The South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest and strongest Australian rules football associations.
The league currently provides competition across 7 Senior divisions with Reserves grades, accompanied by a separate C grade competition, all from Divisions 1 to 7. There are also three under 18 divisions: blue, red and yellow divided by area.
Following the promotion of Division 2 premiers Eastern Park and finalists PHOS Camden, and relegation of Payneham NU and Port District from Division 1, the Division 1 teams for the 2011 season will be Broadview, Eastern Park, Gaza, Gepps Cross, Goodwood Saints, Henley, PHOS Camden, Sacred Heart OC, Salisbury North and Tea Tree Gully. The 2010 premiers were Henley, defeating Sacred Heart OC, 11.6 (72) to 7.5 (47) on 18 September at Thebarton Oval. The Division 1 Reserves premiers were Sacred Heart OC, who went through their season undefeated.
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