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
1923 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Norwood's 1923 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-05-05 1 | H | Norwood | 1.5 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | WON | Sturt | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 58 | 7 | NOR | 1923-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-05-12 2 | A | Norwood | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | West Torrens | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.13 | 61 | 44 | THB | 1923-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-05-19 3 | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 8.4 | 9.10 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | 38 | NOR | 1923-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-05-26 4 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 14.18 | 102 | WON | Glenelg | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.12 | 6.16 | 52 | 50 | GLE | 1923-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-06-04 5 | A | Norwood | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 49 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.15 | 4.17 | 41 | 8 | ADO | 1923-06-04 Jun 4 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-06-16 6 | H | Norwood | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 8.12 | 60 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 44 | 16 | NOR | 1923-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-06-23 7 | A | Norwood | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 41 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 28 | 13 | PRO | 1923-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-07-07 8 | A | Norwood | 1.5 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 7.14 | 56 | WON | Sturt | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 6.11 | 47 | 9 | UNL | 1923-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-07-14 9 | H | Norwood | 5.1 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 106 | WON | West Torrens | 0.6 | 3.6 | 5.12 | 6.14 | 50 | 56 | NOR | 1923-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-07-28 10 | H | Norwood | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 49 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 48 | 1 | NOR | 1923-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-08-04 11 | H | Norwood | 2.10 | 3.13 | 5.20 | 8.23 | 71 | WON | Glenelg | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 45 | 26 | NOR | 1923-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-08-11 12 | A | Norwood | 2.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 116 | -61 | ALB | 1923-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-08-25 13 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 79 | DRAW | North Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.8 | 7.15 | 10.19 | 79 | 0 | NOR | 1923-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-09-08 14 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 82 | -8 | ADO | 1923-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-09-15 1SF | H | Norwood | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 8.10 | 58 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 21 | 37 | ADO | 1923-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1923-09-29 GF | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 40 | 26 | ADO | 1923-09-29 Sep 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |