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
1963 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1963 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-04-13 1 | A | Sturt | 3.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 96 | WON | Glenelg | 3.9 | 4.10 | 6.16 | 6.20 | 56 | 40 | GLE | 1963-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-04-20 2 | H | Sturt | 2.5 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.5 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 18.16 | 124 | -68 | ADO | 1963-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-04-27 3 | H | Sturt | 3.1 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 14.10 | 94 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | 15 | UNL | 1963-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-04 4 | A | Sturt | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.16 | 5.16 | 46 | LOST | West Torrens | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 87 | -41 | THB | 1963-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-11 5 | A | Sturt | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 61 | LOST | Norwood | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.10 | 9.14 | 68 | -7 | ADO | 1963-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-18 6 | H | Sturt | 2.1 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | West Adelaide | 5.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 17 | UNL | 1963-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-25 7 | H | Sturt | 2.2 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | 3 | UNL | 1963-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-08 8 | H | Sturt | 0.3 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 12.11 | 83 | -5 | KEN | 1963-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-15 9 | H | Sturt | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | West Torrens | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.10 | 40 | -1 | UNL | 1963-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-22 10 | A | Sturt | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | Glenelg | 4.7 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 77 | 2 | ADO | 1963-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-29 11 | A | Sturt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 11.15 | 81 | -45 | ALB | 1963-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-13 12 | A | Sturt | 2.3 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Norwood | 1.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 53 | 17 | NOR | 1963-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-20 13 | H | Sturt | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 55 | 27 | UNL | 1963-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-27 14 | A | Sturt | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.0 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 56 | 7 | RIC | 1963-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-03 15 | A | Sturt | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 90 | -25 | ALB | 1963-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-10 16 | H | Sturt | 4.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Norwood | 5.3 | 6.7 | 13.14 | 17.14 | 116 | -43 | UNL | 1963-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-17 17 | A | Sturt | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 53 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.3 | 6.7 | 11.16 | 12.18 | 90 | -37 | ADO | 1963-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-24 18 | H | Sturt | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 60 | WON | Glenelg | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 56 | 4 | UNL | 1963-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-31 19 | A | Sturt | 3.2 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 19.8 | 122 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 12.21 | 93 | 29 | ADO | 1963-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-09-07 20 | A | Sturt | 2.0 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | North Adelaide | 5.1 | 10.2 | 19.2 | 21.4 | 130 | -73 | PRO | 1963-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |