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
1963 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide'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 | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 13.21 | 99 | -17 | PRO | 1963-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-04-20 2 | A | South Adelaide | 5.8 | 7.10 | 8.16 | 10.17 | 77 | LOST | Glenelg | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 14.12 | 96 | -19 | KEN | 1963-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-04-27 3 | A | South Adelaide | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | LOST | Sturt | 3.1 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 14.10 | 94 | -15 | UNL | 1963-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-04 4 | H | South Adelaide | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.12 | 9.18 | 72 | LOST | Norwood | 4.3 | 7.9 | 11.11 | 13.12 | 90 | -18 | ADO | 1963-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-11 5 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.10 | 40 | LOST | West Torrens | 2.5 | 2.11 | 6.16 | 6.18 | 54 | -14 | THB | 1963-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-18 6 | H | South Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 8.17 | 65 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.5 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 82 | -17 | ADO | 1963-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-05-25 7 | A | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 34 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.5 | 7.12 | 7.14 | 9.17 | 71 | -37 | RIC | 1963-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-08 8 | A | South Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Sturt | 0.3 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 5 | KEN | 1963-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-15 9 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Norwood | 2.1 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 10.16 | 76 | -45 | NOR | 1963-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-22 10 | A | South Adelaide | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 9.11 | 65 | -3 | KEN | 1963-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-06-29 11 | H | South Adelaide | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.6 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 13.20 | 98 | -44 | ADO | 1963-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-13 12 | H | South Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.1 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 15.11 | 101 | -65 | ADO | 1963-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-20 13 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 9.8 | 10.14 | 13.18 | 96 | LOST | Glenelg | 4.2 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 97 | -1 | ADO | 1963-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-07-27 14 | A | South Adelaide | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 37 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 4.13 | 10.13 | 22.22 | 24.23 | 167 | -130 | ALB | 1963-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-03 15 | H | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 20.10 | 130 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 13.16 | 94 | 36 | ADO | 1963-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-10 16 | A | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 87 | LOST | West Torrens | 6.8 | 8.12 | 13.17 | 16.19 | 115 | -28 | KEN | 1963-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-17 17 | A | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 7.7 | 11.11 | 14.12 | 96 | LOST | Norwood | 0.6 | 6.14 | 9.16 | 14.20 | 104 | -8 | NOR | 1963-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-24 18 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.10 | 14.15 | 99 | -56 | ADO | 1963-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-08-31 19 | H | South Adelaide | 4.7 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 12.21 | 93 | LOST | Sturt | 3.2 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 19.8 | 122 | -29 | ADO | 1963-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1963-09-07 20 | A | South Adelaide | 5.6 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.2 | 12.8 | 20.11 | 24.20 | 164 | -79 | GLE | 1963-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |