East Torrens Football Association

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The East Torrens Football Association (ETFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it merged with the North Adelaide District Football Association to form the Norwood-North Football Association at the end of the 1968 season. It was formed in 1916 for the purpose of “fostering junior football in the Norwood district." [1]

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Member Clubs

ClubYears ParticipatingNotes
Ashton 1938-48, 1962-68 [2]
Athelstone 1936-68 [3]
Brompton 1967-68
Burnside1947-60, [4] 1968
Campbelltown 1919-68 [5] Glenroy (1919–65)
Commonwealth Bank1951 [6]
Dulwich1920-21 [7]
East Torrens Imperial1928-35East Torrens (1928-29)
Eastwood1938-41, 1954–55, 1968Eastwood Rechabite (1938–41)
Forest Range 1929-33, 1960-66 [8]
Glenroy1947 [4]
Hectorville 1961-68 [9]
Hope Valley United1937-1948Hope Valley and Highbury United (1937)
Hyde Park 1954-59 [10]
Kensington1925-32 [11]
Kensington and Norwood Youth Club1947 [4]
Kensington Gardens1947-68
Kent Town1916, 1920 [1]
Kersbrook 1966-68 [12]
Magill1916 [1]
Magill Juniors1935-38
Magill Royal 1920-68 [13]
Marryatville1916, 1919, 1923-25 [1] [14]
Maylands1928-1938
Modbury 1936-37
Newstead1924-25
Norwood Central1919
Norwood Juniors1938
Norwood Union1916, 1920, 1922-68 [1] [15]
Para-Houghton1960-68 [16] [17]
Payneham1916, 1919–24, 1926-38 [1]
Payneham B1946 [18]
Rechabite1938
South Australian Fruitgrowers1920 [19]
Salisbury 1947 [4]
St Ignatius1929withdrew part-way through season
Tea Tree Gully 1946-54, 1957-68 [20]
Walkerville Juniors1935
Wayville1919
YMCA1950-58

Premierships

A-Grade

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