Footy Film SA

1973 STATE GAME: VICTORIA DEFEAT SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN A THRILLER!

This Channel 9 "Woodies Takes You Back" segment features brief highlights from one of the great state games. Highlights include Alex Jesaulenko kicking his 10th goal. Victoria win by 4 points at Adelaide Oval.

The entire last quarter of this game is available on our YouTube channel.

FINAL SCORES:
1973 State game Victoria 21.13 139 d South Australia 20.15 135

MALCOM BLIGHT TALKS ABOUT WINNING THE 1972 MAGAREY MEDAL

Excerpt from the 1997 Magarey Medal telecast. Blight talks about becoming Woodville's first Magarey Medalist.

1994: JACK OATEY DIES

New reports covering the death of Jack Oatey. He passed away on the 26th of February 1994, aged 73.

PLAYING CAREER:
1940–43, 1945–52 Norwood 181 games, 233 goals
1944 South Melbourne 5 games, 4 goals
Total 186 games, 237

COACHING CAREER:
1945–56 Norwood 229 (wins 148 – loss 80 – draw 1)
1957–60 West Adelaide 87 (59–28–0)
1962–82 Sturt 470 (314–152–4)
Total 786 (521–260–5)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
4x Norwood Best & Fairest 1940-42, 1945
Norwood-North Adelaide Premiership Player 1943
Norwood Football Club Captain 1945-52
3x Norwood Premiership Captain 1946, 1948, 1950
Coach
3x Norwood Premiership Coach 1946, 1948, 1950
7x Sturt Premiership Coach 1966-70, 1974, 1976
Representative
7 State games for South Australia (Captain: 1949-50)
South Australian State Coach 1950, 1959
Honours

HONOURS:
Norwood Football Club Life Member
Sturt Football Club Life Member 1971
Order of Australia (AM) for services to the sport of Australian football 1978
SANFL Life Member 1981
Jack Oatey Medal (SANFL Grand Final BoG) named in honour 1981
Only person to coach over 500 wins in elite Australian rules football (521)
Norwood Football Club Hall of Fame Member
Norwood Football Club Team of the Century - Rover
Sturt Football Club Hall of Fame Member
Sturt Football Club Team of the Century - Coach
Australian Football Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee 1996, Legend status 2021
South Australian Football Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee 2002

1971 CHAMPIONS OF AUSTRALIA: HAWTHORN DEFEAT NORTH!

VFL premiers Hawthorn defeat SANFL premiers in a tight match at Adelaide Oval in front of 37,149 fans. The footage is very brief, showing Hawthorn's Matthews scoring a goal at the scoreboard end.

FINAL SCORES:
1971 COA Hawthorn 13.13 91 d North 10.7 67

The 1971 Championship of Australia was the 15th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football match between the champion clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.

This was the last Championship of Australia title to be held as a single game before the competition was expanded the following year into a knockout tournament that included the champions of the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.

1961 SECOND-SEMI FINAL: WEST MARCH INTO GRAND FINAL!

Shot by a single camera from the Creswell Stand, this is high quality black and white silent footage from this game played at Adelaide Oval in front of 29,846 fans. Neil Kerley's Bloods comfortably account for Port and win their way into the grand final where they would defeat Norwood

FINAL SCORES:
1961 Second Semi Final West 11.24 90 d Port 9.19 73

1965 PRELIMINARY FINAL: STURT ADVANCE TO GRANDFINAL AFTER KANTILLA MARK NOT PAID

Features very contentious umpiring decision when South Adelaide's David Kantilla looks to clearly mark the ball in South's goals square but the mark is not paid. Sturt immediately take the ball to the other and and score a goal to give themselves a 7-point lead. Neither side scores for the rest of the game.

FINAL SCORES:
1965 Preliminary Final Sturt 14.10 94 d South 12.15 87

1975 WAVERLEY PARK: SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEAT TASMANIA

Brief highlights from this game which was one of the semi-finals of the 1975 ANFC Knock Out carnival played at Melbourne's Waverley Park.

FINAL SCORES:
1975 State Game South Australia 17.16 118 d Tasmania 8.11 59

1950 GRAND FINAL: NORWOOD WIN THEIR LAST FLAG FOR 25 YEARS

Just over 11 minutes of silent black and white footage from Norwood's win over Glenelg in the 1950 Grand Final, played at Adelaide Oval.

Match report:
35 years after this match Glenelg's Stan Wickham was to recall: "It was all over in 10 seconds. Marriott to Oaty to Olds to Dalwood - I'm still straightening my jockstrap out and all this had happened - it was beautiful... we were shellshocked."

The Bay's first grand final since 1934 did not start well for them as Norwood went on to kick 7.5 to 2.2 in the first term. Norwood full-back Ron Reimann managed to restrict champion full-forward Churchett to just 1.3 for the match. Champion rover and Norwood playing coach Jack Oatey stationed himslef a kick behind the play as Glenelg made a second quarter charge and he stopped many promising attacking moves by the Tigers. Oatey also had his men successfully execute a plan to keep Glenelg's attacking full-back Ray Hunt out of the play, smothering Glenelg's run from defence.

In the end, it was Norwood who prevailed in the wet conditions, running out victors by 47 points.

Norwood celebrated what was to be its last premiership for 25 years. For Glenelg it would be another 2 grand final losses and 23 years before they were to finally achieve their second flag.

Source: Cornwall, P, Wood, J, 1999, The Pride of the Bay, Graphic Print Group, Richmond SA.

FINAL SCORES:
1950 Grand Final Norwood 15.16 106 d Glenelg 8.11 59

1974 ROUND 14: PORT PREVAIL OVER STURT AT ALBERTON

Classic minor round footage from the final season of black and white TV coverage. Daryl Cahill stars (at least in these highlights) as Port have a tight win at home over an inaccurate Sturt.

FINAL SCORE:
1974 Round 14 Port 10.13 73 d Sturt 7.17 59

1980 ROUND 4: TORRENS MAKE IT 4 FROM 4!

West Torrens account for Glenelg in front of a big post-Anzac Day march crowd of 22,709 at Adelaide Oval and remain unbeaten after 4 rounds.

FINAL SCORE:
1980 Round 4 Torrens 9.18 72 d Glenelg 8.14 62