The 1895 SAFA season would see South Adelaide premiers and the introduction of the Natives Football Club. Anthony Daly would be the leading goal kicker with 46 goals.
Season Summary[]
April 8 Meeting[]
On April 8, a meeting was held at the Exchange Hotel to discus the possibility of adding another club to the SAFA. S.W Smith (secretary of the Natives) applied for the admission to the association and a list of 50 players. A ballot was taken and the majority were in favor. Messrs, F.A Ward and S.W Smith were chosen as the final delegates of the club. The chosen umpire for the season was F. Coffee. The other field umpires were Messrs, G.F Donnithorne, A. McIntyre, P. Blackman and F. Ford. The goal umpires were Messrs, G. Watson, J.V Rundle, G. Hall, G.C Downs, S. Mole and J. Williams. Messrs, Sweeney, Marlow, Searcy, Smith and Nitschke were chosen as the programme committee.[1]
Permits were granted to:
| Player | New Club | Old Club |
|---|---|---|
| P. McGrath | North Adelaide | |
| T. Cooke | Gawler | |
| F. May | South Adelaide | Gawler |
| A. Arthurs | South Adelaide | Gawler |
The association also granted the request of Port Adelaide traveling to Broken Hill and Norwood to Melbourne. G. Searcy moved "that the old arrangement of scoring be reverted to". F.A Ward said "That the 1894 system be continued". The motion was carried.[1]
April SAFA Meeting[]
On 16 April, after complications of who delegated the Natives, J.H Sinclair begun a action to the Supreme Court against the Association after he was told by the sub-committee that he would not delegate the newly formed club. In the meeting, the sub committee summited their report for the seasons matches. The season would open up on May 4 with Norwood hosting the Natives at Adelaide Oval and Port Adelaide would contest North Adelaide at Alberton. The number of matches played with be at:
Adelaide Oval: 24
Kensington Oval: 10
Alberton Oval: 6
Each club would play 16 matches and a team from Yorke Peninsula will appear on the City Oval on August 31.[2] On 23 April, the Burnside District Council agreed to the seasons programme provided they were not expected to bear any loss. [3]
23 of April[]
J.H Sinclair's Approval[]
On 23 of April, a meeting was held at the Prince Alfred Hotel with R. Cruickshank presiding. J.H Sinclair's rejection was discussed and the Chairman said "the committee had the right to accept or reject a delegate" in response to a question. Smith (Natives delegate) had told the SAFA that Sinclair had already been accepted as a Natives delegate. Coombs moved "That the nomination of Mr. Sinclair as delegate of the Natives' Club be accepted". Ward seconded, and the motion was carried. [4]
Yorke Peninsula Terms[]
The Yorke Peninsula Association asked what terms would be granted in their match on Adelaide Oval. It was resolved to give them the whole of the associations share of Saturdays gate. [5]
1895 Permits[]
Granted Permits
| Player |
New Club |
Old Club |
|---|---|---|
| W. Foote | North Adelaide | |
| P. Nolan | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
Deferred Permits until May 3
| Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|
| B. Maegraith | North Adelaide | |
| W. Murray | Port Adelaide | |
| Archibald Hosie | Port Adelaide |
Season Fixture[]
Practice Matches[]
On 27 April, two scratch matches were played at Adelaide Oval and Alberton Oval. South Adelaide would play Norwood Alberts at Adelaide Oval. South would win 11.11 to Norwoods 2.4. Port Adelaide would play the Port Natives at Alberton and Port Adelaide would win 5.7 to 0.2. Some confusion arose when the Port Natives were thought to have been the newly founded club the Natives. This prompted F. Ward of the Natives Football Club to write to the South Australian Chronicle on the matter. He said:
"We would be glad if you would kindly mention in your report of the football match between the Ports and Port Natives, on the Alberton Oval this (Saturday) afternoon, that the Port Natives are not to be confounded with the Natives — the new senior club. The Port Natives are simply the Albertons of last year. Not a single one of their men belonged to the Port Natives of last year. We would be greatly obliged if you would correct the impression that it was the new senior club. A good number of our supporters attended the Alberton Oval through mistaking the name, and one or two of our players from Adelaide actually bought tickets to Alberton. We played the Hind marsh on their ground on Saturday, but only for two quarters, and although we only played 19 against 30 men we scored two goals to one after an exceedingly rough game on the part of the Hindmarsh. You might state that to avoid much confusion the Port Natives should revert to their proper title — the Albertons.[6]
Permits[]
Granted Permits
| Player | New Club | Old Club |
|---|---|---|
| G. Wills | South Adelaide | Port Melbourne |
| Alf Bushby | Natives | South Adelaide |
| J. McKenzie | Willaston | |
| H. Rappiport | South Adelaide | |
| O'Brian | Natives | Norwood |
| Bennett | North Adelaide | Norwood |
| Quin | North Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| Conroy | Natives | Port Adelaide |
| F. Ray | Natives | Port Adelaide |
| Adams | Natives | Port Adelaide |
| Carroll | Norwood | North Adelaide |
| A.E Tomlin | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| A.G Douglas | Natives | South Melbourne |
| Archibald Hosie | Natives | Port Adelaide |
Refused Permits
| Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreton | Port Adelaide | |
| W. Murray | Port Adelaide | |
| B. Maegraith | North Adelaide | |
| E. Hamilton | Victoria |
Round 1[]
| Quarter time | Half time | Three quarter time | Full-time | Margin | |||
| Adelaide Oval | Norwood | 1.4 (10) | 3.5 (23) | 5.5 (35) | 7.8 (50) | 41 | |
| Natives | 1.0 (6) | 1.1 (7) | 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (9) | |||
| Alberton Oval | Port Adelaide | 2.1 (13) | 7.4 (46) | 10.7 (67) | 13.11 (89) | 73 | |
| North Adelaide | 1.2 (8) | 2.2 (14) | 2.4 (16) | 2.4 (16) | |||
| South Adelaide Bye | |||||||
The first game of the season was between Norwood and the Natives. This would be the first match played by the Natives and would lose by 41 points. The Natives colours would be black and yellow and Adams scored the first goal for them. Port Adelaide would dominate North at Alberton and Alec McKenzie for the Ports scored 9.3.[7]
Goal Tally[]
| Player | Club | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Alec McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 9 |
| Percy Stuart | Norwood | 3 |
| Anthony Daly | Norwood | 3 |
| Green | Norwood | 3 |
| Stark | Port Adelaide | 2 |
Round 2[]
| Quarter time | Half time | Three quarter time | Full-time | Margin | |||
| Kensington Oval | Norwood | 3.1 (19) | 5.5 (35) | 7.7 (49) | 9.9 (63) | 31 | |
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 (7) | 2.2 (14) | 3.4 (22) | 4.8 (32) | |||
| Adelaide Oval | South Adelaide | 3.3 (21) | 8.5 (53) | 10.6 (66) | 13.12 (90) | 77 | |
| North Adelaide | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 1.1 (7) | 2.1 (13) | |||
| Natives Bye | |||||||
Norwood would host Port Adelaide when they secured their second win of the season. Anthony Daly kicked 7 goals against an inaccurate Port Adelaide. South would dominate the Northerners even leaving them scoreless at half time. Jones kicked 6 goals.
Goal Tally[]
| Player | Club | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Alec McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 10 |
| Anthony Daly | Norwood | 10 |
| E. Jones | South Adelaide | 6 |
| Percy Stuart | Norwood | 5 |
| F.May | South Adelaide | 4 |
Granted Permits
| Player | New Club | Old Club |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hosie | Natives | Port Adelaide |
| E. McClumphs | South Adelaide | |
| A.G Douglas | Natives | Victoria |
On Friday 17 May, a SAFA meeting occurred in the Price Alfred Hotel with R. Cruickshank preciding.
The umpire in the round one match of Norwood v Natives reported A.G Douglas for playing without a permit from the Association. The Norwood president also reported this incident and the SAFA Committee said that the Natives were dishonorable for allowing them to play Douglas in their side. It was also mentioned that the committee would only allow Douglas to play if he had permission from Melbourne to play but a telegram never came. The committee hoped that the Natives were to follow the rules in the future. McInnes defended the newly formed club saying that the Natives were not responsible and Douglas would not have played if the supporters were not edging him on. This was quickly undermined by the chairman who pointed out that the Natives committee should be running the club and not the supporters. It was decided that Douglas were to explain his actions to the SAFA committee. The committee also agreed on sending a letter to the family of the late H.A Plunkett who captained the Redlegs and was once an umpire. A.E Hamilton applied to play for SAFA football but he was disqualified for life three years ago. W.G Coombs moved that the disqualification be removed and this was seconded by Nitschke, however H.M Adams moved that the subject be discussed next week and his motion was carried[8].
Round 3[]
| Quarter time | Half time | Three quarter time | Full-time | Margin | |||
| Adelaide Oval | Norwood | 0.1 (1) | 1.1 (7) | 1.4 (10) | 1.4 (10) | 28 | |
| South Adelaide | 2.2 (14) | 4.6 (30) | 5.8 (38) | 5.8 (38) | |||
| Alberton Oval | Port Adelaide | 4.3 (27) | 7.4 (46) | 8.6 (54) | 9.7 (61) | 44 | |
| Natives | 0.1 (1) | 0.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | 2.5 (17) | |||
| North Adelaide Bye | |||||||
Norwood received their first loss of the season to the hands of South Adelaide who at half-time played defensively[9]. No team scored in the final quarter. The next match would be at Alberton Oval where the powerful Port would play newly formed club the Natives. The match would receive a large attendance after much controversy between the Natives committee and the SAFA committee. Port Adelaide's Alec McKenzie score five goals in the first half but didn't score any majors in the second half.
At the end of round three, South Adelaide met at Adelaide Oval to discuss their leadership. It was decided that John Reedman would be captain, McGaffin would be Vice-Captain, and Sid Reedman would represent the players on the match committee[10].
Goal Tally[]
| Player | Club | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Alec McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 15 |
| Anthony Daly | Norwood by | 11 |
| E. Jones | South Adelaide | 8 |
| Percy Stuart | Norwood | 5 |
| F.May | South Adelaide | 5 |
Round 4[]
The fourth round of the season would see Norwood travel down to Melbourne to play various Victorian clubs including Essendon, Collingwood, South Melbourne, Melbourne and a combined Ballarat Football League team. Norwood played Essendon on May 24 and won by two goals. Norwood's next interstate match would be against Collingwood on May 28 drawing 3.2 to 3.6[nb 1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Onlooker, (13 Apr 1895), South Australian Chronicle, 'Football, The Senior Association, The Natives Admitted' accessed on 22 Nov 2014 at: [1]
- ↑ Onlooker, (20 Apr 1895), South Australian Chronicle accessed on 22 Nov 2014 at [2]
- ↑ Onlooker, (27 Apr 1895). South Australian Chronicle accessed on 22 Nov 2014 at [3]
- ↑ Onlooker, (27 Apr 1895). South Australian Chronicle accessed on 22 Nov 2014 at [4]
- ↑ Onlooker, (27 Apr 1895). South Australian Chronicle accessed on 22 Nov 2014 at [5]
- ↑ Onlooker, (04 May 1895) 'South Adelaide v Norwood Alberts' "South Australian Chronicle" accessed on Nov 22 2014 at [6]
- ↑ onlooker, (11 May 1895) 'Football' "South Australian Chronicle" accessed on Nov 22 2014 at: [7]
- ↑ onlooker, (18 May 1895) 'Football' "South Australian Chronicle" accessed on Jan 02 2015 at: [8]
- ↑ "Onlooker", Adelaide Chronicle. (01 Jun, 1895) accessed on 12/01/15 at [9]
- ↑ "Onlooker" at Adelaide Oval. 25 May 1895. accessed on 12/01/15 at [10]
Notes[]
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