SA Footy

ROUND 1 1966
I was there but cant remember the game.
A significant game as this started the 5 premierships in a row

ST... 2-6 ... 7-13...13-16...17-19
NW...4-1.....6-2.......8-3.....12-6

STURT LINE UP IN CAPITALS

haines..........kneebone..........inglis
OTTENS........JONES...............DUNN

molloy..........redden...............nygaard
SHEARMAN....HALBERT............TILBROOK

b. woodcock...abbott................vertudaches
HICKS............SCHOFF............CLARKE

d. woodcock......sutter...............daly
SHORT.............STOEKEL..........SCHWARZ

r. oatey............brewer..............chapman
ADCOCK..........JARRETT...........BAGSHAW

1ST+2ND RUCK

wedding ......pickering...bunton
CLARKSON...MURPHY...RIGNEY

chapman.....haines.....oatey
OTTENS......BAGSAHW..DUNN

RESERVES

anderson......harrison
RAYMOND.....NELSON


BEST PLAYERS

vertuaches,bunton,kneebone,brewer, oatey, d woodcock

HALBERT,STOECKEL,MURPHY,SHEARMAN,SCHOFF,CLARKSON,ADCOCK,RIGNEY,SHORT

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Some interesting players

NORWOOD

GRAHAM MOLLOY won the interstate Tassie Medal in 1969, his son played for Norwood as well in the 80/90s
DAMIEN NYGAARD in about 1969 was 'KING' hit by Neil Kerley v Glenelg + got a broken jaw
ROBERT OATEY coached Norwood + later played for Sturt
HAYDEN BUNTON also coached Norwood and South adelaide [i think]

STURT

DEAN OTTENS is the dad of the Geelong OTTENS in the afl [was famous off field as well]
BOBBY SHEARMAN had a sports store
JOHN HALBERT coached Glenelg
DIAMOND JIM TILBOROK went to america to play grid irom [i think]
DARYL HICKS coached Centrals
SANDY NELSON his son Ben plays for Sturt now.


As Mary Hopkins sang a couple of years later " THOSE WERE THE DAYS"

Is this an enticement to get Adelaide Hawk back on the board?

Nygaard should of got games for the viscious headbut to Kerley's elbow....

How the truck would I know though, me old Man was still doing the ground work on me Mum....

Damien NYGAARD was a half back flanker
in about 1969[?] he went to half forward and was dynamite
Against GLENELG he got an elbow into his jaw from Neil Knuclkes KERLEY
NYGAARD had a broken jaw and was out for about 6 weeks

ADELAIDE HAWK remember that day, I know your out there.

Start of Sturt's era,start of Norwood's downward spiral.

Mr66 wrote:Start of Sturt's era,start of Norwood's downward spiral.

Only one spoon tho 66.

regards,

REB

Certainly the beginning of the golden era from Sturt. What a great team, an excellent balance of experience players and brilliant young stars. I recall it was Bob Shearman's first game for Sturt after missing the entire 1965 season awaiting a clearance from West Torrens. He took the number 1 jumper from Keith Chessell and celebrated with 4 goals. It would have also been 1st games from Dean Ottens and Sandy Nelson. Kym Stoeckel was a brilliant young player who unfortunatley got his finger caught in a lace-up jumper. His finger was wrecked so badly he never played again.

For Norwood the 1st gamers included Bill Chapman, Dean Sutter and Brian Woodcock, the red headed father of umpire Derek Woodcock. Brian would win the seconds Magarey Medal that season.

Norwood had some great players but sadly lacked the depth of Sturt whose 2nd tier players were far superior. Peter Redden was an interesting one. I believe he was a cousin of Mick Redden the Roosters ruckman. Played all 41 games in 1965 & 1966, and never played for Norwood after that. Much was expected also from Rick Abbott. The incredible statistic that was by the time Sturt won their 5th premiership in 1970, only 1 player from the Norwood line up was still playing for the Redlegs, captain-coach Robert Oatey.

McAlmanac wrote:Is this an enticement to get Adelaide Hawk back on the board?

It worked !

Bunton & Oatey taking on Rigney & Dunn - a great roving duel.

McAlmanac wrote:Bunton & Oatey taking on Rigney & Dunn - a great roving duel.

And Wedding v Clarkson in the ruck.