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HISTORY

01 January 1901

1901-1919

1901 Arthur C Thomas was born in Mary Street, Unley on May 4, 1869, Thomas deserves the title of “

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01 September 1903

1903 Magarey Medallist

Hendrick 'Taffy' Waye was the club's first Magarey Medallist, an exceptional ruckman and dangerous

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01 September 1911

1911 Magarey Medallist

Harold 'Vic' Cumberland came to South Australia after playing for Melbourne and then St Kilda in t

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25 September 1915

1915 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 2.1-13 3.5-23 6.7-43 6

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08 October 1919

1919 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 0.2-2 0.3-3 0.4-4 3.5-

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01 January 1920

1920-1939

1920 - 1924 Despite winning the 1919 premiership, infighting and sackings see the Blues slump to mis

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01 September 1920

1920 Magarey Medallist

Victor Richardson was a dominant centreman who had no peer in the 1920’s who was equally skilled

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01 September 1923

1923 Magarey Medallist

Horrie Riley despite his small size was the Bagshaw of the 1920’s, highly skilled and a superb h

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02 October 1926

1926 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 3.2-20 4.5-29 7.7-49 9

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01 October 1932

1932 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 4.3-27 7.5-47 14.11-95

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01 September 1933

1933 Magarey Medallist

Keith Dunn was a strong and skillful footballer who despite his small size at only six foot tall o

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01 January 1940

1940-1959

1940 - 1941 P.T. 'Bo' Morton is appointed Captain-Coach and leads the Blues to their fifth premiersh

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28 September 1940

1940 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 4.5-29 5.6-36 11.10-76

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01 September 1952

1952, 1954, & 1959 Magarey Medallist

The late Len Fitzgerald made his debut for Collingwood at the age of just 15 in 1945 and went on t

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01 January 1960

1960-1969

1960 The club finish sixth in 1960, winning 8 games while John Halbert wins his second best and fair

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01 September 1961

1961 Magarey Medallist

John Halbert was an extraordinary footballer who was in a class of his own in 1961 and finally won

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01 October 1966

1966 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 3.2-20 7.7-49 9.12-66

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30 September 1967

1967 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 5.0-30 7.6-48 9.6-60 1

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30 September 1968

1968 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 3.3-21 5.11-41 10.13-73

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04 October 1969

1969 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 6.3-39 10.7-67 16.12-10

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01 January 1970

1970-1979

1970 A 17 year old Rick Davies, who could have very easily become a Glenelg player debuts for the cl

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26 September 1970

1970 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 1.4-10 4.6-30 8.10-58

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28 September 1974

1974 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 6.5-41 6.6-42 6.12-48

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25 September 1976

1976 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 1.3-9 7.6-48 11.8-74 1

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01 January 1980

1980-1989

1981 The Blues at the start of the season were missing the injured Paul Bagshaw who was unsure if he

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01 September 1988

1988 Magarey Medallist

Greg Whittlesea grew up on a dairy farm at Second Valley near Yankalilla and was actually a Glenel

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01 January 1990

1990-1999

1990 Sturt appoint former Geelong player, Kevin Higgins as Coach, but lose a number of senior player

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01 September 1997

1997 Magarey Medallist

Brodie Atkinson began his SANFL career with North Adelaide in 1990 and went on to win the Reserve

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01 September 1999

1999 Magarey Medallist

Damian Squire was a smart and natural footballer and was a Port Adelaide Magpies supporter when he

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01 January 2000

2000-2009

2000 Sturt qualifies for the finals for the fourth successive year and for the first time since 1973

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01 September 2000

2000 Magarey Medallist

Damian Squire was a smart and natural footballer and was a Port Adelaide Magpies supporter when he

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01 September 2002

2002 Magarey Medallist

In 2002, after a 26 year drought from premierships the Double Blues defeated Central District and fo

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30 September 2002

2002 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 4.6-30 8.7-55 11.12-78

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01 September 2008

2008 Magarey Medallist

Luke Crane was originally from George Town in Tasmania and was an elite junior footballer who repr

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01 January 2010

2010-2019

2010 After reaching the Grand Final the previous season, losing few senior players and recruiting ru

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01 September 2014

2014 Magarey Medallist

Highly talented and tenacious, midfielder Zane Kirkwood won the 2014 medal after a brilliant debut

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01 September 2016

2016 Magarey Medallist

Lion hearted skipper Kirkwood became a dual Magarey Medallist after polling 24 votes in the 2016 c

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25 September 2016

2016 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 1.1-7 4.2-26 8.2-50 12

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24 September 2017

2017 Premiership

Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Sturt 4.1-25 5.4-34 6.6-42 7

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01 January 2018

2018 Senior Women's Team

Sturt Football Club is pleased to announce that it has been granted the sixth licence to enter a tea

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15 July 2021

Sturt enter team in the Inaugural NOVITA SANFL Wheelchair Football League

The inaugural Novita SANFL Wheelchair Football League is set to spin off on Friday night, with a

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10 September 2021

Sturt win the Inaugural NOVITA SANFL Wheelchair Football League

The inaugural Novita SANFL Wheelchair Grand Final took place on Friday night, with Sturt defeating N

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29 May 2022

2022 SANFLW Grand Final

North Adelaide withstood an early Sturt onslaught to win the 2022 Hostplus SANFLW League premier

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09 September 2022

Back to Back Premiers

Reigning premiers Sturt defeated Woodville-West Torrens by 23 points at The Lights Community and Spo

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18 September 2022

2022 Reserves Premiership

Sturt claimed its first Reserves premiership in five years on the back of a slick first half as

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11 August 2023

Three in a Row

Sturt claimed an historic hat-trick of Premierships when it engineered a stunning comeback to defeat

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