1938 SAAFL season

1938 premiership season
Date23 April - 24 September
PremiersA1: Semaphore Central
A2: Payneham
Minor premiersA1: Semaphore Central
A2: Payneham
Wooden spoonersA1: Alberton Church United
A2: Combined Banks
Best and fairestA1 (Hone Medal): L. A. Reeves (Kenilworth)
A2 (Chambers Medal): L. E. Giersch (Teachers' College)
Leading goalkickerA1: Johnson (Semaphore Central) 110 goals
A2: Footer (Railways Institute) 100 goals

The 1938 SAAFL season was the 24th season of the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL).

The season commenced on 23 April[1] and concluded on 24 September.

Two A1 clubs left in 1938, West Adelaide United having been expelled from the Amateur League at the end of 1937, leading to the club disbanding. The other club being Eastwood Rechabite, transferring to the East Torrens Football Association. The 1937 A2 Finalists took their place, Alberton Church United and Colonel Light Gardens. Due to two vacancies in A2, applications for affiliation were received from Grange, Payneham, Riverside and University B. The successful applicants were Payneham, coming off of 52 successive wins in the East Torrens Football Association, home ground at Payneham Oval.[2] The other being University B, playing at Urrbrae, having competed in Adelaide Students' Football Association. Alberton Church used Woodville Oval as its home ground.[3][4]

A1

Prince Alfred Old Collegians, Semaphore Central, St. Peter's Old Collegians, university, Underdale, Exeter, Kenilworth, Walkerville, Alberton Church United, Colonel Light Gardens.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA Pts
1 Semaphore Central 18 14 4 0 1980 1204 28
2 Exeter 18 14 4 0 1711 1233 28
3 Colonel Light Gardens 18 14 4 0 1545 1192 28
4 Underdale 18 13 5 0 1855 1372 26
5 University 18 11 7 0 1808 1460 22
6 St. Peter's O.C. 18 7 11 0 1459 1658 14
7 Walkerville 18 5 13 0 1386 1772 10
8 Prince Alfred Old Collegians 18 5 13 0 1429 1867 10
9 Kenilworth 18 4 14 0 1205 1890 8
10 Alberton Church United 18 3 15 0 1075 1805 6

source:[5]

Finals

Semi-Finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 10 September Semaphore Central 7.8 (50) def. Colonel Light Gardens 6.8 (44) Prospect Oval
Saturday, 10 September Exeter 7.14 (56) def. by Underdale 20.10 (130) Thebarton Oval

source:[6]

Final

Sir George Murray Shield
Saturday, 17 September Semaphore Central def. Underdale Alberton Oval
4.0
9.4
13.8
14.12 (96)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 2.3
4.5
6.7
10.10 (70)
Johnson 8, Donnellan 2, Holman 2, Steel, Dodson Goals Spain 4, Coulter 2, Molan, Reid, McHugh, Conroy
Holt, Hosking, Johnson, Holman, Wells, Dodson, McLean Best Barnden, Coulter Molan, Baughan Nichols, Matson, Wilson

source:[7]

A2

Scotch Old Collegians, Railways Institute, King's Old Collegians, Pulteney Old Scholars, Teachers' College, Y.M.C.A., Banks, Christian Brothers' Old Collegians, Payneham, University B.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA Pts
1 Payneham 18 18 0 0 2325 805 36
2 S.A. Railways Institute 18 16 2 0 2115 1018 32
3 Teachers' College 18 12 6 0 1710 1919 24
4 Christian Brothers Old Collegians 18 11 7 0 1595 1538 22
5 King's Old Collegians 18 9 9 0 1966 1571 18
6 Scotch Old Collegians 18 9 9 0 1361 1921 18
7 University B 18 7 11 0 1289 1679 14
8 Pulteney O.S. 18 5 13 0 1311 1802 10
9 Y.M.C.A 18 2 16 0 985 1890 4
10 Combined Banks 18 1 17 0 900 1844 2

source:[8]

Finals

Semi-Finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 10 September Payneham 14.13 def. Teachers' College 11.13 Woodville Oval
Saturday, 17 September Railways Institute 15.8 def. Christian Brothers' Old Collegians 12.20 Woodville Oval

source:[9][10]

Final

 
Saturday, 24 September Payneham def. Railways Institute Alberton Oval
1.0
4.3
7.8
11.12 (78)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 8.2
8.2
9.3
10.5 (65)
S. LeCornu 2, A. Mundy 2, Hardy 2, Williams 2, Ware, Edwards, Keelan Goals R. Bertram 2, Footer 2, Treloar 2, Quinlan, A. Bertram, Oliver, Craig

source:[11]

Representative

vs Camberwell (Victorian Football Association)

The Amateur League played an exhibition match at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday 9 August against Camberwell, they played under the Victorian Football Association rules.[12][13]

 
Tuesday, 9 August (2:30 pm) S.A.A.F.L. def. by Camberwell Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1500)
2.1 (13)
7.3 (45)
9.6 (60)
15.10 (100)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 10.3 (63)
14.5 (89)
20.14 (134)
22.18 (150)		 Umpires: F.G.H. Davis
Lamprell 6, Roach 4, Forrester 4, Holt, McCallum, Mills, Holden Goals Nash 9, Davidson 4, Bond 3, Anderson 2, Keck, Hillard, Lenne, Newton

All-Australian Amateur Football Carnival

The second Australian Amateur Football Carnival was held at York Park in Launceston from 15 to 20 August. Six states/territories were represented Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales teams were drawn from their respective National Football Leagues.[14]

South Australia - manager H.V. Millard
Clarrie Adcock King's O.C.
John Bertram St. Peter's O.C.
George Brock Exeter
Michael Brookman St. Peter's O.C.
George Corby Alberton Church United
Arthur Dawkins Prince Alfred O.C.
Les Giersch Teachers' College
Ivan Hooper Pulteney O.S.
Arthur Inglis Semaphore Central
Harold Jarvis Colonel Light Gardens
Pat Kleinschmidt University
Gil Langley Colonel Light Gardens
Bob Lee (capt.) St. Peter's O.C.
Roger MacIlwain Scotch O.C.
Brian Magarey University
Ian McLeod S.A. Railways' Institute
Frank Nichols Underdale
Geoff Page University
William Powell Exeter
Owen Quinn Underdale
Harry Vincent Exeter
Len Wells (vice captain) Semaphore Central
R.A. Whitrow Kenilworth
Gordon Whittaker Payneham

source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Two 'Varsity Teams In Amateur Body". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 8 April 1938. p. 20.
  2. ↑ "East Torrens Association To Meet". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 18 March 1938. p. 15.
  3. 1 2 Bloch, Fred; et al. (South Australian Amateur Football League) (1995). A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994. pp. 84–89.
  4. ↑ "29 Teams In Amateur League: Payneham And 'Varsity B Admitted". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 1 April 1938. p. 18.
  5. ↑ "Semaphore Regain Top Position". The Mail. Adelaide, SA. 3 September 1938. p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Semaphore Central, Underdale Win Amateur Semi-Finals". The Mail. Adelaide, SA. 10 September 1938. p. 17.
  7. ↑ "Semaphore Central Secure A1. Amateur Premiership". The Mail. Adelaide, SA. 17 September 1938. p. 17.
  8. ↑ "Football: Amateur League". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 5 September 1938. p. 5.
  9. ↑ "Payneham Wins First Semi-Final In A2". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 12 September 1938. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Poor Goalshooting Costly". The Mail. Adelaide, SA. 17 September 1938. p. 17.
  11. ↑ "Amateur League: Payneham Wins After Early Setback". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 26 September 1938. p. 10.
  12. ↑ "Amateur League To Meet Camberwell On Tuesday". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 6 August 1938. p. 24.
  13. ↑ Handby, Jim (9 August 1938). "Exhibition Match Today: Camberwell To Play Amateur League". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. p. 23.
  14. ↑ "Amateurs Leave For Launceston". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 12 August 1938. p. 18.
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