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
1948 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1948 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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1948-04-24 1 | A | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 7.9 | 10.16 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | Glenelg | 3.3 | 11.9 | 16.14 | 22.21 | 153 | -65 | GLE | 1948-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-01 2 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | West Torrens | 5.3 | 11.8 | 15.12 | 18.18 | 126 | -40 | ADO | 1948-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-08 3 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Sturt | 6.2 | 11.10 | 15.16 | 17.19 | 121 | -44 | ADO | 1948-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-15 4 | A | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 32 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 16.14 | 110 | -78 | ALB | 1948-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-22 5 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Norwood | 1.3 | 7.6 | 14.11 | 20.14 | 134 | -59 | KEN | 1948-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-29 6 | A | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.5 | 11.13 | 17.15 | 27.19 | 181 | -107 | ADO | 1948-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-06-12 7 | H | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 14.18 | 102 | -26 | ADO | 1948-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-06-19 8 | H | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 16.17 | 113 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.6 | 12.6 | 15.11 | 20.16 | 136 | -23 | ADO | 1948-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-03 9 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 8.11 | 12.18 | 17.18 | 120 | -51 | ADO | 1948-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-10 10 | A | South Adelaide | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.11 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.10 | 10.17 | 13.19 | 20.32 | 152 | -81 | THB | 1948-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-17 11 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 11.6 | 16.11 | 19.18 | 132 | -84 | PRO | 1948-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-24 12 | A | South Adelaide | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.14 | 5.17 | 47 | LOST | Sturt | 4.3 | 6.10 | 9.17 | 15.19 | 109 | -62 | UNL | 1948-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-31 13 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 9.11 | 15.18 | 19.24 | 138 | -84 | NOR | 1948-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-14 14 | H | South Adelaide | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | Sturt | 5.10 | 9.13 | 16.16 | 23.22 | 160 | -98 | ADO | 1948-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-21 15 | A | South Adelaide | 7.2 | 8.7 | 13.8 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | West Adelaide | 5.3 | 11.7 | 18.10 | 21.15 | 141 | -44 | ADO | 1948-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-28 16 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.4 | 6.6 | 12.11 | 15.15 | 105 | -37 | NOR | 1948-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-09-04 17 | H | South Adelaide | 0.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 6.5 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | -27 | ADO | 1948-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |