1889 SAFA season

The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

As and  finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with  winning to claim the 1889 premiership.

Adelaide merged with North Adelaide, formerly called Hotham and no relation to the current team, after North Adelaide(Hotham) had spent two seasons in the S.A.F.A.

Round 1
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Ladder
Notes: Medindie played each club 3 times Gawler only played each Club twice except Medindie (3 times) due to City clubs only wanting to travel once to Gawler due to the cost of the Special Train The other 4 senior teams played each other 4 teams.