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
1921 Season (SAFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 1921 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-07 1 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.12 | 5.17 | 11.22 | 88 | WON | West Torrens | 1.4 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 11.11 | 77 | 11 | HIN | 1921-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-14 2 | A | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 69 | -11 | JUB | 1921-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1921-05-21 3 | H | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 66 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 71 | -5 | ADO | 1921-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-28 4 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Sturt | 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 71 | -15 | ADO | 1921-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-04 5 | H | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.16 | 13.19 | 97 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 85 | 12 | ADO | 1921-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-11 6 | A | South Adelaide | 3.8 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 9.17 | 71 | WON | Glenelg | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 35 | 36 | GLE | 1921-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-18 7 | H | South Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | Norwood | 2.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 48 | 30 | ADO | 1921-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-27 8 | H | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 86 | -18 | ADO | 1921-06-27 Jun 27 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-02 9 | H | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 7.8 | 12.13 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | Glenelg | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | 75 | ADO | 1921-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-10 10 | South Adelaide | Bye | 1921-07-10 Jul 10 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-07-16 11 | A | South Adelaide | 7.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.1 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 70 | 28 | JUB | 1921-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-23 12 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 63 | WON | Norwood | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.13 | 4.14 | 38 | 25 | NOR | 1921-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-30 13 | H | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 80 | WON | West Torrens | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.11 | 29 | 51 | ADO | 1921-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-08-20 14 | A | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.13 | 7.19 | 61 | WON | Sturt | 1.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 58 | 3 | UNL | 1921-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-08-28 15 | South Adelaide | Bye | 1921-08-28 Aug 28 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-09-03 16 | A | South Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | -61 | ALB | 1921-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-09-17 2SF | H | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 83 | WON | Sturt | 3.5 | 4.10 | 6.11 | 7.13 | 55 | 28 | ADO | 1921-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-10-01 PF | A | South Adelaide | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.10 | 4.13 | 37 | LOST | Norwood | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.12 | 42 | -5 | ADO | 1921-10-01 Oct 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |