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South Adelaide's Heritage Committee - blurb here about role and responsibility. 

 

Heritage Committee Members


David Kelly - Chair

David Kelly is the South Adelaide Football Club Historian and Chair of the Clubs’ Heritage Committee. A lifelong South Adelaide supporter having grown up in St Marys adjacent to Panther Park, David is a Kingstonian and a Player sponsor, and a Panther Club member. In 1979 he was the U/19s Runner, a role which saw him sent from the ground on one occasion after giving the field umpire some ‘sage like’ advice.

 

Andrew English

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Dr. Chris Haines

Dr Chris Haines is a retired gynaecologist whose first memory of the Club was being taken into the change rooms at Adelaide Oval in 1963 by his father, then Vice-President. He watched the 1964 Grand Final, and as an 11 year old, snuck between the pickets in the last quarter and sat next to the late Dick Jackson on the South bench! He is a member of the Heritage Committee and a South Adelaide Kingstonian.

Peter Kiley

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Richard Lisiewicz

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Craig Pett

Craig Pett is an independent journalist (www.pettblog.com). His late father, Doug, was a founder of the Panther Club in 1966 and a Vice President from 1966 to 1981 inclusive. Craig’s earliest memories of watching South are at Adelaide Oval when his Dad, standing on the terrace in front of the Sir Edwin Smith stand, would sit him on his shoulders. It has been pointed out to Craig that he was not in attendance at the 1964 Grand Final but his mother Judith was there, three months pregnant with Craig. As far as Craig is concerned, that counts.

Dr. Jack White

Dr Jack White’s lifelong South Adelaide devotion began at age five, with ‘Uncle Frank’ Brown, the Club doorman, as his barber. Sunday mornings featured haircuts, West End Draught, and Panthers talk. Despite 1960s struggles, his father stressed supporting South ‘built character’. October 3rd, 1964, changed everything. A nine-year-old Jack, thanks to doorman connections, witnessed Kerley’s powerful pre-game speech in the changeroom, igniting the players.

Later, as the Club’s sport psychologist in the 80s and 90s, he witnessed the AFL’s impact on the competition. Now, he enjoys membership of the Kingstonians and the SAFC Heritage committee.

Jack was the author of the 1976-2000 Chapter of "The Grand Old Blue and White 1876-2025 - 150 Years of the South Adelaide Football Club".

 

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