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
1966 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1966 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-04-16 1 | H | Sturt | 2.6 | 7.13 | 13.16 | 17.19 | 121 | WON | Norwood | 4.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 78 | 43 | UNL | 1966-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-04-25 2 | A | Sturt | 2.1 | 4.14 | 6.15 | 11.17 | 83 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.7 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 12.15 | 87 | -4 | ADO | 1966-04-25 Apr 25 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-04-30 3 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | Glenelg | 2.4 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 75 | 30 | GLE | 1966-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-05-07 4 | H | Sturt | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 13 | UNL | 1966-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-05-14 5 | H | Sturt | 5.6 | 8.6 | 13.12 | 19.15 | 129 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 45 | 84 | ADO | 1966-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-05-21 6 | H | Sturt | 4.4 | 7.7 | 14.9 | 17.14 | 116 | WON | West Torrens | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 69 | 47 | UNL | 1966-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-05-28 7 | A | Sturt | 3.3 | 5.8 | 11.14 | 14.18 | 102 | WON | Central District | 4.1 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 82 | 20 | ELZ | 1966-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-06-04 8 | H | Sturt | 5.4 | 13.8 | 14.14 | 19.19 | 133 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 12.10 | 82 | 51 | UNL | 1966-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-06-11 9 | H | Sturt | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 86 | -19 | UNL | 1966-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-06-25 10 | A | Sturt | 5.6 | 9.9 | 18.11 | 25.13 | 163 | WON | Woodville | 1.2 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 15.13 | 103 | 60 | WOO | 1966-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-07-02 11 | A | Sturt | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Norwood | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 60 | 12 | NOR | 1966-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-07-09 12 | A | Sturt | 3.5 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 12.13 | 85 | 10 | ADO | 1966-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-07-16 13 | A | Sturt | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.15 | 9.18 | 72 | WON | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 70 | 2 | ALB | 1966-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-07-23 14 | H | Sturt | 6.3 | 8.6 | 16.13 | 18.20 | 128 | WON | Woodville | 0.4 | 3.15 | 5.19 | 9.25 | 79 | 49 | UNL | 1966-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-07-30 15 | H | Sturt | 4.4 | 6.8 | 11.13 | 19.15 | 129 | WON | Central District | 4.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 56 | 73 | UNL | 1966-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-08-06 16 | H | Sturt | 3.9 | 5.14 | 9.18 | 16.23 | 119 | WON | West Torrens | 1.7 | 2.9 | 6.12 | 9.13 | 67 | 52 | ADO | 1966-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-08-13 17 | H | Sturt | 4.3 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 16.14 | 110 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.11 | 53 | 57 | UNL | 1966-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-08-20 18 | H | Sturt | 7.7 | 9.9 | 15.14 | 20.18 | 138 | WON | Glenelg | 1.1 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 7.11 | 53 | 85 | UNL | 1966-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-08-27 19 | A | Sturt | 4.7 | 8.12 | 13.20 | 17.25 | 127 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 12.10 | 82 | 45 | RIC | 1966-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-09-03 20 | H | Sturt | 8.3 | 11.6 | 18.8 | 24.11 | 155 | WON | Norwood | 3.2 | 4.12 | 5.16 | 7.19 | 61 | 94 | ADO | 1966-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-09-17 2SF | H | Sturt | 1.3 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 87 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 13.10 | 88 | -1 | ADO | 1966-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-09-24 PF | H | Sturt | 1.5 | 8.8 | 17.10 | 22.14 | 146 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 61 | 85 | ADO | 1966-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1966-10-01 GF | A | Sturt | 3.2 | 7.7 | 9.12 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | 56 | ADO | 1966-10-01 Oct 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |