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
1937 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Norwood's 1937 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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1937-04-24 1 | A | Norwood | 7.4 | 12.7 | 15.10 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 39 | 80 | ASG | 1937-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-05-01 2 | H | Norwood | 6.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | West Torrens | 1.3 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 40 | NOR | 1937-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-05-08 3 | H | Norwood | 2.4 | 8.10 | 11.18 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | South Adelaide | 6.1 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 16.10 | 106 | 14 | NOR | 1937-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-05-12 4 | H | Norwood | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.11 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 9.14 | 68 | -5 | ADO | 1937-05-12 May 12 (Wed, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-05-22 5 | A | Norwood | 4.2 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 11.13 | 79 | 19 | PRO | 1937-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-05-29 6 | H | Norwood | 6.7 | 9.14 | 15.18 | 20.23 | 143 | WON | Glenelg | 3.1 | 5.9 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 70 | 73 | NOR | 1937-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-06-05 7 | H | Norwood | 5.4 | 7.9 | 9.19 | 12.24 | 96 | WON | Sturt | 3.3 | 6.9 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | 20 | NOR | 1937-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-06-12 8 | A | Norwood | 3.5 | 8.8 | 10.12 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | West Torrens | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 66 | 25 | THB | 1937-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-06-19 9 | H | Norwood | 4.6 | 10.8 | 14.13 | 23.16 | 154 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 81 | 73 | NOR | 1937-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-06-26 10 | H | Norwood | 6.4 | 7.6 | 11.14 | 17.18 | 120 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 11.9 | 17.14 | 20.15 | 135 | -15 | NOR | 1937-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-07-03 11 | A | Norwood | 3.3 | 8.8 | 14.12 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.7 | 5.10 | 11.16 | 82 | 29 | ADO | 1937-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-07-10 12 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 93 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.2 | 11.8 | 14.10 | 15.12 | 102 | -9 | ADO | 1937-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-07-24 13 | A | Norwood | 5.2 | 7.3 | 12.10 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | Sturt | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 88 | 19 | UNL | 1937-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-07-31 14 | A | Norwood | 3.10 | 5.11 | 14.15 | 16.19 | 115 | WON | Glenelg | 1.3 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 11.19 | 85 | 30 | GLE | 1937-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-08-21 15 | H | Norwood | 7.3 | 14.8 | 24.13 | 28.17 | 185 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 92 | 93 | NOR | 1937-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-08-28 16 | A | Norwood | 4.3 | 15.5 | 22.6 | 31.9 | 195 | WON | Glenelg | 5.4 | 9.7 | 11.14 | 13.16 | 94 | 101 | ADO | 1937-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-09-04 17 | A | Norwood | 4.2 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 5.3 | 10.10 | 13.14 | 16.20 | 116 | -25 | ALB | 1937-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-09-18 2SF | A | Norwood | 4.4 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.10 | 11.16 | 17.21 | 123 | -63 | ADO | 1937-09-18 Sep 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1937-09-25 PF | A | Norwood | 2.6 | 2.7 | 8.10 | 15.11 | 101 | LOST | South Adelaide | 1.5 | 9.9 | 12.12 | 18.17 | 125 | -24 | ADO | 1937-09-25 Sep 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |