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
1908 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Norwood's 1908 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-05-02 1 | H | Norwood | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.10 | 34 | 38 | NOR | 1908-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-05-09 2 | A | Norwood | 2.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 52 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 44 | 8 | ADO | 1908-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-05-16 3 | A | Norwood | 3.5 | 7.12 | 11.14 | 14.20 | 104 | WON | West Torrens | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | 66 | HIN | 1908-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-05-23 4 | H | Norwood | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 41 | -10 | NOR | 1908-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-05-30 5 | H | Norwood | 3.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | Sturt | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 33 | 52 | NOR | 1908-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-06-08 6 | H | Norwood | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.12 | 4.15 | 39 | WON | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 27 | 12 | ADO | 1908-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-06-14 7 | Norwood | Bye | 1908-06-14 Jun 14 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1908-06-27 8 | H | Norwood | 3.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 57 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 46 | 11 | NOR | 1908-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-07-04 9 | H | Norwood | 2.4 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 9.16 | 70 | DRAW | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 0 | NOR | 1908-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-07-11 10 | H | Norwood | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.10 | 5.16 | 46 | WON | West Torrens | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 26 | 20 | NOR | 1908-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-07-18 11 | H | Norwood | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 32 | 44 | NOR | 1908-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-07-25 12 | A | Norwood | 3.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Sturt | 3.3 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 57 | 32 | UNL | 1908-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-08-01 13 | H | Norwood | 1.4 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 50 | 21 | NOR | 1908-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-08-16 14 | Norwood | Bye | 1908-08-16 Aug 16 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1908-09-12 2SF | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 40 | 38 | ADO | 1908-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-09-19 PF | A | Norwood | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 24 | LOST | West Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 6.15 | 51 | -27 | ADO | 1908-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1908-09-26 GF | A | Norwood | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.10 | 52 | -3 | ADO | 1908-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |