North Adelaide
"Prominent players for North during the 1920s included Tom Leahy, nicknamed ‘the prince of ruckmen’, Percy Lewis, Percy Furler, Albert Fooks, Cec Curnow and Darby Crawford. Wishing no disrespect to any of these individuals, however, a player was to make his debut in 1929 who was to go on to outshine them all; indeed, in the entire history of South Australian football it is doubtful whether there has been a more highly celebrated figure. Ken Farmer - later to be popularly referred to, in South Australia at any rate, as ‘football’s Bradman’ - kicked 62 goals in 1929, a highly respectable total for the time, but, by the standards which he was shortly to establish, a comparatively modest one..."
John Devaney celebrates the long list of champions who have turned out in the Roosters' red and white
1953 Season (SANFL) Fixture
North Adelaide's 1953 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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1953-04-25 1 | H | North Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 2.11 | 5.14 | 8.15 | 63 | -7 | PRO | 1953-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-02 2 | A | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.14 | 6.19 | 55 | LOST | Norwood | 4.4 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 12.16 | 88 | -33 | NOR | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-09 3 | H | North Adelaide | 5.0 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.9 | 9.13 | 13.15 | 18.19 | 127 | -28 | PRO | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-16 4 | A | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.7 | 11.8 | 13.16 | 19.19 | 133 | -55 | GLE | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-23 5 | A | North Adelaide | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -8 | ADO | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-30 6 | A | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | 43 | ADO | 1953-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-06 7 | H | North Adelaide | 6.5 | 10.9 | 16.11 | 19.14 | 128 | WON | Sturt | 3.6 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 13.20 | 98 | 30 | PRO | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-13 8 | A | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.4 | 13.10 | 19.15 | 129 | WON | Norwood | 2.3 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 15.15 | 105 | 24 | SCG | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-20 9 | A | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 14.13 | 97 | -43 | ALB | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-27 10 | H | North Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 78 | WON | Norwood | 1.3 | 5.3 | 5.11 | 8.14 | 62 | 16 | PRO | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-07-04 11 | A | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.4 | 4.10 | 7.13 | 14.16 | 100 | -58 | THB | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-07-25 12 | H | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 9.9 | 14.11 | 17.12 | 114 | WON | Glenelg | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 13.11 | 89 | 25 | PRO | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-01 13 | H | North Adelaide | 6.1 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 96 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | 37 | PRO | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-08 14 | A | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 68 | -3 | ADO | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-15 15 | A | North Adelaide | 2.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 71 | WON | Sturt | 2.1 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 62 | 9 | UNL | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-22 16 | H | North Adelaide | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 13.14 | 92 | -24 | KEN | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-29 17 | H | North Adelaide | 1.5 | 4.12 | 6.15 | 11.19 | 85 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.10 | 34 | 51 | PRO | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-09-05 18 | H | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 105 | -29 | KEN | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |