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Neil Kerley in pictures: The player and the coach
From a champion player to a legendary coach, SA has lost a footy icon with the death of Neil Kerley. Take a look back on some of his most memorable career moments.
2/42Carl Ditterich (left) tugs on the guernsey of SA opponent Neil Kerley in a 1964 clash between SA and Victoria at Adelaide Oval.
3/42Football coach Neil Kerley celebrating a premiership win after West Adelaide defeated Sturt in the 1983 Grand Final.
4/42Football coach Ron Barassi (left) wearing a Victorian State guernsey with Neil Kerley wearing an SA State guernsey during a challenge to find out which team had better kicking and handballing skills in 1978. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
5/42Football coach Neil Kerley celebrates a premiership win after West Adelaide defeated Sturt in the 1983 Grand Final. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
6/42West Adelaide football coach Neil Kerley (right) sitting on a chair atop the players box on the boundary line during a match in 1981. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
7/42State football coach Neil Kerley wearing an SA guernsey handballs during training in May 1979. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
8/42Footballer Neil Kerley grabs Peter Darley in a SANFL clash between Glenelg and South Adelaide in June 1968. a/ct
9/42Coach Neil Kerley in August 1984. Picture: Advertiser Library
10/42Footballer Neil Kerley being squeezed by fellow players during a match 1966. a/ct
11/42Neil Kerley in May 1989.
12/42Footballer Neil Kerley on August 19, 1965. Picture: Advertiser Library
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14/42SA football coach Neil Kerley. p/r
15/42West Adelaide footballer Neil Kerley (right) cannoning into ruckman Ralph Rogerson (left) during a semi-final match between West Adelaide and North Adelaide in 1958. Rogerson was given a free after this incident.
16/42SA State fotoball coach Neil Kerley (left) with footballers (l to r) Malcolm Blight, Graham Cornes, Brenton Adcock, Peter Woite and Mark Coombe in June 1976. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
17/42Football coach Neil Kerley at Richmond Oval, back at West Adelaide Football Club, on April 7, 1981.
18/42Footballer Neil Kerley on July 12, 1961. a/ct
19/42The situation was desperate...all the season’s work and determination depended on the game. Glenelg football coach Neil Kerley was angry and grim-faced over his team’s bad kicking as he stood with foootballer Graham Cornes and trainer Doug Long in September 1974. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
20/42Footballer Neil Kerley on May 21 1964. a/ct
21/42Captain-coach Neil Kerley runs on to the ground for his first game for South Adelaide against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on May 23, 1964. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
22/42Neil Kerley getting three cheers from his players after winning his last game as coach of West Adelaide on September 1, 1984. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
23/42Football coach Neil Kerley flanked by Mark Dreher (right) shouts instructions to his players during the West Adelaide vs Sturt Grand Final match at Football Park, on October 1, 1983. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
24/42Footballer Neil Kerley during a SANFL match between Glenelg and Port Adelaide in 1969.
25/42Footballer Neil Kerley in May 1969. a/ct
26/42Footballer Ian Borchard holding the Thomas Seymour Hill Memorial trophy with Neil Kerley (left) and Max Basheer (right) after victory by West Adelaide in the SANFL Grand Final in 1983.
27/42Footballer Neil Kerley with Fos Williams on April 22, 1974.
28/421963 State of Origin: Victoria v South Australia at the MCG. Bill Wedding (left) and John Nicholls tangle in mid-air at they leap for the ball. Neil Kerley (far right) looks on.
29/42SA State coach Neil Kerley (centre) with footballers (l-r) Greg Phillips, Paul Weston, Mark Williams and Trevor Hill after South Australia defeated Western Australia in an interstate match at Football Park on June 15, 1980.
30/42Football coach Neil Kerley shaking hands with Governor Sir Mark Oliphant after footballer Peter Marker was presented with the SANFL Premiership trophy in September 1973.
31/42Neil Kerley walking on to Richmond Oval past a guard of honour formed by West Adelaide and Sturt players before the start of his last game as coach of West Adelaide on September 1, 1984.
32/42Footballer Neil Kerley takes mark over P. Wiebusch as Sturt play West Adelaide at Unley Oval in April 1962.
33/42Neil Hawke of West Torrens (pointing) argues with South Adelaide captain-coach Neil Kerley (r) and umpire Ken “KG” Cunningham at Adelaide Oval on April 29, 1966.
34/42Football coach Graham Cornes (left to right) with Michael Taylor and Neil Kerley at Football Park 1991.
35/42Coach Neil Kerley shepherds off half-back Bob Schmidt while half-forward footballer Lindsay Backman takes a safe mark during South Adelaide’s training at Linden Park Oval in February 1964.
36/42SANFL state coach Neil Kerley (centre) with footballers Sonny Morey (left) and Graham Cornes (right) at a training session in October 1972.
37/42As if this battle for the ball wasn’t already complicated, a “mystery” Norwood player also came “into the act” during this SANFL match between Glenelg and Norwood in June 1968. This made it three to one against Glenelg captain-coach Neil Kerley (centre), who had his hands full with rival captain-coach Bob Oatey (left), whose left boot appears to have contacted the ball, and full forward Bob Kingston. The third Norwood player is hidden behind Kerley.
38/42Coach Neil Kerley is lifted up as Glenelg celebrates its SANFL premiership in 1973.
39/42State coach Neil Kerley making a point during a break in the SA vs Victoria State match at Football Park on May 15, 1984. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
40/42Coach Neil Kerley with West Adelaide player holding the Thomas Seymour Hill trophy and premiership flag after West Adelaide beat Sturt in the SANFL Grand Final in October 1983.
41/42Coach Neil Kerley celebrates with his team in 1984.
42/42Footballer Neil Kerley holding Thomas Seymour Hill Memorial trophy with teammates after victory by South Adelaide in SANFL grand final in 1964.
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