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
2012 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Norwood's 2012 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-25 1 | Norwood | Bye | 2012-03-25 Mar 25 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-03-31 2 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Central District | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 46 | 20 | ELZ | 2012-03-31 Mar 31 (Sat, 6:30) | Scores |
| 2012-04-07 3 | H | Norwood | 5.2 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 19.14 | 128 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 35 | 93 | NOR | 2012-04-07 Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-04-15 4 | A | Norwood | 8.1 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 3.3 | 7.7 | 11.11 | 11.12 | 78 | 41 | ALB | 2012-04-15 Apr 15 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-04-22 5 | Norwood | Bye | 2012-04-22 Apr 22 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-04-27 6 | H | Norwood | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 60 | 39 | NOR | 2012-04-27 Apr 27 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-05-04 7 | H | Norwood | 5.6 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | Glenelg | 3.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 59 | 53 | NOR | 2012-05-04 May 4 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-05-11 8 | H | Norwood | 4.1 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 39 | 47 | NOR | 2012-05-11 May 11 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-05-19 9 | A | Norwood | 2.4 | 5.9 | 8.10 | 10.19 | 79 | WON | Sturt | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 32 | 47 | UNL | 2012-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-01 10 | A | Norwood | 5.4 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 15.10 | 100 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 75 | 25 | HIC | 2012-06-01 Jun 1 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-06-09 11 | A | Norwood | 2.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 72 | -1 | PRO | 2012-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-17 12 | H | Norwood | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | Glenelg | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 26 | 89 | NOR | 2012-06-17 Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-23 13 | A | Norwood | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 37 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 36 | 1 | RIC | 2012-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-01 14 | A | Norwood | 1.1 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Sturt | 1.6 | 5.11 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 75 | 8 | UNL | 2012-07-01 Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-08 15 | H | Norwood | 2.4 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | Central District | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.12 | 54 | 23 | NOR | 2012-07-08 Jul 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-15 16 | A | Norwood | 3.1 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 15.9 | 99 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 4.3 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 87 | 12 | WOO | 2012-07-15 Jul 15 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-23 17 | Norwood | Bye | 2012-07-23 Jul 23 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-07-27 18 | H | Norwood | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 9.19 | 73 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 36 | 37 | NOR | 2012-07-27 Jul 27 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-08-03 19 | H | Norwood | 5.2 | 10.3 | 18.4 | 24.7 | 151 | WON | Sturt | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 30 | 121 | NOR | 2012-08-03 Aug 3 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-08-10 20 | H | Norwood | 2.3 | 4.8 | 8.14 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 61 | 39 | NOR | 2012-08-10 Aug 10 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-08-18 21 | A | Norwood | 2.5 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | West Adelaide | 1.0 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 74 | -23 | RIC | 2012-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-08-25 22 | H | Norwood | 4.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 56 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 35 | 21 | NOR | 2012-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-08-31 23 | A | Norwood | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 44 | WON | Glenelg | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 8 | GLE | 2012-08-31 Aug 31 (Fri, 7:20) | Scores |
| 2012-09-10 24 | Norwood | Bye | 2012-09-10 Sep 10 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-09-23 2SF | H | Norwood | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.10 | 8.13 | 61 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 17 | 44 | FBP | 2012-09-23 Sep 23 (Sun, 12:10) | Scores |
| 2012-10-07 GF | H | Norwood | 1.1 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 79 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.12 | 30 | 49 | FBP | 2012-10-07 Oct 7 (Sun, 3:20) | Scores |