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Official name
Glenelg Football Club
Known as
Glenelg
Nickname
Tigers (also popularly referred to as 'The Bays')
Formed
1920
Colours
Black and gold
Associated clubs
Glenelg Reserves;Glenelg U18s;West Glenelg;Glenelg WFC;Glenelg U16s;Glenelg U14s
Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1921–2026
Home Ground
Glenelg Oval
SANFL Premierships
1934, 1973, 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023-24 (7 total)
Senior Premierships
Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy: 1969, 1973, 1975-6, 1981, 1990, 2009-10, 2019 (9 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-Season Series: 1959, 1971, 1982, 1990, 1992 (5 total)
Most Games
448 - Peter Carey (1971-1988)
Most Goals
869 - D.K. "Fred" Phillis (1966–78, 1981)
League Top Goalkickers
J.Owens (80) 1928, (83) 1929 & (102) 1932; C.Churchett (88) 1948, (72) 1949, (105) 1950 & (102) 1951; D.Phillis (137) 1969, (107) 1970, (99) 1971, (108) 1975 & (98) 1976; T.Grima (58) 2010; C.Alleway (47) 2015; L.McBean (46) 2019, (38) 2020, (51) 2021 (17 total)
Magarey Medalists
J.Handby 1928; G.Johnston 1934; M.Brock 1940; M.Boyall 1941; A.Crabb 1949; D.Phillis 1969; K.Hodgeman 1978; A.McGuinness 1982; B.Backwell 2006; L.Partington 2019 (10 total)
Headquarters
64 Brighton Rd, Glenelg East, SA 5045
Postal Address
PO Box 72, Glenelg, SA, 5045
Phone: 1300 687 258
Email
reception@glenelgfc.com.au
Website
glenelgfc.com.au
In 1973, the quintessential 'Kerley method’ - glimpsed, perhaps, in 1964 with South Adelaide, and again with the 1969 Tigers - came at last to full fruition. Glenelg in ‘73 was, in terms of its average standard of performance, a VFL side in all but name. With [one] exception it not only never lost, it never looked like doing so - until that ‘one day in September’...
John Devaney looks back at Glenelg's SANFL history which, to many, represents a frustrating record of underachievement.
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-281 | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 5.7 | 11.10 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.10 | 34 | 64 | ALB | 2025-03-28Mar 28 (Fri, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2025-04-052 | H | Glenelg | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | Central District | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 47 | 30 | GLE | 2025-04-05Apr 5 (Sat, 4:40) | Scores |
| 2025-04-183 | H | Glenelg | 4.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 14.10 | 94 | LOST | Adelaide Reserves | 5.7 | 9.10 | 13.12 | 14.14 | 98 | -4 | GLE | 2025-04-18Apr 18 (Fri, 4:10) | Scores |
| 2025-04-254 | H | Glenelg | 5.3 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | Norwood | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | 43 | GLE | 2025-04-25Apr 25 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-05-045 | A | Glenelg | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Sturt | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.13 | 73 | -8 | UNL | 2025-05-04May 4 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-05-116 | H | Glenelg | 0.5 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Woodville-West Torrens | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 62 | 4 | GLE | 2025-05-11May 11 (Sun, 2:30) | Scores |
| 2025-05-247 | H | Glenelg | 5.3 | 10.6 | 14.11 | 21.16 | 142 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.6 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 55 | 87 | GLE | 2025-05-24May 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-05-318 | A | Glenelg | 5.1 | 11.1 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 119 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 51 | 68 | NOA | 2025-05-31May 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 2025-06-089 | H | Glenelg | 8.2 | 13.2 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 146 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 65 | 81 | GLE | 2025-06-08Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-06-2210 | H | Glenelg | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.12 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Sturt | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 87 | -20 | GLE | 2025-06-22Jun 22 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-06-2811 | A | Glenelg | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | Norwood | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 59 | 16 | NOR | 2025-06-28Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-07-0512 | A | Glenelg | 4.4 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 54 | 50 | RIC | 2025-07-05Jul 5 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2025-07-1213 | H | Glenelg | 4.5 | 8.6 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 111 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 2.3 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 13.5 | 83 | 28 | GLE | 2025-07-12Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-07-1914 | H | Glenelg | 3.3 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 109 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 95 | 14 | GLE | 2025-07-19Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-07-2715 | Glenelg | Bye | 2025-07-27 Jul 27 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2025-08-0316 | A | Glenelg | 7.2 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | Woodville-West Torrens | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 58 | 67 | WOO | 2025-08-03Aug 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-08-0917 | A | Glenelg | 2.3 | 5.5 | 10.10 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 74 | 5 | PRO | 2025-08-09Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-08-1618 | H | Glenelg | 3.3 | 6.6 | 11.14 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 1.5 | 4.8 | 10.11 | 12.12 | 84 | 10 | GLE | 2025-08-16Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-08-2319 | A | Glenelg | 7.2 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 20.8 | 128 | WON | Central District | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 42 | 86 | ELZ | 2025-08-23Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2025-08-31QF | H | Glenelg | 2.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 73 | 1 | ADO | 2025-08-31Aug 31 (Sun, 3:15) | Scores |
| 2025-09-072SF | A | Glenelg | 3.3 | 6.6 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Sturt | 3.2 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 102 | -42 | ADO | 2025-09-07Sep 7 (Sun, 3:15) | Scores |
| 2025-09-14PF | H | Glenelg | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 57 | WON | Norwood | 2.4 | 3.9 | 6.11 | 7.13 | 55 | 2 | ADO | 2025-09-14Sep 14 (Sun, 3:15) | Scores |
| 2025-09-21GF | A | Glenelg | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | Sturt | 3.4 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 105 | -31 | ADO | 2025-09-21Sep 21 (Sun, 2:30) | Scores |