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Jack Oatey
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| Personal Info | |
|---|---|
| Birth | August 29, 1920, |
| Recruited from | Norwood SANFL |
| Height/Weight | 168cm / 80kg |
| Death | February 26, 1994, |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | 1940, Norwod vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Norwood (1940-1952)
181 games 233 goals South Melbourne, VFL (1944) 5 games, 4 goals |
| Coaching Career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Norwood (1945-1952)
West Adelaide (1957-1960) Sturt (1962-1982) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Jack Oatey, AM (born 29 August 1920, died 26 February 1994) was a former Australian rules football player and coach.
Oatey played 181 games for the Norwood Football Club between 1940 and 1952 and acted as playing-coach from 1945 to 1952.
While on service for World War II in 1944, he played 5 games for the South Melbourne Football Club.
Oatey coached West Adelaide from 1957-1960 and Sturt from 1962-1982, leading the league team to 7 SANFL Premierships (a record at the time) including the famous five in a row from 1966-1970.
A long-standing coaching rival to Port Adelaide's Fos Williams, Sturt defeated Port Adelaide four times in Grand Finals under Oatey's tutelage.
One of the instigators of the greater use of handball, which had been solely attributed to the VFL's Ron Barassi. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Since 1981 the Jack Oatey Medal has been awarded for the best player in the SANFL grand final.