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
1898 Season (SAFA) Fixture
Norwood's 1898 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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1898-05-07 1 | H | Norwood | 5.9 | 7.11 | 11.14 | 14.19 | 103 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 18 | 85 | JUB | 1898-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-05-14 2 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 2.11 | 4.12 | 6.13 | 49 | WON | West Torrens | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 16 | 33 | JUB | 1898-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-05-21 3 | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 5.7 | 11.10 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 36 | 47 | JUB | 1898-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-05-30 4 | A | Norwood | 2.0 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 44 | WON | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 36 | 8 | ADO | 1898-05-30 May 30 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-06-05 5 | Norwood | Bye | 1898-06-05 Jun 5 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1898-06-11 6 | A | Norwood | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 34 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.10 | 22 | 12 | ADO | 1898-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-06-21 7 | Norwood | Bye | 1898-06-21 Jun 21 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1898-06-25 8 | A | Norwood | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 33 | LOST | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 75 | -42 | ADO | 1898-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-07-09 9 | A | Norwood | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 41 | -8 | ADO | 1898-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-07-16 10 | H | Norwood | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 39 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 14 | 25 | JUB | 1898-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-07-23 11 | A | Norwood | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 20 | LOST | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.12 | 36 | -16 | ADO | 1898-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-07-30 12 | A | Norwood | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 26 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 10.15 | 75 | -49 | ADO | 1898-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-08-13 13 | H | Norwood | 1.10 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 4.17 | 41 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13 | 28 | JUB | 1898-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-08-20 14 | A | Norwood | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 19 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.7 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 10.14 | 74 | -55 | ADO | 1898-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-08-27 15 | H | Norwood | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 47 | WON | West Torrens | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 14 | 33 | ALB | 1898-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-09-01 16 | A | Norwood | 2.1 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 42 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 10.16 | 76 | -34 | ADO | 1898-09-01 Sep 1 (Thu, 2:10) | Scores |
1898-09-03 SF | A | Norwood | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 18 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.12 | 4.16 | 40 | -22 | ADO | 1898-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |