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{{Short description|Australian rules football club}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| nicknames               = ''Double Blues''
| season                  = 2024
| home&away               = 2nd
| afterfinals             = 4th
| topgoalkicker           = Connor McFadyen (35)
| bestandfairest          = [[Will Snelling]]
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| league                  = [[South Australian National Football League]]
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| president               = Jason Kilic
| coach                   = [[Martin Mattner]]
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The '''Sturt Football Club''', nicknamed '''The Double Blues''', is a semi-professional [[Australian rules football]] club based in the suburb of [[Unley, South Australia]], which plays in the [[South Australian National Football League]].

Founded in 1901 by the Sturt Cricket Club, the club initially struggled to make the finals, however, in 1915 they won their first Premiership. After several decades of substantial finals appearances and a few premiership wins, Sturt entered a period of success, winning seven premierships from 1966 to 1976 under coach [[Jack Oatey]].

Sturt has a total of 15 premierships, eleven [[Magarey Medal]]lists and two Night Premierships.

Sturt wear Oxford and Cambridge Blue reflecting the street names on which their home ground is based. Sturt play their home games at the 15,000 capacity [[Unley Oval]] and their club song is named ''It's a grand old flag''.

== History ==
=== Establishment ===
The Sturt Football club was established on 14 March 1901 following a meeting convened at the Unley Town Hall by the [[Sturt Cricket Club]] (established on August 9, 1890 by Arthur C Thomas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sturtfc.com.au/timeline-item/1902-1908/ |title = 1901–1919 – Sturt Football Club}}</ref>) and attended by delegates from local junior teams, footballers and residents it was decided to establish a senior football club in the [[Electoral district of Sturt (South Australia)|Sturt Electoral Division]] based around [[Unley, South Australia|Unley]] to join the SAFA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56075254 |title = 15 Mar 1901 – FOOTBALL. - Trove| newspaper=Register | date=15 March 1901 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209679807 |title = 15 Mar 1901 – FOOTBALL. - Trove| newspaper=Express and Telegraph | date=15 March 1901 }}</ref> Sturt is named after the Australian explorer [[Charles Sturt]]. The club used the two shades of blue of Oxford and Cambridge Universities as its home ground, Unley Oval, is situated on the junction of Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace, hence the nickname of "Double Blues". Sturt played its first SAFA game against Norwood at Norwood Oval, losing by 33 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4836715 |title = 04 May 1901 – THE FOOTBALL SEASON. - Trove| newspaper=Advertiser | date=4 May 1901 }}</ref>

Sturt enjoyed little success initially and struggled to make the finals. In 1909, the club was strengthened by a number of interstate players enticed by offers of employment and accommodation and in 1910, Sturt played in their first Grand Final, losing to [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]].

=== First success ===
[[File:Sturt 1919 premiers.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The 1919 premiership team.]]
The first premiership came in [[1915 SAFL Grand Final|1915]] with a two-goal Grand Final win over [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]. The competition was suspended during the [[World War I|First World War]], being established in [[1919 SAFL season|1919]] when Sturt faced [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] in the [[1919 SAFL Grand Final|Grand Final]]. Despite giving up a big lead early, Sturt fought back and forced a draw. In a low scoring replay the following week, Sturt kicked its only three goals of the match in the last quarter (the last coming with thirty seconds remaining) to win by five points (23–18) and secure consecutive premierships four years apart.

Sturt won another premiership in [[1926 SAFL Grand Final|1926]] defeating North Adelaide again by 64–51, with [[Vic Richardson]] after he was not selected for the 1925 [[The Ashes|Ashes]] cricket tour of England.

Between 1930 and 1941, Sturt played in five Grand Finals, winning in [[1932 SANFL Grand Final|1932]] (v. North Adelaide by 110–69) and [[1940 SANFL Grand Final|1940]] when the team beat [[South Adelaide Football Club|South Adelaide]] (100–79). From 1942 to 1944, Sturt combined with South Adelaide to compete in a restricted wartime competition.

=== Golden era ===
From 1945 to 1961, despite the efforts of triple [[Magarey Medal]]ist Len Fitzgerald, Sturt performed poorly, "winning" five wooden spoons and failing to make a Grand Final. In 1962, former [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]] and [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] player and [[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] coach [[Jack Oatey]] was appointed coach and began to institute an innovative style of play that would modernise the game and influence the style of football played Australia wide.

Sturt showed gradual improvement in Oatey's first years, finishing 6th in 1963 and third in 1964. In 1965, it reached the grand final and before 62,543 (a SANFL record until 1976 and the highest [[Adelaide Oval]] crowd to this day),<ref>{{cite web|title=About Adelaide Oval|url=http://www.adelaideoval.com.au/content.aspx?p=378|publisher=SACA|access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> fell short by just 3 points against Port Adelaide. In 1966, Sturt gained revenge on Port Adelaide, doubling its score (16.16 to 8.8) winning its first premiership in 26 years and entering a period of dominance that saw them win seven premierships in eleven years, including five in a row between 1966 and 1970.

Sturt's 1967 and 1968 grand final wins were again at the expense of Port Adelaide. Sturt won the 1969 Grand Final beating Glenelg who had included the [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] star [[Royce Hart]] for his only game for the club. Hart was eligible to play in the SANFL due to his posting to Adelaide as a National Service soldier. Sturt completed its fifth successive premiership with another win over Glenelg in a rain-affected 1970 grand final.

The 1976 Grand Final win over Port Adelaide was dominated by ruckman [[Rick Davies (footballer)|Rick Davies]]. Before a record [[Football Park]] crowd of 66,897, Sturt entered the final as rank outsiders. Davies, sensing early pressure from Port, positioned himself in the back lines in the first quarter. In an often quoted anecdote, coach Jack Oatey turned to runner David ( Daffy ) Edwards and said:'What's he doing down there? I didn't put him down there. I run this side. Go and ask him what he thinks he's up to." After Davies had taken his fourth strong mark, Edwards came back with the news: "He says he's down there getting kicks, that's where the ball is". Oatey's response: "Course he is. He's a champion isn't he?”<ref>Lysikatos.J :''True Blue: The History of the Sturt Football Club'' page 254, Sturt Football Club, 1995</ref> Rick Davies dominated the final with 21 kicks, 21 handballs, 21 hit outs and 15 marks, with Sturt winning by 41 points. Captain Paul Bagshaw described the win as "Sturt's finest hour".<ref>''Sunday Mail'', page 1, 26 September 1976</ref>

[[Jack Oatey]]'s legacy has continued to influence football in South Australia. Since their inception into the [[Australian Football League|AFL]], the [[Adelaide Crows]] have embodied much of the approach to the game that Oatey pioneered. Oatey is also credited with popularising the [[checkside punt]], a kicking style that causes the ball to bend away from the body. In the 1968 Grand Final against [[Port Adelaide Football Club]], Peter Endersbee used the checkside punt to kick two goals in the space of a few minutes turning the game in Sturt's favour. Since 1981, the [[Jack Oatey Medal]] has been awarded to the best player in the SANFL Grand Final.

=== Drought ===
{{See also|1995 Sturt Football Club season}}
After Oatey's retirement at the end 1982, Sturt under coaches [[John Halbert]] and former [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] star [[Mervyn Keane]] reached the Grand Final of 1983 with a reinvented Davies kicking 151 goals, but fluctuated in the following five years. Committee dissatisfaction with Keane,<ref>Lysikatos; ''True Blue'' pp. 301-303</ref> however, led to Sturt churning through five coaches and receiving a SANFL record eight consecutive [[List of SANFL wooden spoons|wooden spoons]]  between 1989 and 1996, including a [[winless season]] in 1995 when the team actually did not get within four goals of any of its twenty-two opponents. A joint bid with Norwood in 1994 to enter the AFL was rejected in favour of Port Adelaide. Facing financial difficulties, mergers with South Adelaide ("Southern Blues")<ref>''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'', 12 June 1995; p. 19</ref> and North Adelaide were proposed by the SANFL and the club's board. This was opposed by supporters who, along with former players, raised the required $250,000 in two weeks to keep the club in existence. Sturt returned to its original home ground [[Unley Oval]] in 1998, having moved its home games to Adelaide Oval from 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unley Oval|url=http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=216|publisher=austadiums.com|access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref>

=== Resurgence ===
Under Phil Carman, Sturt reached the Grand Final in 1998, losing to Port Adelaide by nine points. [[Damian Squire]] was recruited from North Adelaide the following year and won consecutive Magarey medals in 1999–2000. [[Jade Sheedy]] and [[Tim Weatherald]] went on to share the award in 2002. Sturt, under first-year coach Brenton Phillips, played [[Central District Bulldogs|Central Districts]] in the 2002 SANFL Grand Final. After struggling to beat Central Districts in four prior attempts in the 2002 season, the Double Blues emerged triumphant on Grand Final day, doubling the Bulldogs' score to win by 47 points. It was the club's first premiership in 26 years.

Six days after the win, several of the club's players and support staff were celebrating the win at the Sari Club in [[Bali]] when the [[2002 Bali bombings|Bali bombing]] incident occurred. Player Josh Deegan and trainer Bob Marshall were killed.

=== Near-closure and Back-to-Back Premierships ===
Sturt finished fifth in 2010 and 9th in 2011. After champion goal kicker Brant Chambers departed at the end of Season 2010, the club endured disappointing seasons in 2011 and 2012, finishing bottom in each year. Poor results in both seasons plus off field mismanagement resulted in a club debt of $2.2 million and almost saw the club to the grave, as reports in early 2013 stated that the club "went perilously close to closing its doors".<ref>[https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/sturt-in-fight-for-future-lifeline/news-story/25c61e3e5e44b40a5376aaad0bad4fcb Sturt in fight for future lifeline] ''The Advertiser'' {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref> Sturt finished seventh in 2013, but returned to the finals in 2014 finishing 3rd after the minor round only to lose in straight sets to Norwood and South Adelaide in the Qualifying and 1st Semi Finals. In 2015, Sturt finished 8th with the poor result bringing on the departure of then part-time coach Seamus Maloney.

2016 saw Sturt mount a resurgence under new coach and former premiership player Martin Mattner. The Blues Finished 3rd after the home and away season and started the final series by beating South Adelaide in the Qualifying final. They then lost to the Eagles in the second semi final but won
the Preliminary Final against the Adelaide Crows a week later, by 35 points to set up a Grand Final match against Eagles. They then went on to win the [[2016 SANFL Grand Final|2016 premiership]]. The following year the Double Blues recovered from a disappointing start to their season going 0-4 to finish in the top 3 once again. They accounted for Central in the Qualifying final, lost to Port Adelaide in the Second Semi final and beat the red hot favorites the Eagles in the Preliminary final to set up a Grand Final against arch rival Port Adelaide. Sturt then went on to claim a thrilling one-point win against [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] in the [[2017 SANFL Grand Final|2017 Grand Final]], achieving the rare back-to-back premiers feat.

Sturt entered a team in the [[SANFL Women's]] competition in 2018.

== Home Grounds ==
From the club's inception in 1901 until 1986, the Sturt Football Club played their home games at the [[Unley Oval]]. The largest attendance at Unley was set in Round 9 of the 1968 season when 22,015 crammed into the oval to see Sturt play long time rivals Port Adelaide. The unofficial ground record attendance at Unley was set on 9 June 1924 when an estimated 24,000 saw Sturt play [[Norwood Redlegs|Norwood]].

In 1987 the club moved its home games to the [[Adelaide Oval]], a move that proved unpopular with fans. After the move, the [[City of Unley]] turned the oval into a public park by removing the boundary fence, though the Jack Oatey Stand and the Members Stand remained in place. In 1996, the club negotiated with the Unley council for a return to Unley and after playing a couple of games there in 1997, Sturt permanently moved back to their original home in 1998 which coincided with the club's first Grand Final appearance since 1983.

Before 2014, Sturt was forced to hire Unley Oval for each SANFL home game, due to the councils wish that the oval remain a public park as well as paying for temporary fencing to be erected for each home game. The use of temporary fencing ended in 2014 when a white picket fence was erected at the oval.

Unley Oval was renamed '''Peter Motley Oval''' in 2015 in honour of the former two-time Sturt club champion.

*[[Unley Oval]] (1901–1986, 1997–present)
*[[Adelaide Oval]] (1987–1997)

== Club records ==
*Record Attendance at [[Unley Oval]] (confirmed): 22,015 v [[Port Adelaide Magpies|Port Adelaide]] in Round 9, 1968
*Record Attendance: 66,897 v [[Port Adelaide Magpies|Port Adelaide]] at [[Football Park]], 1976 [[SANFL]] Grand Final
*Record Attendance since [[Adelaide Football Club]] formation (1991): 44,838 v [[Port Adelaide Magpies|Port Adelaide]] at [[Football Park]], 1998 [[SANFL]] Grand Final
*Most Games: 360 by [[Paul Bagshaw]] (1964–80)
*Most Goals in a Season: 151 by [[Rick Davies (footballer)|Rick Davies]] in 1983
*Most Goals for the Club: 672 by [[Brant Chambers]] (2001–10)
*First player to kick 100 goals in an [[SANFL]] season: Ted Biggs (1934)
*Most Years as Coach: 21 by [[Jack Oatey]] (1962–1982)
*Most Years as Captain: 8 by [[Paul Bagshaw]] (1973–1980) and [[Chris Thredgold]] (1995–2002)
*Most Premierships as Captain: 3 by [[John Halbert]] (1966, 1967, 1968)
*Most Best & Fairest Awards: 7 by [[Rick Davies (footballer)|Rick Davies]] (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980)
*Highest Score: 32.19 (211) v [[Woodville Football Club|Woodville]] 19.14 (128) at [[Woodville Oval]] in Round 4, 1974

== Honours ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Premierships'''
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
!Competition
!Level
!Wins
!Years Won
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League|SANFL Seniors]]'''||Seniors||15|| [[1915 SAFL Grand Final|1915]], [[1919 SAFL Grand Final|1919]], [[1926 SAFL Grand Final|1926]], [[1932 SANFL Grand Final|1932]], [[1940 SANFL Grand Final|1940]], [[1966 SANFL Grand Final|1966]], [[1967 SANFL Grand Final|1967]], [[1968 SANFL Grand Final|1968]], [[1969 SANFL Grand Final|1969]], [[1970 SANFL Grand Final|1970]], [[1974 SANFL Grand Final|1974]], [[1976 SANFL Grand Final|1976]], [[2002 SANFL Grand Final|2002]], [[2016 SANFL Grand Final|2016]], [[2017 SANFL Grand Final|2017]]
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League#Other SANFL competitions|SANFL Reserves]]'''||Reserves||8||[[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|1909]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|1913]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|1949]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|1977]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|1999]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|2008]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|2017]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Reserves premiership|2022]]
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League#Other SANFL competitions|SANFL Under 19s]]'''<br /><small>(1937–2008)</small>||Under 19s||5||[[List of SANFL premiers#Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)|1951]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)|1958]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)|1964]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)|1984]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 19s premiership (1937–2008)|1987]]
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League#Other SANFL competitions|SANFL Under 17s]]'''<br /><small>(1939–2008)</small>||Under 17s||8||[[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1941]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1949]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1963]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1974]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1976]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|1980]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|2003]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 17s premiership (1939–2008)|2008]]
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League#Other SANFL competitions|SANFL Under 18s]]'''<br /><small>(2009–present)</small>||Under 18s||1||[[List of SANFL premiers#Under 18s premiership (2009–present)|2017]]
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League#Other SANFL competitions|SANFL Under 16s]]'''<br /><small>(2010–present)</small>||Under 16s||2||[[List of SANFL premiers#Under 16s premiership (2010–present)|2015]], [[List of SANFL premiers#Under 16s premiership (2010–present)|2024]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Other titles and honours'''
|-
||'''[[South Australian National Football League#Awards|Stanley H Lewis Trophy]]'''||Multiple||5||1968, 1978, 1983, 2008, 2024
|-
|'''[[South Australian National Football League|SANFL Night Premiership]]'''||Seniors||2|| 1954, 1975
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Finishing positions'''
|-
|rowspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align: left"| '''[[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]]'''||[[List of SANFL minor premiers|Minor premiership]]||9||[[1910 SAFL season|1910]], [[1919 SAFL season|1919]], [[1926 SAFL season|1926]], [[1933 SANFL season|1933]], [[1966 SANFL season|1966]], [[1968 SANFL season|1968]], [[1974 SANFL season|1974]], [[1978 SANFL season|1978]], [[1998 SANFL season|1998]]
|-
||[[List of SANFL premiers|Runners-up]]||11|| [[1910 SAFL Grand Final|1910]], [[1924 SAFL Grand Final|1924]], [[1931 SANFL Grand Final|1931]], [[1936 SANFL Grand Final|1936]], [[1941 SANFL Grand Final|1941]], [[1965 SANFL Grand Final|1965]], [[1978 SANFL Grand Final|1978]], [[1983 SANFL Grand Final|1983]], [[1998 SANFL Grand Final|1998]], [[2009 SANFL Grand Final|2009]], [[2023 SANFL Grand Final|2023]]
|-
||[[List of SANFL wooden spoons|Wooden spoons]]||20||[[1901 SAFA season|1901]], [[1902 SAFA season|1902]], [[1903 SAFA season|1903]], [[1907 SAFL season|1907]], [[1908 SAFL season|1908]], [[1949 SANFL season|1949]], [[1952 SANFL season|1952]], [[1956 SANFL season|1956]], [[1958 SANFL season|1958]], [[1961 SANFL season|1961]], [[1989 SANFL season|1989]], [[1990 SANFL season|1990]], [[1991 SANFL season|1991]], [[1992 SANFL season|1992]], [[1993 SANFL season|1993]], [[1994 SANFL season|1994]], [[1995 SANFL season|1995]], [[1996 SANFL season|1996]], [[2011 SANFL season|2011]], [[2012 SANFL season|2012]]
|-
|rowspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align: left"| '''[[SANFL Women's League]]'''||[[List of SANFL Women's League minor premiers|Minor premiership]]||0||Nil
|-
||[[List of SANFL Women's League premiers|Grand Finalists]]||1||[[2022 SANFL Women's League season|2022]]
|-
||[[List of SANFL Women's League wooden spoons|Wooden spoons]]||0||Nil
|}

=== Individual ===
==== Magarey Medalists ====
{{Main|Magarey Medal}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|1903||[[Hendrick Waye]]
|-
|1911||[[Vic Cumberland]]
|-
|1920||[[Vic Richardson]]
|-
|1923||[[Horrie Riley]]
|-
|1933||[[Keith Dunn (footballer)|Keith Dunn]]
|-
|1952||[[Len Fitzgerald]]
|-
|1954||[[Len Fitzgerald]]
|-
|1959||[[Len Fitzgerald]]
|-
|1961||[[John Halbert]]
|-
|1988||[[Greg Whittlesea]]
|-
|1997||[[Brodie Atkinson]]
|-
|1999||[[Damian Squire]]
|-
|2000||[[Damian Squire]]
|-
|2002||[[Tim Weatherald]] & [[Jade Sheedy]]
|-
|2008||[[Luke Crane]]
|-
|2014||Zane Kirkwood
|-
|2016||Zane Kirkwood
|}

==== Jack Oatey Medalists ====
{{Main|Jack Oatey Medal}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|2002||Matthew Powell
|-
|2016||Jack Stephens
|-
|2017||Fraser Evans
|}

== Hall of Fame ==
Sturt launched its Hall of Fame in 2004, with 19 inaugural inductees. There were further inductions in 2006 and 2009. Like other SANFL clubs, the players and officials are divided into broad historical eras during which they represented the club.

* Members with names in '''bold''' are also in the [[South Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
* Members with an asterisk* next to their names are also in the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]

{| class="wikitable" style="background: #ADD8E6; color: #000080;"
|+ <span style="color:#000080">Sturt Football Club Hall of Fame</span>
|  style="text-align:center" colspan="4" | <big>'''''1901–1920 Era'''''</big>
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="width:200px"| '''[[Frank Golding]]''' || style="width:200px"| '''[[Bill Mayman]]''' || style="width:200px"| '''[[Vic Richardson]]''' || style="width:200px"|[[Arthur C. Thomas]]
|- style="text-align:center"
| [[Hendrick Waye]] ||  ||  ||
|-
| style="text-align:center" colspan="4" | <big>'''''1921–1960 Era'''''</big>
|- style="text-align:center"
| [[Norman Barron]] || [[Allan Colquhoun]] || '''[[Len Fitzgerald]]''' * || [[Tony Goodchild]]
|- style="text-align:center"
| Jack Halliday || [[Gil Langley]] || '''[[Parker Morton|PT "Bo" Morton]]''' || '''[[Horrie Riley]]'''
|- style="text-align:center"
| '''[[Clayton Thompson]]''' || [[Eddie Tilley]] || [[Jack Wadham]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center" colspan="4" | <big>'''''1961–1980 Era'''''</big>
|- style="text-align:center"
| '''[[Brenton Adcock]]''' || '''[[Paul Bagshaw]]''' * || [[Tony Burgan]] || [[Colin Casey]]
|- style="text-align:center"
| [[Tony Clarkson]] || '''[[Rick Davies (footballer)|Rick Davies]]''' * || [[Malcolm Greenslade]] || '''[[John Halbert]]''' *
|- style="text-align:center"
|  [[Daryl Hicks]] || [[Brendon Howard]] || '''[[Ray Kutcher]]''' ||  [[Brenton Miels]]
|- style="text-align:center"
|  '''[[Sandy Nelson (footballer)|Sandy Nelson]]''' || '''[[Jack Oatey]]''' * || [[Roger Rigney]] || '''[[Rick Schoff]]'''
|- style="text-align:center"
| '''[[Bob Shearman]]''' || [[Terry Short]] || [[Ross Tuohy]] || '''[[Leigh Whicker]]'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" colspan="4" | <big>'''''1981–2000 Era'''''</big>
|- style="text-align:center"
| '''[[Michael Graham (footballer)|Michael Graham]]''' ||  ||  ||
|}

==Honour Board==
{{colorbox|#FFD6E8}} Indicates [[List of SANFL wooden spoons|wooden spoon]].
<br />{{colorbox|#F8EB87}} Indicates [[List of SANFL premiers|premiership]] or [[List of SANFL minor premiers|minor premiership]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- 
!  |'''Year'''
!  |'''Ladder<br />position'''
!  |'''W–L–D'''
!  |{{Tooltip|'''%'''|Percentage PF/PA (minor round only)}}
!  |'''Finals'''
!  |'''Coach'''
!  |'''Captain(s)'''
!  |'''Best & Fairest'''
! colspan="2" |Leading<br />goalkicker
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1901 SAFA season|1901]]|| {{Tooltip|6th|Position on the 1901 SAFA Minor Premiership ladder.}} || 4–8–0 || 38.1 || {{Tooltip|6th|Position on the 1901 SAFA Major Premiership ladder.}} ||  || P Kekwick ||  || W Colyer || 14
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1902 SAFA season|1902]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|7th || 1–11–0 || 26.4 || ''DNQ'' ||  || A Tomlin ||  || H Burford || 7
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1903 SAFA season|1903]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|7th || 2–9–1 || 35.4 || ''DNQ'' ||  || A Tomlin ||  || PJ Turner<br />[[Hendrick Waye|H Waye]] || 6
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1904 SAFA season|1904]]|| 5th || 6–6–0 || 47.0 || ''DNQ'' ||  || [[Gordon Gurr|G Gurr]] ||  || [[Hendrick Waye|H Waye]] || 17
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1905 SAFA season|1905]]|| 5th || 4–8–0 || 45.8 || ''DNQ'' ||  || C Fulton ||  || [[Hendrick Waye|H Waye]] || 17
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1906 SAFA season|1906]]|| 4th || 5–6–1 || 44.6 || Semi-final ||  || C Fulton<br />J Buttrose ||  || [[Hendrick Waye|H Waye]] || 14
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1907 SAFL season|1907]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|7th || 3–9–0 || 41.6 || ''DNQ'' ||  || [[Oscar Hyman|O Hyman]] ||  || A Bond<br />[[Hendrick Waye|H Waye]] || 12
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1908 SAFL season|1908]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|7th || 0–12–0 || 33.0 || ''DNQ'' ||  || [[Oscar Hyman|O Hyman]] ||  || H Limb || 10
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1909 SAFL season|1909]]|| 5th || 6–6–0 || 55.2 || ''DNQ'' || [[Vic Cumberland|H Cumberland]]<br />F Dunne<br />[[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] ||  || H Limb || 17
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1910 SAFL season|1910]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 11–2–0 || 60.0 || [[1910 SAFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] ||  || H Limb || 38
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1911 SAFL season|1911]]|| 4th || 6–6–0 || 47.1 || Semi-final || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] ||  || [[Vic Cumberland|H Cumberland]] || 13
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1912 SAFL season|1912]]|| 4th || 5–7–0 || 45.0 || Semi-final || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || [[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] ||  || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 11
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|[[1913 SAFL season|1913]]|| 3rd || 7–5–0 || 56.4 || Semi-final || J Bannigan<br />[[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || J Bannigan<br />[[Bert Renfrey|E Renfrey]] || [[Jack Kappler|E Kappler]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 30
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|[[1914 SAFL season|1914]]|| 3rd || 6–6–0 || 45.4 || Semi-final || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 29
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|[[1915 SAFL season|1915]]|| 4th || 6–6–0 || 48.7 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1919 SAFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || A Limb || R Neate || 17
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|colspan="10"|''The SAFL was suspended between 1916 and 1918 due to [[World War I]].''
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|[[1919 SAFL season|1919]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 10–2–0 || 57.8 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1919 SAFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] || [[Bill Mayman|B Mayman]] ||  || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 24
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|[[1920 SAFL season|1920]]|| 5th || 5–6–1 || 50.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || D Sharp || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 30
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|[[1921 SAFL season|1921]]|| 4th || 8–6–0 || 52.5 || Semi-final || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || A Odgers || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || 38
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|[[1922 SAFL season|1922]]|| 7th || 5–8–1 || 50.1 || ''DNQ'' || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || H Lyne || 27
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|[[1923 SAFL season|1923]]|| 2nd || 10–4–0 || 57.7 || Semi-final || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || K Jackson<br />A Waters || 31
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|[[1924 SAFL season|1924]]|| 2nd || 10–4–0 || 56.2 || [[1924 SAFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Vic Richardson|V Richardson]] || [[Norman Barron|N Barron]] || K Jackson<br />[[Gordon Scrutton|G Scrutton]] || 40
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|[[1925 SAFL season|1925]]|| 3rd || 8–6–0 || 54.9 || Semi-final || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Clarrie Scrutton|C Scrutton]] || K Jackson || 51
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|[[1926 SAFL season|1926]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 10–4–0 || 56.1 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1926 SAFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Clarrie Scrutton|C Scrutton]] || [[Gordon Scrutton|G Scrutton]] || 34
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|[[1927 SANFL season|1927]]|| 5th || 10–7–0 || 49.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || A Weller || [[Gordon Scrutton|G Scrutton]] || 35
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|[[1928 SANFL season|1928]]|| 6th || 6–9–2 || 47.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Frank Golding|F Golding]] || [[Charlie Whitehead (footballer)|C Whitehead]] || [[Clarrie Scrutton|C Scrutton]] || [[Gordon Scrutton|G Scrutton]] || 28
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|[[1929 SANFL season|1929]]|| 6th || 6–11–0 || 46.3 || ''DNQ'' || W Martin<br />SC White || W Martin || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]] || G Green<br />E Sims || 25
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|[[1930 SANFL season|1930]]|| 3rd || 11–6–0 || 53.2 || Semi-final || SC White || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]]<br />[[Horrie Riley|H Riley]] || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 37
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|[[1931 SANFL season|1931]]|| 2nd || 14–3–1 || 55.9 || [[1931 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || SC White || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]] || [[Ross Treleaven|R Treleaven]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 77
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|[[1932 SANFL season|1932]]|| 4th || 9–7–1 || 52.4 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1932 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || SC White || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]] || [[Ross Treleaven|R Treleaven]] || G Green || 54
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|[[1933 SANFL season|1933]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 13–4–0 || 56.0 || Semi-final || SC White || [[Victor Bateman|V Bateman]]<br />C Parsons || [[Keith Dunn (footballer)|WK Dunn]] || G Green || 80
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|[[1934 SANFL season|1934]]|| 4th || 10–7–0 || 50.6 || Semi-final || SC White || C Parsons || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]] || A Wundersitz || 46
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|[[1935 SANFL season|1935]]|| 4th || 10–6–1 || 51.7 || Semi-final || SC White || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]] || G Day || A Wundersitz || 55
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|[[1936 SANFL season|1936]]|| 2nd || 12–5–0 || 54.0 || [[1936 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || SC White || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]] || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]] || A Longmore || 59
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|[[1937 SANFL season|1937]]|| 6th || 5–11–1 || 47.3 || ''DNQ'' || SC White || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 53
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|[[1938 SANFL season|1938]]|| 6th || 5–12–0 || 46.9 || ''DNQ'' || [[Walter Scott (Australian footballer)|W Scott]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Laurie King (footballer)|L King]]<br />[[Ross Treleaven|R Treleaven]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 56
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|[[1939 SANFL season|1939]]|| 6th || 6–11–0 || 48.5 || ''DNQ'' || [[Walter Scott (Australian footballer)|W Scott]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 84
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|[[1940 SANFL season|1940]]|| 2nd || 13–4–0 || 55.3 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1940 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || 101
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|[[1941 SANFL season|1941]]|| 2nd || 12–5–0 || 53.2 || [[1941 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Ralph Green (footballer)|R Green]] || [[Ralph Green (footballer)|R Green]] || [[Bill Leak (sportsman)|B Leak]] || E Biggs || 75
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|colspan="10"|''Sturt combined with {{SANFL SA}} between 1942 and 1944 due to [[World War II]].''
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|[[1945 SANFL season|1945]]|| 5th || 8–9–0 || 55.2 || ''DNQ'' || [[Ralph Green (footballer)|R Green]] || [[Gil Langley|G Langley]] || [[Gil Langley|G Langley]] || E Leske || 51
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|[[1946 SANFL season|1946]]|| 4th || 10–7–0 || 53.0 || Semi-final || [[Parker Morton|P Morton]] || [[Bill Leak (sportsman)|B Leak]] || [[Gil Langley|G Langley]] || F Gibson || 41
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|[[1947 SANFL season|1947]]|| 3rd || 10–7–0 || 53.3 || Semi-final || [[Ralph Green (footballer)|R Green]] || [[Gil Langley|G Langley]] || [[Eddie Tilley|E Tilley]] || E Pynor || 60
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|[[1948 SANFL season|1948]]|| 4th || 10–7–0 || 52.7 || Semi-final || [[Ralph Green (footballer)|R Green]] || [[Eddie Tilley|E Tilley]] || D Yeo || [[Gil Langley|G Langley]] || 40
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|[[1949 SANFL season|1949]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|8th  || 3–14–0 || 40.9 || ''DNQ'' || H Tuohy || L Giles || [[Eddie Tilley|E Tilley]] || [[Clayton Thompson|C Thompson]] || 38
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|[[1950 SANFL season|1950]]|| 7th || 2–15–0 || 38.2 || ''DNQ'' || [[Len Toyne|L Toyne]] || [[Len Toyne|L Toyne]] || L Fry || [[Clayton Thompson|C Thompson]] || 32
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|[[1951 SANFL season|1951]]|| 7th || 2–16–0 || 39.6 || ''DNQ'' || [[Len Toyne|L Toyne]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]]<br />[[Len Toyne|L Toyne]] || [[Clayton Thompson|C Thompson]] || P Caust || 29
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|[[1952 SANFL season|1952]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|8th || 3–14–0 || 40.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || F Cave || 22
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|[[1953 SANFL season|1953]]|| 7th || 5–13–0 || 44.4 || ''DNQ'' || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Clayton Thompson|C Thompson]] || 36
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|[[1954 SANFL season|1954]]|| 6th || 8–10–0 || 47.0 || ''DNQ'' || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || 41
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|[[1955 SANFL season|1955]]|| 4th || 9–8–0 || 51.2 || Semi-final || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Len Fitzgerald|L Fitzgerald]] || [[Wally May|W May]] || P Caust || 57
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|[[1956 SANFL season|1956]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|8th || 4–14–1 || 40.4 || ''DNQ'' || [[Wally May|W May]] || [[Wally May|W May]] || [[Tony Goodchild|A Goodchild]] || P Caust || 39
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|[[1957 SANFL season|1957]]|| 5th || 8–10–0 || 48.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Eddie Tilley|E Tilley]] || [[Tony Goodchild|A Goodchild]] || [[Tony Goodchild|A Goodchild]] || D Olds || 36
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|[[1958 SANFL season|1958]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|8th || 2–15–1 || 42.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Eddie Tilley|E Tilley]] || [[Tony Goodchild|A Goodchild]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || D Olds || 27
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|[[1959 SANFL season|1959]]|| 3rd || 10–8–0 || 52.0 || Semi-final || G Williams || G Williams || [[Clayton Thompson|C Thompson]] || D Douglas || 47
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|[[1960 SANFL season|1960]]|| 6th || 8–10–0 || 51.3 || ''DNQ'' || G Williams || G Williams || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || D Douglas || 50
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|[[1961 SANFL season|1961]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|8th || 3–16–0 || 42.7 || ''DNQ'' || G Williams || G Williams || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Rick Schoff|R Schoff]] || 26
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|[[1962 SANFL season|1962]]|| 7th || 4–15–0 || 41.1 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || D Hicks || D Hicks || 49
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|[[1963 SANFL season|1963]]|| 6th || 10–10–0 || 46.9 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || T Short || [[Ted Langridge|E Langridge]] || 37
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|[[1964 SANFL season|1964]]|| 3rd || 14–6–0 || 55.9 || Semi-final || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || R Sawley || 70
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|[[1965 SANFL season|1965]]|| 3rd || 13–7–0 || 57.6 || [[1965 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Tony Clarkson (footballer)|A Clarkson]] || M Jones || 73
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|[[1966 SANFL season|1966]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 18–2–0 || 60.9 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1966 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || M Jones || 73
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|[[1967 SANFL season|1967]]|| 2nd || 15–4–1 || 58.9 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1967 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Tony Clarkson (footballer)|A Clarkson]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 54
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1968 SANFL season|1968]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 18–2–0 || 59.7 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1968 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Rick Schoff|R Schoff]] || K Chessell || 40
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|[[1969 SANFL season|1969]]|| 2nd || 15–5–0 || 58.9 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1969 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Bob Shearman|R Shearman]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 85
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1970 SANFL season|1970]]|| 2nd || 17–3–0 || 59.4 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1970 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Bob Shearman|R Shearman]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 82
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|[[1971 SANFL season|1971]]|| 3rd || 15–6–0 || 59.8 || Semi-final || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Bob Shearman|R Shearman]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 49
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|[[1972 SANFL season|1972]]|| 5th || 11–10–0 || 54.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Bob Shearman|R Shearman]] || C Casey || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 78
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|[[1973 SANFL season|1973]]|| 2nd || 17–4–0 || 61.1 || Semi-final || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || K Whelan || 107
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1974 SANFL season|1974]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 19–3–0 || 62.1 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1974 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || K Whelan || 108
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|[[1976 SANFL season|1976]]|| 3rd || 15–5–0 || 60.9 || Semi-finals || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || K Whelan || 80
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|[[1976 SANFL season|1976]]|| 2nd || 14–6–1 || 57.5 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[1976 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 55
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|[[1977 SANFL season|1977]]|| 7th || 9–12–1 || 49.7 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Malcolm Greenslade|M Greenslade]] || 55
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1978 SANFL season|1978]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 21–1–0 || 61.2 || [[1978 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || 74
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1979 SANFL season|1979]]|| 9th || 9–13–0 || 47.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || P Heinrich || 51
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|[[1980 SANFL season|1980]]|| 3rd || 13–9–0 || 51.6 || Preliminary final || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Paul Bagshaw|P Bagshaw]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || P Hollis || 70
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1981 SANFL season|1981]]|| 6th || 11–10–1 || 49.7 || ''DNQ'' || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || B Howard || E Fry || P Hollis || 65
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|[[1982 SANFL season|1982]]|| 3rd || 15–7–0 || 56.3 || Semi-final || [[Jack Oatey|J Oatey]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || F Spiel || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || 98
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|[[1983 SANFL season|1983]]|| 2nd || 16–6–0 || 57.1 || [[1983 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || 151
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|[[1984 SANFL season|1984]]|| 7th || 8–14–0 || 46.5 || ''DNQ'' || [[John Halbert|J Halbert]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || [[Peter Motley|P Motley]] || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || 102
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|[[1985 SANFL season|1985]]|| 8th || 12–9–1 || 52.6 || Elimination final || [[Mervyn Keane|M Keane]] || [[Neil Craig|N Craig]] || [[Peter Motley|P Motley]] || I Willmott || 123
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|[[1986 SANFL season|1986]]|| 8th || 9–13–0 || 46.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Mervyn Keane|M Keane]] || [[Neil Craig|N Craig]] || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || I Willmott || 82
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|[[1987 SANFL season|1987]]|| 9th || 13–9–0 || 51.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Mervyn Keane|M Keane]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || I Willmott || 51
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|[[1988 SANFL season|1988]]|| 5th || 13–9–0 || 51.8 || Elimination final || [[Mervyn Keane|M Keane]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || [[Laurence Schache|L Schache]] || 63
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|[[1989 SANFL season|1989]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|10th || 4–18–0 || 42.9 || ''DNQ'' || [[Rick Davies (footballer)|ER Davies]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || I Willmott || 39
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|[[1990 SANFL season|1990]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|10th || 2–18–0 || 37.2 || ''DNQ'' || [[Kevin Higgins (Australian footballer)|K Higgins]] || [[Greg Whittlesea|G Whittlesea]] || A Johns || S Radbone || 30
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1991 SANFL season|1991]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 3–19–0 || 38.1 || ''DNQ'' || S Trigg || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || J Stevenson || 76
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|[[1992 SANFL season|1992]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 2–20–0 || 37.6 || ''DNQ'' || S Trigg || [[John Paynter (footballer)|J Paynter]] || S Field || J Stevenson || 47
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|[[1993 SANFL season|1993]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 4–16–0 || 41.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Haydn Bunton Jr.|H Bunton]] || [[Jay Viney|J Viney]] || A Johns || [[Jody Arnol|J Arnol]] || 71
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1994 SANFL season|1994]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 5–17–0 || 42.4 || ''DNQ'' || [[Haydn Bunton Jr.|H Bunton]] || [[Jay Viney|J Viney]] || [[Bruce Lennon|B Lennon]] || [[Jody Arnol|J Arnol]] || 37
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1995 SANFL season|1995]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 0–22–0 || 32.2 || ''DNQ'' || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Simon Feast|S Feast]] || J Burton || 33
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1996 SANFL season|1996]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 4–16–0 || 38.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || J May || S Dennis || 21
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|[[1997 SANFL season|1997]]|| 4th || 11–7–2 || 50.7 || Elimination final || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Brodie Atkinson|B Atkinson]] || SM White || 33
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1998 SANFL season|1998]]|| bgcolor="#F8EB87"|1st || 16–4–0 || 56.0 || [[1998 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Simon Feast|S Feast]] || J Burton || 68
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[1999 SANFL season|1999]]|| 4th || 12–8–0 || 53.6 || Elimination final || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Damian Squire|D Squire]] || J Burton || 62
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2000 SANFL season|2000]]|| 4th || 12–8–0 || 51.7 || Preliminary final || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Bruce Lennon|B Lennon]] || SM White || 36
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2001 SANFL season|2001]]|| 6th || 9–11–0 || 52.1 || ''DNQ'' || [[Phil Carman|P Carman]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || SM White || 56
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2002 SANFL season|2002]]|| 3rd || 16–3–0 || 56.7 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[2002 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Brenton Phillips|B Phillips]] || [[Chris Thredgold|C Thredgold]] || [[Tim Weatherald|T Weatherald]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 61
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2003 SANFL season|2003]]|| 3rd || 13–7–0 || 56.2 || Semi-final || [[Brenton Phillips|B Phillips]] || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 64
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2004 SANFL season|2004]]|| 3rd || 12–8–0 || 54.4 || Preliminary final || [[Brenton Phillips|B Phillips]] || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 58
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2005 SANFL season|2005]]|| 5th || 11–9–0 || 49.8 || Elimination final || [[Brenton Phillips|B Phillips]] || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]] || [[Damian Squire|D Squire]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 46
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2006 SANFL season|2006]]|| 8th || 3–17–0 || 38.3 || ''DNQ'' || [[Brodie Atkinson|B Atkinson]]<br />[[Brenton Phillips|B Phillips]] || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 69
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2007 SANFL season|2007]]|| 4th || 12–8–0 || 52.1 || Elimination final || R Macgowan || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]]<br />[[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Luke Crane|L Crane]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 112
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2008 SANFL season|2008]]|| 2nd || 15–5–0 || 61.4 || Preliminary final || R Macgowan || [[Ben Nelson (Australian footballer)|B Nelson]]<br />[[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 109
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2009 SANFL season|2009]]|| 3rd || 14–6–1 || 59.7 || [[2009 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Luke Norman|L Norman]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 82
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2010 SANFL season|2010]]|| 4th|| 11–8–1 || 52.5|| Elimination final || [[Luke Norman|L Norman]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Jonathan Giles|J Giles]] || [[Brant Chambers|B Chambers]] || 48
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2011 SANFL season|2011]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 5–15–0 || 44.6 || ''DNQ'' || [[Luke Norman|L Norman]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Luke Crane|L Crane]] || M Duldig || 52
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2012 SANFL season|2012]]|| bgcolor="#FFD6E8"|9th || 6–14–0 || 44.1 || ''DNQ'' || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || [[Jade Sheedy|J Sheedy]] || [[Richard Tambling|R Tambling]] || [[Tim McIntyre|T McIntyre]] || 49
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2013 SANFL season|2013]]|| 7th || 7–13–0 || 45.4 || ''DNQ'' || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || [[Michael Coad|M Coad]] || [[Ben Kane (footballer)|B Kane]] || M Duldig || 33
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2014 SANFL season|2014]]|| 3rd || 11–7–0 || 54.4|| Semi-final || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || [[Michael Coad|M Coad]] || Z Kirkwood || [[Michael Coad|M Coad]] || 51
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2015 SANFL season|2015]]|| 8th || 6–12–0 || 46.9 || ''DNQ'' || [[Seamus Maloney|S Maloney]] || [[Michael Coad|M Coad]]<br />Z Kirkwood || Z Kirkwood || B Hansen || 23
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2016 SANFL season|2016]]|| 3rd || 13–4–1 || 54.6 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[2016 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || Z Kirkwood || Z Kirkwood || K Beard || 55
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2017 SANFL season|2017]]|| 3rd || 12–5–1 || 54.9 || bgcolor="#F8EB87"|'''[[2017 SANFL Grand Final|Premiers]]''' || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || Z Kirkwood || Z Kirkwood || K Beard || 62
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2018 SANFL season|2018]]|| 3rd || 12–6–0 || 55.1 || Semi-final || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || Z Kirkwood || T Harms || M Evans || 42
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2019 SANFL season|2019]]|| 4th || 11–7–0 || 52.4|| Elimination final || [[Nathan Grima|N Grima]] || Z Kirkwood || [[Sam Colquhoun|S Colquhoun]] || J Hone || 35
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2020 SANFL season|2020]]|| 6th || 5–9–0 || 47.8 || ''DNQ'' || [[Nathan Grima|N Grima]] || J Battersby || J Battersby || M Evans<br />J Sutcliffe || 14
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2021 SANFL season|2021]]|| 6th || 9–9–0 || 52.9 || ''DNQ'' || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || J Battersby || C Voss || A Davis || 20
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2022 SANFL season|2022]]|| 5th || 11–7–0 || 52.5|| Elimination final || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || J Battersby || C Voss || A Davis || 36
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2023 SANFL season|2023]]|| 2nd|| 14–4–0 || 51.9 || [[2023 SANFL Grand Final|Runners-up]] || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || J Battersby || J Battersby || J Hone || 45
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2024 SANFL season|2024]]|| 2nd|| 15–3–0 || 59.9 || Semi-final || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || J Battersby || [[Will Snelling|W Snelling]] || C McFadyen || 35
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2025 SANFL season|2025]]||  ||  ||  ||  || [[Martin Mattner|M Mattner]] || J Battersby || ||  || 
|}

==Current playing list==
{{Rugby league squad
|squadname=Sturt Football Club
|BC1      =#6CACE4
|FC1      =#ffffff
|BC2      =#6CACE4
|FC2      =#ffffff
|source   =
|date     =21 March 2025
|column1_title=Senior list
|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no=1|name=Sam Conforti}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=2|name=Tom Lewis}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=3|name=Henry Carey}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=4|name=Joel Thiele}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=5|name=Josh Hone}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=6|name=Connor McFadyen}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=7|name=James Matthews}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=8|name=Angus Anderson}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=9|name=Sam Breuer}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=10|name=[[Tom Emmett (footballer)|Tom Emmett]]}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=11|name=[[Martin Frederick]]}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=12|name=[[Mitch Crowden]]}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=13|name=[[Flynn Perez]]}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=14|name=[[Will Snelling]]}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=15|name=Luke Edmonds}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=16|name=Jared Dakin}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=17|name=Zac Becker}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=18|name=Daniel Fahey-Sparks}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=19|name=Daniel Schoell}}
|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=20|name=Luca Slade}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=21|name=Nick Sadler}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=22|name=William Coomblas}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=23|name=James Battersby}}'''(C)'''
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=24|name=Kobe McEntee}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=25|name=Ned Walter}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=26|name=Morgan Ferres}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=27|name=Charlie Fryer}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=28|name=Charlie Parker}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=29|name=Sam Waltham}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=30|name=Oliver Grivell}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=31|name=Lachlan Burrows}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=32|name=Rory Illman}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=33|name=Heath Wingard}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=34|name=Casey Voss}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=36|name=Luke Giacometti}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=37|name=Alex Holt}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=38|name=Thomas Mccourt}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=39|name=Isaiah Faddoul}}
|list3a={{Rugby league squad player|no=40|name=Oli Duffy}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=41|name=Malakai Kartinyeri}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=42|name=Willa Taylor}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=43|name=Oscar Merrett}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=44|name=Will Torode}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=45|name=Amos Doyle}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=46|name=Henry Maerschel}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=47|name=Hugo Kittel}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=48|name=Brodie Maloney}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=50|name=Noah Goldie}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=52|name=Kurtis Ridley}}
*{{Rugby league squad player|no=53|name=Marcus Pavlec}}
|column3_title=Coaching Staff
|list6a=|coach=[[Martin Mattner]]
|assistant=
|assistant2=
|assistant3=
}}
{{notelist}}

== Club song ==
The Sturt Football Club's song is ''It's A Grand Old Flag'', sung to tune of ''[[You're A Grand Old Flag]]''.

:''It's a Grand old flag, It's a high-flying flag''<br />
:''It's the emblem for me and for you''<br />
:''It's the emblem of the team we love''<br />
:''The team of the old Double Blues''<br />
:''Every heart beats true for the old Double Blues''<br />
:''As we sing this song to you (what do we sing?)''<br />
:''Should old acquaintance be forgot''<br />
:''Oh keep your eye on the Old Double Blues!''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.doubleblue.org/ The Sturt Football Club Scrapbook & Supporters Forum]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020729214631/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sturt_part_1.htm Full Points Footy History of Sturt Football Club]}}

{{South Australian National Football League}}
{{SANFL Women's League}}
{{Authority control}}

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