South Australian Football Association (1978–1995)

The South Australian Football Association (SAFA) was a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia from 1978^[1] to the end of the 1995 season.^[2]

Member Clubs[edit]

Premierships[edit]

A1 (John Stevens Perpetual Trophy)[edit]

• 1978 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1979 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1980 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1981 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1982 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1983 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1984 Pooraka^[19]
• 1985 Pooraka^[19]
• 1986 Payneham ^[20]
• 1987 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1988 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1989 Pooraka^[19]
• 1990 Pooraka^[19][21]
• 1991 Pooraka^[19]
• 1992 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1993 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1994 Pooraka^[19]
• 1995 Athelstone^[23]

A2[edit]

• 1978 Modbury^[24]
• 1979 Port District^[25]
• 1980 Payneham ^[26]
• 1981 Mount Lofty District^[27]
• 1982 Gepps Cross^[28]
• 1983 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1984 Ingle Farm^[29]
• 1985 Modbury^[26]
• 1986 Elizabeth^[30]
• 1987 Norwood Districts^[26]
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993
• 1994 Edwardstown
• 1995 Athelstone

A3[edit]

• 1978 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1979 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1980 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1981 Edwardstown^[26]
• 1982 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1983 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1984 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1985 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1986 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1987 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1988 Mitchell Park^[31]
• 1989 Brighton^[32]
• 1990 Mitchell Park^[26]
• 1991 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1992 Para Hills^[33]
• 1993 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1994 Pooraka^[19]
• 1995 Athelstone^[23]

A4[edit]

• 1978 Athelstone^[23]
• 1979 Athelstone^[23]
• 1980 Walkerville^[34]
• 1981 Athelstone^[23]
• 1982 Athelstone^[23]
• 1983 Flinders Park^[17]
• 1984 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1985 Elizabeth^[30]
• 1986 Elizabeth^[30]
• 1987 Henley District and Old Scholars^[22]
• 1988 Walkerville^[34]
• 1989 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1990 Plympton^[35]
• 1991 Edwardstown^[18]
• 1992 Salisbury North^[36]
• 1993 Athelstone^[23]
• 1994 Plympton^[35]
• 1995 Athelstone^[26]

Medallists[edit]

A1 - Harford Medal[edit]

• 1980 - Peter Munn (Ferryden Park)
• 1982 - John Eldridge (Ferryden Park)
• 1983 - Peter Munn (Ferryden Park)
• 1985 - Peter King (Athelstone)^[37]
• 1986 - Adrian Rocco (Athelstone)^[37]
• 1987 - Tim Valente (Athelstone)^[37]
• 1988 - Randall Wright (Brighton)
• 1989 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)
• 1991 - Andrew Horsnell (Henley District and Old Scholars)
• 1992 - Matthew Wormald (Henley District and Old Scholars)
• 1993 - Errol Surman (Athelstone)^[38]
• 1994 - Chris Grigg (Athelstone)^[39]

A2 - Ardill Medal[edit]

• 1983 - Ian Berry (Henley District and Old Scholars)^[40]

Figallo Medal[edit]

Awarded for Best on Ground in an A1 Grand Final

• 1989 - Barclay Mathews (Pooraka)
• 1990 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)
• 1991 - Gary Simpson (Pooraka)

References[edit]