South Adelaide
"All the elements of a good orchestra were there in 1963; what was needed now was an expert conductor, and throughout that season South was determinedly courting the man they had in mind. That man was Donald Neil Kerley, who in 1961, as playing coach, had been responsible for steering West Adelaide to a long overdue premiership. The following year he had failed by just three points to repeat the achievement, and to the astonishment of many had been dumped as coach in favour of Doug Thomas. Although he carried on with the club as a player in 1963, the South committee sensed - rightly, as it turned out - that here was a plant ripe for the picking ... "
John Devaney charts the chequered history of South Australia's second oldest club
1914 Season (SAFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1914 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-05-02 1 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | -23 | ADO | 1914-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-05-11 2 | A | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Sturt | 0.1 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 8.11 | 59 | -2 | UNL | 1914-05-11 May 11 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-05-16 3 | A | South Adelaide | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.8 | 7.11 | 11.15 | 81 | -27 | ADO | 1914-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-05-23 4 | H | South Adelaide | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | West Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.10 | 34 | -3 | ADO | 1914-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-05-31 5 | South Adelaide | Bye | 1914-05-31 May 31 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1914-06-06 6 | H | South Adelaide | 2.7 | 4.11 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 57 | WON | Norwood | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.11 | 41 | 16 | ADO | 1914-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-06-13 7 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | West Torrens | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 53 | 15 | JUB | 1914-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-06-20 8 | A | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.7 | 3.10 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 69 | -32 | ALB | 1914-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-06-29 9 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 11.10 | 76 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | 39 | ADO | 1914-06-29 Jun 29 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-07-04 10 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 72 | WON | Sturt | 2.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 71 | 1 | JUB | 1914-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-07-11 11 | A | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 81 | -1 | JUB | 1914-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-07-19 12 | South Adelaide | Bye | 1914-07-19 Jul 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1914-08-22 13 | A | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Norwood | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.10 | 58 | -4 | NOR | 1914-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1914-08-29 14 | A | South Adelaide | 1.5 | 3.7 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 65 | -9 | HIN | 1914-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |