Glenelg Football Club

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Glenelg
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Names
Full nameGlenelg Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers, Bays
Club details
Founded10 March 1920;104 years ago (10 March 1920) [1]
Colours  Black   Gold
Competition South Australian National Football League (SANFL)
President Peter Carey
Coach Darren Reeves
Captain(s) Liam McBean
PremiershipsSANFL (7) 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.

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Club history

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 7 premierships – in 1934, 1973, back to back flags in 1985 and 1986 and in 2019 and back to back flags in 2023 and 2024 – Glenelg first back to back premierships since 1985 and 1986.

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.

Home grounds

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.

Club song

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.

Current playing list

Club achievements

Premierships
CompetitionLevelWinsYears Won
SANFL Men's Seniors 7 1934, 1973, 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023, 2024
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 Multiple111969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1990, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2023
SANFL Night Series Senior41959, 1982, 1990, 1992
Finishing positions
SANFL Minor premiership 81969, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023
Grand Finalists 17 1934, 1950, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2021, 2023, 2024
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 premiership0Nil
Grand Finalists1 2021
Wooden spoons1 2018

Club records

Post World War 2 coaches

Post World War 2 placings

Magarey Medallists

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:

SANFL leading goalkickers

Ken Farmer Medallists

Fos Williams 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:

Jack Oatey Medalists

The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player during Grand Final. Glenelg has five Jack Oatey Medalists:

Glenelg Hall of Fame

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.

Glenelg Hall of Fame Members
NameInductedCareer spanGlenelg games (goals)Notes
1921 – 1939 Era
Jack Hanley (#1)20211921–192454 (36)
  • Inaugural captain-coach 1921
  • Club captain 1922–1923
  • Club leading goalkicker 1922
  • 3 state games
Arthur Link 20111929–1939167 (280)
1940 – 1960 Era
Ray Hunt (#193)20011936–1952206 (36)
Allan Crabb (#271)20011942–1956236 (177)
Colin Churchett (#278)20011943–1954186 (556)
Neil Davies (#368)20011951–54, 1956–59, 1961–63144 (97)
1961 – 1976 Era
Fred Phillis (#530)20011966–1978275 (869)
Peter Marker (#547)20011967–1978239 (170)
Wayne Phillis (#548)20041967–1977218 (90)
Rex Voigt (#550)20011967–1979257 (258)
Graham Cornes * (#553)20011967–1982317 (347)
1977 – 1990 Era
Peter Carey * (#580)20011971–1988448 (521)
John MacFarlane (#583)20011971–1987306 (91)
Paul Weston (#599)20011973–1982196 (177)
Kym Hodgeman (#602)20011974–80, 1986–90244 (412)
Stephen Copping (#603)20041974–1986246 (460)
David Holst (#607)20101975–1985190 (109)
Jim Lihou (#612)20191976–1983154 (15)
David Marshall (#631)20011978–1993353 (289)
John Seebohm (#634)20031978–1992319 (220)
Stephen Kernahan * (#655)20011981–1985136 (290)
Chris McDermott (#656)20011981–1996276 (184)
Tony Symonds (#661)20071981–86, 1988–92225 (231)
Tony McGuinness (#662)20021981–85, 1998113 (200)
1991 – 2021 Era
Nick Chigwidden (#714)20051987–2000293 (257)

Club ambassadors

As of 2013 the Glenelg Football Club has seven club ambassadors. [12] They are:

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Preceded by SANFL Premiers
1934
1973
1985–1986
2019
Succeeded by