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
1959 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1959 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-04-25 1 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | West Torrens | 1.1 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 8.17 | 65 | 7 | ADO | 1959-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-02 2 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.3 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 89 | -27 | GLE | 1959-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-09 3 | H | South Adelaide | 1.5 | 3.10 | 7.10 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | Sturt | 5.0 | 9.11 | 14.20 | 18.23 | 131 | -60 | ADO | 1959-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-16 4 | A | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.7 | 12.14 | 15.16 | 106 | -51 | RIC | 1959-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-23 5 | H | South Adelaide | 2.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 52 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 20.15 | 135 | -83 | ADO | 1959-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-30 6 | H | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 7.7 | 7.10 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Norwood | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.14 | 9.26 | 80 | -27 | ADO | 1959-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-06 7 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 8.5 | 11.13 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.7 | 5.10 | 8.16 | 9.19 | 73 | 39 | PRO | 1959-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-13 8 | A | South Adelaide | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.5 | 5.9 | 7.11 | 9.13 | 67 | -9 | KEN | 1959-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-20 9 | A | South Adelaide | 1.7 | 4.9 | 10.16 | 14.19 | 103 | WON | Sturt | 2.3 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 10.16 | 76 | 27 | UNL | 1959-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-04 10 | H | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | West Adelaide | 6.3 | 11.7 | 15.12 | 19.21 | 135 | -65 | ADO | 1959-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-11 11 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 75 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.7 | 10.11 | 17.12 | 25.15 | 165 | -90 | KEN | 1959-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-25 12 | A | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 9.11 | 14.17 | 22.23 | 155 | -86 | NOR | 1959-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-01 13 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 14.5 | 89 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 11.6 | 14.12 | 16.12 | 108 | -19 | ALB | 1959-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-08 14 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.5 | 3.10 | 9.11 | 11.20 | 86 | -53 | THB | 1959-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-15 15 | H | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 40 | LOST | Sturt | 5.2 | 8.2 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 76 | -36 | ADO | 1959-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-22 16 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.9 | 5.13 | 10.19 | 11.29 | 95 | -19 | ADO | 1959-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-29 17 | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.6 | 11.11 | 15.16 | 106 | -25 | ADO | 1959-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-05 18 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.4 | 11.15 | 20.21 | 33.23 | 221 | -175 | ADO | 1959-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |