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
2011 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 2011 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-03 1 | A | South Adelaide | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 63 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 3.1 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 11.12 | 78 | -15 | WOO | 2011-04-03 Apr 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-04-09 2 | H | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.7 | 8.16 | 8.21 | 69 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 57 | 12 | HIC | 2011-04-09 Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-04-16 3 | A | South Adelaide | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 83 | LOST | Central District | 6.3 | 11.4 | 19.7 | 25.10 | 160 | -77 | ELZ | 2011-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-04-21 4 | H | South Adelaide | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 79 | 16 | HIC | 2011-04-21 Apr 21 (Thu, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-05-02 5 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2011-05-02 May 2 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011-05-07 6 | A | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | West Adelaide | 7.3 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 20.13 | 133 | -76 | RIC | 2011-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-05-14 7 | H | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.10 | 8.13 | 10.17 | 77 | WON | Sturt | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 73 | 4 | HIC | 2011-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-05-20 8 | H | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Central District | 2.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 107 | -36 | HIC | 2011-05-20 May 20 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-05-28 9 | A | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 76 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 4.4 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 16.10 | 106 | -30 | ALB | 2011-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-06-04 10 | H | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 102 | DRAW | Glenelg | 3.0 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 16.6 | 102 | 0 | HIC | 2011-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-06-14 11 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2011-06-14 Jun 14 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011-06-18 12 | A | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Norwood | 5.2 | 9.7 | 16.10 | 22.12 | 144 | -76 | NOR | 2011-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-06-25 13 | H | South Adelaide | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 94 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 2.3 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 11.13 | 79 | 15 | HIC | 2011-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-07-02 14 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 13.10 | 88 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 65 | 23 | ALB | 2011-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-07-10 15 | H | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | Central District | 3.2 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 102 | -17 | HIC | 2011-07-10 Jul 10 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-07-16 16 | A | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 18.10 | 118 | WON | Sturt | 6.3 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 89 | 29 | UNL | 2011-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-07-23 17 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Norwood | 3.1 | 10.6 | 14.6 | 17.11 | 113 | -48 | HIC | 2011-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-07-30 18 | A | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.10 | 14.12 | 96 | WON | Glenelg | 2.3 | 3.9 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 55 | 41 | GLE | 2011-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-08-15 19 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2011-08-15 Aug 15 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011-08-20 20 | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 71 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.5 | 12.12 | 16.17 | 113 | -42 | HIC | 2011-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-08-26 21 | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 62 | -6 | HIC | 2011-08-26 Aug 26 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-09-03 22 | A | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 89 | -9 | PRO | 2011-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-09-10 23 | A | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | Norwood | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.13 | 9.16 | 70 | 22 | NOR | 2011-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-09-18 EF | H | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 8.7 | 11.13 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | Glenelg | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | 31 | FBP | 2011-09-18 Sep 18 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2011-09-25 1SF | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 66 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 6.2 | 8.3 | 14.6 | 21.10 | 136 | -70 | FBP | 2011-09-25 Sep 25 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |