1898 SAFA season

1898 SAFA premiership season
Teams	6
Premiers	South Adelaide (7th premiership)
Minor premiers	South Adelaide (7th minor premiership)
Matches played	44
Highest attendance	7,500 (20 June, South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide)[1]
Leading goalkicker	Jack Kay South Adelaide (35 Goals)
Magarey Medallist	Alby Green Norwood
← 1897 1899 →

The 1898 SAFA season was the 22nd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 7th premiership.

Ladder

1898 SAFA Ladder
	TEAM	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	PTS
1	South Adelaide (P)	14	12	2	0	806	340	70.33	26
2	Port Adelaide	14	11	5	0	646	324	66.60	22
3	Norwood	14	8	7	0	613	546	52.89	16
4	North Adelaide	14	6	8	0	491	520	48.57	12
5	West Torrens	14	6	8	0	312	481	39.34	12
6	West Adelaide	14	0	14	0	221	878	20.11	0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers									[2]

Finals Series

SAFA Grand Final

	1898 SAFA Grand Final
Saturday 10 September	South Adelaide 8.8 (56)	def.	Port Adelaide 4.8 (32)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,500)

References

1. "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 12 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2014.