The SANFL minor premiership is awarded to the team that finishes on top of the minor round ladder at the end of the Home and Away season.
There were no Grand Finals contested between 1877 (the inaugural season) and 1897, hence the Minor Premier was also the Premiership winner.
There were 3 exceptions -
For 1877 the inaugural season - the two top teams were declared joint Champions. Each team had played a different total of games against slightly different opponents but had only both lost one game each.
In 1889 and 1894 there was a play off as the two teams finished the season on the same points.
Premiership decided without any form of Play Off or Grand Final
| Season | Minor premier | Premiership points | Percentage | Runner-up | Margin | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | South Adelaide * Victorians * |
22 (13 games) 23 (14 games) |
Joint Premiers * | No Playoff | ||
| 1878 | Norwood | 20 | 94.11% | Port Adelaide | 6 | - |
| 1879 | Norwood | 19 | 90.90% | Port Adelaide | 7 | - |
| 1880 | Norwood | 15 | 86.21% | Victorians | 2 | - |
| 1881 | Norwood | 23 | 81.63% | South Adelaide | 10 | - |
| 1882 | Norwood | 26 | 77.59% | South Adelaide | 5 | - |
| 1883 | Norwood | 25 | 70.24% | Port Adelaide | 9 | - |
| 1884 | Port Adelaide | 24 | 71.57% | Norwood South Adelaide |
5 | - |
| 1885 | South Adelaide | 24 | 66.66% | Norwood | 9 | - |
| 1886 | Adelaide | 19 | 53.47% | South Adelaide | 1 | - |
| 1887 | Norwood | 28 | 74.84% | Port Adelaide | 2 | - |
| 1888 | Norwood | 30 | 76.97% | Port Adelaide | 1 | - |
| 1889 | Norwood (1) * Tied | 29 | Port Adelaide (1) * Tied | 0 | Premiers | |
| 1890 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 79.49% | Norwood | 2 | - |
| 1891 | Norwood | 26 | 71.84% | Port Adelaide | 2 | - |
| 1892 | South Adelaide | 29 | 79.14% | Port Adelaide | 6 | - |
| 1893 | South Adelaide | 29 | 69.37% | Norwood | 2 | - |
| 1894 | Norwood (2) * Tied | 26 | 60.47% | South Adelaide (1) * Tied | 0 | Premiers |
| 1895 | South Adelaide | 30 | 74.69% | Norwood | 7 | - |
| 1896 | South Adelaide | 34 | Norwood | 12 | - | |
| 1897 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 72.68% | South Adelaide | 3 | - |
| 1898 | South Adelaide (1) | 24 | 70.33% | Port Adelaide (2) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1899 | South Adelaide (2) | 18 | 59.98% | Norwood (1) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1900 | North Adelaide (1) | 19 | 62.19% | West Torrens (1) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1901 | Norwood (3) | 20 | 64.29% | North Adelaide (1) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1902 | Port Adelaide (2) | 20 | 66.40% | North Adelaide (2) | 2 | 3rd |
| 1903 | Port Adelaide (3) | 21 | 71.26% | North Adelaide (3) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1904 | Port Adelaide (4) | 21 | 69.36% | Norwood (2) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1905 | North Adelaide (2) | 21 | 66.23% | Port Adelaide (3) | 3 | Premiers |
| 1906 | Port Adelaide (5) | 22 | 68.02% | Norwood (3) | 0 (4.82%) | Premiers |
| 1907 | Port Adelaide (6) | 20 | 65.70% | Norwood (4) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1908 | Norwood (4) | 21 | 61.40% | West Adelaide (1) | 1 | 2nd |
| 1909 | Port Adelaide (7) | 18 | 57.26% | West Adelaide (2) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1910 | Sturt (1) | 22 | 60.01% | Port Adelaide (4) | 0 (0.44%) | 2nd |
| 1911 | Port Adelaide (8) | 22 | 63.10% | West Adelaide (3) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1912 | Port Adelaide (9) | 24 | 67.23% | West Adelaide (4) | 10 | 2nd |
| 1913 | Port Adelaide (10) | 20 | 61.58% | West Adelaide (5) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1914 | Port Adelaide (11) | 24 | 67.68% | North Adelaide (4) | 12 | Premiers |
| 1915 | Port Adelaide (12) | 19 | 63.61% | South Adelaide (2) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1919 | Sturt (2) | 20 | 57.80% | West Torrens (2) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1920 | North Adelaide (3) | 18 | 59.70% | Port Adelaide (5) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1921 | Port Adelaide (13) | 24 | 64.53% | South Adelaide (3) | 6 | Premiers |
| 1922 | Norwood (5) | 24 | 63.62% | West Torrens (3) | 3 | Premiers |
| 1923 | Norwood (6) | 23 | 55.52% | Sturt (1) | 3 | Premiers |
| 1924 | West Torrens (1) | 23 | 57.38% | Sturt (2) | 3 | Premiers |
| 1925 | Norwood (7) | 22 | 59.70% | Port Adelaide (6) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1926 | Sturt (3) | 20 | 56.05% | Port Adelaide (7) | 0 (0.91%) | Premiers |
| 1927 | West Adelaide (1) | 28 | 57.18% | North Adelaide (5) | 6 | Premiers |
| 1928 | Port Adelaide (14) | 28 | 54.31% | West Adelaide (6) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1929 | Norwood (8) | 27 | 56.73% | Port Adelaide (8) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1930 | North Adelaide (4) | 28 | 56.48% | Norwood (5) | 5 | Premiers |
| 1931 | Port Adelaide (15) | 28 | 55.96% | Sturt (3) | 0 (0.05%) | 3rd |
| 1932 | North Adelaide (5) | 24 | 54.82% | Norwood (6) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1933 | Sturt (4) | 26 | 55.95% | West Torrens (4) | 2 | 3rd |
| 1934 | Port Adelaide (16) | 21 | 54.79% | Glenelg (1) | 0 (3.17%) | 2nd |
| 1935 | Port Adelaide (17) | 24 | 55.57% | South Adelaide (4) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1936 | Port Adelaide (18) | 28 | 55.94% | Sturt (4) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1937 | Norwood (9) | 26 | 58.12% | Port Adelaide (9) | 0 (1.50%) | 3rd |
| 1938 | South Adelaide (3) | 30 | 59.10% | Norwood (7) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1939 | Port Adelaide (19) | 26 | 55.80% | South Adelaide (5) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1940 | Port Adelaide (20) | 28 | 54.07% | Sturt (5) | 2 | 3rd |
| 1941 | Norwood (10) | 26 | 58.07% | Sturt (6) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1945 | Port Adelaide (21) | 30 | 57.03% | Norwood (8) | 8 | 2nd |
| 1946 | Norwood (11) | 28 | 57.97% | Port Adelaide (10) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1947 | Norwood (12) | 30 | 57.75% | Port Adelaide (11) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1948 | Norwood (13) | 28 | 56.75% | West Torrens (5) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1949 | North Adelaide (6) | 24 | 55.40% | Norwood (9) | 0 (1.82%) | Premiers |
| 1950 | Norwood (14) | 26 | 60.75% | Glenelg (2) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1951 | Port Adelaide (22) | 34 | 60.92% | North Adelaide (6) | 8 | Premiers |
| 1952 | North Adelaide (7) | 28 | 56.40% | Port Adelaide (12) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1953 | Port Adelaide (23) | 30 | 58.98% | West Torrens (6) | 0 (0.71%) | 2nd |
| 1954 | Port Adelaide (24) | 30 | 59.52% | West Adelaide (7) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1955 | Port Adelaide (25) | 26 | 56.86% | Norwood (10) | 3 | Premiers |
| 1956 | Port Adelaide (26) | 34 | 65.11% | West Adelaide (8) | 9 | Premiers |
| 1957 | Port Adelaide (27) | 31 | 62.94% | West Adelaide (9) | 7 | Premiers |
| 1958 | North Adelaide (8) | 30 | 57.43% | West Adelaide (10) | 0 (0.64%) | 3rd |
| 1959 | Port Adelaide (28) | 34 | 61.47% | West Adelaide (11) | 10 | Premiers |
| 1960 | Port Adelaide (29) | 28 | 59.66% | North Adelaide (7) | 2 | 3rd |
| 1961 | Port Adelaide (30) | 30 | 58.52% | West Adelaide (12) | 2 | 3rd |
| 1962 | Port Adelaide (31) | 34 | 60.88% | West Adelaide (13) | 8 | Premiers |
| 1963 | West Torrens (2) | 27 | 56.50% | Port Adelaide (13) | 1 | 3rd |
| 1964 | Port Adelaide (32) | 34 | 64.63% | Sturt (7) | 0 (3.18%) | 2nd |
| 1965 | Port Adelaide (33) | 34 | 56.41% | South Adelaide (6) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1966 | Sturt (5) | 36 | 60.89% | Port Adelaide (14) | 8 | Premiers |
| 1967 | North Adelaide (9) | 32 | 58.60% | Sturt (8) | 1 | 3rd |
| 1968 | Sturt (6) | 36 | 59.66% | Port Adelaide (15) | 6 | Premiers |
| 1969 | Glenelg (1) | 34 | 63.73% | Sturt (9) | 4 | 2nd |
| 1970 | Port Adelaide (34) | 35 | 60.07% | Sturt (10) | 1 | 3rd |
| 1971 | North Adelaide (10) | 34 | 55.79% | Port Adelaide (16) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1972 | North Adelaide (11) | 32 | 57.02% | Port Adelaide (17) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1973 | Glenelg (2) | 40 | 60.52% | Sturt (11) | 6 | Premiers |
| 1974 | Sturt (7) | 38 | 62.10% | Port Adelaide (18) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1975 | Norwood (15) | 32 | 57.70% | Glenelg (3) | 2 | Premiers |
| 1976 | Port Adelaide (35) | 34 | 57.45% | Sturt (12) | 5 | 2nd |
| 1977 | Port Adelaide (36) | 35 | 59.41% | Glenelg (4) | 7 | Premiers |
| 1978 | Sturt (8) | 42 | 61.81% | Norwood (11) | 6 | 2nd |
| 1979 | Central District (1) | 31 | 52.13% | Port Adelaide (19) | 3 | 3rd |
| 1980 | Port Adelaide (37) | 39 | 65.31% | Glenelg (5) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1981 | Glenelg (3) | 38 | 57.71% | Port Adelaide (20) | 8 | 2nd |
| 1982 | Port Adelaide (38) | 33 | 55.88% | Norwood (12) | 3 | 3rd |
| 1983 | West Adelaide (2) | 36 | 57.94% | Sturt (13) | 4 | Premiers |
| 1984 | Port Adelaide (39) | 34 | 55.97% | Glenelg (6) | 0 (1.23%) | 2nd |
| 1985 | North Adelaide (12) | 30 | 52.67% | Norwood (13) | 1 | 2nd |
| 1986 | North Adelaide (13) | 32 | 56.67% | Glenelg (7) | 6 | 2nd |
| 1987 | North Adelaide (14) | 38 | 57.67% | Port Adelaide (21) | 8 | Premiers |
| 1988 | Port Adelaide (40) | 32 | 56.04% | Central District (1) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1989 | North Adelaide (15) | 38 | 61.32% | Port Adelaide (22) | 2 | 2nd |
| 1990 | Port Adelaide (41) | 34 | 60.04% | Glenelg (8) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1991 | South Adelaide (4) | 32 | 56.43% | Woodville-West Torrens (1) | 0 (2.45%) | 3rd |
| 1992 | Port Adelaide (42) | 36 | 57.87% | Woodville-West Torrens (2) | 6 | Premiers |
| 1993 | Woodville-West Torrens (1) | 31 | 57.26% | Port Adelaide (23) | 1 | Premiers |
| 1994 | Woodville-West Torrens (2) | 36 | 58.15% | Port Adelaide (24) | 6 | 2nd |
| 1995 | Central District (2) | 33 | 58.06% | Norwood (14) | 1 | 2nd |
| 1996 | Central District (3) | 30 | 59.97% | Norwood (15) | 0 (3.76%) | 2nd |
| 1997 | Norwood (16) | 34 | 64.82% | Port Adelaide (25) | 9 | Premiers |
| 1998 | Sturt (9) | 32 | 55.96% | West Adelaide (14) | 6 | 2nd |
| 1999 | Port Adelaide (43) | 30 | 54.91% | Woodville-West Torrens (3) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2000 | Woodville-West Torrens (3) | 34 | 61.79% | Central District (2) | 6 | 2nd |
| 2001 | Central District (4) | 32 | 57.23% | Port Adelaide (26) | 3 | Premiers |
| 2002 | Central District (5) | 36 | 64.25% | Norwood (16) | 2 | 2nd |
| 2003 | Central District (6) | 32 | 62.90% | West Adelaide (15) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2004 | Central District (7) | 34 | 62.90% | Woodville-West Torrens (4) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2005 | Central District (8) | 30 | 58.41% | Woodville-West Torrens (5) | 0 (1.26%) | Premiers |
| 2006 | Woodville-West Torrens (4) | 32 | 57.14% | North Adelaide (8) | 0 (1.94%) | Premiers |
| 2007 | Central District (9) | 36 | 62.04% | North Adelaide (9) | 11 | Premiers |
| 2008 | Glenelg (4) | 32 | 57.48% | Sturt (14) | 2 | 2nd |
| 2009 | Glenelg (5) | 35 | 55.81% | Central District (3) | 4 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Central District (10) | 30 | 56.69% | Glenelg (9) | 0 (1.21%) | Premiers |
| 2011 | Central District (11) | 34 | 56.83% | Norwood (17) | 6 | 2nd |
| 2012 | Norwood (17) | 36 | 62.54% | Central District (4) | 10 | Premiers |
| 2013 | Norwood (18) | 34 | 62.51% | Woodville-West Torrens (6) | 8 | Premiers |
| 2014 | Port Adelaide (44) | 24 | 57.57% | Norwood (18) | 2 | 2nd |
| 2015 | Woodville-West Torrens (5) | 32 | 58.17% | Port Adelaide (27) | 6 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Woodville-West Torrens (6) | 28 | 58.64% | South Adelaide (7) | 0 (1.98%) | 2nd |
| 2017 | Woodville-West Torrens (7) | 28 | 54.92% | Port Adelaide (28) | 2 | 3rd |
| 2018 | Norwood (19) | 28 | 57.42% | Woodville-West Torrens (7) | 3 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Glenelg (6) | 28 | 58.44% | Port Adelaide (29) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2020 | Woodville-West Torrens (8) | 28 | 61.03% | North Adelaide (10) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2021 | Glenelg (7) | 34 | 57.47% | Woodville-West Torrens (8) | 8 | 2nd |
| 2022 | North Adelaide (16) | 26 | 57.18% | Adelaide (1) | 2 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Glenelg (8) | 30 | 59.24% | Sturt (15) | 2 | Premiers |
| 2024 | Norwood (20) | 30 | 61.13% | Sturt (16) | 0 (1.2%) |
TBC |
Minor Premiership Rankings
edit| Club | Minor Premierships | Runner Up | Total Top Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 44 | 28 | 72 |
| Norwood | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| North Adelaide | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Central District | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Sturt | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Glenelg | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| South Adelaide | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| West Torrens (1897-1990) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| West Adelaide | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Adelaide II (1885-1893) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Victorian (1877-1884) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adelaide (AFL Crows Reserves) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 2014". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.