Glenelg
In 1973, the quintessential 'Kerley method’ - glimpsed, perhaps, in 1964 with South Adelaide, and again with the 1969 Tigers - came at last to full fruition. Glenelg in ‘73 was, in terms of its average standard of performance, a VFL side in all but name. With [one] exception it not only never lost, it never looked like doing so - until that ‘one day in September’...
John Devaney looks back at Glenelg's SANFL history which, to many, represents a frustrating record of underachievement.
1921 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1921 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-07 1 | A | Glenelg | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 18.10 | 118 | -77 | ADO | 1921-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-14 2 | A | Glenelg | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.10 | 28 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.5 | 10.10 | 14.16 | 19.21 | 135 | -107 | ALB | 1921-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-21 3 | H | Glenelg | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.4 | 8.7 | 12.11 | 13.14 | 92 | -32 | ADO | 1921-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-28 4 | H | Glenelg | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 65 | LOST | Norwood | 5.5 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 15.12 | 102 | -37 | GLE | 1921-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-06 5 | H | Glenelg | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.11 | 6.14 | 50 | -14 | GLE | 1921-06-06 Jun 6 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-11 6 | H | Glenelg | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 35 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.8 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 9.17 | 71 | -36 | GLE | 1921-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-18 7 | A | Glenelg | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Sturt | 5.4 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 16.12 | 108 | -62 | UNL | 1921-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-27 8 | H | Glenelg | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 37 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 9.8 | 15.16 | 23.20 | 158 | -121 | GLE | 1921-06-27 Jun 27 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-02 9 | A | Glenelg | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 7.8 | 12.13 | 15.16 | 106 | -75 | ADO | 1921-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-09 10 | H | Glenelg | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 51 | LOST | Sturt | 5.4 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 12.10 | 82 | -31 | GLE | 1921-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-16 11 | A | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | West Torrens | 6.3 | 13.10 | 16.13 | 20.15 | 135 | -74 | HIN | 1921-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-24 12 | Glenelg | Bye | 1921-07-24 Jul 24 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-07-30 13 | H | Glenelg | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 27 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 38 | -11 | GLE | 1921-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-08-20 14 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 11.9 | 15.13 | 20.17 | 137 | -100 | NOR | 1921-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-08-27 15 | A | Glenelg | 2.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 10.15 | 75 | -27 | ADO | 1921-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-09-04 16 | Glenelg | Bye | 1921-09-04 Sep 4 (Sun, 12:00) |