▁Football ▁Club . ▁ ▁Season ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁played ▁under ▁convent ions ▁similar ▁to , ▁but ▁was ▁am ended ▁from , ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁V FL ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁minor ▁round , ▁all ▁seven ▁clubs ▁played ▁a ▁double ▁round - ro bin ▁of ▁twelve ▁matches , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁round , ▁all ▁seven ▁clubs ▁played ▁a ▁single ▁round - ro bin ▁of ▁six ▁matches . ▁▁ ▁If ▁the ▁minor ▁premiers ▁won ▁the ▁major ▁round , ▁then ▁that ▁team ▁would ▁automatically ▁win ▁the ▁major ▁premi ership . ▁If ▁they ▁did ▁not , ▁then ▁the ▁major ▁round ▁winner ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁minor ▁premiers ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁challenge ▁final s ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁premi ership , ▁effectively ▁giving ▁the ▁minor ▁premiers ▁a ▁triple ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁premi ership . ▁ ▁The ▁minor ▁premier ▁was ▁Nor wood , ▁which ▁finished ▁two ▁games ▁clear ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁lad der ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 2 ▁record ; ▁however , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁major ▁round ▁performance ▁was ▁medi oc re , ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 – 3 . ▁Con vers ely , ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide , ▁who ▁had ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁r ounds ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 6 ▁record , ▁was ▁the ▁und efe ated ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁round . ▁If ▁the ▁major ▁round ▁had ▁been ▁counted ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁round