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
2024 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 2024 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-29 1 | H | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Adelaide Reserves | 1.5 | 4.8 | 9.13 | 13.18 | 96 | -5 | NOA | 2024-03-29 Mar 29 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-04-14 2 | H | South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 5.10 | 40 | LOST | Sturt | 2.3 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 105 | -65 | NOA | 2024-04-14 Apr 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-04-20 3 | H | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | Central District | 5.2 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 93 | -26 | NOA | 2024-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2024-04-27 4 | A | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | West Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 17.10 | 112 | -67 | RIC | 2024-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-05-05 5 | H | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.7 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 9.16 | 70 | -27 | NOA | 2024-05-05 May 5 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-05-11 6 | A | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 72 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 4.2 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 77 | -5 | WOO | 2024-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-05-25 7 | H | South Adelaide | 6.5 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 2.0 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 44 | 73 | NOA | 2024-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-06-02 8 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | North Adelaide | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 14.10 | 94 | -38 | PRO | 2024-06-02 Jun 2 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-06-08 9 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.12 | 8.14 | 62 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 55 | 7 | NOA | 2024-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2024-06-15 10 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | LOST | Central District | 2.1 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 92 | -63 | ELZ | 2024-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2024-06-24 11 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2024-06-24 Jun 24 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2024-06-30 12 | H | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Norwood | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.14 | 9.16 | 70 | -39 | NOA | 2024-06-30 Jun 30 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-07-07 13 | A | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Sturt | 2.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 75 | -21 | UNL | 2024-07-07 Jul 7 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-07-13 14 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 64 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 9.18 | 72 | -8 | VHO | 2024-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 2024-07-21 15 | A | South Adelaide | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.10 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 1.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 80 | 15 | ALB | 2024-07-21 Jul 21 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-07-27 16 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 50 | 21 | NOA | 2024-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-08-10 17 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 16.11 | 107 | -55 | NOR | 2024-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-08-17 18 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 2.4 | 4.9 | 9.14 | 17.16 | 118 | -57 | NOA | 2024-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2024-08-24 19 | A | South Adelaide | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 30 | LOST | Glenelg | 4.3 | 9.10 | 16.15 | 21.22 | 148 | -118 | GLE | 2024-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |