1916 Patriotic season
1st SAPFL season
Pictured above is the 1916 Port Adelaide SAPFL premiership team.
PremiersPort Adelaide
1st premiership
Leading goalkickerJohn Hayman (36 goals)[1]

The 1916 SAPFL season was the 1st season of the South Australian Patriotic Football League, a competition formed in the absence of the South Australian Football League during World War I. The SAFL was opposed to the formation of the Patriotic League and refused to recognise it during and after World War I.[2] Hindmarsh Oval was the contingency venue for the 1916 SAPFL Grand Final if an agreement with the SACA could not be reached as the Adelaide Oval was the preferred venue of the SAPFL.[3]

Ladder

1915 SAPFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Port Adelaide (P) 10 9 1 0 796 364 68.62 18
2 West Torrens 10 9 1 0 631 316 66.63 18
3 West Adelaide 10 5 10 0 441 394 52.81 10
4 Prospect 10 4 6 0 334 416 44.53 6
5 Norwood 10 3 7 0 253 636 28.46 6
6 South Australian Railways 6 0 6 0 152 481 24.01 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [4]

References

  1. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Journal. Vol. LI, no. 14084. South Australia. 4 August 1916. p. 5 (5 P.M. EDITION). Retrieved 9 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "South Australian football in wartime". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL". Daily Herald. Vol. 7, no. 2000. South Australia. 17 August 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Journal. Vol. LI, no. 14084. South Australia. 4 August 1916. p. 5 (5 P.M. EDITION). Retrieved 9 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.


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