The 1882 South Australian Football Association season was the 6th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season began on Saturday 6 May.

1882 SAFA premiership season
Teams6
PremiersNorwood
5th premiership
Leading goalkickerH J Wardrop
South Adelaide (14 Goals)
Matches played32 (40 scheduled)
Highest1,750 (Round 16, Norwood vs. South Adelaide)
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The 1882 SAFA season was the first time that the league used behinds in determining game results.

A junior team the Royal Park Football Club entered the competition as a replacement for Adelaide/Kensington Club which withdrew the previous season after 4 games. However, Royal Park folded after five matches, their remaining five scheduled matches were declared forfeits, and collected the wooden spoon.

Norwood went on to record its 5th consecutive premiership.

Premiership season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 6 May Norwood 5.26 (5) def. Royal Park 0.2 (0) Adelaide Oval [1]
Saturday, 6 May (3:30 pm) South Adelaide 4.8 (4) def. South Park 2.0 (2) Kensington Oval [2]
Saturday, 6 May (3:30 pm) Port Adelaide 0.7 (0) def. by Victorian 2.3 (2) Alberton Oval (crowd: 500) [3]

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 13 May Norwood 3.5 (3) def. South Park 1.9 (1) Kensington Oval [4]
Saturday, 13 May South Adelaide 3.3 (3) def. Port Adelaide 1.8 (1) Adelaide Oval [5]
Saturday, 13 May (3:30 pm) Victorian 3.9 (3) def. Royal Park 1.3 (1) Alberton Oval [6]

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday, 20 May (3:30 pm) Victorian 5.4 (5) def. South Park 1.11 (1) Adelaide Oval [7]
Saturday, 20 May (3:25 pm) Norwood 1.10 (1) def. South Adelaide 0.3 (0) Kensington Oval [8]
Saturday, 20 May (3:25 pm) Port Adelaide 6.20 (6) def. Royal Park 1.1 (1) Alberton Oval [9]
  • Royal Park lost their match against Port Adelaide 1.1 to 6.20 after kicking with the wind they led at half time 1 goal 1 behind to Ports 7 behinds

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday, 27 May (3:10 pm) Norwood 1.16 def. by Port Adelaide 2.11 Adelaide Oval [10]
Saturday, 27 May Victorian 1.2 (1) drew with South Adelaide 1.3 (1) Kensington Oval [11]
  • Port Adelaide defeated Norwood for the first time after 9 attempts.
  • Norwood lost its first SAFA game at Adelaide Oval against Port Adelaide.
  • Royal Park forfeited their match against South Park scheduled for the Alberton Oval.[12]

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Norwood 4.5 (4) def. Victorian 0.8 (0) Kensington Oval [13]
Saturday, 3 June (3:30 pm) Port Adelaide 1.4 (1) def. South Park 0.2 (0) Alberton Oval [14][15]
Saturday, 3 June (Time pm) South Adelaide 3.15 (3) def. Royal Park 0.0 (0) Adelaide Oval [16]

It was reported on 10th June - The South Adelaides beat the Roval Parks very easily by 3 goals to nil, but as the resignation of the latter Club had been accepted the Association will not recognise the match. South Parks have secured the services of four of the best men in the Royal Parks, and their presence should strengthen the plucky Parks in no small degree.[17]

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 10 June Victorian 0.9 (0) def. by Port Adelaide 4.9 (4) Adelaide Oval [18]
Saturday, 10 June (3:30 pm) South Adelaide 3.9 (3) def. South Park 0.2 (0) Kensington Oval [19]

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 1 July Port Adelaide 2.6 (2) def. South Adelaide 1.4 (1) Alberton Oval [20]
Saturday, 1 July Royal Park 0.0 (0) def. by Victorian 7.7 (7) Kensington Oval [21][22]

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 8 July Norwood 1.3 (1) def. by South Adelaide 2.7 (2) Adelaide Oval [23]
Saturday, 8 July (3:40 pm) Victorian 1.5 (1) drew with South Park 1.3 (1) Kensington Oval [24]

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 15 July (3:30 pm) Port Adelaide 0.2 (0) def. by Norwood 3.17 (3) Alberton Oval [25]
Saturday, 15 July South Adelaide 6.16 (6) def. Victorian 1.4 (1) Adelaide Oval [26]

The Royal Parks have at length retired, and their remaining matches of the second round will count as wins to their opponents.[27]

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday, 22 July Victorian 2.1 (2) def. by Norwood 3.15 (3) Adelaide Oval [28]
Saturday, 22 July (3:30 pm) South Park 0.6 (0) def. by Port Adelaide 2.7 (2) Kensington Oval [29]

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 29 July South Adelaide 3.5 (3) def. South Park 2.4 (2) Adelaide Oval [30]
Saturday, 29 July (3:30 pm) Victorian 1.6 (1) def. by Port Adelaide 4.10 (4) Kensington Oval [31]

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 5 August (3:30 pm) Norwood 4.7 (1) def. South Park 1.7 (1) Adelaide Oval [32][33]
Saturday, 5 August South Adelaide 4.12 (4) def. Victorian 0.6 (0) Kensington Oval [34][35]

Round 13

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Round 13
Monday, 7 August (3:00 pm) Norwood 3.14 (3) def. South Adelaide 2.4 (2) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) [36]

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday, 12 August South Adelaide 2.4 (2) def. by Port Adelaide 3.5 (3) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,000) [37][38]
Saturday, 12 August (3:30 pm) Victorian 0.3 (0) def. by South Park 2.12 (2) Kensington Oval [39]

Round 15

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Round 15

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 26 August (3:30 pm) Norwood 3.15 (3) def. South Adelaide 2.5 (2) Kensington Oval (crowd: 1,750) [41]

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 2 September (3:30 pm) Norwood 4.18 (4) def. Victorian 1.5 (1) Kensington Oval [42]

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday, 9 September (3:30 pm) Norwood 9.14 (9) def. South Park 4.4 (4) Kensington Oval [43]

Ladder

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1882 SAFA Ladder
TEAM P W L D GF BF GA BA
1 Norwood 14 13 1 0 40 149 13 52
2 South Adelaide 14 10 3 1 35 97 16 65
3 Port Adelaide 14 7 7 0 22 78 14 56
4 Victorian 14 4 8 2 24 68 34 127
5 South Park 14 4 9 1 13 63 35 76
6 Royal Park 10 0 10 0 2 6 24 85
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, [44]

Note: Royal Park only played five matches (of which 2 were against Victorians), forfeiting one against South Park, whilst the others were declared forfeits after the club dropped out of the SAFA and folded.
Each club played every other 3 times, except Royal Park which was only 2 (including the forfeits).

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