Glenelg | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Glenelg Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Tigers, Bays | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 10 March 1920[1] | |
Colours | Black Gold | |
Competition | South Australian National Football League (SANFL) | |
President | Peter Carey | |
Coach | Darren Reeves | |
Captain(s) | Liam McBean | |
Premierships | SANFL (6) SANFLW (1) | |
Ground(s) | Stratarama Stadium (capacity: 15,000) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | www.glenelgfc.com.au |
The Glenelg Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers or the Bays, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Their home ground is Stratarama Stadium (formerly Glenelg Oval), located in the southern coastal suburb of Glenelg East, South Australia.
The inaugural meeting of the Glenelg Football Club was held at the Glenelg Town Hall on Wednesday 10 March 1920, to form a club for players west of South Road to play in the B Grade. It was decided that the club colors would be red, yellow and black with white knickers. [2] [3]
The Club participated in the B Grade (Reserves) Competition in 1920 and entered the South Australian League in 1921. [4] At the Annual meeting on Thursday 3 March 1921 the club decided its colours to be black and gold, the guernsey to be black with a gold hoop around waist and arms, black socks with gold band, and white knickers. [5] [6] It was not until 2 May 1925 that the club saw its first league victory, a 12.6 (78) to 10.10 (70) win over West Torrens at Glenelg Oval.
"The Bays", as they are sometimes known (due to the club's proximity to Holdfast Bay), won their first SANFL premiership in 1934 with an 18.15 (123) to 16.18 (114) victory against Port Adelaide. The 1935 season saw them slump from first to last.
Until 1948, the team jersey was gold with a black V, in 1949 the club adopted the now familiar black with gold sash design. Since 2021 the team has revived the pre-1949 jersey and wears it as its "away" strip.
In total the club has won 6 premierships – in 1934, 1973, back to back flags in 1985 and 1986 and in 2019 – breaking a 33-year premiership drought against traditional rivals Port Adelaide. Glenelg also won the flag in 2023 after finishing the minor rounds as Minor Premiers and finally beat Sturt Football Club in a Grand final by 24 points vindicating a 3-0 GF record also achieving a club first with the reserves team also winning on the same day also against Sturt and being only the second team since Norwood in 2014 (Woodville-West Torrens in 2021) to win the premiership directly from a Second Semi Final win.
Glenelg amalgamated with West Adelaide Football Club during the war years 1942 to 1944. [7]
Glenelg was a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017.
Since the club first entered the SANFL they have used Glenelg Oval as their home ground. The only year this did not occur was in 1991 when Glenelg used Football Park (along with new team Woodville-West Torrens) under the SANFL's ground rationalisation scheme. This arrangement only lasted for the 1991 season as Glenelg moved back to The Bay while the Eagles moved to Woodville Oval.
In 2012 Glenelg Oval became one of five suburban SANFL grounds to have lights installed for night games.
The ground record crowd for Glenelg Oval was set on 20 July 1968 when 17,171 saw Sturt defeat Glenelg by just one point, 13.13 (91) to 13.12 (90). The record night attendance was set on 25 April 2014 (Anzac Day) when 9,245 saw Glenelg defeat the Adelaide Crows reserves 17.21 (123) to 13.8 (86) for the Tigers first win of the 2014 SANFL season.
Glenelg Oval also saw the highest score in SANFL history in 1975 when Glenelg defeated Central District 49.23 (317) to 11.13 (79): the winning margin of 238 is the 2017 the SANFL record, and remains the club's record win. Glenelg's champion full-forward, the 1969 Magarey Medallist Fred Phillis, kicked 18 goals for the game, including his 100th for the season.
The Glenelg Tigers have the same club song as that of the Richmond Tigers based on "Row, Row, Row".
Oh we're from Tigerland
A fighting fury, we're from Tigerland
In any weather you'll see us with a grin
Risking head and shin
If we're behind then never mind
We'll fight and fight and win
For we're from Tigerland.
We never weaken till the final siren's gone
Like the Tiger of old, we're strong and we're bold
For we're from Tiger – black and the gold – we're from Tigerland.
Premierships | |||
Competition | Level | Wins | Years Won |
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SANFL | Men's Seniors | 6 | 1934, 1973, 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023 |
Women's Seniors | 1 | 2021 | |
Reserves | 8 | 1967, 1981, 1982, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2021, 2023 | |
Under 19s (1937–2008) | 6 | 1959, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1992, 2008 | |
Under 17s (1939–2008) | 4 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975 | |
Under 18s (2009–present) | 4 | 2009, 2010, 2016, 2023 | |
Under 16s (2010–present) | 5 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
Other titles and honours | |||
Stanley H Lewis Trophy | Multiple | 11 | 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1990, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
SANFL Night Series | Senior | 4 | 1959, 1982, 1990, 1992 |
Finishing positions | |||
SANFL | Minor premiership | 8 | 1969, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
Grand Finalists | 16 | 1934, 1950, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2021, 2023 | |
Wooden spoons | 20 | 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014 | |
SANFL Women's League | Minor premiership | 0 | Nil |
Grand Finalists | 1 | 2021 | |
Wooden spoons | 1 | 2018 |
The Magarey Medal is awarded to the "fairest and most brilliant" player in the League during the Home and Away season. Glenelg has ten Magarey Medalists and two Reserves Magarey Medalists:
The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best player during State of Origin games for South Australia. Glenelg has six Fos Williams Medalists, including one dual medalist:
The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player during Grand Final. Glenelg has four Jack Oatey Medalists:
The Glenelg Football Club set up its Hall of Fame in 2001, when it inducted 25 of its greatest players. There have since been 14 induction ceremonies, the most recent taking place in 2021, as the club marked its League centenary celebrations. [11] Glenelg's Hall of Fame divides players into five main historical eras for the club: 1) 1921–1939; 2) 1940–1960; 3) 1961–1976; 4) 1977–1990; and 5) 1991–2021.
Name | Inducted | Career span | Glenelg games (goals) | Notes |
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1921 – 1939 Era | ||||
Jack Hanley (#1) | 2021 | 1921–1924 | 54 (36) |
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Arthur Link | 2011 | 1929–1939 | 167 (280) | |
1940 – 1960 Era | ||||
Ray Hunt (#193) | 2001 | 1936–1952 | 206 (36) | |
Allan Crabb (#271) | 2001 | 1942–1956 | 236 (177) | |
Colin Churchett (#278) | 2001 | 1943–1954 | 186 (556) | |
Neil Davies (#368) | 2001 | 1951–54, 1956–59, 1961–63 | 144 (97) | |
1961 – 1976 Era | ||||
Fred Phillis (#530) | 2001 | 1966–1978 | 275 (869) | |
Peter Marker (#547) | 2001 | 1967–1978 | 239 (170) | |
Wayne Phillis (#548) | 2004 | 1967–1977 | 218 (90) | |
Rex Voigt (#550) | 2001 | 1967–1979 | 257 (258) | |
Graham Cornes * (#553) | 2001 | 1967–1982 | 317 (347) | |
1977 – 1990 Era | ||||
Peter Carey * (#580) | 2001 | 1971–1988 | 448 (521) | |
John MacFarlane (#583) | 2001 | 1971–1987 | 306 (91) | |
Paul Weston (#599) | 2001 | 1973–1982 | 196 (177) | |
Kym Hodgeman (#602) | 2001 | 1974–80, 1986–90 | 244 (412) | |
Stephen Copping (#603) | 2004 | 1974–1986 | 246 (460) | |
David Holst (#607) | 2010 | 1975–1985 | 190 (109) | |
Jim Lihou (#612) | 2019 | 1976–1983 | 154 (15) | |
David Marshall (#631) | 2001 | 1978–1993 | 353 (289) | |
John Seebohm (#634) | 2003 | 1978–1992 | 319 (220) | |
Stephen Kernahan * (#655) | 2001 | 1981–1985 | 136 (290) | |
Chris McDermott (#656) | 2001 | 1981–1996 | 276 (184) | |
Tony Symonds (#661) | 2007 | 1981–86, 1988–92 | 225 (231) | |
Tony McGuinness (#662) | 2002 | 1981–85, 1998 | 113 (200) | |
1991 – 2021 Era | ||||
Nick Chigwidden (#714) | 2005 | 1987–2000 | 293 (257) |
As of 2013 the Glenelg Football Club has seven club ambassadors. [12] They are:
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