Australian rules football in South Australia
Australian rules football in South Australia has long been the most popular sport in the state. It is governed by the South Australia National Football League.
The 2014 South Australia National Football League Grand Final at the Adelaide Oval
John Acraman was a successful businessman who lived in Adelaide and sponsored the development of football at St Peter's College, Adelaide in the 1850s.
At the old Prince Alfred Hotel on 20 July 1876 a meeting between local club delegates was held where Charles Kingston pleaded that all the local clubs adopt the rules of the "Old Adelaide club" as they were similar to those in use in Victoria. He said that by adopting the "Old Adelaide club rules" intercolonial matches could be played between states.
SANFL premier North Adelaide contest against the VFL premier Hawthorn at the Adelaide Oval for the title of Championship of Australia in 1971.
Representative matches in Australian rules football
Representative matches in Australian rules football are matches between representative teams played under the Australian rules, most notably of the colonies and later Australian states and territories that have been held since 1879.For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition in Australia and international matches meant that intercolonial and later interstate matches were regarded with great importance.
Players contest a mark at the Australian Football Carnival, in 1933, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The teams are New South Wales and Western Australia.
Victoria vs South Australia at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1879
Victoria's "Big V" team of 1928.
Victoria v South Australia at the Australian National Football Council Interstate Carnival Sydney Cricket Ground 1933
