The Adelaide Metropolitan Football League (AMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based mainly in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Sturt District Football Association (SDFA),[1] the competition reformed after World War II, became the Adelaide Metropolitan Football League in 1963 and folded at the end of the 1967 season.[2]

Member Clubs

ClubKnown Years ParticipatingNotes
Adelaide Colts1951-52Underage grades only
Albert Druids1962-67
Blackwood1949-52 [3]
Brompton1962-63, 1965-66
Burnside1961-67
Colonel Light Gardens1946-53
Cudmore Park1953-54
Eastwood1946-53, 1964-67Eastwood Rechabites (1946–48)
Goodwood1947also Goodwood C (1946-50)
Hindmarsh CYMS1967 [2]
Kelvinator1951, 1962-67
Kenilworth B1948-52
Lockleys Youth Club1951Underage grades only
Mitcham District1947-1967 [2][4]
Mitcham Youth Movement1946
Myer1948-52Myer Emporium (1948)
North Adelaide Junior1951Underage grades only
Parkside Youth Movement1946-52
Parkview1947-51
Postal Institute1953-65
Royal Park1967 [2]
St Raphael's1946-67
South Adelaide Ramblers1949, 1958-67
Sturt C1946-52
Sturt Park1953-54
University1953-54

Premierships

Sturt District Football Association

YearA DivisionB Division
1946Eastwood Rechabites [5]
1947Eastwood Rechabites [6]
1948Eastwood Rechabites [7]Mitcham District B [7]
1949Sturt C [8]South Adelaide Ramblers [8]
1950Blackwood[9]Kenilworth B [9]
1951Eastwood [10]St Raphael's
1952Blackwood[11]Kenilworth[11]
1953Sturt C
1954Mitcham District[4]
1955
1956Mitcham District[4]
1957
1958
1959Mitcham District[4]
1960Mitcham District[4]
1961
1962

Adelaide Metropolitan Football League

YearA DivisionB Division
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967Hindmarsh C.Y.M.S[2]

Medallists

H. S. Dunks Medal

  • 1946 - Gerke, Harders, Thomas and May (Tie)[12]
  • 1947 - William Maxwell May (Camden Park)
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951 - Colin Hender (Blackwood)[3]
  • 1952 - George Southby (Blackwood)[3][13]
  • 1953 - George Southby (Blackwood)[3]
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967

References

  1. ↑ "New Football Boundaries - Opinions Divided on Proposal". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 15 February 1946. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 1968". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stallard, Neil. "Blackwood Football Club - The Early Days, 1912–1986". Blackwood Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brief version of the History of The Mitcham Football Club". Mitcham Football Club. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Junior Football - Sturt District - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 31 August 1946. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Junior Football - Sturt District - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 27 September 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Junior Football - Sturt District Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 11 September 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Junior Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 10 September 1949. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Junior Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 9 September 1950. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 15 September 1951. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 13 September 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sturt District Grand Final". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 30 August 1946. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Captains Forecast Even Game". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 13 September 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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