South Australia also has a ten-team competition called the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), which was established in 1877 and is the oldest statue league in the country, having formed one week earlier than the Victorian Football Association. Prior to the Adelaide Crows joining the AFL in 1991, the SANFL was the highest level of competition in the state. Both AFL teams have reserves teams which play in the SANFL.
South Australia also features a ten-team league called the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), which was established in 1877 and is the oldest state-level football organization in the country, having been created one week earlier than the Victorian Football Association. Prior to the Adelaide Crows' transition to the AFL in 1991, the SANFL was the highest level of competition in the state. Both AFL teams have reserve squads that compete in the SANFL.