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1917 SAPFL season

The 1917 SAPFL season was the 2nd 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.[1]

1917 Patriotic season
Teams4
PremiersPort Adelaide
2nd premiership
Minor premiersPort Adelaide
2nd minor premiership
Leading goalkickerHayman (36 goals)
Port Adelaide
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Teams

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St Francis Football Club - Was formed in 1911 at the Adelaide Catholic Club in connection with the Cathedral District. The club's first coach was ex captain of the South Adelaide Football Club Mr. J. Hansen. [2] The Club competed in the South Australian Amateur Football League from 1911 and folded in 1924.

Ladder

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1917 SAPFL Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Port Adelaide (P) 9 8 1 0 649 339 65.69 16
2 West Torrens 9 7 2 0 681 402 62.88 14
3 Prospect 9 2 7 0 331 610 35.18 4
4 St Francis Xavier 9 1 8 0 423 680 38.35 2
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Final Series

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Week One – 1st Semi-final

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West Torrens (2nd) defeated St Francis Xavier (4th)

Week two – 2nd Semi-final

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Port Adelaide (Minor Premiers) defeated Prospect (3rd) at Hindmarsh

Grand Final

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1917 SAPFL Grand Final
Saturday, 1 September 1917 Port Adelaide def. West Torrens Alberton Oval
0.1 (1)
4.3 (27)
7.5 (47)
10.12 (72)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.1 (19)
4.1 (25)
6.7 (43)
8.8 (56)

References

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  1. ↑ "South Australian football in wartime". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167000763
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Journal. South Australia. 24 August 1917. p. 3 (SPECIAL SPORTS EDITION). Retrieved 18 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.


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