Advertiser Shield

The Advertiser Shield, also known as the Junior Union Football Championship, was an annual Australian rules football competition in South Australia held between representative teams from the metropolitan leagues that were members of the SA Junior National Football Union from 1932.[1] The Shield was named after and sponsored by The Advertiser.[2]

## Advertiser Shield results

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Year  | Champions  | Runner-up  | Grand Final

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1932  | South Adelaide District FA [1] | East Torrens FA[3] |
1933  | Adelaide and Suburban FA [1] | United Church FA  | ASFA 4.12 (36) d UCFA 5.4 (34) [4]
1934  | South Australian Junior National FA [1] | Adelaide and Suburban FA  | SAJNFA 9.14 (68) d ASFA 8.11 (59) at Adelaide Oval[5]
1935  | Adelaide and Suburban FA [6] | North Adelaide District FA | ASFA 12.6 (78) d NADFA 7.5 (47) at Adelaide Oval[7]
1936  | East Torrens FA[8] | Adelaide and Suburban FA  | ETFA 11.13 d ASFA 5.19 [9]
1937  | Adelaide and Suburban FA [10] | United Church FA  | ASFA 9.4 (58) d UCFA 6.4 (40) at Adelaide Oval
1938  | North Adelaide District FA[11] | United Church FA  | NADFA 9.10 (64) d UCFA 5.5 (35) at Adelaide Oval[12]
1939  | Adelaide and Suburban FA [13] | East Torrens FA[14] | ASFA 11.10 (76) d ETFA 9.15 (69) at Adelaide Oval[15]
1940  | Adelaide and Suburban FA [16] | North Adelaide District FA[17] | ASFA 8.10 (58) d NADFA 7.8 (50) at Adelaide Oval[18]
1941-45  | not held [19] |  |
1946  | North Adelaide District FA[20] | Adelaide and Suburban Districts FA  | NADFA 10.4 (64) d ASDFA 9.5 (59) at Adelaide Oval[21]
1947  | West Torrens District FA[22] | United Church FA  | WTDFA 4.18 (42) d UCFA 5.9 (39) at Adelaide Oval[23]
1948  | West Torrens District FA[24] | North Adelaide District FA | WTDFA 5.10 (40) d NADFA 3.11 (29) at Adelaide Oval[25]
1949  | West Torrens District FA[26] | Port Adelaide and District FA | WTDFA 10.10 (70) d PADFA 5.8 (38) at Adelaide Oval
1950  | West Torrens District FA[27] | United Church FA  | WTDFA 5.19 (49) d UCFA 7.6 (48) at Adelaide Oval[28]
1951  | Sturt District FA[29] | West Torrens District FA[30] | SDFA 7.10 (52) d WTDFA 5.9 (39) [31]
1952  | East Torrens FA[32] | West Torrens District FA | ETFA 9.15 (69) d WTDFA 4.7 (31)
1953  | East Torrens FA[33] | North Adelaide District FA[34] | ETFA 13.8 (86) d NADFA 5.7 (37) at Adelaide Oval[35]
1954  | East Torrens FA[36] | North Adelaide District FA | ETFA 9.16 (70) d NADFA 8.7 (55) at Adelaide Oval[37]
1955  |  |  | UCFA v ETFA
1956  | North Adelaide District FA[38] |  |
1957  | North Adelaide District FA[38] |  |
1958  | North Adelaide District FA[39] | East Torrens FA | NADFA 7.20 (62) d ETFA 7.14 (56)
1959  | North Adelaide District FA[38] |  |
1960  | North Adelaide District FA[38] |  |
1961  | North Adelaide District FA[38] | United Church FA  | NADFA 11.15 (81) d UCFA 5.10 (40)

## Competing leagues and associations

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The following is a list of known competitors in the Advertiser Shield:

Name | Known Years | Other Names | References

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Adelaide and Suburban FA | 1932-40, 1946-47 | South Adelaide District FA (1932) | [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]
Catholic Young Men's Society (CYMS) FA | 1947-54 |  | [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]
East Torrens FA | 1932, 1934–40, 1946–55, 1958 |  | [40][42][43][44][57][45][46][47][48][49][58][51][59][60][54][55][61]
North Adelaide District FA | 1932-40, 1946-61 |  | [40][41][42][44][62][45][46][47][48][49][58][51][63][64][65][55][56][38]
Port Adelaide and District FA | 1932, 1935–40, 1947, 1949, 1951 |  | [40][43][44][66][45][46][47][49][51][60]
Rechabite FA | 1933 |  | [41]
Seaside United Church FA | 1940 |  | [67]
South Australian Junior National FA | 1933-34 |  | [42]
Sturt District FA | 1946-47, 1949–52, 1954 |  | [48][49][51][59][64][54][56]
United Church FA | 1932-40, 1946–47, 1950–52, 1954–55, 1961 |  | [40][4][42][43][44][62][45][46][47][48][52][68][54][56][38]
West Torrens District FA | 1947-54 |  | [22][49][50][51][63][68][65][55][61]
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) FA | 1932 |  | [40]

## References

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2. ^ "Shield for Junior Union". Chronicle (Adelaide). 6 July 1933. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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6. ^ "Betting Shops and Football - Effects on Welfare of Younger Generation". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 23 October 1935. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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12. ^ "North Adelaide District Wins "The Advertiser" Shield". Chronicle (Adelaide). 15 September 1938. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
13. ^ "Junior Union Officials Honored". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 30 August 1939. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
14. ^ "Junior Union Championship". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 11 August 1939. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
15. ^ "Junior Union - Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 12 August 1939. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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17. ^ ""The Advertiser" Shield Final Tomorrow". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 23 August 1940. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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34. ^ "Keen Fight For Shield By Juniors". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 7 August 1953. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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40. ^ a b c d e f "Junior Championship - Union Organises Inter-Association Matches". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 3 June 1932. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
41. ^ a b c "Junior Union - Championship Semi-Final on August 5". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 28 July 1933. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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44. ^ a b c d e "Round the Pickets - Notes on the Game and its Players". Trove. The Advertisler (Adelaide). 1 May 1936. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
45. ^ a b c d e "Retirement of Junior Union President - Mr .Dawe's Valuable Services To Game". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 1 April 1938. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
46. ^ a b c d e "Association and Junior Football". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 5 April 1939. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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55. ^ a b c d "Junior Union Title Teams". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 29 May 1953. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
56. ^ a b c d "Easy Wins In Junior Union". Trove. The Advertiser (1954). 14 June 1954. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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66. ^ "Port District Shows Keenness". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 2 July 1937. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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