1882 SAFA season


The 1882 South Australian Football Association season was the 6th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season began on Saturday 6 May.
The 1882 SAFA season was the first time that the league used behinds in determining game results.
A junior team the Royal Park Football Club entered the competition as a replacement for Adelaide/Kensington Club which withdrew the previous season after 4 games.
However, Royal Park folded after five matches, their remaining five scheduled matches were declared forfeits, and collected the wooden spoon.
went on to record its 5th consecutive premiership.

SAFA Senior Clubs 1882 Season

ClubColoursHome GroundCaptainComments
Norwood Dark blue RedEast Park Lands, AdelaideA.E. Waldron
Port Adelaide MagnetaAlberton Oval, Alberton
Royal Park Blue White
orange hoop		Adelaide OvalFolded
on 15 July 1882
South Adelaide Navy Blue WhiteSouth Terrace, AdelaideIney Mehrtens
South Park Light Blue WhiteSouth Park Lands, Adelaide
Victorian Orange BlackMontefiore Hill, North Adelaide

Premiership season

Round 8

Round 16

Ladder



Note: Royal Park only played five matches, forfeiting one against South Park, whilst the others were declared forfeits after the club dropped out of the SAFA and folded.

Each club played every other 3 times, except Royal Park which was only 2.