Sturt
"Try a word association test involving the name ‘Sturt’ with South Australian football followers of more than fifty years of age - and long memories - and the chances are that the most popular responses would be terms like “skilful”, “brilliant”, “classy” and “dazzling”. The Sturt side that dominated South Australian football during the second half of the 1960s had an impact which no other team in the history of the SANFL, with the possible exception of the great Port Adelaide side which won six successive premierships during the 1950s, ever managed ... "
- John Devaney looks at the history of the Double Blues and their extraordinary run of success in the late 1960s
1954 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1954 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-04-24 1 | H | Sturt | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 11.13 | 79 | -48 | UNL | 1954-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-05-01 2 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 19.14 | 128 | -69 | ALB | 1954-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-05-08 3 | H | Sturt | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Glenelg | 2.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 69 | 13 | ADO | 1954-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-05-15 4 | H | Sturt | 4.6 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.9 | 10.15 | 12.17 | 89 | 9 | UNL | 1954-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-05-22 5 | A | Sturt | 3.3 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | Norwood | 4.3 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 15.13 | 103 | -6 | NOR | 1954-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-05-29 6 | H | Sturt | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 11.20 | 86 | WON | West Torrens | 2.6 | 6.10 | 10.15 | 10.17 | 77 | 9 | UNL | 1954-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-06-05 7 | H | Sturt | 3.2 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 16.17 | 113 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.6 | 11.10 | 15.11 | 101 | 12 | UNL | 1954-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-06-12 8 | H | Sturt | 1.5 | 8.13 | 13.14 | 15.19 | 109 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 43 | 66 | KEN | 1954-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-06-26 9 | A | Sturt | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.1 | 6.7 | 10.11 | 13.15 | 93 | -43 | THB | 1954-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-07-03 10 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.14 | 3.17 | 35 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.11 | 8.11 | 59 | -24 | NAR | 1954-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-07-10 11 | A | Sturt | 1.3 | 7.10 | 10.19 | 12.26 | 98 | WON | Glenelg | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 10.13 | 73 | 25 | GLE | 1954-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-07-17 12 | H | Sturt | 1.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 59 | LOST | Norwood | 10.5 | 11.6 | 13.10 | 20.11 | 131 | -72 | UNL | 1954-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-07-31 13 | A | Sturt | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 6.5 | 9.10 | 13.13 | 91 | -23 | PRO | 1954-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-08-07 14 | A | Sturt | 6.3 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.4 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 13.13 | 91 | 11 | ADO | 1954-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-08-14 15 | A | Sturt | 5.3 | 7.11 | 12.12 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 73 | 26 | ADO | 1954-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-08-21 16 | H | Sturt | 4.5 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.2 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 91 | -18 | KEN | 1954-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-08-28 17 | H | Sturt | 4.3 | 8.9 | 11.16 | 13.20 | 98 | LOST | Glenelg | 4.7 | 5.13 | 10.15 | 15.22 | 112 | -14 | UNL | 1954-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1954-09-04 18 | H | Sturt | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.12 | 7.16 | 58 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.5 | 12.10 | 14.12 | 96 | -38 | UNL | 1954-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |