South Australian Football Association / South Australian Football League / South Australian National Football League (SA)

Quick Premiers List :

1877 - South Adelaide. 1878 - Norwood (?). 1879 - Norwood. 1880 - Norwood. 1881 - Norwood. 1882 - Norwood. 1883 - Norwood. 1884 - Port Adelaide. 1885 - South Adelaide. 1886 - Adelaide. 1887 - Norwood. 1888 - Norwood. 1889 - Norwood. 1890 - Port Adelaide. 1891 - Norwood. 1892 - South Adelaide. 1893 - South Adelaide. 1894 - Norwood. 1895 - South Adelaide. 1896 - South Adelaide. 1897 - Port Adelaide. 1898 - South Adelaide. 1899 - South Adelaide. 1900 - North Adelaide. 1901 - Norwood. 1902 - North Adelaide. 1903 - Port Adelaide. 1904 - Norwood.

1905 - North Adelaide. 1906 - Port Adelaide. 1907 - Norwood. 1908 - West Adelaide. 1909 - West Adelaide. 1910 - Port Adelaide. 1911 - West Adelaide. 1912 - West Adelaide. 1913 - Port Adelaide. 1914 - Port Adelaide. 1915 - Sturt. 1916 - See SANPFL. 1917 - See SANPFL. 1918 - See SANPFL. 1919 - Sturt. 1920 - North Adelaide. 1921 - Port Adelaide. 1922 - Norwood. 1923 - Norwood. 1924 - West Torrens. 1925 - Norwood. 1926 - Sturt. 1927 - West Adelaide. 1928 - Port Adelaide. 1929 - Norwood. 1930 - North Adelaide. 1931 - North Adelaide. 1932 - Sturt.

1933 - West Torrens. 1934 - Glenelg. 1935 - South Adelaide. 1936 - Port Adelaide. 1937 - Port Adelaide. 1938 - South Adelaide. 1939 - Port Adelaide. 1940 - Sturt. 1941 - Norwood. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - West Torrens. 1946 - Norwood. 1947 - West Adelaide. 1948 - Norwood. 1949 - North Adelaide. 1950 - Norwood. 1951 - Port Adelaide. 1952 - North Adelaide. 1953 - West Torrens. 1954 - Port Adelaide. 1955 - Port Adelaide. 1956 - Port Adelaide. 1957 - Port Adelaide. 1958 - Port Adelaide. 1959 - Port Adelaide. 1960 - North Adelaide.

1961 - West Adelaide. 1962 - Port Adelaide. 1963 - Port Adelaide. 1964 - South Adelaide. 1965 - Port Adelaide. 1966 - Sturt. 1967 - Sturt. 1968 - Sturt. 1969 - Sturt. 1970 - Sturt. 1971 - North Adelaide. 1972 - North Adelaide. 1973 - Sturt. 1974 - Sturt. 1975 - Norwood. 1976 - Sturt. 1977 - Port Adelaide. 1978 - Norwood. 1979 - Port Adelaide. 1980 - Port Adelaide. 1981 - Port Adelaide. 1982 - Norwood. 1983 - West Adelaide. 1984 - Norwood. 1985 - Glenelg. 1986 - Glenelg. 1987 - North Adelaide. 1988 - Port Adelaide.

1989 - Port Adelaide. 1990 - Port Adelaide. 1991 - North Adelaide. 1992 - Port Adelaide. 1993 - Woodville-West Torrens. 1994 - Port Adelaide. 1995 - Port Adelaide. 1996 - Port Adelaide. 1997 - Norwood. 1998 - Port Adelaide. 1999 - Port Adelaide. 2000 - Central District. 2001 - Central District. 2002 - Sturt. 2003 - Central District. 2004 - Central District. 2005 - Central District. 2006 - Woodville-West Torrens. 2007 - Central District. 2008 - Central District. 2009 - Central District. 2010 - Central District. 2011 - Woodville-West Torrens. 2012 - Norwood. 2013 - Norwood. 2014 - Norwood. 2015 - West Adelaide. 2016 - Sturt.

Timeline :
1877 :
The SAFA commenced.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Bankers,
 - Gawler,
 - Kapunda,
 - Kensington,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Prince Alfred College,
 - South Adelaide,
 - South Park,
 - Victorians,
 - Willunga and
 - Woodville.
There were other clubs who were members, but did not actually compete in the season.
South Adelaide were premiers.

1878 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (debut),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.
It is suggested that Norwood may have been premiers this year.

1879 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1880 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1881 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1882 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1883 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1884 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers) and
 - South Adelaide.

1885 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide (premiers).

1886 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Adelaide,
 2. South Adelaide,
 3. Norwood and
 4. Port Adelaide.

1887 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gawler (debut, result of merger, 1w/1d/9l),
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1888 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Norwood (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. Adelaide,
 4. South Adelaide,
 5. North Adelaide,
 6. Gawler and
 7. Medindie.

1889 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gawler,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1890 :
Ladder after completion of season :
 1. Port Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Norwood,
 3. South Adelaide,
 4. Medindie,
 5. Adelaide and
 6. Gawler.

1891 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Adelaide (last),
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1892 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Adelaide (last),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide (premiers).

1893 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. South Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Norwood,
 3. Port Adelaide,
 4. North Adelaide and
 5. Adelaide.

1894 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide.

1895 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide and
 - South Adelaide (premiers).

1896 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (wooden spooners) and
 - South Adelaide.
South Adelaide were premiers.

1897 :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (debut).
Port Adelaide were premiers.

1898 :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide (premiers) and
 - West Torrens.

1899 :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide (premiers) and
 - West Torrens.

1900 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (last),
 - South Adelaide (runners-up),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1901 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (debut, last) and
 - West Torrens.
Norwood were premiers.

1902 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last) and
 - West Torrens.

1903 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last) and
 - West Torrens.

1904 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide (runners-up),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (last) and
 - West Torrens.

1905 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (runners-up),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (last) and
 - West Torrens.

1906 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
An application to join from Adelaide University was rejected.
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (last) and
 - West Torrens.

1907 :
The SAFA changed name to the SAFL.
An application to join from Adelaide University was rejected.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Norwood (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. West Torrens,
 4. North Adelaide,
 5. South Adelaide,
 6. West Adelaide and
 7. Sturt.

1908 :
An application to join from Adelaide University was rejected.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. West Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Norwood,
 3. Port Adelaide,
 4. North Adelaide,
 5. West Torrens,
 6. South Adelaide and
 7. Sturt.

1909 :
An application to join from Adelaide University was rejected.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. West Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. Norwood,
 4. West Torrens,
 5. Sturt,
 6. North Adelaide and
 7. South Adelaide.

1910 :
An application to join from Adelaide University was rejected.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Port Adelaide,
 2. Sturt,
 3. Norwood,
 4. West Torrens,
 5. West Adelaide,
 6. North Adelaide and
 7. South Adelaide.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Sturt.

1911 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. West Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. North Adelaide,
 4. Sturt,
 5. Norwood,
 6. West Torrens and
 7. South Adelaide.

1912 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (premiers) and
 - West Torrens.

1913 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Port Adelaide (premiers),
 2. North Adelaide,
 3. West Adelaide,
 4. Sturt,
 5. South Adelaide,
 6. West Torrens and
 7. Norwood.

1914 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Port Adelaide (premiers),
 2. North Adelaide,
 3. Sturt,
 4. West Torrens,
 5. West Adelaide,
 6. South Adelaide and
 7. Norwood.

1915 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1916-18 - The SAFL was in recess due to WW1.

1919 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1920 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1921 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (debut, last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1922 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1923 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Sturt.

1924 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Grand Final - West Torrens defeated Sturt.

1925 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (last, won their first league game),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1926 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (7th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1927 :
The SAFL changed name to the SANFL.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (7th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (premiers) and
 - West Torrens.

1928 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (7th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1929 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (7th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1930 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (7th),
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (last).

1931 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (5th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide and
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Grand Final - North Adelaide defeated Sturt.

1932 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1933 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (premiers).

1934 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Grand Final - Glenelg 18.15.123 defeated Port Adelaide 16.18.114.

1935 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide (premiers),
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Second Semi-Final - Port Adelaide 17.17.119 defeated South Adelaide 10.13.73.^[source]

1936 :
participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1937 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1938 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide (premiers),
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1939 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1940 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1941 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (wooden spooners).
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Sturt.

1942-44 - The SANFL was in recess due to WW2.

1945 :
The SANFL resumed.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (premiers).

1946 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1947 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (premiers) and
 - West Torrens.

1948 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood (premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1949 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1950 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Glenelg.

1951 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1952 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1953 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens (premiers).

1954 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1955 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1956 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1957 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1958 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - West Torrens.

1959 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (debut, reserves team only),
 - Glenelg (3rd),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (debut, reserves team only),

1960 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (reserves team only),
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide (premiers),
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (reserves team only).

1961 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (reserves team only),
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide (premiers),
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (reserves team only).

1962 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (reserves team only),
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (reserves team only).

1963 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (reserves team only),
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (premiers),
 - South Adelaide (last),
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (reserves team only).

1964 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District (senior debut),
 - Glenelg (finished 4th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville (senior debut).
Grand Final - South Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide.

1965 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Sturt by 3 points.

1966 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (10th & last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (runners-up),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.

1967 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (runners-up),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.

1968 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Sturt,
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. North Adelaide,
 4. West Adelaide,
 5. Glenelg,
 6. South Adelaide,
 7. West Torrens,
 8. Central District,
 9. Woodville and
 10. Norwood.

1969 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Sturt,
 2. Glenelg,
 3. West Adelaide,
 4. West Torrens,
 5. North Adelaide,
 6. Port Adelaide,
 7. Woodville,
 8. Central District,
 9. Norwood and
 10. South Adelaide.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - West Adelaide drew with West Torrens.
 - First Semi-Final Replay - West Adelaide def West Torrens by 21 pts.
 - Grand Final - Sturt defeated Glenelg.

1970 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Sturt (premiers),
 2. Glenelg,
 3. Port Adelaide,
 4. North Adelaide,
 5. Norwood,
 6. West Adelaide,
 7. Central District,
 8. West Torrens,
 9. Woodville and
 10. South Adelaide.

1971 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. North Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. Central District,
 4. Sturt,
 5. Norwood,
 6. Glenelg,
 7. West Torrens,
 8. West Adelaide,
 9. South Adelaide and
 10. Woodville.

1972 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. North Adelaide (premiers),
 2. Port Adelaide,
 3. Central District,
 4. Norwood,
 5. Sturt,
 6. Glenelg,
 7. West Torrens,
 8. Woodville,
 9. South Adelaide and
 10. West Adelaide.

1973 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Glenelg,
 2. North Adelaide,
 3. Sturt,
 4. Norwood,
 5. Port Adelaide,
 6. Central District,
 7. West Torrens,
 8. Woodville,
 9. South Adelaide and
 10. West Adelaide.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Glenelg 21.11.137 defeated North Adelaide 19.16.130 @ Adelaide Oval.
 - This was the last season in which the Grand Final was held at Adelaide Oval.

1974 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Sturt,
 2. Glenelg,
 3. Port Adelaide,
 4. Norwood,
 5. West Torrens,
 6. Central District,
 7. North Adelaide,
 8. South Adelaide,
 9. Woodville and
 10. West Adelaide.
Grand Final - Sturt defeated Glenelg at Football Park.

1975 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Norwood,
 2. Glenelg,
 3. Port Adelaide,
 4. Sturt,
 5. North Adelaide,
 6. West Adelaide,
 7. Central District,
 8. South Adelaide,
 9. Woodville and
 10. West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Glenelg.

1976 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (3rd),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (premiers),
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens (last) and
 - Woodville.

1977 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg by eight points.

1978 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Sturt.

1979 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Port Adelaide were premiers.

1980 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Port Adelaide were premiers.

1981 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (2nd after H&As),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Port Adelaide were premiers.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Norwood defeated Glenelg.

1983 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (did not make finals),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - West Adelaide defeated Sturt.

1984 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Finals Series :
 - Qualifying Final - Glenelg were defeated.
 - Preliminary Final - Glenelg were defeated.
 - Grand Final - Norwood were premiers.

1985 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Glenelg 21.15.141 defeated North Adelaide 12.12.84.

1986 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens (wooden spooners) and
 - Woodville.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Woodville were defeated.
 - Grand Final - Glenelg 21.9.135 defeated North Adelaide 12.15.86.

1987 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - North Adelaide defeated Glenelg.

1988 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg.

1989 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (made finals),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens and
 - Woodville.
Port Adelaide were premiers and champions.

1990 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide,
 - West Torrens (final season due to merger) and
 - Woodville (final season due to merger).
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg.

1991 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens (debut, result of merger).
Grand Final - North Adelaide 21.22.148 defeated West Adelaide 11.7.73 @ Football Park.

1992 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 17.3.105 defeated Glenelg 7.7.49 @ Football Park.

1993 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (6th),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Woodville-West Torrens 17.20.122 defeated Norwood 7.7.49 @ Football Park.

1994 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 15.16.106 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 10.9.69 @ Football Park.

1995 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 13.16.94 defeated Central District 6.10.46 @ Football Park.

1996 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (final season),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt (last),
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 11.14.80 defeated Central District 6.8.44 @ Football Park.

1997 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide (debut),
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood 19.12.126 defeated Port Adelaide 7.11.53 @ Football Park.

1998 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 11.9.75 defeated Sturt 9.12.66 @ Football Park.

1999 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide 14.7.91 defeated Norwood 14.9.93 @ Football Park.

2000 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 8.13.61 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 5.9.39 @ Football Park.

2001 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Port Adelaide defeated Norwood by 44 points.
 - Second Semi-Final - Central District defeated Woodville-West Torrens by 25 points.
 - Preliminary Final - Woodville-West Torrens defeated Port Adelaide.
 - Grand Final - Central District 10.11.71 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 4.8.32 @ Football Park.

2002 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg (last),
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Norwood 8.14.62 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 8.12.60.
 - Second Semi-Final - Central District 9.14.68 defeated Sturt 8.6.54.
 - Preliminary Final - Sturt 17.15.117 defeated Norwood 10.8.68.
 - Grand Final - Sturt 13.14.92 defeated Central District 6.9.45 @ Football Park.

2003 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 17.19.111 defeated West Adelaide 11.11.77 @ Football Park.

2004 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 23.15.153 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 4.4.28 @ Football Park.

2005 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 15.14.104 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 11.10.76 @ Football Park.

2006 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Woodville-West Torrens 17.19.121 defeated Central District 7.3.45 @ Football Park.

2007 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 16.11.107 defeated North Adelaide 5.12.42 @ Football Park.

2008 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 17.11.113 defeated Glenelg 10.11.71 @ Football Park.

2009 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 13.14.92 defeated Sturt 7.12.54 @ Football Park.

2010 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Central District 10.11.71 defeated Norwood 9.11.65 @ Football Park.

2011 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Woodville-West Torrens 12.9.81 defeated Central District 11.12.78 @ Football Park.

2012 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood 12.7.79 defeated West Adelaide 3.12.30 @ Football Park.

2013 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood 10.12.72 defeated North Adelaide 4.8.32 @ Football Park.

2014 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide (debut),
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Norwood 12.10.82 defeated Port Adelaide 11.12.78 @ Adelaide Oval.

2015 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - West Adelaide 11.12.78 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 7.6.48 @ Adelaide Oval.

2016 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Central District,
 - Glenelg,
 - North Adelaide,
 - Norwood,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - South Adelaide,
 - Sturt,
 - West Adelaide and
 - Woodville-West Torrens.
Grand Final - Sturt 12.4.76 defeated Woodville-West Torrens 7.7.49 @ Adelaide Oval.

Links :
 - Official SANFL site.
 - Unofficial SANFL site.
 - Legends of SANFL (unofficial).