Norwood
"Jack Oatey, having fine-tuned his tactical knowledge during a wartime stint with South Melbourne in the VFL, was appointed Norwood’s captain-coach in 1945. Aged just 24, Oatey was not greeted with universal acclaim by his teammates, and indeed throughout his coaching tenure at the Parade there were some who persisted in viewing him with distrust. In part this was because Oatey was an immensely self-confident, forthright young man who was constitutionally antipathetic to the ‘politics of consensus’ by means of which most Australian football clubs of the time tended to operate. Paradoxically, this same forthrightness, when applied to the coaching sphere, was one of Oatey’s strengths, and a primary reason for his success ... "
John Devaney examines the Redlegs' rich history - including their early dominance of South Australian football
1912 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Norwood's 1912 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1912-05-04 1 | A | Norwood | 2.1 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 81 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 57 | 24 | ADO | 1912-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-05-12 2 | H | Norwood | 2.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 53 | 16 | NOR | 1912-05-12 May 12 (Sun, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-05-19 3 | Norwood | Bye | 1912-05-19 May 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1912-05-25 4 | H | Norwood | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.11 | 6.13 | 10.21 | 81 | -48 | NOR | 1912-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-06-03 5 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | -6 | HIN | 1912-06-03 Jun 3 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-06-08 6 | A | Norwood | 1.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 57 | WON | Sturt | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | 9 | UNL | 1912-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-06-15 7 | H | Norwood | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 35 | LOST | West Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6.14 | 7.16 | 58 | -23 | NOR | 1912-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-06-25 8 | Norwood | Bye | 1912-06-25 Jun 25 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1912-06-29 9 | A | Norwood | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 40 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 55 | -15 | ALB | 1912-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-07-13 10 | H | Norwood | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.4 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 84 | -29 | NOR | 1912-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-07-27 11 | A | Norwood | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 20 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | -50 | ADO | 1912-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-08-03 12 | H | Norwood | 3.2 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.13 | 55 | 13 | NOR | 1912-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-08-17 13 | H | Norwood | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 23 | LOST | Sturt | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 43 | -20 | NOR | 1912-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1912-08-24 14 | A | Norwood | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 92 | -26 | ADO | 1912-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |