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
1945 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1945 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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1945-04-28 1 | A | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Sturt | 5.6 | 11.8 | 14.10 | 20.16 | 136 | -51 | UNL | 1945-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-05-05 2 | H | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | Glenelg | 7.7 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 15.19 | 109 | -47 | ADO | 1945-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-05-12 3 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 70 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 10.19 | 79 | -9 | ADO | 1945-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-05-19 4 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.6 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 10.15 | 75 | -4 | THB | 1945-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-05-26 5 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 10.7 | 17.11 | 17.14 | 116 | -40 | ADO | 1945-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-06-02 6 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 93 | LOST | North Adelaide | 7.4 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 24.12 | 156 | -63 | ADO | 1945-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-06-09 7 | H | South Adelaide | 5.3 | 8.8 | 13.11 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | Sturt | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | 62 | ADO | 1945-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-06-18 8 | A | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Norwood | 1.2 | 2.6 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 50 | 36 | NOR | 1945-06-18 Jun 18 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-06-23 9 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.7 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 10.14 | 74 | -11 | ADO | 1945-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-06-30 10 | A | South Adelaide | 3.6 | 8.9 | 10.11 | 15.14 | 104 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.4 | 8.6 | 15.12 | 17.14 | 116 | -12 | GLE | 1945-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-07-14 11 | H | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Norwood | 1.3 | 8.9 | 9.10 | 14.15 | 99 | -39 | ADO | 1945-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-07-21 12 | A | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 7.1 | 12.6 | 13.11 | 16.14 | 110 | -22 | ALB | 1945-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-08-04 13 | H | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 18.13 | 121 | WON | West Torrens | 2.1 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 54 | ADO | 1945-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-08-11 14 | A | South Adelaide | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 17.12 | 114 | -45 | PRO | 1945-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-08-18 15 | H | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 16.10 | 106 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.4 | 10.6 | 13.10 | 16.15 | 111 | -5 | ADO | 1945-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-08-25 16 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 81 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.4 | 6.9 | 8.18 | 11.25 | 91 | -10 | ADO | 1945-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1945-09-01 17 | A | South Adelaide | 5.5 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 14.11 | 95 | LOST | North Adelaide | 6.5 | 14.10 | 16.15 | 21.22 | 148 | -53 | PRO | 1945-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |