The 1917 SAPFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the West Torrens Football Club, held at Alberton Oval on Saturday 1 September 1917.[3] It was the 2nd Grand Final of the South Australian Patriotic Football League, staged to determine the premiers of the 1917 SAPFL season. The match was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 16 points, marking that clubs second patriotic premiership victory.
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Date | 1 September 1917 (3:10pm)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Alberton Oval | |||||||||||||||
Umpires | S. Coleman[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Best on Ground | Jack Ashley | |||||||||||||||
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The SAFL was opposed to the formation of the Patriotic League and refused to recognise it during and after World War I.[4]
Teams edit
West Torrens made two late changes with Campbell and Marsh.[5]
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References edit
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIV, no. 16, 225. South Australia. 6 September 1917. p. 4 (5 O'CLOCK EDITION. SPORTS NUMBER.). Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Daily Herald. Vol. 8, no. 2325. South Australia. 1 September 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PORT ADELAIDE PREMIERS". Daily Herald. Vol. 8, no. 2326. South Australia. 3 September 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "South Australian football in wartime". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIV, no. 16, 225. South Australia. 6 September 1917. p. 4 (5 O'CLOCK EDITION. SPORTS NUMBER.). Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.