SA Footy

I recently borrowed a book about the good old V.F.A. and i was wondering about the S.A.F.A i think it started in 1975 but i have no idea about the league and its team could someone please help me with this information on this compition.
Cheers

Have you tried contacting the SAAFL? They may have some of the info you're looking for..

To the best of my recollection some of the original clubs were,
Edwardstown
Flinders Park
Ferryden Park
Elizabeth
Ingle Farm
Port Districts
Athelstone

Clubs that joined later included
Henley
Tea Tree Gully
Modbury
Plympton

A lot of clubs flowed through the league and I reckon it all went bad in about 96.

Payneham (in their original form) was also part of the SAFA too..

Gepps Cross was in SAFA in the early 80'S. Played Div 2 won the flag and had 1 year in Div 1 before the coin dried up. Sent to Div 5 SAAFL in 84/85. Daryl Beale ex Richmond , Centrals coached the rams in SAFA. Poorka were the benchmark in those days.

BM wrote:Gepps Cross was in SAFA in the early 80'S. Played Div 2 won the flag and had 1 year in Div 1 before the coin dried up. Sent to Div 5 SAAFL in 84/85. Daryl Beale ex Richmond , Centrals coached the rams in SAFA. Poorka were the benchmark in those days.

Youre right BM they were, I remember a final in 1983 Payneham V Pooraka, played at Thebby Oval, A Pooraka bloke landed on my uncle and broke his leg in 3 places, was in plaster for about 5 months in total, the screws never came out...

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIERS (ADELAIDE)
1978 Flinders Park, 1979 Flinders Park, 1980 Edwardstown, 1981 Flinders Park, 1982 Edwardstown, 1983 Flinders Park, 1984 Pooraka, 1985 Pooraka, 1986 Payneham, 1987 Edwardstown, 1988 Edwardstown, 1989 Pooraka, 1990 Pooraka, 1991 Pooraka, 1992 Henley District, 1993 Henley District, 1994 Pooraka, 1995 Athelstone (Association disbanded and its clubs were absorbed by the amateur league)

South Australian Football Association Clubs
CLUB YEARS
Adelaide Tigers 1993-95 (merged with TrasnAdelaide)
Athelstone (1904) 1978-95 (joined Amateur league)
Brighton (1885) 1987-90 (joined Amateur league)
Burnside (1946) 1978 (see Burnside Kensington)
Burnside Kensington 1979-80 (joined Amateur league)
Campbelltown-Magill (1913 as Glenroy) 1978-79 (joined Amateur league)
Edwardstown 1978-95 (joined Amateur league)
Elizabeth 1978-1988 (joined Amateur league)
Ferryden Park (1964) 1978-84 (joined Amateur league)
Flaggstaff Hill 1978-84 (joined Southern league)
Gepps Cross (1952) 1978-83 (joined Amateur league)
Happy Valley 1978-79
Hectoriville/Norwood Districts (1961) 1978-89 (joined Amateur league)
Henley District & OS (1978) 1982-93 (joined Amateur league)
Hope Valley (1906) 1978-79 (joined Amateur league)
Ingle Farm (1968) 1978-1988 (joined Amateur league)
Marion 1978-86 (joined Southern league)
Mitchell Park (1968) 1986-93
Modbury (1906) 1978-87 (joined Amateur league)
Morphettville Park 1978-86 (joined Southern league)
Mount Lofty 1979-85
Norwood Union (1902) 1978 (joined Amateur league)
Para Hills (1974) 1992-94 (joined Amateur league)
Payneham (1926) 1980-94 (see Payneham Norwood Union)
Payneham Norwood Union 1994-95 (joined Amateur league)
Plympton 1978-86 (joined Amateur league)
Pooraka (1915 as Abbatoirs) 1978-95 (joined Amateur league)
Port District 1979-83 (joined Amateur league)
Salisbury North (1954) 1978-88, 92-5 (joined Amateur league)
Salisbury West (1965) 1995 (joined Amateur league)
Tea Tree Gully (1962) 1978-87 (joined Amateur league)
Walkerville (1902 as Walkerville Utd) 1980-1989 (joined Amateur league)
West Lakes (1930 as Semaphore Park) 1978-1987 (joined Amateur league)

I played for the Raggies in 84, hello to all me old team mates and our sensational coach Mocca Dunstan.

Played u/18's for Pooraka, very strong club at that time with lots of ex Central and North players.

Thanks for that post JamesH, very interesting.

who was the greatest safa player.does any one have any suggestions?

that web site does have alot of mistakes i know marion and morphy park where never is safa

there is alot of errors on there. my brother has some old safa budgets from the 1979. the days when channel 9 used to televise the game of the rnd on sundays.

Best players in those days here is a few bulls players
Dragan Tankosic
Ian Jones
Gary Simpson
Michael Niessen
Phil Robertson
Colin Kirkwood
Darrin Wilson
Rob Kent
Paul Dittmar
Paul Gibbs

Dont no when to stop.

there was a guy called damien murphy. he could play a bit. how many of the ones you just mentioned had mo's???

malleebull wrote:there was a guy called damien murphy. he could play a bit. how many of the ones you just mentioned had mo's???

3 had mo's, that would be damian murphy. i left another player off barclay matthews

barcley had a unique handball style. how will he go at the helm of dingle dumb? do they have the cattle? buffalos or antilopoes/

BM wrote:Gepps Cross was in SAFA in the early 80'S. Played Div 2 won the flag and had 1 year in Div 1 before the coin dried up. Sent to Div 5 SAAFL in 84/85. Daryl Beale ex Richmond , Centrals coached the rams in SAFA. Poorka were the benchmark in those days.

Bealey also coached Elizabeth to an undefeated flag in 1986 in Div 2. We beat the dirty Hawk scum from Salisbury North. It was the day of Dave 'Jacko' Reeves revenge at Norwood Districts (as they were then called) home ground.

Used to love going to all those SAFA grounds. Was so much better than when we had to go to CDFA grounds!

malleebull wrote:barcley had a unique handball style. how will he go at the helm of dingle dumb? do they have the cattle? buffalos or antilopoes/

he did but knew how to kick a goal, farmers not sure jury still out. you played under bk to long

And remember when 5PBA used to cover Ingle Farm games?
That was great. Pity they belted Elizabeth all the time.

bulldogs wrote:

malleebull wrote:barcley had a unique handball style. how will he go at the helm of dingle dumb? do they have the cattle? buffalos or antilopoes/

he did but knew how to kick a goal, farmers not sure jury still out. you played under bk to long

bk was a great coach. have alot of respect for him. every hand out that he gave me on a piece of paper, all the bullshit articles, i still have the all in my footy bag and read them from time to time>