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
1960 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1960 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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1960-04-23 1 | A | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 15.15 | 105 | -64 | PRO | 1960-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-04-30 2 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.12 | 7.18 | 60 | LOST | Norwood | 5.4 | 8.8 | 11.12 | 14.14 | 98 | -38 | ADO | 1960-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-05-07 3 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.8 | 4.13 | 8.15 | 11.19 | 85 | -39 | THB | 1960-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-05-14 4 | A | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.15 | 5.17 | 47 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.4 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 14.15 | 99 | -52 | GLE | 1960-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-05-21 5 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 70 | LOST | Sturt | 4.1 | 6.10 | 12.14 | 16.22 | 118 | -48 | ADO | 1960-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-05-28 6 | H | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 57 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 7.13 | 55 | 2 | ADO | 1960-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-06-04 7 | A | South Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 34 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.8 | 5.15 | 10.20 | 18.25 | 133 | -99 | ALB | 1960-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-06-11 8 | A | South Adelaide | 3.6 | 5.10 | 6.16 | 7.17 | 59 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 92 | -33 | KEN | 1960-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-06-18 9 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Norwood | 2.6 | 9.7 | 14.12 | 17.18 | 120 | -37 | NOR | 1960-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-06-25 10 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.7 | 13.14 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | Glenelg | 4.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 83 | 37 | ADO | 1960-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-07-09 11 | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | West Torrens | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 8.12 | 60 | 15 | ADO | 1960-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-07-16 12 | H | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Sturt | 1.3 | 9.10 | 15.15 | 21.23 | 149 | -112 | ADO | 1960-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-07-30 13 | A | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | West Adelaide | 0.1 | 3.8 | 5.16 | 15.24 | 114 | -49 | RIC | 1960-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-08-06 14 | H | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.9 | 15.18 | 20.18 | 138 | -108 | ADO | 1960-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-08-13 15 | A | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.1 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 17.8 | 110 | -61 | KEN | 1960-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-08-20 16 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.13 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 12.14 | 86 | -16 | ADO | 1960-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-08-27 17 | H | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Norwood | 1.1 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 14.10 | 94 | -35 | ADO | 1960-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1960-09-03 18 | A | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 27 | LOST | Sturt | 3.5 | 4.8 | 11.16 | 13.18 | 96 | -69 | UNL | 1960-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |