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.
1953 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1953 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-04-25 1 | H | Glenelg | 5.5 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 20.18 | 138 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 74 | 64 | KEN | 1953-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-02 2 | H | Glenelg | 3.1 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 17.12 | 114 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.14 | 4.17 | 41 | 73 | GLE | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-09 3 | A | Glenelg | 5.8 | 9.12 | 12.15 | 17.21 | 123 | WON | Sturt | 0.6 | 6.6 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | 47 | UNL | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-16 4 | H | Glenelg | 5.7 | 11.8 | 13.16 | 19.19 | 133 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 78 | 55 | GLE | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-23 5 | A | Glenelg | 6.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 15.10 | 100 | LOST | Norwood | 3.3 | 7.11 | 12.14 | 15.22 | 112 | -12 | NOR | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-02 6 | A | Glenelg | 1.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.10 | 4.15 | 7.16 | 13.18 | 96 | -25 | ADO | 1953-06-02 Jun 2 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-06 7 | H | Glenelg | 2.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.3 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 14.13 | 97 | -14 | GLE | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-13 8 | H | Glenelg | 3.3 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 87 | 1 | GLE | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-20 9 | H | Glenelg | 4.4 | 4.9 | 9.13 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 48 | 52 | GLE | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-27 10 | A | Glenelg | 4.2 | 9.2 | 16.7 | 19.13 | 127 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.10 | 7.15 | 14.21 | 105 | 22 | ADO | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-04 11 | H | Glenelg | 3.7 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 8.18 | 66 | LOST | Sturt | 1.1 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 14.16 | 100 | -34 | GLE | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-25 12 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 9.9 | 14.11 | 17.12 | 114 | -25 | PRO | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-01 13 | H | Glenelg | 4.7 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 16.12 | 108 | LOST | Norwood | 5.2 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 110 | -2 | GLE | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-08 14 | A | Glenelg | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 11.15 | 81 | 12 | ALB | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-15 15 | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.15 | 6.16 | 7.19 | 61 | LOST | West Torrens | 6.4 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 14.9 | 93 | -32 | THB | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-22 16 | A | Glenelg | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.10 | 8.17 | 65 | LOST | South Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.10 | 7.11 | 10.16 | 76 | -11 | ADO | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-29 17 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.13 | 37 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.0 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 12.16 | 88 | -51 | GLE | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-05 18 | A | Glenelg | 5.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.16 | 76 | 29 | KEN | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-12 1SF | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | Norwood | 4.3 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 78 | 24 | ADO | 1953-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-26 PF | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.7 | 12.12 | 14.16 | 17.22 | 124 | -58 | ADO | 1953-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |