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
1981 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1981 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1981-04-04 1 | A | Sturt | 3.1 | 4.3 | 13.7 | 19.11 | 125 | DRAW | Norwood | 4.7 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 19.11 | 125 | 0 | NOR | 1981-04-04 Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-11 2 | H | Sturt | 4.2 | 8.9 | 14.11 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Port Adelaide | 6.7 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 15.10 | 100 | 23 | FBP | 1981-04-11 Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-18 3 | H | Sturt | 1.2 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 | 13 | UNL | 1981-04-18 Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-25 4 | H | Sturt | 2.5 | 6.10 | 13.13 | 14.17 | 101 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.4 | 6.9 | 11.10 | 18.14 | 122 | -21 | UNL | 1981-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-02 5 | A | Sturt | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.6 | 7.14 | 12.18 | 19.24 | 138 | -61 | RIC | 1981-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-09 6 | A | Sturt | 1.4 | 8.12 | 10.16 | 14.24 | 108 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.9 | 6.11 | 15.14 | 15.14 | 104 | 4 | PRO | 1981-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-16 7 | H | Sturt | 1.2 | 5.13 | 9.15 | 13.22 | 100 | WON | West Torrens | 4.2 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 85 | 15 | FBP | 1981-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-23 8 | A | Sturt | 6.6 | 17.12 | 23.16 | 31.20 | 206 | WON | Woodville | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 45 | 161 | WOO | 1981-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-30 9 | H | Sturt | 4.5 | 9.10 | 15.13 | 20.17 | 137 | WON | Central District | 3.1 | 8.4 | 10.10 | 16.15 | 111 | 26 | UNL | 1981-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-08 10 | H | Sturt | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.15 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 9.7 | 12.10 | 15.15 | 105 | -34 | FBP | 1981-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-13 11 | H | Sturt | 2.4 | 7.8 | 12.13 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Norwood | 4.2 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 80 | 27 | UNL | 1981-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-20 12 | H | Sturt | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 13.10 | 88 | -31 | FBP | 1981-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-27 13 | A | Sturt | 2.3 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 14.12 | 96 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.5 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 15.14 | 104 | -8 | FBP | 1981-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-04 14 | H | Sturt | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.7 | 10.10 | 13.15 | 93 | -31 | UNL | 1981-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-11 15 | H | Sturt | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.16 | 52 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.6 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 13.13 | 91 | -39 | UNL | 1981-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-18 16 | A | Sturt | 7.4 | 10.10 | 17.11 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | West Torrens | 3.3 | 9.6 | 12.12 | 17.16 | 118 | 6 | FBP | 1981-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-26 17 | H | Sturt | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | Norwood | 6.6 | 12.8 | 17.14 | 22.16 | 148 | -75 | FBP | 1981-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-08 18 | H | Sturt | 3.4 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 88 | WON | Woodville | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 26 | 62 | UNL | 1981-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-15 19 | A | Sturt | 4.6 | 6.8 | 11.14 | 17.16 | 118 | WON | Central District | 4.1 | 7.11 | 8.13 | 13.16 | 94 | 24 | ELZ | 1981-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-22 20 | A | Sturt | 3.1 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 81 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.5 | 15.10 | 19.16 | 130 | -49 | ALB | 1981-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-29 21 | A | Sturt | 3.9 | 9.12 | 14.13 | 16.16 | 112 | LOST | South Adelaide | 5.1 | 16.5 | 21.7 | 25.11 | 161 | -49 | FBP | 1981-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-09-05 22 | H | Sturt | 5.4 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 22.14 | 146 | WON | Glenelg | 6.5 | 11.10 | 16.11 | 20.13 | 133 | 13 | ADO | 1981-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |