1889 SAFA Grand Final

1889 SAFA Grand Final

Norwood
Port Adelaide
7.4 (7) 5.9 (5)
1 2 3 4
NOR 3.1 (3) 4.1 (4) 5.3 (5) 7.4 (7)
PTA 3.1 (3) 3.3 (3) 4.7 (4) 5.9 (5)
Date Saturday 5 October (2:45 pm)
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance 7,227 ticketed
11,000 estimate
Umpires Field umpire: Mr. J. Trait
Goal umpires: Messrs. I.A. Fisher and J. McKenzie
Coin toss won by Norwood
1894 →

The 1889 SAFA Grand Final was the concluding championship match of the 1889 SAFA season. The game resulted in a victory for Norwood who beat Port Adelaide by two goals.[1]

This match was the first Grand Final in a major Australian rules football league.

Teams

Norwood: R.M. Bertram O. Bertram, Combe, Dixon, Daly, Guster, Grayson, Jackson, McKee, McGaffin, McGrath, Rawson, Roberts, Roachock, Shaw, Slattery, J.J. Woods, C.W. Woods, Wilson, Waldron. 

Port Adelaide:A. Bushby, W. Bushby, Correll, Davis, Ewers, C. Fry, J. Fry, Gardiner, Hamilton, Hills, Kempster, Le Leu, Lowe, J. McKenzie, K. McKenzie, Miers, Phillips, Stephens, Tomlin, Webb.[2]

Scorecard

Grand Final
Saturday, 5 October (3:00 pm) Norwood def. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (Crowd: 11,000) [3][4]
3.1 (3)
4.1 (4)
5.3 (5)
7.3 (7)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.1 (3)
3.3 (3)
4.7 (4)
5.9 (5)
McGaffin, Rawson, Dixon, Daly, J. Woods, Shaw, Roberts, O. Bertram Best Hamilton, Kempster, Kwers, Gardiner, Tomlin, J.McKenzie, Phillips, Hills, Fry

References

  1. ↑ http://www.norwoodfc.com.au/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/memorablematches/1889TheFirstGrandFinalSAFAPremiership.pdf
  2. ↑ Devaney, John. "1889 SAFA Premiership Play-Off: Norwood vs. Port Adelaide The First Grand Final". Norwoodfc.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Football.". South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1895) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 12 October 1889. p. 15. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2015.