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.
1971 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1971 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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1971-04-03 1 | H | Glenelg | 6.3 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 111 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 10.12 | 13.18 | 18.20 | 128 | -17 | ELZ | 1971-04-03 Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-04-10 2 | H | Glenelg | 7.4 | 14.11 | 16.13 | 19.19 | 133 | LOST | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 7.5 | 16.12 | 21.15 | 141 | -8 | GLE | 1971-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-04-17 3 | H | Glenelg | 3.5 | 4.11 | 7.14 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Central District | 3.4 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 11.14 | 80 | -17 | GLE | 1971-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-04-26 4 | H | Glenelg | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Sturt | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | -15 | ADO | 1971-04-26 Apr 26 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-05-01 5 | H | Glenelg | 2.2 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | West Torrens | 3.5 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 56 | 37 | GLE | 1971-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-05-08 6 | A | Glenelg | 3.10 | 4.15 | 8.16 | 15.18 | 108 | LOST | Norwood | 4.2 | 9.6 | 15.14 | 18.17 | 125 | -17 | NOR | 1971-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-05-17 7 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.8 | 3.12 | 7.16 | 16.19 | 115 | -16 | ADO | 1971-05-17 May 17 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-05-22 8 | H | Glenelg | 5.6 | 8.8 | 15.13 | 18.20 | 128 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.5 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 46 | GLE | 1971-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-05-29 9 | A | Glenelg | 3.4 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 19.20 | 134 | WON | Woodville | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 82 | 52 | WOO | 1971-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-06-05 10 | H | Glenelg | 4.4 | 7.9 | 13.13 | 17.20 | 122 | WON | Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 102 | 20 | GLE | 1971-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-06-12 11 | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | South Adelaide | 6.7 | 13.9 | 18.12 | 21.16 | 142 | -94 | ADO | 1971-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-06-19 12 | A | Glenelg | 5.3 | 10.8 | 18.8 | 22.13 | 145 | WON | Central District | 2.4 | 6.11 | 10.13 | 16.15 | 111 | 34 | ELZ | 1971-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-06-26 13 | H | Glenelg | 5.6 | 6.11 | 9.16 | 12.22 | 94 | WON | Sturt | 3.4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 87 | 7 | GLE | 1971-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-07-10 14 | A | Glenelg | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.4 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 15.10 | 100 | -30 | THB | 1971-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-07-17 15 | H | Glenelg | 4.1 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | Norwood | 2.4 | 4.4 | 13.7 | 17.10 | 112 | 3 | GLE | 1971-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-07-24 16 | A | Glenelg | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.11 | 8.17 | 65 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 93 | -28 | PRO | 1971-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-07-31 17 | A | Glenelg | 3.1 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 21.10 | 136 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 81 | 55 | RIC | 1971-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-08-07 18 | H | Glenelg | 8.2 | 15.7 | 23.15 | 32.21 | 213 | WON | Woodville | 1.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 43 | 170 | GLE | 1971-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-08-14 19 | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Sturt | 0.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 13.10 | 88 | -34 | UNL | 1971-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-08-21 20 | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 6.5 | 12.10 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 9.11 | 9.11 | 15.18 | 108 | -19 | GLE | 1971-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1971-08-28 21 | A | Glenelg | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 12.12 | 84 | -27 | ALB | 1971-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |