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
1959 Season (SANFL) Fixture
North Adelaide's 1959 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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1959-04-25 1 | H | North Adelaide | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 11.16 | 82 | WON | Norwood | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 51 | 31 | PRO | 1959-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-05-02 2 | A | North Adelaide | 3.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.3 | 6.7 | 11.12 | 14.18 | 102 | -29 | ADO | 1959-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-05-09 3 | A | North Adelaide | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.6 | 3.11 | 5.17 | 7.20 | 62 | -20 | ALB | 1959-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-05-16 4 | H | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Sturt | 8.6 | 10.7 | 14.12 | 16.17 | 113 | -31 | PRO | 1959-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-05-23 5 | H | North Adelaide | 3.7 | 4.13 | 8.20 | 8.27 | 75 | LOST | Glenelg | 10.2 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 98 | -23 | KEN | 1959-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-05-30 6 | A | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.2 | 10.7 | 15.10 | 21.17 | 143 | -85 | THB | 1959-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-06-06 7 | H | North Adelaide | 4.7 | 5.10 | 8.16 | 9.19 | 73 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 8.5 | 11.13 | 16.16 | 112 | -39 | PRO | 1959-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-06-13 8 | H | North Adelaide | 0.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | Norwood | 4.6 | 8.7 | 16.11 | 20.14 | 134 | -60 | ADO | 1959-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-06-20 9 | H | North Adelaide | 0.3 | 3.11 | 5.15 | 7.17 | 59 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 4.9 | 10.15 | 13.19 | 97 | -38 | PRO | 1959-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-07-04 10 | A | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Sturt | 5.3 | 10.6 | 15.16 | 18.18 | 126 | -54 | UNL | 1959-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-07-11 11 | A | North Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.10 | 4.11 | 10.23 | 11.25 | 91 | -23 | RIC | 1959-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-07-25 12 | H | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | West Torrens | 5.3 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 17.7 | 109 | -41 | PRO | 1959-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-08-01 13 | A | North Adelaide | 8.5 | 9.6 | 13.12 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.10 | 9.12 | 13.16 | 94 | -2 | GLE | 1959-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-08-08 14 | A | North Adelaide | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 83 | WON | Norwood | 3.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 10.10 | 70 | 13 | NOR | 1959-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-08-15 15 | H | North Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | West Adelaide | 5.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 13.12 | 90 | 1 | PRO | 1959-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-08-22 16 | A | North Adelaide | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.6 | 8.9 | 10.15 | 15.17 | 107 | -56 | KEN | 1959-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-08-29 17 | A | North Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.6 | 11.11 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 11.15 | 81 | 25 | ADO | 1959-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1959-09-05 18 | H | North Adelaide | 5.1 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 91 | LOST | Glenelg | 2.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 15.13 | 103 | -12 | PRO | 1959-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |