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
2023 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 2023 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 1 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Central District | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 46 | 26 | NOA | 2023-04-01 Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-04-07 2 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 56 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | 11 | NOA | 2023-04-07 Apr 7 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-04-23 3 | A | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 14.12 | 96 | -22 | RIC | 2023-04-23 Apr 23 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-04-30 4 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | Adelaide Reserves | 4.4 | 9.7 | 11.16 | 19.20 | 134 | -84 | ADO | 2023-04-30 Apr 30 (Sun, 12:30) | Scores |
| 2023-05-06 5 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | Glenelg | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 86 | -41 | NOA | 2023-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-05-14 6 | A | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 4.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 15.12 | 102 | -28 | ALB | 2023-05-14 May 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-05-27 7 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | Sturt | 2.1 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 51 | -2 | NOA | 2023-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-06-04 8 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 51 | 27 | PRO | 2023-06-04 Jun 4 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-06-12 9 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Norwood | 1.1 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 79 | -23 | NOA | 2023-06-12 Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-06-24 10 | H | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Adelaide Reserves | 7.3 | 7.5 | 11.11 | 11.12 | 78 | -37 | NOA | 2023-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-07-01 11 | A | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 11.10 | 76 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 3.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.10 | 58 | 18 | WOO | 2023-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-07-08 12 | H | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 30 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 45 | -15 | NOA | 2023-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-07-16 13 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Sturt | 7.1 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 107 | -34 | UNL | 2023-07-16 Jul 16 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-07-22 14 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Central District | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | -25 | ELZ | 2023-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-07-30 15 | H | South Adelaide | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.11 | 59 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 37 | 22 | NOA | 2023-07-30 Jul 30 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-08-12 16 | A | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 81 | LOST | Norwood | 3.4 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 12.11 | 83 | -2 | NOR | 2023-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2023-08-19 17 | H | South Adelaide | 3.0 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 97 | DRAW | Port Adelaide Magpies | 3.2 | 4.4 | 10.10 | 14.13 | 97 | 0 | NOA | 2023-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2023-08-26 18 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.10 | 40 | LOST | Glenelg | 4.4 | 5.10 | 10.12 | 14.16 | 100 | -60 | GLE | 2023-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |