Start date 1897 Matches played 51 | Teams 6 | |
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Premiers Port Adelaide
(3rd premiership) Leading goalkicker Jimmy Tompkins
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The 1897 South Australian Football Association season was the 21st edition of the top level of Australian rules football to be played in South Australia. Port Adelaide won its 3rd premiership.
This was the first season of football in South Australia where behinds contributed to the total score, not just goals.
References
1897 SAFA season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA