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KEY FACTS

Official name
Glenelg Football Club

Known as
Glenelg

Nickname
Tigers (also popularly referred to as 'The Bays')

Formed
1920

Colours
Black and gold

Associated clubs
Glenelg Reserves; Glenelg U18s; West Adelaide-Glenelg; Glenelg WFC; Glenelg U16s; Glenelg U14s

Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1921–2024

Home Ground
Glenelg Oval

SANFL Premierships
1934, 1973, 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023 (6 total)

Senior Premierships
Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy: 1969, 1973, 1975-6, 1981, 1990, 2009-10, 2019 (9 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-Season Series: 1959, 1971, 1982, 1990, 1992 (5 total)

Most Games
448 - Peter Carey (1971-1988)

Most Goals
869 - D.K. "Fred" Phillis (1966–78, 1981)

League Top Goalkickers
J.Owens (80) 1928, (83) 1929 & (102) 1932; C.Churchett (88) 1948, (72) 1949, (105) 1950 & (102) 1951; D.Phillis (137) 1969, (107) 1970, (99) 1971, (108) 1975 & (98) 1976; T.Grima (58) 2010; C.Alleway (47) 2015; L.McBean (46) 2019, (38) 2020, (51) 2021 (17 total)

Magarey Medalists
J.Handby 1928; G.Johnston 1934; M.Brock 1940; M.Boyall 1941; A.Crabb 1949; D.Phillis 1969; K.Hodgeman 1978; A.McGuinness 1982; B.Backwell 2006; L.Partington 2019 (10 total)

Headquarters
64 Brighton Rd, Glenelg East, SA 5045

Postal Address
PO Box 72, Glenelg, SA, 5045

Phone: 1300 687 258 

Email
reception@glenelgfc.com.au

Website
glenelgfc.com.au

Glenelg



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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.

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2009 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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Glenelg's 2009 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Glenelg 3.27.610.1213.15 93 WON Sturt 2.13.28.49.6 60 33 GLE Mar 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Glenelg 4.28.413.817.13 115 WON Port Adelaide Magpies 4.37.512.615.8 98 17 ALB Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Glenelg 2.94.127.1610.16 76 LOST Woodville West Torrens 3.29.911.915.16 106 -30 WOO Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenelg 4.55.89.1212.15 87 WON West Adelaide 2.19.610.812.11 83 4 GLE Apr 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Glenelg 2.14.36.57.8 50 LOST Central District 5.111.313.521.8 134 -84 ADO Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Glenelg 3.88.119.1414.17 101 WON South Adelaide 4.26.511.511.9 75 26 HIC May 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Glenelg 3.55.108.1111.13 79 WON North Adelaide 4.25.38.511.8 74 5 GLE May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Glenelg 6.411.615.1217.15 117 WON Norwood 2.12.34.78.8 56 61 NOR May 15 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
9 Glenelg       Bye        
10 H Glenelg 6.210.313.616.11 107 WON Port Adelaide Magpies 2.14.25.68.9 57 50 GLE Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
11 H Glenelg 1.27.89.1016.12 108 WON West Adelaide 4.54.57.89.8 62 46 GLE Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Glenelg 3.38.412.814.12 96 WON Sturt 1.12.35.38.6 54 42 ADO Jun 19 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
13 A Glenelg 4.07.313.616.9 105 WON Woodville West Torrens 6.16.28.411.5 71 34 WOO Jun 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Glenelg 4.27.58.613.10 88 WON South Adelaide 2.25.38.59.8 62 26 GLE Jul 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 Glenelg       Bye        
16 H Glenelg 1.65.116.158.21 69 WON Port Adelaide Magpies 5.35.65.79.9 63 6 GLE Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Glenelg 2.24.77.1111.15 81 DRAW Central District 5.48.511.912.9 81 0 GLE Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Glenelg 2.06.210.414.8 92 WON Norwood 3.45.58.1012.10 82 10 GLE Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenelg 4.38.610.1116.12 108 WON North Adelaide 3.15.28.212.4 76 32 PRO Aug 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 Glenelg       Bye        
21 A Glenelg 1.33.68.119.16 70 WON Sturt 2.15.35.47.4 46 24 UNL Aug 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 H Glenelg 6.58.814.1016.10 106 WON Woodville West Torrens 1.15.48.612.8 80 26 GLE Aug 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
23 A Glenelg 2.56.911.1116.14 110 WON West Adelaide 2.24.57.57.9 51 59 RIC Sep 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Glenelg 2.17.410.911.13 79 LOST Central District 2.35.77.712.9 81 -2 FBP Sep 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
PF A Glenelg 2.34.76.107.13 55 LOST Sturt 0.05.28.59.6 60 -5 FBP Sep 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.