csbowes wrote:mal wrote:SANFL PREMIERSHIPS
In the eyes of some or many
This list is for the exisisting clubs as of now
NW 18
ST 13
NA 11
CD 9
WA 8
GL 4
SA 3
WWT 3
PR 0
AR 0
Edited above for accuracy... SANFL was formed in 1907, you can't count the earlier one's. They never used to be counted until some sad case at the Advertiser decided to give Norwood a boost to help them catch up to Port Adelaide.
For the record, I think Port Adelaide (Magpies) would be on 31.
Dr, Bernard Whimpress proved conclusively that it was wrong to use 1907 as the start date for premierships. All that happened in 1907 was a change of name for the league, SAFA became SAFL. It then changed its name again from SAFL to SANFL in 1927, so following the 1907 argument you may as well say premierships prior to 1927 don't count.
The only premierships subject to some doubt are those prior to 1897 when electorate football was provisionally introduced and then introduced universally in 1899. The general consensus now is that those prior to 1897 are counted as well.