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1897 SAFA season

1897 SAFA premiership season
Port Adelaide premiership team 1897.jpg
21st SAFA season
Photo of the 1897 Port Adelaide premiership team.
Teams 6
Premiers SANFL Port Adelaide 1883-1901 Icon.jpg Port Adelaide
(3rd premiership)
Matches played 51
Leading goalkicker SANFL Port Adelaide 1883-1901 Icon.jpg Jimmy Tompkins
Port Adelaide (27 Goals)
1896
1898

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.


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