The SAFL was opposed to the formation of the Patriotic League and refused to recognise it during and after World War I.[7] Hindmarsh Oval was the contingency venue for the Grand Final if an agreement with the SACA could not be reached as the Adelaide Oval was the preferred venue of the SAPFL.[8]
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^"TO-DAY'S TEAMS". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 772. South Australia. 19 August 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ abc"FOOTBALL". The Advertiser. Vol. LIX, no. 18, 051. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 11. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". Daily Herald. Vol. 7, no. 2000. South Australia. 17 August 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.