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SANFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
South Australian National Football League

Known as
SANFL

Former names
South Australian Football League (SAFL), 1907-1926; South Australian Football Association (SAFA), 1877-1906

Duration
1877-2015

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1890-2015; Under 18s 2009-2015; Reserves 1906-2015

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Port Adelaide Magpies (SA) 1877-2015; South Adelaide (SA) 1877-2015; Norwood (SA) 1878-2015; North Adelaide (SA) 1888-2015; West Adelaide (SA) 1897-2015; Sturt (SA) 1901-2015; Glenelg (SA) 1921-2015; Central District (SA) 1964-2015; Woodville-West Torrens (SA) 1991-2015; Adelaide Reserves (SA) 2014-2015

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Bankers (SA) 1877; Kensington (SA) 1877-1881; South Park (SA) 1877-1884; Victorian (SA) 1877-1884; Woodville (Original) (SA) 1877; Royal Park (SA) 1882; Gawler (SA) 1887-1890; Hotham (SA) 1887-1888; West Torrens (SA) 1895-1990; Woodville (SA) 1964-1990

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Alberton Oval; Balaklava Oval; Elizabeth Oval; Glenelg Oval; Hickinbotham Oval; Norwood Oval; Norwood Oval; Peter Motley Oval; Prospect Oval; Richmond Oval; Woodville Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Adelaide Showgrounds; Berri; Centenary Oval; Christies Beach; Clare Oval; Eastern Oval; Encounter Bay; Flemington; Football Park; Gawlor; Geraldton; Hands Oval; Jubilee Oval; Kensington Oval; Lameroo; Loxton; Mannum; Moonta; Mount Gambier; Mount Pleasant; Murray Bridge; Naracorte; Nurioopta; Penola; Port Augusta; Port Pirie; Richmond Paddock; Rockingham; S.C.G.; Strathalbyn; TBA; Thebarton Oval; Waikerie; Whyalla

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The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in South Australia. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The 'home and away' season is played over 23 weeks from April to September. The top five teams then play off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy.

1925

1924 1926
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals

1925 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 14 11 3 0 1203 812 59.70 22
2 Port Adelaide 14 10 4 0 1033 898 53.50 20
3 Sturt 14 8 6 0 1075 885 54.85 16
4 West Torrens 14 8 6 0 1078 1052 50.61 16
5 West Adelaide 14 7 7 0 889 872 50.48 14
6 North Adelaide 14 6 8 0 949 981 49.17 12
7 South Adelaide 14 4 10 0 883 1151 43.41 8
8 Glenelg 14 2 12 0 796 1255 38.81 4
  H&A 56 56 56 0 7906 7906 50.00 112
  Finals 3 3 3 0 351 351 50.00 6
  Total 59 59 59 0 8257 8257 50.00 118

1925 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1SF | 2SF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.02.35.85.9 39 Sat 2-May-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood8.311.614.617.11 113 Norwood won by 74 points
Glenelg5.36.311.512.6 78 Sat 2-May-1925 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens0.15.66.810.10 70 Glenelg won by 8 points
North Adelaide1.15.48.611.10 76 Sat 2-May-1925 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide3.06.19.310.5 65 North Adelaide won by 11 points
Sturt4.07.310.811.11 77 Sat 2-May-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
Port Adelaide5.18.49.610.7 67 Sturt won by 10 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.37.39.512.8 80 Sat 9-May-1925 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.33.126.138.16 64 South Adelaide won by 16 points
Port Adelaide3.25.79.911.10 76 Sat 9-May-1925 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg2.23.26.310.6 66 Port Adelaide won by 10 points
Norwood3.24.811.1013.12 90 Sat 9-May-1925 Norwood Oval 
Sturt1.33.48.410.7 67 Norwood won by 23 points
North Adelaide1.31.43.73.7 25 Sat 9-May-1925 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide2.14.46.66.6 42 West Adelaide won by 17 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.33.45.410.9 69 Sat 16-May-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.34.56.77.9 51 South Adelaide won by 18 points
Port Adelaide2.25.49.611.8 74 Sat 16-May-1925 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens3.47.610.714.9 93 West Torrens won by 19 points
Glenelg2.25.35.106.11 47 Sat 16-May-1925 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide5.49.712.917.10 112 West Adelaide won by 65 points
Norwood3.49.612.915.13 103 Sat 16-May-1925 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide2.35.107.138.18 66 Norwood won by 37 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide0.43.85.139.15 69 Sat 23-May-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.35.37.610.6 66 West Adelaide won by 3 points
Port Adelaide4.68.813.1416.16 112 Sat 23-May-1925 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide3.15.28.310.5 65 Port Adelaide won by 47 points
Norwood2.67.98.1310.21 81 Sat 23-May-1925 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg3.43.65.65.10 40 Norwood won by 41 points
West Torrens4.18.211.1113.15 93 Sat 23-May-1925 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide4.46.78.810.11 71 West Torrens won by 22 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide0.72.93.144.16 40 Sat 30-May-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.03.04.15.6 36 West Adelaide won by 4 points
Glenelg5.47.610.814.8 92 Sat 30-May-1925 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide2.25.45.510.9 69 Glenelg won by 23 points
West Torrens5.67.1010.1312.16 88 Sat 30-May-1925 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood4.15.48.49.9 63 West Torrens won by 25 points
Sturt4.55.813.1215.12 102 Sat 30-May-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
North Adelaide2.26.56.69.11 65 Sturt won by 37 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.12.62.66.8 44 Sat 6-Jun-1925 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens4.37.38.913.10 88 West Torrens won by 44 points
Sturt3.310.711.716.11 107 Sat 6-Jun-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
Glenelg4.35.49.910.10 70 Sturt won by 37 points
South Adelaide0.34.96.118.11 59 Mon 8-Jun-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood3.95.129.1512.18 90 Norwood won by 31 points
Port Adelaide3.16.57.710.11 71 Mon 8-Jun-1925 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide4.75.88.109.12 66 Port Adelaide won by 5 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.65.78.1311.13 79 Sat 13-Jun-1925 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.28.710.1011.11 77 South Adelaide won by 2 points
Port Adelaide1.25.98.1311.14 80 Sat 13-Jun-1925 Alberton Oval 
Norwood4.55.79.810.10 70 Port Adelaide won by 10 points
North Adelaide3.46.108.1411.16 82 Sat 13-Jun-1925 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg2.53.86.107.11 53 North Adelaide won by 29 points
Sturt6.58.512.515.10 100 Sat 13-Jun-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
West Torrens2.13.95.126.16 52 Sturt won by 48 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.10.44.86.13 49 Sat 27-Jun-1925 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide4.74.127.1210.16 76 North Adelaide won by 27 points
Port Adelaide1.34.610.712.9 81 Sat 27-Jun-1925 Alberton Oval 
Sturt3.44.78.711.9 75 Port Adelaide won by 6 points
Norwood4.27.77.119.15 69 Sat 27-Jun-1925 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide1.62.67.78.8 56 Norwood won by 13 points
West Torrens2.34.79.1312.16 88 Sat 27-Jun-1925 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg3.44.87.98.11 59 West Torrens won by 29 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.24.35.57.10 52 Sat 11-Jul-1925 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.13.27.38.3 51 West Adelaide won by 1 point
Glenelg4.34.45.57.5 47 Sat 11-Jul-1925 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide2.26.511.817.13 115 Port Adelaide won by 68 points
West Torrens8.111.114.716.10 106 Sat 11-Jul-1925 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide3.06.110.313.4 82 West Torrens won by 24 points
Sturt0.21.34.115.14 44 Sat 11-Jul-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
Norwood0.12.33.36.6 42 Sturt won by 2 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.17.69.813.10 88 Sat 18-Jul-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg3.83.104.136.14 50 West Adelaide won by 38 points
North Adelaide2.34.108.129.12 66 Sat 18-Jul-1925 Prospect Oval 
Norwood2.64.76.119.13 67 Norwood won by 1 point
West Torrens1.34.67.107.15 57 Sat 18-Jul-1925 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide3.26.68.711.10 76 Port Adelaide won by 19 points
Sturt2.27.48.410.10 70 Sat 18-Jul-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
South Adelaide3.23.45.86.10 46 Sturt won by 24 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg2.22.52.93.11 29 Sat 25-Jul-1925 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt1.68.79.716.13 109 Sturt won by 80 points
Norwood5.78.915.1718.20 128 Sat 25-Jul-1925 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide1.11.102.107.16 58 Norwood won by 70 points
North Adelaide5.06.46.56.6 42 Sat 25-Jul-1925 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide3.45.97.128.13 61 Port Adelaide won by 19 points
West Torrens1.53.68.1211.15 81 Sat 25-Jul-1925 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide0.24.65.69.7 61 West Torrens won by 20 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.14.64.88.10 58 Thu 6-Aug-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.13.39.910.10 70 Port Adelaide won by 12 points
Glenelg2.24.36.57.9 51 Thu 6-Aug-1925 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood4.46.613.616.12 108 Norwood won by 57 points
North Adelaide7.29.311.814.9 93 Thu 6-Aug-1925 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens1.35.57.711.9 75 North Adelaide won by 18 points
Sturt3.36.39.59.6 60 Thu 6-Aug-1925 Peter Motley Oval 
West Adelaide1.14.35.57.7 49 Sturt won by 11 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.34.45.77.13 55 Sat 22-Aug-1925 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg1.22.63.124.12 36 South Adelaide won by 19 points
Port Adelaide3.25.77.108.10 58 Sat 22-Aug-1925 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide4.35.47.78.9 57 Port Adelaide won by 1 point
Norwood2.25.89.1313.16 94 Sat 22-Aug-1925 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens3.33.55.65.12 42 Norwood won by 52 points
North Adelaide4.65.89.1010.15 75 Sat 22-Aug-1925 Prospect Oval 
Sturt2.06.37.810.10 70 North Adelaide won by 5 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.15.25.37.7 49 Sat 5-Sep-1925 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.47.1013.1115.13 103 West Adelaide won by 54 points
Glenelg1.17.39.312.6 78 Sat 5-Sep-1925 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide3.78.813.914.11 95 North Adelaide won by 17 points
Norwood2.17.610.1012.13 85 Sat 5-Sep-1925 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide4.35.66.88.8 56 Norwood won by 29 points
West Torrens5.97.911.1311.15 81 Sat 5-Sep-1925 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt0.14.85.811.11 77 West Torrens won by 4 points

1925 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 14 11 3 0 1203 812 59.70 22
2 Port Adelaide 14 10 4 0 1033 898 53.50 20
3 Sturt 14 8 6 0 1075 885 54.85 16
4 West Torrens 14 8 6 0 1078 1052 50.61 16
5 West Adelaide 14 7 7 0 889 872 50.48 14
6 North Adelaide 14 6 8 0 949 981 49.17 12
7 South Adelaide 14 4 10 0 883 1151 43.41 8
8 Glenelg 14 2 12 0 796 1255 38.81 4
  H&A 56 56 56 0 7906 7906 50.00 112
  Finals 3 3 3 0 351 351 50.00 6
  Total 59 59 59 0 8257 8257 50.00 118

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.24.57.510.11 71 Sat 12-Sep-1925 Adelaide Oval28,060
Sturt3.43.88.109.10 64 Norwood won by 7 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens4.45.57.88.12 60 Sat 19-Sep-1925 Adelaide Oval35,500
Port Adelaide1.23.77.97.11 53 West Torrens won by 7 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood2.05.45.48.4 52 Sat 26-Sep-1925 Adelaide Oval37,750
West Torrens1.31.43.67.9 51 Norwood won by 1 point

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.