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.
1949 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1949 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-04-23 1 | H | Glenelg | 6.5 | 11.8 | 20.11 | 23.14 | 152 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 15.12 | 102 | 50 | GLE | 1949-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-04-30 2 | A | Glenelg | 4.2 | 4.5 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 19.18 | 132 | -53 | PRO | 1949-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-05-07 3 | A | Glenelg | 2.2 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.7 | 5.11 | 9.12 | 66 | 3 | ALB | 1949-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-05-14 4 | H | Glenelg | 2.2 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | West Torrens | 4.4 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 11.14 | 80 | 18 | GLE | 1949-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-05-21 5 | H | Glenelg | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Norwood | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | -11 | GLE | 1949-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-05-28 6 | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.12 | 8.14 | 62 | WON | Sturt | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 47 | 15 | UNL | 1949-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-06-04 7 | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 59 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.2 | 10.11 | 11.12 | 17.19 | 121 | -62 | ADO | 1949-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-06-11 8 | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | South Adelaide | 6.3 | 12.6 | 20.6 | 22.7 | 139 | -42 | ADO | 1949-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-06-18 9 | H | Glenelg | 3.5 | 6.8 | 11.10 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 11.16 | 82 | 7 | GLE | 1949-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-06-25 10 | H | Glenelg | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.10 | 34 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 6.18 | 54 | -20 | GLE | 1949-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-07-09 11 | H | Glenelg | 6.3 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 105 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.1 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 16.13 | 109 | -4 | GLE | 1949-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-07-16 12 | A | Glenelg | 1.4 | 4.8 | 9.14 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Norwood | 2.9 | 7.14 | 9.14 | 12.18 | 90 | 4 | NOR | 1949-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-07-30 13 | A | Glenelg | 0.5 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.13 | 61 | LOST | Sturt | 1.5 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | -2 | UNL | 1949-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-08-06 14 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.13 | 9.17 | 11.20 | 86 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.3 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 122 | -36 | GLE | 1949-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-08-20 15 | A | Glenelg | 6.2 | 11.6 | 14.18 | 18.22 | 130 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 57 | 73 | ADO | 1949-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-08-27 16 | A | Glenelg | 4.4 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 81 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.3 | 5.9 | 10.11 | 13.17 | 95 | -14 | THB | 1949-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1949-09-03 17 | H | Glenelg | 4.2 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Sturt | 1.3 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 11 | GLE | 1949-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |