Glenelg
In 1973, the quintessential 'Kerley method’ - glimpsed, perhaps, in 1964 with South Adelaide, and again with the 1969 Tigers - came at last to full fruition. Glenelg in ‘73 was, in terms of its average standard of performance, a VFL side in all but name. With [one] exception it not only never lost, it never looked like doing so - until that ‘one day in September’...
John Devaney looks back at Glenelg's SANFL history which, to many, represents a frustrating record of underachievement.
1941 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1941 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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1941-04-26 1 | H | Glenelg | 3.1 | 6.11 | 9.21 | 17.27 | 129 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 59 | GLE | 1941-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-05-03 2 | A | Glenelg | 4.5 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | West Torrens | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.15 | 7.20 | 62 | 41 | THB | 1941-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-05-10 3 | H | Glenelg | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 14.12 | 96 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.5 | 7.6 | 13.11 | 15.15 | 105 | -9 | GLE | 1941-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-05-17 4 | A | Glenelg | 3.4 | 5.11 | 10.14 | 13.15 | 93 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 16.4 | 100 | -7 | ALB | 1941-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-05-24 5 | A | Glenelg | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.13 | 8.16 | 64 | LOST | Norwood | 5.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 100 | -36 | NOR | 1941-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-05-31 6 | H | Glenelg | 5.5 | 11.10 | 12.14 | 16.19 | 115 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.12 | 90 | 25 | GLE | 1941-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-06-07 7 | A | Glenelg | 2.1 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 13.12 | 90 | LOST | Sturt | 6.3 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 14.11 | 95 | -5 | UNL | 1941-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-06-14 8 | A | Glenelg | 3.0 | 7.9 | 11.15 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 13.13 | 91 | 16 | PRO | 1941-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-06-21 9 | H | Glenelg | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 16.10 | 106 | LOST | West Torrens | 7.4 | 10.5 | 12.10 | 16.12 | 108 | -2 | GLE | 1941-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-06-28 10 | A | Glenelg | 3.5 | 5.7 | 8.13 | 12.14 | 86 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.2 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 19.11 | 125 | -39 | ADO | 1941-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-07-05 11 | H | Glenelg | 4.3 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 15.19 | 109 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.0 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 123 | -14 | GLE | 1941-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-07-19 12 | A | Glenelg | 4.8 | 7.11 | 13.12 | 17.13 | 115 | LOST | Norwood | 4.0 | 12.3 | 18.4 | 29.7 | 181 | -66 | NOR | 1941-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-07-26 13 | H | Glenelg | 6.5 | 7.8 | 12.15 | 16.16 | 112 | LOST | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 9.9 | 10.13 | 18.17 | 125 | -13 | GLE | 1941-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-08-02 14 | H | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.8 | 5.10 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | Sturt | 3.5 | 6.8 | 14.17 | 20.21 | 141 | -73 | GLE | 1941-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-08-16 15 | H | Glenelg | 0.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | North Adelaide | 8.9 | 10.10 | 11.13 | 14.15 | 99 | 16 | GLE | 1941-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-08-23 16 | H | Glenelg | 6.2 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 15.10 | 100 | LOST | Norwood | 1.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 18.16 | 124 | -24 | GLE | 1941-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1941-09-06 17 | A | Glenelg | 4.6 | 9.8 | 13.10 | 15.13 | 103 | LOST | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 16.12 | 108 | -5 | ADO | 1941-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |