Adelaide Metropolitan Football League

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. Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 1968". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. 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. "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. "Junior Football - Sturt District Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 11 September 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. "Junior Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 10 September 1949. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. "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. "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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