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
1959 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1959 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-04-25 1 | H | Sturt | 0.1 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | Glenelg | 2.9 | 5.10 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 92 | 28 | UNL | 1959-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-02 2 | A | Sturt | 2.2 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 59 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 20.23 | 143 | -84 | THB | 1959-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-09 3 | A | Sturt | 5.0 | 9.11 | 14.20 | 18.23 | 131 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.5 | 3.10 | 7.10 | 9.17 | 71 | 60 | ADO | 1959-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-16 4 | A | Sturt | 8.6 | 10.7 | 14.12 | 16.17 | 113 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 82 | 31 | PRO | 1959-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-23 5 | H | Sturt | 8.3 | 12.5 | 16.11 | 23.15 | 153 | WON | Norwood | 2.2 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 86 | 67 | UNL | 1959-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-05-30 6 | A | Sturt | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.16 | 5.17 | 47 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 11.11 | 77 | -30 | RIC | 1959-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-06 7 | H | Sturt | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 95 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.5 | 10.11 | 12.16 | 18.17 | 125 | -30 | UNL | 1959-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-13 8 | A | Sturt | 3.7 | 8.9 | 13.11 | 19.24 | 138 | WON | Glenelg | 2.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 87 | 51 | GLE | 1959-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-06-20 9 | H | Sturt | 2.3 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | South Adelaide | 1.7 | 4.9 | 10.16 | 14.19 | 103 | -27 | UNL | 1959-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-04 10 | H | Sturt | 5.3 | 10.6 | 15.16 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 10.12 | 72 | 54 | UNL | 1959-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-11 11 | A | Sturt | 2.5 | 6.8 | 14.14 | 17.20 | 122 | WON | West Torrens | 6.6 | 6.10 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | 30 | ADO | 1959-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-07-25 12 | H | Sturt | 6.2 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 68 | 25 | UNL | 1959-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-01 13 | A | Sturt | 2.5 | 3.8 | 7.13 | 11.17 | 83 | LOST | Norwood | 3.3 | 10.10 | 13.14 | 14.17 | 101 | -18 | KEN | 1959-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-08 14 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | Glenelg | 3.2 | 4.6 | 9.10 | 12.11 | 83 | 28 | ADO | 1959-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-15 15 | A | Sturt | 5.2 | 8.2 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 40 | 36 | ADO | 1959-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-22 16 | H | Sturt | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.24 | 7.26 | 68 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 10.10 | 70 | -2 | UNL | 1959-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-08-29 17 | A | Sturt | 4.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 78 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 22.12 | 144 | -66 | ALB | 1959-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-05 18 | A | Sturt | 8.4 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 15.19 | 109 | LOST | Norwood | 4.2 | 8.6 | 14.12 | 19.13 | 127 | -18 | NOR | 1959-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1959-09-12 1SF | H | Sturt | 4.8 | 8.13 | 12.18 | 14.22 | 106 | LOST | Glenelg | 3.3 | 9.7 | 12.13 | 15.17 | 107 | -1 | ADO | 1959-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |