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.
1968 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1968 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-04-13 1 | A | Glenelg | 3.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 9.13 | 67 | -24 | ALB | 1968-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-04-20 2 | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | Sturt | 1.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 14.12 | 96 | -11 | UNL | 1968-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-04-27 3 | H | Glenelg | 2.5 | 4.10 | 7.14 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 79 | 1 | GLE | 1968-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-05-04 4 | A | Glenelg | 3.4 | 5.11 | 10.11 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | West Torrens | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | 44 | THB | 1968-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-05-11 5 | A | Glenelg | 3.6 | 6.11 | 13.17 | 17.19 | 121 | WON | Woodville | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7.11 | 53 | 68 | WOO | 1968-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-05-18 6 | H | Glenelg | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | -30 | GLE | 1968-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-05-25 7 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 67 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 44 | 23 | GLE | 1968-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-06-01 8 | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 46 | 27 | RIC | 1968-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-06-10 9 | A | Glenelg | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 13.10 | 88 | -20 | ADO | 1968-06-10 Jun 10 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-06-22 10 | H | Glenelg | 3.0 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Norwood | 2.3 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 80 | 2 | GLE | 1968-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-06-29 11 | H | Glenelg | 2.2 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | Central District | 1.0 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 12.12 | 84 | 27 | GLE | 1968-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-07-06 12 | H | Glenelg | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Woodville | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 53 | 13 | GLE | 1968-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-07-13 13 | A | Glenelg | 6.1 | 9.6 | 10.11 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 72 | 1 | ADO | 1968-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-07-20 14 | H | Glenelg | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 13.12 | 90 | LOST | Sturt | 4.6 | 5.7 | 12.10 | 13.13 | 91 | -1 | GLE | 1968-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-07-27 15 | H | Glenelg | 4.6 | 4.6 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 57 | WON | West Torrens | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.12 | 42 | 15 | GLE | 1968-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-08-03 16 | A | Glenelg | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.12 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | Central District | 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 78 | -29 | ELZ | 1968-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-08-10 17 | A | Glenelg | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.13 | 3.15 | 33 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 75 | -42 | PRO | 1968-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-08-17 18 | A | Glenelg | 1.1 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | -33 | ADO | 1968-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-08-24 19 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 47 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 53 | -6 | GLE | 1968-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1968-08-31 20 | H | Glenelg | 3.3 | 6.11 | 15.15 | 19.20 | 134 | WON | Norwood | 4.3 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 91 | 43 | ADO | 1968-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |