Sturt
"Try a word association test involving the name ‘Sturt’ with South Australian football followers of more than fifty years of age - and long memories - and the chances are that the most popular responses would be terms like “skilful”, “brilliant”, “classy” and “dazzling”. The Sturt side that dominated South Australian football during the second half of the 1960s had an impact which no other team in the history of the SANFL, with the possible exception of the great Port Adelaide side which won six successive premierships during the 1950s, ever managed ... "
- John Devaney looks at the history of the Double Blues and their extraordinary run of success in the late 1960s
1957 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1957 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-04-20 1 | A | Sturt | 2.1 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Norwood | 1.2 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 75 | -7 | NOR | 1957-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-04-27 2 | H | Sturt | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.10 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 11.14 | 80 | -22 | UNL | 1957-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-05-04 3 | A | Sturt | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.2 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 14.12 | 96 | -43 | THB | 1957-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-05-11 4 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 104 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 13.6 | 17.11 | 24.15 | 159 | -55 | ALB | 1957-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-05-18 5 | H | Sturt | 6.2 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Norwood | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 59 | 23 | UNL | 1957-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-05-25 6 | A | Sturt | 0.7 | 3.12 | 4.16 | 8.19 | 67 | LOST | West Adelaide | 8.3 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 18.12 | 120 | -53 | ADO | 1957-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-06-01 7 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.11 | 6.19 | 55 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.7 | 8.15 | 13.16 | 94 | -39 | PRO | 1957-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-06-08 8 | A | Sturt | 3.7 | 8.8 | 14.11 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.7 | 7.12 | 7.17 | 13.21 | 99 | 16 | ADO | 1957-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-06-15 9 | A | Sturt | 1.2 | 6.10 | 11.13 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | Glenelg | 1.5 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 10.14 | 74 | 50 | ADO | 1957-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-06-29 10 | H | Sturt | 4.3 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | West Torrens | 2.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 15.10 | 100 | 17 | UNL | 1957-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-07-06 11 | H | Sturt | 4.0 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | North Adelaide | 6.8 | 7.10 | 9.14 | 10.14 | 74 | 33 | UNL | 1957-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-07-13 12 | A | Sturt | 6.1 | 10.7 | 16.13 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | Norwood | 6.4 | 9.9 | 11.11 | 16.20 | 116 | 8 | NOR | 1957-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-07-27 13 | H | Sturt | 2.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 39 | 45 | UNL | 1957-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-08-03 14 | H | Sturt | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 16.12 | 108 | -43 | UNL | 1957-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-08-10 15 | A | Sturt | 5.4 | 8.10 | 11.13 | 12.15 | 87 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.4 | 7.8 | 12.10 | 14.13 | 97 | -10 | KEN | 1957-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-08-17 16 | H | Sturt | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 72 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.2 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 15.13 | 103 | -31 | UNL | 1957-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-08-24 17 | A | Sturt | 5.2 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Glenelg | 3.1 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 12.12 | 84 | -5 | GLE | 1957-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1957-08-31 18 | A | Sturt | 1.2 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 16.19 | 115 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 5.10 | 8.12 | 10.15 | 75 | 40 | KEN | 1957-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |