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
1924 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Norwood's 1924 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-05-03 1 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 9.12 | 66 | -11 | ADO | 1924-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-05-10 2 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.13 | 7.15 | 57 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | -9 | NOR | 1924-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-05-17 3 | H | Norwood | 6.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.10 | 40 | 44 | NOR | 1924-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-05-24 4 | H | Norwood | 0.5 | 4.10 | 6.13 | 9.15 | 69 | DRAW | West Torrens | 5.0 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 69 | 0 | NOR | 1924-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-05-31 5 | A | Norwood | 4.1 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 84 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.8 | 4.10 | 7.13 | 9.16 | 70 | 14 | PRO | 1924-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-06-09 6 | A | Norwood | 1.3 | 4.9 | 8.11 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Sturt | 1.5 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 12.18 | 90 | -12 | UNL | 1924-06-09 Jun 9 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-06-14 7 | A | Norwood | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.12 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Glenelg | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 10.11 | 71 | 1 | GLE | 1924-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-06-21 8 | H | Norwood | 1.4 | 4.8 | 9.12 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 7.13 | 55 | 32 | NOR | 1924-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-06-28 9 | A | Norwood | 4.4 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 10.18 | 78 | -8 | ALB | 1924-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-07-05 10 | A | Norwood | 2.3 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 21.15 | 141 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 41 | 100 | ADO | 1924-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-07-19 11 | H | Norwood | 6.6 | 11.7 | 14.12 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 60 | 37 | NOR | 1924-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-07-26 12 | H | Norwood | 8.3 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Sturt | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.11 | 5.14 | 44 | 51 | NOR | 1924-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-08-23 13 | A | Norwood | 2.3 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | West Torrens | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 8.15 | 63 | 15 | THB | 1924-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-08-30 14 | H | Norwood | 3.6 | 10.9 | 13.13 | 19.18 | 132 | WON | Glenelg | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 8.11 | 59 | 73 | NOR | 1924-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-09-06 1SF | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | West Torrens | 4.3 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 12.16 | 88 | 15 | ADO | 1924-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1924-09-20 PF | A | Norwood | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | Sturt | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 63 | -14 | ADO | 1924-09-20 Sep 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |