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.
1959 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1959 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-04-25 1 | A | Glenelg | 2.9 | 5.10 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Sturt | 0.1 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 17.18 | 120 | -28 | UNL | 1959-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-02 2 | H | Glenelg | 6.3 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 62 | 27 | GLE | 1959-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-09 3 | H | Glenelg | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | West Torrens | 5.3 | 7.5 | 12.14 | 14.15 | 99 | -26 | GLE | 1959-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-16 4 | A | Glenelg | 2.5 | 6.7 | 13.10 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | Norwood | 0.6 | 5.10 | 8.13 | 11.17 | 83 | 9 | NOR | 1959-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-23 5 | A | Glenelg | 10.2 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.7 | 4.13 | 8.20 | 8.27 | 75 | 23 | KEN | 1959-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-30 6 | A | Glenelg | 1.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 8.8 | 13.15 | 16.19 | 115 | -29 | ALB | 1959-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-06 7 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 11.14 | 80 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.4 | 9.6 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | -31 | RIC | 1959-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-13 8 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 87 | LOST | Sturt | 3.7 | 8.9 | 13.11 | 19.24 | 138 | -51 | GLE | 1959-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-20 9 | A | Glenelg | 1.7 | 5.11 | 6.18 | 14.21 | 105 | WON | West Torrens | 4.3 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 12.15 | 87 | 18 | ADO | 1959-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-04 10 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.12 | 8.22 | 70 | LOST | Norwood | 3.4 | 6.10 | 11.10 | 12.12 | 84 | -14 | GLE | 1959-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-11 11 | A | Glenelg | 5.7 | 10.11 | 17.12 | 25.15 | 165 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 75 | 90 | KEN | 1959-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-25 12 | H | Glenelg | 2.4 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.8 | 10.15 | 14.16 | 18.22 | 130 | -59 | GLE | 1959-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-01 13 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.10 | 9.12 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | North Adelaide | 8.5 | 9.6 | 13.12 | 13.14 | 92 | 2 | GLE | 1959-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-08 14 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 4.6 | 9.10 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Sturt | 3.4 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 16.15 | 111 | -28 | ADO | 1959-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-15 15 | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | West Torrens | 3.4 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 74 | 17 | THB | 1959-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-22 16 | A | Glenelg | 1.9 | 5.13 | 10.19 | 11.29 | 95 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 76 | 19 | ADO | 1959-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-29 17 | H | Glenelg | 5.6 | 8.11 | 16.17 | 19.21 | 135 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.0 | 6.4 | 13.10 | 17.13 | 115 | 20 | GLE | 1959-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-05 18 | A | Glenelg | 2.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.1 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 91 | 12 | PRO | 1959-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-12 1SF | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 9.7 | 12.13 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Sturt | 4.8 | 8.13 | 12.18 | 14.22 | 106 | 1 | ADO | 1959-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-25 PF | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 5.8 | 5.11 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.7 | 4.12 | 11.17 | 16.23 | 119 | -59 | ADO | 1959-09-25 Sep 25 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |