The 1896 South Australian Football Association season was the 20th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
During the 1896 season a rule was introduced for North Adelaide and the Natives (renamed West Torrens for the 1897 season) allowing them to field an extra three players to be more competitive with the three more established clubs. The Native team played the majority of their games at Kensington despite many of their players living in the Port area.|
Ladder 1896 SAFA Ladder TEAM P W L D GF BF GA BA Pts 1 South Adelaide 18 16 0 21281346086342Norwood18106210414471112223North Adelaide1651015210580118114Natives164102448177118105Port Adelaide184131661181011439 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers Notes – South Adelaide, Norwood and Port Adelaide played each other 5 times but only 4 times against North Adelaide and Natives. North Adelaide and Natives forfeited to South Adelaide once each.
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