Norwood
"Jack Oatey, having fine-tuned his tactical knowledge during a wartime stint with South Melbourne in the VFL, was appointed Norwood’s captain-coach in 1945. Aged just 24, Oatey was not greeted with universal acclaim by his teammates, and indeed throughout his coaching tenure at the Parade there were some who persisted in viewing him with distrust. In part this was because Oatey was an immensely self-confident, forthright young man who was constitutionally antipathetic to the ‘politics of consensus’ by means of which most Australian football clubs of the time tended to operate. Paradoxically, this same forthrightness, when applied to the coaching sphere, was one of Oatey’s strengths, and a primary reason for his success ... "
John Devaney examines the Redlegs' rich history - including their early dominance of South Australian football
1897 Season (SAFA) Fixture
Norwood's 1897 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-05-01 1 | H | Norwood | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.12 | 36 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | KEN | 1897-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-08 2 | H | Norwood | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | KEN | 1897-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-15 3 | H | Norwood | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.11 | 29 | WON | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 26 | 3 | ADO | 1897-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-23 4 | Norwood | Bye | 1897-05-23 May 23 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-05-25 5 | Norwood | Bye | 1897-05-25 May 25 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-05-30 6 | Norwood | Bye | 1897-05-30 May 30 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-06-06 7 | A | Norwood | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 34 | LOST | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | -27 | ADO | 1897-06-06 Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-20 8 | Norwood | Bye | 1897-06-20 Jun 20 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-06-21 9 | A | Norwood | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 36 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 30 | 6 | KEN | 1897-06-21 Jun 21 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-26 10 | H | Norwood | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 21 | 25 | KEN | 1897-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-03 11 | H | Norwood | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 43 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 9 | 34 | KEN | 1897-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-10 12 | A | Norwood | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | LOST | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 8.13 | 61 | -33 | ADO | 1897-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-17 13 | H | Norwood | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 25 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.10 | 28 | -3 | ADO | 1897-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-24 14 | H | Norwood | 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 29 | 56 | KEN | 1897-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-31 15 | H | Norwood | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 31 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | -6 | ADO | 1897-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-07 16 | H | Norwood | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.16 | 11.20 | 86 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 | 76 | ADO | 1897-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-14 17 | H | Norwood | 5.3 | 10.4 | 10.10 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 7 | 119 | KEN | 1897-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-21 18 | A | Norwood | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 19 | LOST | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 43 | -24 | ADO | 1897-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-28 19 | H | Norwood | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | KEN | 1897-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-09-01 20 | H | Norwood | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 18 | DRAW | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | ADO | 1897-09-01 Sep 1 (Wed, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-09-04 21 | H | Norwood | 0.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 51 | WON | West Torrens | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | 35 | ADO | 1897-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |