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
1978 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1978 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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1978-04-01 1 | A | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.8 | 10.16 | 10.20 | 80 | LOST | Glenelg | 8.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 21.7 | 133 | -53 | GLE | 1978-04-01 Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-04-09 2 | H | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 8.9 | 14.12 | 16.18 | 114 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 12.11 | 17.12 | 21.16 | 142 | -28 | ADO | 1978-04-09 Apr 9 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-04-15 3 | A | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Norwood | 2.3 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 15.13 | 103 | -45 | NOR | 1978-04-15 Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-04-22 4 | H | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | Central District | 3.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 78 | 41 | FBP | 1978-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-04-29 5 | A | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | West Torrens | 1.6 | 4.9 | 9.12 | 13.13 | 91 | 28 | THB | 1978-04-29 Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-05-06 6 | H | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | Woodville | 3.2 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 13.12 | 90 | 8 | ADO | 1978-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-05-13 7 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | West Adelaide | 7.4 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 105 | -45 | FBP | 1978-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-05-20 8 | H | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 10.8 | 11.15 | 16.16 | 112 | LOST | North Adelaide | 7.5 | 9.8 | 14.12 | 20.15 | 135 | -23 | ADO | 1978-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-05-28 9 | H | South Adelaide | 4.5 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Sturt | 1.3 | 4.11 | 9.15 | 17.21 | 123 | -47 | FBP | 1978-05-28 May 28 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-06-03 10 | A | South Adelaide | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 4.11 | 35 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 9.13 | 67 | -32 | FBP | 1978-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-06-10 11 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 15.13 | 103 | LOST | Glenelg | 9.2 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 19.11 | 125 | -22 | ADO | 1978-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-06-17 12 | H | South Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Norwood | 1.2 | 3.2 | 12.10 | 15.19 | 109 | -70 | ADO | 1978-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-06-25 13 | H | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.7 | 11.16 | 15.21 | 111 | WON | Central District | 7.1 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 90 | 21 | ADO | 1978-06-25 Jun 25 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-07-01 14 | H | South Adelaide | 4.6 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.1 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 87 | -11 | FBP | 1978-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-07-08 15 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 8.15 | 13.15 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | Woodville | 2.6 | 4.7 | 4.12 | 6.14 | 50 | 55 | WOO | 1978-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-07-22 16 | H | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 8.10 | 58 | DRAW | West Adelaide | 2.9 | 4.11 | 5.13 | 7.16 | 58 | 0 | ADO | 1978-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-07-29 17 | A | South Adelaide | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.11 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 15.14 | 104 | -49 | PRO | 1978-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-08-05 18 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | Sturt | 1.3 | 6.6 | 10.17 | 11.17 | 83 | -28 | FBP | 1978-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-08-12 19 | A | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 73 | 37 | RIC | 1978-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-08-19 20 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 17.11 | 113 | WON | Glenelg | 4.2 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 96 | 17 | ADO | 1978-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-08-26 21 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 7.4 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 12.18 | 90 | -4 | ALB | 1978-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1978-09-02 22 | A | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 50 | WON | Central District | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 25 | 25 | ELZ | 1978-09-02 Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |