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.
2021 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Glenelg's 2021 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-02 1 | H | Glenelg | 6.3 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 78 | 11 | GLE | 2021-04-02 Apr 2 (Fri, 4:10) | Scores |
| 2021-04-10 2 | H | Glenelg | 1.6 | 2.9 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 1.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 62 | 29 | GLE | 2021-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 4:10) | Scores |
| 2021-04-17 3 | A | Glenelg | 1.5 | 5.10 | 8.13 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | Central District | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 42 | 34 | ELZ | 2021-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-04-24 4 | H | Glenelg | 2.6 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 2.4 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 73 | 10 | GLE | 2021-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 6:30) | Scores |
| 2021-05-01 5 | A | Glenelg | 6.2 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 100 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 69 | 31 | PRO | 2021-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2021-05-09 6 | H | Glenelg | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 74 | WON | Sturt | 1.2 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 4 | GLE | 2021-05-09 May 9 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-05-23 7 | A | Glenelg | 5.5 | 7.6 | 13.9 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | 40 | NOA | 2021-05-23 May 23 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-05-29 8 | H | Glenelg | 4.2 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 20.14 | 134 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 45 | 89 | GLE | 2021-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-06-06 9 | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | Norwood | 3.2 | 8.9 | 9.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 1 | NOR | 2021-06-06 Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-06-14 10 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 12.10 | 82 | 23 | GLE | 2021-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-06-21 11 | Glenelg | Bye | 2021-06-21 Jun 21 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021-06-27 12 | A | Glenelg | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 56 | 19 | WOO | 2021-06-27 Jun 27 (Sun, 1:05) | Scores |
| 2021-07-03 13 | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 3.3 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 95 | 15 | GLE | 2021-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2021-07-10 14 | A | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Sturt | 2.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 65 | 30 | UNL | 2021-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-07-17 15 | H | Glenelg | 3.5 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 55 | 18 | GLE | 2021-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 1:35) | Scores |
| 2021-08-07 16 | H | Glenelg | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | Norwood | 2.8 | 4.12 | 5.17 | 8.17 | 65 | 10 | GLE | 2021-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-08-14 17 | H | Glenelg | 4.5 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 18.13 | 121 | WON | Central District | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 67 | 54 | GLE | 2021-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-08-27 18 | A | Glenelg | 2.1 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 62 | 36 | RIC | 2021-08-27 Aug 27 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2021-09-04 19 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 38 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 5.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 74 | -36 | ALB | 2021-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2021-09-18 2SF | H | Glenelg | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 82 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 5.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 86 | -4 | ADO | 2021-09-18 Sep 18 (Sat, 7:15) | Scores |
| 2021-09-24 PF | H | Glenelg | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.13 | 49 | 28 | ADO | 2021-09-24 Sep 24 (Fri, 7:15) | Scores |
| 2021-10-03 GF | A | Glenelg | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 32 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 5.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 99 | -67 | ADO | 2021-10-03 Oct 3 (Sun, 3:00) | Scores |