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List of SANFL premiers

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Summary

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This page is a chronological listing of the premiership winners in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) – the premier Australian rules football competition in the state of South Australia.

Chronological list

YearPremierRunner-upScoreCrowdGroundDateTelecasterSouth Australian Football AssociationSouth Australian Football LeagueSouth Australian National Football LeagueAdelaide Football Club is formed and enters the AFLPort Adelaide Football Club enters the AFL
1877South Adelaide
VictorianJoint Champions
were declared
(with no playoff)
1878NorwoodPort Adelaide
1879Norwood (2)Port Adelaide (2)
1880Norwood (3)Victorian
1881Norwood (4)South Adelaide
1882Norwood (5)South Adelaide (2)
1883Norwood (6)Port Adelaide (3)
1884Port AdelaideNorwood
1885South Adelaide (2)Norwood (2)
1886AdelaideSouth Adelaide (3)
1887Norwood (7)Port Adelaide (4)
1888Norwood (8) + COA (1)Port Adelaide (5)
1889Norwood (9)Port Adelaide (6)7.4 (7) d. 5.9 (5)7,227Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1890Port Adelaide (2) + COA (1)Norwood (3)
1891Norwood (10)Port Adelaide (7)
1892South Adelaide (3)Port Adelaide (8)
1893South Adelaide (4)Norwood (4)
1894Norwood (11)South Adelaide (4)4.8 (32) drew 4.8 (32)Adelaide OvalWednesday 6 August
4.7 (31) d. 3.5 (23) (Replay)9,000Wednesday 13 August
1895South Adelaide (5)Norwood (5)
1896South Adelaide (6)Norwood (6)
1897Port Adelaide (3)South Adelaide (5)
1898South Adelaide (7)Port Adelaide (9)8.8 (56) d. 4.8 (32)6,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 10 September
1899South Adelaide (8)Norwood (7)5.12 (42) d. 2.2 (14)Adelaide OvalSaturday 9 September
1900North AdelaideSouth Adelaide (6)4.3 (27) d. 1.8 (14)7,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 8 September
1901Norwood (12)Port Adelaide (10)4.9 (33) d. 4.5 (29)7,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1902North Adelaide (2)South Adelaide (7)9.14 (68) d. 4.7 (31)Adelaide OvalSaturday 6 September
1903Port Adelaide (4)South Adelaide (8)6.6 (42) d. 5.5 (35)14,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 12 September
1904Norwood (13)Port Adelaide (11)9.8 (62) d. 8.10 (58)15,000Jubilee OvalSaturday 17 September
1905North Adelaide (3)Port Adelaide (12)6.8 (44) d. 1.6 (12)12,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 9 September
1906Port Adelaide (5)North Adelaide8.12 (60) d. 5.9 (39)20,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 15 September
1907Norwood (14) + COA (2)Port Adelaide (13)8.7 (55) d. 3.9 (27)25,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 21 September
1908West Adelaide + COA (1)Norwood (8)7.10 (52) d. 6.13 (49)22,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 26 September
1909West Adelaide (2)Port Adelaide (14)7.17 (59) d. 6.5 (41)25,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 18 September
1910Port Adelaide (6) + COA (2)Sturt8.12 (60) d. 5.11 (41)20,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 1 October
1911West Adelaide (3) + COA (2)Port Adelaide (15)7.9 (52) d. 6.10 (46)19,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 30 September
1912West Adelaide (4)Port Adelaide (16)6.10 (46) d. 5.2 (32)28,500Adelaide OvalSaturday, 28 September
1913Port Adelaide (7) + COA (3)North Adelaide (2)7.12 (54) d. 5.10 (40)22,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 20 September
1914Port Adelaide (8) + COA (4)North Adelaide (3)13.15 (93) d. 1.8 (14)11,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 19 September
1915SturtPort Adelaide (17)6.10 (46) d. 4.10 (34)13,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1916–1918: SANFL suspended due to WWI. Clubs organise charitable Patriotic League competition during war.
1919Sturt (2)North Adelaide (4)5.9 (39) drew 5.9 (39)30,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 27 September
3.5 (23) d. 2.6 (18) (Replay)35,000Wednesday 8 October
1920North Adelaide (4)Norwood (9)9.15 (69) d. 3.3 (21)31,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 18 September
1921Port Adelaide (9)Norwood (10)4.8 (32) d. 3.6 (24)34,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 8 October
1922Norwood (15)West Adelaide9.7 (61) d. 2.16 (28)31,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1923Norwood (16)North Adelaide (5)9.12 (66) d. 6.4 (40)37,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1924West TorrensSturt (2)9.12 (66) d. 8.10 (58)44,345Adelaide OvalSaturday 27 September
1925Norwood (17)West Torrens8.4 (52) d. 7.9 (51)37,750Adelaide OvalSaturday 26 September
1926Sturt (3)North Adelaide (6)9.10 (64) d. 7.9 (51)30,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1927West Adelaide (5)North Adelaide (7)10.10 (70) d. 8.10 (58)33,222Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1928Port Adelaide (10)Norwood (11)15.14 (104) d. 7.14 (56)35,700Adelaide OvalSaturday 6 October
1929Norwood (18)Port Adelaide (19)16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69)35,504Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1930North Adelaide (5)Port Adelaide (20)9.13 (67) d. 9.9 (63)23,609Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1931North Adelaide (6)Sturt (3)17.13 (115) d. 11.11 (77)34,202Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1932Sturt (4)North Adelaide (8)16.14 (110) d. 10.9 (69)29,717Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1933West Torrens (2)Norwood (12)13.10 (88) d. 9.11 (65)33,444Adelaide OvalSaturday 14 October
1934GlenelgPort Adelaide (21)18.15 (123) d. 16.18 (114)30,045Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1935South Adelaide (9)Port Adelaide (22)15.9 (99) d. 13.13 (91)26,496Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1936Port Adelaide (11)Sturt (4)13.19 (97) d. 14.10 (94)35,120Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1937Port Adelaide (12)South Adelaide (9)13.16 (94) d. 9.16 (70)35,895Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1938South Adelaide (10)Port Adelaide (23)23.14 (152) d. 15.16 (106)33,364Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1939Port Adelaide (13)West Torrens (2)16.28 (124) d. 11.11 (77)44,885Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1940Sturt (5)South Adelaide (10)14.16 (100) d. 11.13 (79)28,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1941Norwood (19)Sturt (5)14.16 (100) d. 10.11 (71)30,742Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1942Port–TorrensWest–Glenelg18.12 (120) d. 16.13 (109)35,000Adelaide OvalSaturday, 12 September
1943Norwood–NorthPort–Torrens12.10 (82) d. 8.13 (61)42,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1944Norwood–North (2)Port–Torrens (2)9.7 (61) d. 7.13 (55)30,000Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1945West Torrens (3)Port Adelaide (24)15.25 (115) d. 15.12 (102)47,500Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1946Norwood (20)Port Adelaide (25)13.14 (92) d. 9.10 (64)53,473Adelaide OvalSaturday 5 October
1947West Adelaide (6)Norwood (13)10.15 (75) d. 5.15 (45)32,631Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1948Norwood (21)West Torrens (3)15.16 (106) d. 6.13 (49)48,755Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1949North Adelaide (7)West Torrens (4)13.17 (95) d. 9.18 (72)42,490Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1950Norwood (22)Glenelg15.16 (106) d. 8.11 (59)50,389Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1951Port Adelaide (14)North Adelaide (9)10.12 (72) d. 8.13 (61)41,997Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1952North Adelaide (8)Norwood (14)23.15 (153) d. 6.9 (45)50,105Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1953West Torrens (4)Port Adelaide (26)9.13 (67) d. 8.12 (60)42,949Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1954Port Adelaide (15)West Adelaide (2)11.13 (79) d. 10.16 (76)42,895Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1955Port Adelaide (16)Norwood (15)15.11 (101) d. 5.8 (38)44,826Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1956Port Adelaide (17)West Adelaide (3)12.9 (81) d. 9.11 (65)45,514Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1957Port Adelaide (18)Norwood (16)15.15 (105) d. 13.6 (94)58,924Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1958Port Adelaide (19)West Adelaide (4)14.10 (94) d. 14.8 (92)54,282Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1959Port Adelaide (20)West Adelaide (5)13.9 (87) d. 11.11 (77)48,884Adelaide OvalSaturday 3 October
1960North Adelaide (9)Norwood (17)14.11 (95) d. 13.12 (90)54,162Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1961West Adelaide (7)Norwood (18)16.13 (109) d. 11.7 (73)40,409Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1962Port Adelaide (21)West Adelaide (6)8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55)43,597Adelaide OvalSaturday 29 September
1963Port Adelaide (22)North Adelaide (10)11.14 (80) d. 6.11 (47)52,688Adelaide OvalFriday 5 October
1964South Adelaide (11)Port Adelaide (27)9.15 (69) d. 5.12 (42)56,353Adelaide OvalFriday 30 October
1965Port Adelaide (23)Sturt (6)12.8 (80) d. 12.5 (77)62,543Adelaide OvalSaturday 2 October
1966Sturt (6)Port Adelaide (28)16.16 (112) d. 8.8 (56)59,417Adelaide OvalSaturday 1 October
1967Sturt (7)Port Adelaide (29)13.10 (88) d. 10.17 (77)58,849Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1968Sturt (8)Port Adelaide (30)12.18 (90) d. 9.9 (63)57,811Adelaide OvalSaturday 28 September
1969Sturt (9)Glenelg (2)24.15 (159) d. 13.16 (94)55,600Adelaide OvalSaturday 4 October
1970Sturt (10)Glenelg (3)12.13 (85) d. 9.10 (64)48,757Adelaide OvalSaturday 26 September
1971North Adelaide (10)Port Adelaide (31)10.19 (79) d. 9.5 (59)52,228Adelaide OvalSaturday 25 September
1972North Adelaide (11) + COA (1)Port Adelaide (32)19.14 (128) d. 10.12 (72)55,709Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1973Glenelg (2)North Adelaide (11)21.11 (137) d. 19.16 (130)56,525Adelaide OvalSaturday 30 September
1974Sturt (11)Glenelg (4)9.16 (70) d. 8.7 (55)58,113Football ParkSaturday 28 September
1975Norwood (23)Glenelg (5)9.10 (64) d. 7.10 (52)53,283Football ParkSaturday 27 September
1976Sturt (12)Port Adelaide (33)17.14 (116) d. 10.15 (75)66,897Football ParkSaturday 25 SeptemberSeven Network (1)
1977Port Adelaide (24)Glenelg (6)17.11 (113) d. 16.9 (105)56,717Football ParkSaturday 24 September
1978Norwood (24)Sturt (7)16.15 (111) d. 14.26 (110)50,867Football ParkSaturday 30 SeptemberSeven Network (2)
1979Port Adelaide (25)South Adelaide (11)9.9 (63) d. 3.14 (32)50,428Football ParkSunday 30 SeptemberNine Network (1)
1980Port Adelaide (26)Norwood (19)11.15 (81) d. 9.9 (63)54,536Football ParkSaturday 4 OctoberSeven Network (3)
1981Port Adelaide (27)Glenelg (7)14.11 (95) d. 6.8 (44)52,659Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberSeven Network (4)
1982Norwood (25)Glenelg (8)20.13 (133) d. 9.17 (71)47,336Football ParkSaturday 2 OctoberSeven Network (5)
1983West Adelaide (8)Sturt (8)21.16 (142) d 16.12 (108)47,129Football ParkSaturday 1 OctoberSeven Network (6)
1984Norwood (26)Port Adelaide (34)15.10 (100) d. 13.13 (91)50,271Football ParkSunday 30 SeptemberSeven Network (7)
1985Glenelg (3)North Adelaide (12)21.15 (141) d. 12.12 (84)50,289Football ParkSaturday 5 OctoberSeven Network (8)
1986Glenelg (4)North Adelaide (13)21.9 (135) d. 12.15 (87)50,538Football ParkSaturday 4 OctoberSeven Network (9)
1987North Adelaide (12)Glenelg (9)23.7 (145) d. 9.9 (63)50,617Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberSeven Network (10)
1988Port Adelaide (28)Glenelg (10)12.12 (84) d. 8.7 (55)50,313Football ParkSaturday 1 OctoberNine Network (1)
1989Port Adelaide (29)North Adelaide (14)15.18 (108) d. 1.8 (14)50,487Football ParkSaturday 7 OctoberNine Network (2)
1990Port Adelaide (30)Glenelg (11)16.12 (108) d. 13.15 (93)50,589Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberNine Network (3)
1991North Adelaide (13)West Adelaide (7)21.22 (148) d. 11.7 (73)39,276Football ParkSaturday 5 OctoberABC Network (1)
1992Port Adelaide (31)Glenelg (12)17.3 (105) d. 7.7 (49)42,242Football ParkSaturday 3 OctoberNine Network (4)
1993Woodville-West TorrensNorwood (20)17.20 (122) d. 7.7 (49)42,719Football ParkSaturday 2 OctoberABC Network (2)
1994Port Adelaide (32)Woodville-West Torrens15.16 (106) d. 10.9 (69)40,598Football ParkSunday 2 OctoberABC Network (3)
1995Port Adelaide (33)Central District13.16 (94) d. 6.10 (46)45,786Football ParkSunday 1 OctoberABC Network (4)
1996Port Adelaide (34)Central District (2)11.14 (80) d. 6.8 (44)46,120Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (5)
1997Norwood (27)Port Adelaide (35)19.12 (126) d. 7.11 (53)44,161Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (6)
1998Port Adelaide (35)Sturt (9)11.9 (75) d. 9.12 (66)44,838Football ParkSunday 4 OctoberABC Network (7)
1999Port Adelaide (36)Norwood (21)14.17 (101) d. 14.9 (93)39,135Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (8)
2000Central DistrictWoodville-West Torrens (2)8.13 (61) d. 5.9 (39)34,819Football ParkSunday 1 OctoberABC Network (9)
2001Central District (2)Woodville-West Torrens (3)10.11 (71) d. 4.8 (32)26,378Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (10)
2002Sturt (13)Central District (3)13.14 (92) d. 6.9 (45)35,187Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (11)
2003Central District (3)West Adelaide (8)17.9 (111) d. 11.11 (77)28,199Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (12)
2004Central District (4)Woodville-West Torrens (4)23.15 (153) d. 4.4 (28)24,207Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (13)
2005Central District (5)Woodville-West Torrens (5)15.14 (104) d. 11.10 (76)28,637Football ParkSunday 2 OctoberABC Network (14)
2006Woodville-West Torrens (2)Central District (4)17.19 (121) d. 7.3 (45)25,130Football ParkSunday 8 OctoberABC Network (15)
2007Central District (6)North Adelaide (15)16.11 (107) d. 5.12 (42)30,478Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (16)
2008Central District (7)Glenelg (13)17.11 (113) d. 10.11 (71)34,128Football ParkSunday 5 OctoberABC Network (17)
2009Central District (8)Sturt (10)13.14 (92) d. 7.12 (54)35,647Football ParkSunday 4 OctoberABC Network (18)
2010Central District (9)Norwood (22)10.11 (71) d. 9.11 (65)34,355Football ParkSunday 3 OctoberABC Network (19)
2011Woodville-West Torrens (3)Central District (5)12.9 (81) d. 11.12 (78)25,234Football ParkSunday 9 OctoberABC Network (20)
2012Norwood (28)West Adelaide (9)12.7 (79) d. 3.12 (30)29,661Football ParkSunday 7 OctoberABC Network (21)
2013Norwood (29)North Adelaide (16)10.12 (72) d. 4.8 (32)36,685Football ParkSunday 6 OctoberABC Network (22)
2014Norwood (30)Port Adelaide (36)12.10 (82) d. 11.12 (78)38,644Adelaide OvalSunday 21 SeptemberSeven Network (11)
2015West Adelaide (9)Woodville-West Torrens (6)11.12 (78) d. 7.6 (48)25,625Adelaide OvalSunday 27 SeptemberSeven Network (12)
2016Sturt (14)Woodville-West Torrens (7)12.4 (76) d. 7.7 (49)30,213Adelaide OvalSunday 25 SeptemberSeven Network (13)
2017Sturt (15)Port Adelaide (37)7.8 (50) d. 7.7 (49)39,813Adelaide OvalSunday 24 SeptemberSeven Network (14)
2018North Adelaide (14)Norwood (23)19.10 (124) d 15.15 (105)40,355Adelaide OvalSunday 23 SeptemberSeven Network (15)
2019Glenelg (5)Port Adelaide (38)11.7 (73) d 6.9 (45)39,105Adelaide OvalSunday 22 SeptemberSeven Network (16)
2020Woodville-West Torrens (4)North Adelaide (17)13.9 (87) d 7.6 (48)17,038Adelaide OvalSunday 18 OctoberSeven Network (17)
2021Woodville-West Torrens (5)Glenelg (14)15.9 (99) d 4.8 (32)22,956Adelaide OvalSunday 3 OctoberSeven Network (18)
2022Norwood (31)North Adelaide (18)8.11 (59) d 8.10 (58)27,479Adelaide OvalSunday 18 SeptemberSeven Network (19)
2023Glenelg (6)Sturt (11)13.8 (86) d 8.14 (62)33,049Adelaide OvalSunday 24 SeptemberSeven Network (20)
2024Glenelg (7)Norwood (24)12.9 (81) d 11.10 (76)35,129Adelaide OvalSunday 22 SeptemberSeven Network (21)
2025Sturt (16)Glenelg (15)16.9 (105) d 11.8 (74)34,426Adelaide OvalSunday 21 SeptemberSeven Network (22)

Number of SANFL premierships by club

ClubColoursPremiershipsRunners-upTop Two FinishSeasons Competed
Port Adelaide (R)[[File:Port Adelaide Football Club colours (SANFL 2002-).svgcenter40x40px]]3638741877–2019; 2021-2025
Norwood[[File:Norwood Football Club colours (SANFL).svgcenter40x40px]]3124551878–2025
Sturt[[File:Sturt Football Club colours (2002-).svgcenter40x40px]]1611271901–2025
North Adelaide[[File:North Adelaide Football Club colours (2013-).svgcenter40x40px]]1418321888–1892 (Medinide), 1893-2025
South Adelaide[[File:South Adelaide Football Club colours (current).svgcenter40x40px]]1111221877–2025
West Adelaide[[File:Essendon Football Club colours.svgcenter40x40px]]99181897–2025
Central District[[File:Central District Football Club colours (2010-).svgcenter40x40px]]95141964–2025
Glenelg[[File:Richmond Football Club colours (pre-2017).svgcenter40x40px]]715221921–2025
Woodville-West Torrens[[File:Woodville-West Torrens Football Club colours (2010-).svgcenter40x40px]]57121991–2025
West Torrens*[[File:West Torrens Football Club colours.svgcenter40x40px]]4481895-96 (Natives), 1897–1990
Victorian*[[File:Victorian Football Club Colours.svgcenter40x40px]]1121877–1882, 1883-1884 (North Adelaide)
Adelaide (1885-1893)*[[File:Adelaide Football Club colours (1885 to 1893).svgcenter40x40px]]1011885–1893**
Adelaide (R)[[File:Adelaide Football Club colours (SANFL).svgcenter40x40px]]0002014–2019; 2021-2025
Woodville*[[File:Woodville Football Club colours (1964 to 1982).svgcenter40x40px]]0001964–1990
    • Defunct Clubs
  • ** A new senior Adelaide joined in 1885. It was formed from the merger of two junior clubs North Adelaide Juniors (which renamed to Adelaide in 1884) and North Parks both from the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association. It won the premiership in 1886 and resigned from the SAFA before the start of the 1894 Season.
  • The original old Adelaide Football Club formed in 1860 and dissolved in 1881 or the Adelaide Football Club (1885-1893) are not related to the current Adelaide Football Club formed in 1990.
  • West Torrens merged with Woodville at the end of 1990 season to form Woodville-West Torrens.

Consecutive SANFL premierships and grand final appearances

Only , , and have recorded premiership streaks of three or more in the SANFL.

ClubPremiershipsSequenceConsecutive Top TwoSequence of Grand Finals
Norwood61878-8381878-85*
Port Adelaide1954-5971953–59
Sturt51966–7061965-70
Central District42007–10122000-2011
32003-05
22000-01
Port Adelaide31994–9661994-99
21998-99
Norwood31887–8951887-1891
11891
Norwood32012-1432012-14
Port Adelaide1979-811979-81
Port Adelaide21913-1471909-15
1962-631962–68
1936-3761934-39
South Adelaide1892-9391892-1900*
1895-96
1898-99
Norwood1922-2341920-23
Glenelg1985-861985-88
  • Grand Finals only commenced in 1898 (excluding playoffs in 1889 and 1894)

Grand Final Match Ups

Grand Finals only commenced from 1898 (excluding playoffs in 1889 and 1894)

#Match-upGrand Final AppearancesTeam(s) Premiership YearsTeam(s)Premiership Years
15vs
1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1984, 1997, 1999, 20141921, 1928, 1955, 1957, 1980, 1999
1889, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1929, 1946, 1984, 1997, 2014
10vs
1905, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1930, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 19891906, 1913, 1914, 1951, 1963, 1989
1905, 1930, 1971, 1972
8vs
1910, 1915, 1936, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1998, 20171915, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 2017
1910, 1936, 1965, 1998
7vs
1909, 1911, 1912, 1954, 1956, 1959, 19621909, 1911, 1912
1954, 1956, 1959, 1962
vs
1898, 1903, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1964, 19791898, 1935, 1938, 1964
1903, 1937, 1979
vs
1934, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 20191977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992
1934, 2019
VS
1920, 1923, 1952, 1960, 2013, 2018, 20221920, 1952, 1960, 2018
1923, 2013, 2022
6vs
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 20112000, 2001, 2004, 2005
2006, 2011
5vs
1908, 1922, 1947, 1961, 20121922, 2012
1908, 1947, 1961
vs
1969, 1970, 1974, 2023, 20252023
1969, 1970, 1974, 2025
4vs
1919, 1926, 1931, 19321919 (Replay), 1926, 1932
1931
Draw1919
vs
1973, 1985, 1986, 19871987
1973, 1985, 1986
vs
1950, 1975, 1982, 20241950, 1975, 1982
2024
3vs
1925, 1933, 19481933
1925, 1948
vs
1939, 1945, 19531945, 1953
1939
2vs
1894, 18991899
1894 (Replay)
Draw1894
vs
1900, 19021900, 1902
Norwood-North vs
Port-Torrens1943, 1944Norwood-North1943, 1944
Port-Torrens-
vs
1941, 19781941, 1978
vs
1927, 19911927
1991
vs
1995, 19961995, 1996
vs
2002, 20092009
2002
1vs
19241924
vs
1940-
1940
Port-Torrens vs
West–Glenelg1942Port-Torrens1942
West–Glenelg-
vs
19491949
vs
1983-
1983
vs
19931993
vs
1994-
1994
vs
20032003
vs
2007-
2007
vs
2008-
2008
vs
2010-
2010
vs
20152015
vs
20162016
vs
20202020
vs
2021-
2021

Champions of Australia

The Championship of Australia was the name given to an Australian rules football tournament which was contested between football clubs from the Victorian, South Australian, West Australian and Tasmania football leagues. The Championship took place three times in the 19th century and then from 1907 to 1914 with the exception of 1912 and every year from 1968 to 1975.

ClubPremiershipsRunners-up
Port Adelaide40
Norwood21
West Adelaide21
North Adelaide11
Sturt04
South Adelaide01

SANFL Grand Final Records

Prior to 1974 all SANFL Grand Finals were held at the Adelaide Oval (bar the 1904 Grand Final at Jubilee Oval). From 1974 to 2013 they were held at Football Park. From 2014 onwards they returned to Adelaide Oval.

  • Largest Attendance at Football Park: 66,897 - Sturt 17.14 (116) d Port Adelaide 10.15 (75), 1976
  • Smallest Attendance at Football Park: 22,207 - Central District 23.15 (153) d Woodville-West Torrens 4.4 (28), 2004
  • Largest Attendance at Adelaide Oval: 62,543 - Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) d Sturt 12.5 (77), 1965
  • Highest Score: 24.15 (159) Sturt d Glenelg 13.16 (94), 1969
  • Lowest Score: 1.6 (12) Port Adelaide lost to North Adelaide 6.8 (44), 1905
  • Largest Winning Margin: 125 points - Central District 23.15 (153) d Woodville-West Torrens 4.4 (28), 2004
  • Smallest Winning Margin: 1 point - Norwood 8.4 (52) d West Torrens 7.9 (51), 1925 & Norwood 16.15 (111) d Sturt 14.26 (110), 1978 & Sturt 7.8 (50) d Port Adelaide 7.7 (49), 2017 & Norwood 8.11 (59) d North Adelaide 8.10 (58), 2022
  • Highest Losing Score: 19.16 (130) - North Adelaide lost to Glenelg 21.11 (137), 1973
  • Lowest Winning Score: 3.5 (23) - Sturt d North Adelaide 2.6 (18), 1919
  • Highest Match Aggregate: 267 points - Glenelg 21.11 (137) d North Adelaide 19.16 (130), 1973
  • Lowest Match Aggregate: 41 points - North Adelaide 4.3 (27) d South Adelaide 1.8 (14), 1900 & Sturt 3.5 (23) d North Adelaide 2.6 (18), 1919

Minor grades

Reserves premiership

Reserve grade premierships are contested between the existing SANFL clubs, with the exception of Adelaide, who have elected not to field a team in the SANFL Reserves, and Port Adelaide, who shut down its reserves team in 2018.

From 1877 SAFA teams also had second twenty teams. In some years the Association had an official programme for the second twenties.

1879 - South Adelaide (Premiers), South Park and Port Adelaide (Equal Second)

While official SANFL records recognise premierships going back to 1919, the first Association league (that operated underneath the SAFA premiership) commenced in 1906, as can be seen in the list of premiers below.

  • 1906: Norwood (1)
  • 1907: Portland Imperial (1)
  • 1908: Portland Imperial (2)
  • 1909: Sturt (1)
  • 1910: Norwood (2)
  • 1911: Port Adelaide (1)
  • 1912: North Adelaide (1)
  • 1913: Sturt (2)
  • 1914: South Adelaide (1)
  • 1915: West Torrens (1)
  • 1916–18: None (WW1)
  • 1919: West Torrens (2)
  • 1920: West Torrens (3)
  • 1921: Norwood (3)
  • 1922: West Torrens (4)
  • 1923: Port Adelaide (2)
  • 1924: West Torrens (5)
  • 1925: North Adelaide (2)
  • 1926: West Torrens (6)
  • 1927: West Torrens (7)
  • 1928: North Adelaide (3)
  • 1929: West Adelaide (1)
  • 1930: Norwood (4)
  • 1931: West Torrens (8)
  • 1932: North Adelaide (4)
  • 1933: Port Adelaide (3)
  • 1934: North Adelaide (5)
  • 1935: West Torrens (9)
  • 1936: Port Adelaide (4)
  • 1937: Norwood (5)
  • 1938: Norwood (6)
  • 1939: Norwood (7)
  • 1940: West Adelaide (2)
  • 1941: West Torrens (10)
  • 1942–45: None (WW2)
  • 1946: West Torrens (11)
  • 1947: Port Adelaide (5)
  • 1948: Port Adelaide (6)
  • 1949: Sturt (3)
  • 1950: West Torrens (12)
  • 1951: West Adelaide (3)
  • 1952: Port Adelaide (7)
  • 1953: West Torrens (13)
  • 1954: West Torrens (14)
  • 1955: Port Adelaide (8)
  • 1956: Port Adelaide (9)
  • 1957: Port Adelaide (10)
  • 1958: Port Adelaide (11)
  • 1959: Port Adelaide (12)
  • 1960: Norwood (8)
  • 1961: Norwood (9)
  • 1962: West Torrens (15)
  • 1963: Port Adelaide (13)
  • 1964: North Adelaide (6)
  • 1965: North Adelaide (7)
  • 1966: North Adelaide (8)
  • 1967: Glenelg (1)
  • 1968: West Torrens (16)
  • 1969: Norwood (10)
  • 1970: Norwood (11)
  • 1971: Central District (1)
  • 1972: Norwood (12)
  • 1973: Woodville (1)
  • 1974: Norwood (13)
  • 1975: Norwood (14)
  • 1976: Norwood (15)
  • 1977: Sturt (4)
  • 1978: Norwood (16)
  • 1979: South Adelaide (2)
  • 1980: Port Adelaide (14)
  • 1981: Glenelg (2)
  • 1982: Glenelg (3)
  • 1983: Port Adelaide (15)
  • 1984: West Torrens (17)
  • 1985: Norwood (17)
  • 1986: Norwood (18)
  • 1987: Woodville (2)
  • 1988: Port Adelaide (16)
  • 1989: Central District (2)
  • 1990: West Torrens (18)
  • 1991: South Adelaide (3)
  • 1992: Woodville-West Torrens (1)
  • 1993: Woodville-West Torrens (2)
  • 1994: West Adelaide (4)
  • 1995: Norwood (19)
  • 1996: Port Adelaide (17)
  • 1997: Port Adelaide (18)
  • 1998: Norwood (20)
  • 1999: Sturt (5)
  • 2000: Woodville-West Torrens (3)
  • 2001: Woodville-West Torrens (4)
  • 2002: Central District (3)
  • 2003: Central District (4)
  • 2004: Woodville-West Torrens (5)
  • 2005: North Adelaide (9)
  • 2006: North Adelaide (10)
  • 2007: Glenelg (4)
  • 2008: Sturt (6)
  • 2009: Glenelg (5)
  • 2010: Port Adelaide (19)
  • 2011: Glenelg (6)
  • 2012: Central District (5)
  • 2013: Woodville-West Torrens (6)
  • 2014: Woodville-West Torrens (7)
  • 2015: Woodville-West Torrens (8)
  • 2016: North Adelaide (11)
  • 2017: Sturt (7)
  • 2018: North Adelaide (12)
  • 2019: Norwood (21)
  • 2020: Woodville-West Torrens (9)
  • 2021: Glenelg (7)
  • 2022: Sturt (8)
  • 2023: Glenelg (8)
  • 2024: Norwood (22)
  • 2025: Glenelg (9) Source where unlisted

Thirds/Under 19s/17s & U18s/16s

Thirds-grade competitions for SANFL clubs featuring underage players seeking to enter reserves/senior-level football have been in place since the late 1930s. Under-19 and under-17 premierships were scheduled from 1937/1939 to 2008, after which they were replaced with an under 18 competition (initially known as the Maccas Cup) in 2009 and an under 16 series (initially known as the Maccas Shield) in 2010. Note that Port Adelaide's participation in these competitions ended in 2014.

Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)

  • 1937: North Adelaide (1)
  • 1938: West Torrens (1)
  • 1939: West Torrens (2)
  • 1940: Norwood (1)
  • 1941: West Torrens (3)
  • 1942: North Adelaide (2)
  • 1943: West Adelaide (1)
  • 1944: West Adelaide (2)
  • 1945: Norwood (2)
  • 1946: Port Adelaide (1)
  • 1947: Norwood (3)
  • 1948: North Adelaide (3)
  • 1949: North Adelaide (4)
  • 1950: Port Adelaide (2)
  • 1951: Sturt (1)
  • 1952: Norwood (4)
  • 1953: Port Adelaide (3)
  • 1954: North Adelaide (5)
  • 1955: West Torrens (4)
  • 1956: West Torrens (5)
  • 1957: West Torrens (6)
  • 1958: Sturt (2)
  • 1959: Glenelg (1)
  • 1960: Norwood (5)
  • 1961: North Adelaide (6)
  • 1962: Port Adelaide (4)
  • 1963: Norwood (6)
  • 1964: Sturt (3)
  • 1965: Norwood (7)
  • 1966: North Adelaide (7)
  • 1967: Glenelg (2)
  • 1968: West Adelaide (3)
  • 1969: Glenelg (3)
  • 1970: Central District (1)
  • 1971: Norwood (8)
  • 1972: Norwood (9)
  • 1973: West Torrens (7)
  • 1974: Port Adelaide (5)
  • 1975: Port Adelaide (6)
  • 1976: Port Adelaide (7)
  • 1977: Port Adelaide (8)
  • 1978: West Adelaide (4)
  • 1979: Glenelg (4)
  • 1980: Norwood (10)
  • 1981: Central District (2)
  • 1982: Central District (3)
  • 1983: Norwood (11)
  • 1984: Sturt (4)
  • 1985: Norwood (12)
  • 1986: Norwood (13)
  • 1987: Sturt (5)
  • 1988: Norwood (14)
  • 1989: West Torrens (8)
  • 1990: Norwood (15)
  • 1991: Port Adelaide (9)
  • 1992: Glenelg (5)
  • 1993: South Adelaide (1)
  • 1994: South Adelaide (2)
  • 1995: Norwood (16)
  • 1996: Woodville-West Torrens (1)
  • 1997: Norwood (17)
  • 1998: Woodville-West Torrens (2)
  • 1999: Port Adelaide (10)
  • 2000: Woodville-West Torrens (3)
  • 2001: Port Adelaide (11)
  • 2002: West Adelaide (5)
  • 2003: Central District (4)
  • 2004: West Adelaide (6)
  • 2005: North Adelaide (8)
  • 2006: Port Adelaide (12)
  • 2007: Port Adelaide (13)
  • 2008: Glenelg (6) Source where unlisted:

Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)

  • 1939: North Adelaide (1)
  • 1940: North Adelaide (2)
  • 1941: Sturt (1)
  • 1942-46: None (WW2)
  • 1947: North Adelaide (3)
  • 1948: West Adelaide (1)
  • 1949: Sturt (2)
  • 1950: North Adelaide (4)
  • 1951: Port Adelaide (1)
  • 1952: North Adelaide (5)
  • 1953: West Torrens (1)
  • 1954: West Torrens (2)
  • 1955: Port Adelaide (2)
  • 1956: North Adelaide (6)
  • 1957: West Torrens (3)
  • 1958: Glenelg (1)
  • 1959: Glenelg (2)
  • 1960: Glenelg (3)
  • 1961: Port Adelaide (3)
  • 1962: Woodville (1)
  • 1963: Sturt (3)
  • 1964: Woodville (2)
  • 1965: Norwood (1)
  • 1966: Central District (1)
  • 1967: Woodville (2)
  • 1968: Woodville (3)
  • 1969: North Adelaide (7)
  • 1970: North Adelaide (8)
  • 1971: Port Adelaide (4)
  • 1972: Port Adelaide (5)
  • 1973: Woodville (4)
  • 1974: Sturt (4)
  • 1975: Glenelg (4)
  • 1976: Sturt (5)
  • 1977: Central District (2)
  • 1978: Central District (3)
  • 1979: Central District (4)
  • 1980: Sturt (6)
  • 1981: Norwood (2)
  • 1982: Norwood (3)
  • 1983: Norwood (4)
  • 1984: Norwood (5)
  • 1985: Central District (5)
  • 1986: Norwood (6)
  • 1987: North Adelaide (9)
  • 1988: Norwood (7)
  • 1989: Norwood (8)
  • 1990: South Adelaide (1)
  • 1991: Norwood (9)
  • 1992: Central District (6)
  • 1993: Woodville-West Torrens (1)
  • 1994: Port Adelaide (6)
  • 1995: South Adelaide (2)
  • 1996: Central District (7)
  • 1997: North Adelaide (10)
  • 1998: Woodville-West Torrens (2)
  • 1999: Woodville-West Torrens (3)
  • 2000: Woodville-West Torrens (4)
  • 2001: West Adelaide (2)
  • 2002: West Adelaide (3)
  • 2003: Sturt (7)
  • 2004: Central District (8)
  • 2005: North Adelaide (11)
  • 2006: West Adelaide (4)
  • 2007: North Adelaide (12)
  • 2008: Sturt (8) Source where unlisted:

Under 18s premiership (2009–present)

  • 2009: Glenelg (1)
  • 2010: Glenelg (2)
  • 2011: Port Adelaide (1)
  • 2012: Woodville-West Torrens (1)
  • 2013: Woodville-West Torrens (2)
  • 2014: West Adelaide (1)
  • 2015: Norwood (1)
  • 2016: Glenelg (3)
  • 2017: Sturt (1)
  • 2018: Woodville-West Torrens (3)
  • 2019: Woodville-West Torrens (4)
  • 2020: Norwood (2)
  • 2021: Woodville-West Torrens (5)
  • 2022: Glenelg (4)
  • 2023: South Adelaide (1)
  • 2024: Woodville-West Torrens (6)
  • 2025: Sturt (2)

Under 16s premiership (2010–present)

  • 2010: North Adelaide (1)
  • 2011: North Adelaide (2)
  • 2012: Norwood (1)
  • 2013: North Adelaide (3)
  • 2014: Glenelg (1)
  • 2015: Sturt (1)
  • 2016: Glenelg (2)
  • 2017: Glenelg (3)
  • 2018: Glenelg (4)
  • 2019: Glenelg (5)
  • 2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2021: South Adelaide (1)
  • 2022: Woodville West Torrens (1)
  • 2023: Central District (1)
  • 2024: Sturt (2)
  • 2025: West Adelaide (1)

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