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
2012 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 2012 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-24 1 | H | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.11 | 5.13 | 43 | LOST | West Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 81 | -38 | HIC | 2012-03-24 Mar 24 (Sat, 7:45) | Scores |
| 2012-03-31 2 | A | South Adelaide | 6.1 | 8.4 | 12.10 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.3 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 15.14 | 104 | 15 | PRO | 2012-03-31 Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-04-06 3 | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 14.11 | 95 | LOST | Sturt | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 16.12 | 108 | -13 | HIC | 2012-04-06 Apr 6 (Fri, 5:00) | Scores |
| 2012-04-14 4 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 89 | LOST | Central District | 7.5 | 8.11 | 13.11 | 20.13 | 133 | -44 | ELZ | 2012-04-14 Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-04-20 5 | A | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 17.7 | 109 | WON | Glenelg | 2.5 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 11.16 | 82 | 27 | GLE | 2012-04-20 Apr 20 (Fri, 7:20) | Scores |
| 2012-04-28 6 | H | South Adelaide | 6.6 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 21.10 | 136 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 5.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 17.14 | 116 | 20 | HIC | 2012-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-05-04 7 | H | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 4.2 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 83 | -26 | HIC | 2012-05-04 May 4 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-05-14 8 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2012-05-14 May 14 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-05-19 9 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 15.9 | 99 | -48 | RIC | 2012-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-01 10 | H | South Adelaide | 5.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 75 | LOST | Norwood | 5.4 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 15.10 | 100 | -25 | HIC | 2012-06-01 Jun 1 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-06-09 11 | A | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 78 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 6.3 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 18.11 | 119 | -41 | ALB | 2012-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-16 12 | A | South Adelaide | 5.3 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | Sturt | 2.4 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 64 | 39 | UNL | 2012-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-06-24 13 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2012-06-24 Jun 24 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-07-01 14 | H | South Adelaide | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | Glenelg | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 10.10 | 70 | -3 | HIC | 2012-07-01 Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-07 15 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 78 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 59 | 19 | WOO | 2012-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-16 16 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2012-07-16 Jul 16 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-07-22 17 | H | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.5 | 6.6 | 12.12 | 13.13 | 91 | -6 | HIC | 2012-07-22 Jul 22 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-07-29 18 | H | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Sturt | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 97 | -6 | HIC | 2012-07-29 Jul 29 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-08-05 19 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2012-08-05 Aug 5 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-08-10 20 | A | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 61 | LOST | Norwood | 2.3 | 4.8 | 8.14 | 14.16 | 100 | -39 | NOR | 2012-08-10 Aug 10 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-08-18 21 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Central District | 2.1 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 23.2 | 140 | -49 | HIC | 2012-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-08-24 22 | A | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 8.13 | 61 | -1 | RIC | 2012-08-24 Aug 24 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2012-09-02 23 | H | South Adelaide | 8.3 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 15.3 | 93 | 19 | HIC | 2012-09-02 Sep 2 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2012-09-09 24 | A | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 18.7 | 115 | WON | Glenelg | 3.3 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 98 | 17 | GLE | 2012-09-09 Sep 9 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |