title: 1894 SAFA season
text: # 1894 SAFA season
  
  The 1894 South Australian Football Association season was the 18th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
  
  ## Ladder
  
  As Norwood and South Adelaide were level on premiership points, a playoff match for the premiership was required.
  
  1894 SAFA Ladder :
  
  | | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norwood (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 147 | 82 | 113 | 26 |
  | 2 | South Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 174 | 79 | 128 | 26 |
  | 3 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 140 | 85 | 112 | 18 |
  | 4 | North Adelaide | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 76 | 145 | 184 | 2 |
  | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | |
  
  ## Grand final
  
  ### 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match
  
  | | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Saturday 6 October (3:00 pm) | Norwood | drew with | South Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
  | | 0.0 (0) 1.3 (1) 2.4 (2) 4.8 (4) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.5 (1) 1.5 (1) 3.8 (3) 4.8 (4) | |
  | Despite a provision for 20 minute periods of extra time, the match was abandoned after full time due to darkness; the result stood, and a replay was ordered. ||||||
  
  ### 1894 SAFA Premiership Football Match Replay
  
  | | Grand Final Replay | Grand Final Replay | Grand Final Replay | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday 10 October (2:00 pm) | Norwood | def. | South Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,000) |
  | | 1.1 (1) 2.4 (2) 2.5 (2) 4.7 (4) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.4 (2) 2.4 (2) 3.5 (3) 3.5 (3) | |
  