1888 Championship of Australia

Australian rules football match

1888 Championship of Australia (Game 3)

Norwood |
South Melbourne

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6.4 | 4.15
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NOR | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 6.4
NMB | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.12 | 4.15
Date| 13 October 1888
Stadium| Kensington Oval
Attendance| 2,000
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The 1888 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football series held in Adelaide between 6 October and 13 October 1888.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFA, South Melbourne and the premiers of the SAFA, Norwood.

All matches were played at Kensington Oval in Adelaide, South Australia.

The series was won by Norwood 3 games to zero, giving Norwood its 1st Championship of Australia Title.[1][2][3]

This was the first Championship of Australia held, but the only one to be held as a series, with subsequent editions held as a single championship match.

## Matches

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| Championship of Australia Game 1  |  |
6 October 1888  | Norwood | def.  | South Melbourne | Kensington Oval (crowd: 1,000)  |
| 4.3
4.5
6.6
8.12 | Q1

Final  | 1.1
3.8
3.8
4.10 |
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| Championship of Australia Game 2  |  |
10 October 1888  | Norwood | def.  | South Melbourne | Kensington Oval (crowd: 3,000)  |
| 1.1
2.2
3.5
6.8 | Q1

Final  | 1.5
1.8
2.9
2.11 | Umpires: Kennedy

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| Championship of Australia Game 3  |  |
13 October 1888  | Norwood | def.  | South Melbourne | Kensington Oval (crowd: 2,000)  |
| 1.0
3.1
5.3
6.4 | Q1

Final  | 1.4
2.7
4.12
4.15 |
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## References

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1. ^ "INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL-NORWOOD V. SOUTH MELBOURNE". The South Australian Advertiser. 8 October 1888.
2. ^ "INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL-NORWOOD V. SOUTH MELBOURNE". The South Australian Advertiser. 11 October 1888.
3. ^ "INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL-NORWOOD V. SOUTH MELBOURNE". The South Australian Advertiser. 15 October 1888.

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Championship of Australia

Bodies|

* Victorian Football League
* South Australian National Football League
* Australian National Football Council

Seasons|

* 1888
* 1890
* 1893
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* 1910
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Winners|

* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Hawthorn
* North Adelaide
* North Melbourne
* Norwood
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* South Melbourne
* West Adelaide

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1888 Champions of Australia - Norwood

* Woods
* G. Coombe
* Daly
* Dixon
* Grayson
* McGaffin
* McKee
* H. Rischbieth
* Shaw
* C. Woods
* J. Woods
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* O. Bertram
* Waldron

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Norwood Football Club

* Captain: Alex Georgiou
* Coach: Ben Warren

* Nickname: Redlegs

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* East Parklands (1878–1882)
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* Lake Oval (1897–1941, 1947–1981)
* Princes Park (1942–1943)
* Junction Oval (1944–1946)
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* Henson Park (2022–)
* North Sydney Oval (2022–)
* Sydney Cricket Ground (2022–)

VFA Premierships (5)|

* 1881
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