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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



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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2012 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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Glenelg's 2012 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 Glenelg       Bye        
2 H Glenelg 2.24.88.1011.13 79 WON West Adelaide 3.24.65.107.15 57 22 GLE Mar 31 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
3 A Glenelg 5.48.815.1217.14 116 WON North Adelaide 1.03.26.39.6 60 56 PRO Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Glenelg 1.36.67.1013.12 90 WON Woodville West Torrens 1.32.44.88.10 58 32 WOO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Glenelg 2.56.99.1211.16 82 LOST South Adelaide 3.27.313.617.7 109 -27 GLE Apr 20 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
6 H Glenelg 2.24.512.817.10 112 WON Sturt 2.16.56.79.9 63 49 GLE Apr 27 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
7 A Glenelg 3.04.27.59.5 59 LOST Norwood 5.610.813.917.10 112 -53 NOR May 4 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 A Glenelg 0.02.37.38.4 52 LOST Central District 5.512.515.520.7 127 -75 ELZ May 12 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
9 H Glenelg 4.36.512.615.12 102 WON Port Adelaide Magpies 2.07.310.413.6 84 18 GLE May 18 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
10 H Glenelg 1.28.610.912.13 85 LOST North Adelaide 5.29.712.917.10 112 -27 GLE Jun 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Glenelg 1.110.312.618.8 116 WON Woodville West Torrens 1.85.108.148.21 69 47 GLE Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Glenelg 1.02.14.24.2 26 LOST Norwood 4.29.611.1017.13 115 -89 NOR Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Glenelg 2.35.48.69.12 66 LOST Central District 1.510.812.816.13 109 -43 GLE Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Glenelg 2.33.45.910.10 70 WON South Adelaide 5.07.57.510.7 67 3 HIC Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 Glenelg       Bye        
16 Glenelg       Bye        
17 A Glenelg 4.08.210.211.2 68 LOST West Adelaide 2.44.88.1012.16 88 -20 RIC Jul 21 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
18 H Glenelg 4.35.46.811.9 75 LOST Central District 5.58.1114.1515.19 109 -34 GLE Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenelg 2.24.66.97.10 52 LOST North Adelaide 5.67.712.915.12 102 -50 PRO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Glenelg 1.26.78.1111.11 77 LOST Port Adelaide Magpies 6.47.512.916.11 107 -30 ALB Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Glenelg 2.17.38.411.11 77 WON Sturt 4.27.48.1010.12 72 5 UNL Aug 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 Glenelg       Bye        
23 H Glenelg 2.22.44.45.6 36 LOST Norwood 3.23.45.66.8 44 -8 GLE Aug 31 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
24 H Glenelg 3.37.711.715.8 98 LOST South Adelaide 3.26.511.618.7 115 -17 GLE Sep 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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