1899 SAFA season

1899 SANFL season
Teams	6
Premiers	South Adelaide (8th premiership)
Minor premiers	South Adelaide (8th minor premiership)
Matches played	44
Highest attendance	(Grand Final, South Adelaide vs. Norwood)
Ken Farmer Medallist	Anthony Daly Norwood (32 Goals)
Magarey Medallist	Stan Malin Port Adelaide
← 1898 1900 →

The 1899 SAFA season was the 23rd edition of the top level of Australian Rules football to be played in South Australia. South Adelaide went on to record its 8th premiership.

The 1899 season saw the introduction of compulsory electorate football in Adelaide, forcing players to play for the club in the district in which they resided. Football in Adelaide had been suffering from reduced public interest, and the three weaker teams (West Adelaide, North Adelaide and West Torrens) always operated at a loss; so it was thought that by introducing electorate football, the talent would be spread more evenly across the six teams, making for more entertaining matches and higher attendances across all teams.^[1] The changes were fought by South Adelaide and Port Adelaide, who threatened to stand out of football if they were brought in; as a compromise, the scheme was brought in on a one-year trial basis, before ultimately being accepted permanently.^[2]

Ladder

1899 SAFA Ladder
	TEAM	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	PTS
1	South Adelaide (P)	14	11	3	0	760	440	63.33	22
2	Norwood	14	10	3	1	654	445	59.51	21
3	Port Adelaide	14	9	5	0	651	420	60.78	18
4	West Torrens	14	6	8	0	509	588	46.40	12
5	West Adelaide	14	4	10	0	414	716	36.64	8
6	North Adelaide	14	1	12	1	462	841	35.46	3
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers									[3]

Finals Series

Grand Final

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References

1. Goalpost (13 May 1899). "Football Notes". Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, SA). p. 20.
2. "The Football Difficult". Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, SA). 6 May 1899. p. 19.
3. "Premiership Season". www.australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.