The SA Footballer was first published in the 1919 season and continued until the end of the 1926 season. From 1927, the year the South Australian Football League (SAFL), changed its name to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), it has been known as the South Australian Football Budget. Previously an SA Football Budget was published for the 1914 and 1915 seasons ending when the league competition went into recess for the rest of the First World War. All of these were official publications of the League.

This example of the SA Footballer is from the 1923 finals series. The 1923 premiership was won by Norwood led by their captain Sid White and three time winner of the Magarey Medal, Walter 'Wacka' Scott. They defeated North Adelaide, captained by Percy Lewis, in the Grand Final.

The first magazine dedicated to football was The Footballer which was published during the 1888 season. A later periodical, also called The Footballer and published by different publishers, was available during the 1907 and 1908 seasons.

Other notable publications dedicated to football include Footy world (1967-1971), The football times first used as a title by Ashbern Enterprises in 1975 and by the Messenger Press from 1976 to 1992.

Whimpress, Bernard. The South Australian football story, West Lakes, S. Aust. : South Australian National Football League, 1983.

South Australian National Football League
SA Memory : 2005 Football Budget entry
Full Points Footy : Sid White entry
Full Points Footy : Walter Scott entry
Full Points Footy : Percy Lewis entry