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
1984 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1984 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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1984-03-31 1 | A | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 15.7 | 97 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 19.14 | 128 | -31 | ALB | 1984-03-31 Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-04-07 2 | A | South Adelaide | 4.9 | 7.12 | 16.20 | 19.21 | 135 | WON | Woodville | 1.1 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 12.11 | 83 | 52 | WOO | 1984-04-07 Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-04-14 3 | H | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | Glenelg | 1.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 11.11 | 77 | 23 | FBP | 1984-04-14 Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-04-21 4 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.10 | 10.12 | 20.16 | 136 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 | 53 | RIC | 1984-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-04-25 5 | H | South Adelaide | 6.1 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 21.12 | 138 | WON | Norwood | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 8.13 | 61 | 77 | ADO | 1984-04-25 Apr 25 (Wed, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-05-05 6 | A | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 9.10 | 12.15 | 13.17 | 95 | LOST | Central District | 2.0 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 14.12 | 96 | -1 | ELZ | 1984-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-05-12 7 | A | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 18.13 | 121 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 80 | 41 | PRO | 1984-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-05-19 8 | A | South Adelaide | 7.4 | 13.7 | 17.10 | 24.15 | 159 | WON | Sturt | 3.5 | 8.10 | 13.15 | 16.16 | 112 | 47 | UNL | 1984-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-05-27 9 | A | South Adelaide | 5.5 | 14.7 | 22.12 | 26.18 | 174 | WON | West Torrens | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 12.12 | 84 | 90 | THB | 1984-05-27 May 27 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-06-03 10 | H | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 17.13 | 115 | 2 | ADO | 1984-06-03 Jun 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-06-11 11 | H | South Adelaide | 5.3 | 8.6 | 11.11 | 14.14 | 98 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.4 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 15.15 | 105 | -7 | ADO | 1984-06-11 Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-06-15 12 | H | South Adelaide | 2.8 | 4.12 | 5.16 | 6.19 | 55 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 58 | -3 | FBP | 1984-06-15 Jun 15 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-06-23 13 | A | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Norwood | 4.2 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 16.13 | 109 | -55 | NOR | 1984-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-06-30 14 | H | South Adelaide | 9.3 | 20.8 | 29.14 | 39.16 | 250 | WON | Woodville | 2.3 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 19.14 | 128 | 122 | FBP | 1984-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-07-07 15 | H | South Adelaide | 7.3 | 11.9 | 15.14 | 17.16 | 118 | WON | Central District | 1.1 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 10.11 | 71 | 47 | ADO | 1984-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-07-14 16 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 7.18 | 60 | LOST | North Adelaide | 9.5 | 15.6 | 20.10 | 23.12 | 150 | -90 | ADO | 1984-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-07-21 17 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.9 | 13.12 | 18.14 | 122 | WON | West Torrens | 1.8 | 2.11 | 7.13 | 12.15 | 87 | 35 | ADO | 1984-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-07-28 18 | H | South Adelaide | 8.4 | 15.4 | 22.6 | 23.10 | 148 | WON | Sturt | 1.4 | 3.9 | 8.14 | 11.19 | 85 | 63 | ADO | 1984-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-08-04 19 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 66 | 4 | FBP | 1984-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-08-18 20 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | Glenelg | 7.2 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 97 | -11 | GLE | 1984-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-08-25 21 | H | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 10.21 | 81 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.3 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -3 | ADO | 1984-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-09-01 22 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Norwood | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 18.13 | 121 | -66 | FBP | 1984-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1984-09-08 EF | H | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.5 | 11.15 | 12.18 | 90 | LOST | Norwood | 4.4 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 21.11 | 137 | -47 | FBP | 1984-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |