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.
1963 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1963 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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1963-04-13 1 | H | Glenelg | 3.9 | 4.10 | 6.16 | 6.20 | 56 | LOST | Sturt | 3.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 96 | -40 | GLE | 1963-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-04-20 2 | H | Glenelg | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 14.12 | 96 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.8 | 7.10 | 8.16 | 10.17 | 77 | 19 | KEN | 1963-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-04-27 3 | H | Glenelg | 3.8 | 3.10 | 8.14 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.0 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 14.13 | 97 | -27 | GLE | 1963-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-05-04 4 | A | Glenelg | 0.2 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 22.12 | 144 | -88 | ALB | 1963-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-05-11 5 | A | Glenelg | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.0 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 96 | -46 | RIC | 1963-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-05-18 6 | H | Glenelg | 4.4 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | West Torrens | 1.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 10.12 | 72 | 17 | GLE | 1963-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-05-25 7 | A | Glenelg | 4.2 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 72 | LOST | Norwood | 0.2 | 7.11 | 12.14 | 15.18 | 108 | -36 | NOR | 1963-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-06-08 8 | A | Glenelg | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 13.15 | 93 | -33 | PRO | 1963-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-06-15 9 | H | Glenelg | 2.4 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 49 | 19 | GLE | 1963-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-06-22 10 | H | Glenelg | 4.7 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Sturt | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 11.13 | 79 | -2 | ADO | 1963-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-06-29 11 | H | Glenelg | 7.6 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Norwood | 0.1 | 5.5 | 6.11 | 9.16 | 70 | 16 | GLE | 1963-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-07-13 12 | A | Glenelg | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | West Adelaide | 7.2 | 12.5 | 19.13 | 19.16 | 130 | -61 | RIC | 1963-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-07-20 13 | A | Glenelg | 4.2 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 97 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 9.8 | 10.14 | 13.18 | 96 | 1 | ADO | 1963-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-07-27 14 | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.4 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 12.18 | 90 | -40 | THB | 1963-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-08-03 15 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Norwood | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 80 | -16 | GLE | 1963-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-08-10 16 | A | Glenelg | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 11.8 | 15.12 | 23.22 | 160 | -130 | ADO | 1963-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-08-17 17 | H | Glenelg | 3.8 | 3.9 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | West Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 10.14 | 74 | -21 | GLE | 1963-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-08-24 18 | A | Glenelg | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Sturt | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 60 | -4 | UNL | 1963-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-08-31 19 | H | Glenelg | 1.5 | 4.8 | 7.14 | 13.18 | 96 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 105 | -9 | KEN | 1963-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1963-09-07 20 | H | Glenelg | 5.2 | 12.8 | 20.11 | 24.20 | 164 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 12.13 | 85 | 79 | GLE | 1963-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |