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.
1980 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 1980 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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1980-04-05 1 | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 8.8 | 13.11 | 20.14 | 134 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 57 | 77 | RIC | 1980-04-05 Apr 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-04-12 2 | H | Glenelg | 4.4 | 7.7 | 16.11 | 21.17 | 143 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.6 | 10.10 | 14.13 | 17.15 | 117 | 26 | GLE | 1980-04-12 Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-04-19 3 | H | Glenelg | 5.7 | 10.13 | 16.20 | 24.26 | 170 | WON | Central District | 2.5 | 7.11 | 12.12 | 15.18 | 108 | 62 | GLE | 1980-04-19 Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-04-25 4 | H | Glenelg | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.3 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 9.18 | 72 | -10 | ADO | 1980-04-25 Apr 25 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-05-03 5 | A | Glenelg | 8.1 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 29.11 | 185 | WON | Woodville | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | 126 | WOO | 1980-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-05-11 6 | A | Glenelg | 5.4 | 7.11 | 8.17 | 14.22 | 106 | WON | Norwood | 3.1 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 67 | 39 | FBP | 1980-05-11 May 11 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-05-17 7 | A | Glenelg | 3.8 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 8.10 | 10.10 | 18.14 | 122 | -51 | FBP | 1980-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-05-24 8 | H | Glenelg | 8.4 | 9.10 | 14.19 | 17.20 | 122 | WON | Sturt | 2.4 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 79 | 43 | GLE | 1980-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-05-31 9 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 6.7 | 11.12 | 20.16 | 136 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 5.8 | 13.10 | 15.12 | 102 | 34 | FBP | 1980-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-06-07 10 | H | Glenelg | 6.2 | 11.6 | 18.10 | 23.15 | 153 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 16.13 | 109 | 44 | GLE | 1980-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-06-16 11 | A | Glenelg | 4.8 | 9.10 | 13.14 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4.10 | 6.12 | 48 | 75 | PRO | 1980-06-16 Jun 16 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-06-21 12 | A | Glenelg | 4.7 | 9.11 | 15.14 | 17.14 | 116 | WON | Central District | 2.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 15.15 | 105 | 11 | FBP | 1980-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-06-28 13 | A | Glenelg | 6.3 | 10.5 | 16.9 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | West Torrens | 3.3 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 9.16 | 70 | 38 | THB | 1980-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-07-12 14 | H | Glenelg | 8.5 | 12.7 | 20.11 | 26.17 | 173 | WON | Woodville | 3.5 | 7.9 | 11.15 | 13.19 | 97 | 76 | GLE | 1980-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-07-19 15 | A | Glenelg | 3.2 | 9.4 | 11.10 | 18.14 | 122 | WON | Norwood | 2.9 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 12.18 | 90 | 32 | NOR | 1980-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-07-26 16 | H | Glenelg | 6.7 | 7.13 | 13.20 | 14.26 | 110 | WON | Port Adelaide | 0.4 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 12.14 | 86 | 24 | GLE | 1980-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-08-02 17 | A | Glenelg | 5.3 | 6.3 | 12.14 | 13.20 | 98 | LOST | Sturt | 4.2 | 7.8 | 12.11 | 15.19 | 109 | -11 | UNL | 1980-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-08-09 18 | H | Glenelg | 7.6 | 10.6 | 16.11 | 23.13 | 151 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 9.10 | 10.15 | 15.19 | 109 | 42 | GLE | 1980-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-08-16 19 | A | Glenelg | 2.4 | 8.10 | 14.18 | 22.24 | 156 | WON | West Adelaide | 7.5 | 12.7 | 15.10 | 18.12 | 120 | 36 | FBP | 1980-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-08-23 20 | A | Glenelg | 7.2 | 18.9 | 23.14 | 27.18 | 180 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.8 | 6.13 | 9.16 | 11.22 | 88 | 92 | PRO | 1980-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-08-30 21 | H | Glenelg | 6.5 | 14.10 | 19.15 | 22.20 | 152 | WON | Central District | 4.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 16.12 | 108 | 44 | GLE | 1980-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-09-06 22 | A | Glenelg | 3.5 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | West Torrens | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.11 | 11.16 | 82 | 20 | FBP | 1980-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-09-14 QF | H | Glenelg | 0.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 13.12 | 90 | LOST | Sturt | 6.12 | 8.13 | 12.16 | 16.23 | 119 | -29 | FBP | 1980-09-14 Sep 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1980-09-20 1SF | H | Glenelg | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Norwood | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.12 | 13.18 | 96 | -37 | FBP | 1980-09-20 Sep 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |