelaide 6.14 (6) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [28]

Intercolonial Matches

On the weekends of 5 July and 12 July intercolonial matches were held and SAFA premiership matches suspended.[29]

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Round 12

Medindie [33] vs Gawler at Kensington Oval - Game abandoned due to the weather and ground.
On Saturday 12 July 1890 the Gawlers journeyed to Kensington to fufil their engagement with the Medindie club. The weather was wretchedly bad, and after the Gawlers had 'stripped' and were in the field the Medindie captain refused to play, and appealed to the umpire, Mr. McIntyre, who acquiesced, and would not sanction the game owing to the bad state of the weather and the grounds, notwithstanding the fact that the Gawlers had a fully representative team on the field practising to keep themselves warm. When the result was made known to the Gawler players it was received with great dissention, and references were made to the Victorian Association, where engagements are kept whether playing in a lake or in a mud puddle.[34]

Round 13

 
Saturday, 19 July (3:20pm) Adelaide 0.5 (0) def. by Port Adelaide 11.12 (11) Adelaide Oval [35]
Saturday, 19 July (3:30pm) South Adelaide 4.11 (4) def. Medindie 1.5 (1) Kensington Oval (crowd: 200) [36]
Saturday, 19 July (3:30pm) Gawler 1.2 (1) def. by Norwood 9.10 (9) Gawler (crowd: 350) [37]

Norwood vs Gawler was originally programmed for Adelaide Oval but was moved to Gawler by mutual consent.
Port Adelaide vs Adelaide was moved from Alberton to Adelaide Oval

Round 14

 
Saturday, 26 July Norwood 6.7 (6) def. Port Adelaide 3.7 (3) Kensington Oval (crowd: 8,500) [38]
Saturday, 26 July (3:15pm) South Adelaide 5.7 (5) def. Adelaide 2.7 (2) Adelaide Oval [39]

Round 15

 
Saturday, 2 August Norwood 5.7 (5) def. by South Adelaide 8.8 (8) Kensington Oval (crowd: 3,000) [40]
Saturday, 2 August (3:25pm) Medindie 1.1 (1) def. by Port Adelaide 20.15 (20) Adelaide Oval [41]
  • Port Adelaide's score of 20.15 (20) was the competitions record at the time.

Round 16

 
Saturday, 9 August South Adelaide 4.9 (4) def. by Port Adelaide 9.13 (9) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000) [42]
Saturday, 9 August (3:30pm) Norwood 16.13 (16) def. Adelaide 1.4 (1) Kensington Oval

Round 17

 
Saturday, 16 August (3:30pm) Adelaide 3.3 (3) def. by Port Adelaide 13.8 (13) Adelaide Oval [43]
Saturday, 16 August Norwood 8.14 (8) def. Medindie 1.4 (1) Kensington Oval [44]
Saturday, 16 August Gawler 1.11 (1) def. by South Adelaide 6.13 (6) Gawler [45]

Round 18

 
Saturday, 23 August Norwood 11.15 (11) def. South Adelaide 5.8 (5) Kensington Oval (crowd: 2,000) [46]
Saturday, 23 August (3:30pm) Adelaide 7.10 (7) v Medindie 5.10 (5) Adelaide Oval [47]
Saturday, 23 August Port Adelaide def. Gawler (Forfeit) Alberton Oval [48]

Round 19

 
Saturday, 30 August Port Adelaide 3.2 (3) def. Norwood 2.7 (2) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 11,500) [49]
Saturday, 30 August (3:25pm) South Adelaide 8.9 (8) def. Medindie 1.7 (1) Kensington Oval (crowd: 25) [50]
  • The Port Adelaide v. Norwood attendance of 11,500 was the record crowd for a football match in South Australia at the time. The result of the game ultimately decided the premiership for the season.[51]
  • A game was scheduled between Adelaide and Gawler at Alberton Oval but Adelaide forfeited due to most of their players wanting to watch the Port Adelaide vs Norwood Match at the Adelaide Oval. Initially this was showing in the published table on Monday 1st September as a win for Gawler but in the Final Table at the end of the year the game has been removed.[52]

Round 20

 
Monday, 1 September (10:30am) Medindie 11.17 (11) def. Gawler 0.8 (0) Adelaide Oval [53]
Monday, 1 September (3:15pm) Adelaide 5.7 (5) def. South Adelaide 4.7 (4) Adelaide Oval [54]

Monday 1st September was 8 Hour Day Public Holiday

Round 21

 
Saturday, 6 September Adelaide 3.8 (3) def. by Norwood 4.8 (4) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,000) [55]
Saturday, 6 September Port Adelaide 8.13 (8) def. South Adelaide 2.9 (2) Alberton Oval (crowd: 650) [56]
Saturday, 6 September Gawler 0.3 (0) drew with Medindie 0.1 (0) Gawler [57]

The game between Gawler and Medindie was abandoned at half-time due to torrential rain during the 2nd quarter when all but 3 of the Gawler players had left the field. When the shower passed over the bell was rung, but only the Gawlers and the umpire came on the ground. Shortly after the captain of the Medindies appeared and a dispute arose. The Medindies claimed a draw, as they said they had been ordered off the field. The umpire then tried to persuade them, but they still refused and said tha rules were in their favor. The ground certainly was wet, and there were pools of water about, but matches have been played when it was in a worse condition. A considerable amount of argument took place in the pavilion, but the Medindies would not give way, and subsequently left the ground amid the hooting of the spectators. Gawler's team, said that the umpire stated that the ground was fit to play on, and that the Gawlers were willing to continue the game, but that the Medindies refused. The Gawler team claims the game, and the matter will be laid before the association. This game at Gawler Oval was the last South Australian league level match at the venue as Gawler then withdrew from the competition before the start of 1891 season.

Round 22

 
Saturday, 13 September Norwood 11.8 (11) def. South Adelaide 2.6 (2) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) [58]

Round 23

 
Saturday, 20 September Adelaide 0.1 (0) def. by Port Adelaide 20.20 (20) Adelaide Oval [59]
  • Prior to the match C.Woods lead the competition goal kicking tally by 3, however John McKenzie kicked 13 goals during the course of the match to win the years goal kicking award.[60]

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Notes: Medindie played each Club 3 times.
Gawler also played each Club 3 times (except Adelaide who they only played twice)
See Round 15 - Adelaide forfeited to Gawler. Match was to be played at Alberton Oval.
Gawler were programmed one home game and two away games against all the clubs.
All the other clubs played each other 4 times.


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