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
1953 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Norwood'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 | Norwood | 4.4 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.3 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 12.17 | 89 | -24 | ADO | 1953-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-02 2 | H | Norwood | 4.4 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.14 | 6.19 | 55 | 33 | NOR | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-09 3 | A | Norwood | 0.2 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 5.10 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | 9 | ALB | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-16 4 | H | Norwood | 2.0 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 72 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.5 | 3.9 | 6.13 | 9.17 | 71 | 1 | KEN | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-23 5 | H | Norwood | 3.3 | 7.11 | 12.14 | 15.22 | 112 | WON | Glenelg | 6.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 15.10 | 100 | 12 | NOR | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-05-30 6 | A | Norwood | 4.4 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | Sturt | 2.4 | 4.7 | 9.13 | 10.15 | 75 | 33 | UNL | 1953-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-06 7 | H | Norwood | 7.6 | 16.11 | 19.25 | 22.29 | 161 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 45 | 116 | NOR | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-13 8 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 15.15 | 105 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.4 | 13.10 | 19.15 | 129 | -24 | SCG | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-20 9 | H | Norwood | 4.1 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 14.12 | 96 | WON | West Torrens | 1.6 | 3.7 | 8.10 | 12.11 | 83 | 13 | NOR | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-06-27 10 | A | Norwood | 1.3 | 5.3 | 5.11 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 78 | -16 | PRO | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-07-04 11 | H | Norwood | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 88 | -10 | NOR | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-07-25 12 | H | Norwood | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | West Adelaide | 0.3 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 8.17 | 65 | -11 | NOR | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-01 13 | A | Norwood | 5.2 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | Glenelg | 4.7 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 16.12 | 108 | 2 | GLE | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-08 14 | H | Norwood | 2.1 | 6.7 | 10.14 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | Sturt | 4.2 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 80 | 21 | NOR | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-15 15 | A | Norwood | 0.3 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | South Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 66 | -13 | ADO | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-22 16 | A | Norwood | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.13 | 61 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.17 | 13.21 | 99 | -38 | THB | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-08-29 17 | H | Norwood | 4.6 | 9.9 | 15.14 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | Sturt | 2.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 79 | 46 | NOR | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-09-05 18 | A | Norwood | 4.5 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.1 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 16.15 | 111 | -38 | ADO | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1953-09-12 1SF | H | Norwood | 4.3 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 78 | LOST | Glenelg | 2.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 102 | -24 | ADO | 1953-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |