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Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Panther Pack wrote:Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Dont hold me to this...but...

When the South Adelaide Football club came into being in 1876 (oldest existing club in the SANFL) South was very much a city based club. The River Torrens in those days was very much a source of water for the colony at the time. Souths' proximity to the Torrens saw them often referred to as
"Ye old Freshwaters"- which over time of course became "YE - OH's." Its fair to say that times have changed in 140 years and now the closest part of our zone is almost 28km from the river Torrens. We are the only sanfl club to have none of its original zone however we are the only club to still wear its original colours.
It still is used at games by shall we say ..by some of our older members.

blueandwhite wrote:

Panther Pack wrote:Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Dont hold me to this...but...

When the South Adelaide Football club came into being in 1876 (oldest existing club in the SANFL) South was very much a city based club. The River Torrens in those days was very much a source of water for the colony at the time. Souths' proximity to the Torrens saw them often referred to as
"Ye old Freshwaters"- which over time of course became "YE - OH's." Its fair to say that times have changed in 140 years and now the closest part of our zone is almost 28km from the river Torrens. We are the only sanfl club to have none of its original zone however we are the only club to still wear its original colours.
It still is used at games by shall we say ..by some of our older members.

Yeah that's my recollection of it as well.

So it's used by a fair proportion of supporters still

blueandwhite wrote:

Panther Pack wrote:Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Dont hold me to this...but...

When the South Adelaide Football club came into being in 1876 (oldest existing club in the SANFL) South was very much a city based club. The River Torrens in those days was very much a source of water for the colony at the time. Souths' proximity to the Torrens saw them often referred to as
"Ye old Freshwaters"- which over time of course became "YE - OH's." Its fair to say that times have changed in 140 years and now the closest part of our zone is almost 28km from the river Torrens. We are the only sanfl club to have none of its original zone however we are the only club to still wear its original colours.
It still is used at games by shall we say ..by some of our older members.

Thanks Blue and White have heard it a few times at our games and wondered what it was all about.

Maybe it's time it made a comeback go the YE OH's

Only club that retains its original colours? Really? I know port were pink and white...what were the other clubs colours initially?

blueandwhite wrote:

Panther Pack wrote:Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Dont hold me to this...but...

When the South Adelaide Football club came into being in 1876 (oldest existing club in the SANFL) South was very much a city based club. The River Torrens in those days was very much a source of water for the colony at the time. Souths' proximity to the Torrens saw them often referred to as
"Ye old Freshwaters"- which over time of course became "YE - OH's." Its fair to say that times have changed in 140 years and now the closest part of our zone is almost 28km from the river Torrens. We are the only sanfl club to have none of its original zone however we are the only club to still wear its original colours.
It still is used at games by shall we say ..by some of our older members.

Good post blueandawhite and good knowledge.
I love to hear these kind of stories.
Thanks

Jimmy wrote:Only club that retains its original colours? Really? I know port were pink and white...what were the other clubs colours initially?

Yes, first thought to spring to my mind too.
Then Sturt's colours were chosen through the street names where the club is located. The two blues of Oxford and Cambridge universities. To my knowledge these have been Sturt's only colours.

North has been red and white since it was formed in 1881 then known as Medindie. They got their red and white colours from Prince Alfred College.

I don't think Central or WWT has ever had a different colour scheme.

Glenelg has only ever work Black and Gold in league ranks. According to Pride Of The Bay there was some red on the jumper when it served its one-year apprenticeship in the reserves competition.

Blueandwhite i've heard the same history about our name as you, i have also heard another version that if people on the Northern bank of the Torrens River had to get the attention of those on Southern Bank they would yell out YEE-OH. Therefore the folk on the South side become known as the Yee-oh's.

Great stories people, keep them coming.

I've heard a story, a little bit off topic but maybe relevant, that people never actually said "ye". They actually said "the" and there used to exist another letter in our alphabet, that closely resembled a "Y" and was pronounced "th" as in "the", "they", "though" etc. Over time the use of this letter was replaced by combining a "t" and an "h". These days when we look at old documents we see a letter that looks like a "Y" and pronounce it like a "Y", when in fact, people would have said "th".

Never knew this about our Southern cousins. Nice work all.

therisingblues wrote:Great stories people, keep them coming.

I've heard a story, a little bit off topic but maybe relevant, that people never actually said "ye". They actually said "the" and there used to exist another letter in our alphabet, that closely resembled a "Y" and was pronounced "th" as in "the", "they", "though" etc. Over time the use of this letter was replaced by combining a "t" and an "h". These days when we look at old documents we see a letter that looks like a "Y" and pronounce it like a "Y", when in fact, people would have said "th".

I believe the 'Y' letter was called a 'thorn', as this was a word it was used for.

blueandwhite wrote:

Panther Pack wrote:Does anyone know South Adelaide's old nickname I think it is something like Yeeeeooo (not sure on spelling)

What is the history behind it and why isn't it used anymore?

Dont hold me to this...but...

When the South Adelaide Football club came into being in 1876 (oldest existing club in the SANFL) South was very much a city based club. The River Torrens in those days was very much a source of water for the colony at the time. Souths' proximity to the Torrens saw them often referred to as
"Ye old Freshwaters"- which over time of course became "YE - OH's." Its fair to say that times have changed in 140 years and now the closest part of our zone is almost 28km from the river Torrens. We are the only sanfl club to have none of its original zone however we are the only club to still wear its original colours.
It still is used at games by shall we say ..by some of our older members.

And Port were sometimes referred to as the saltwaters. Some old match reports mention the game being between "the saltwaters" and the "freshwaters".

Funnily enough all SANFL clubs wear their original league team colours, except Port Adelaide, who became black and white in 1902.

After they were initially pink and white.

Initially blue and white. The pink came later.

When did South become the Panthers?

Bluedemon wrote:When did South become the Panthers?

I reckon I've heard this one.
There was a discussion over on doubleblue.org about 4 or 5 years back about how Sturt became the Blues. I think it was mentioned on there that the SANFL encouraged all teams to standardize, and each choose a mascot and club song. I think that was in the 50's. It might have been that one or two clubs had mascots before that time, and that provided the impetus for everyone to follow suit.
Not sure who did what first, the only things I am sure of is that Sturt adopted "It's a Grand Old Flag" before Norwood did, and that West were once known as the Sturt Desert Peas.

therisingblues wrote:I think it was mentioned on there that the SANFL encouraged all teams to standardize, and each choose a mascot and club song. I think that was in the 50's.

FWIW I believe Torrens took the nickname 'Eagles' in the 1950s, possibly at the suggestion of Bob Hank.

After a recent discussion on this topic with a former South Adelaide historian, some new information has come to hand!- that has blown my other theory out of the water!
If we go back to the very early days of SA footy .. when South Adelaide made the journey to Port Adelaide.. it was quite a logistical task! It was also a dangerous journey as apparently after defeating Port in one game the South players were pelted by rocks from the unruly Port supporters....thankfully times have changed..
In the late 1870s there of course were no automobiles, no bitumen roads and only a dirt road between the city where South were located and Ethelton? where I believe Ports home ground was located at the time. The transport of the day was basically a horse and cart!. all the players would congregate at a pre arranged time and place and travel together in an open horse and cart set up.
The journey to Ethelton would involve spelling and feeding the horses at a point somewhere halfway between the city and Ethelton. It was arranged that they would be spelled and fed at a Stable and livery store near Woodville. It also happened that the Livery store was very adjacent to the Woodville Hotel,on Port Rd.- which still stands today.. this was of course a satisfactory arrangement for the players on the return journey.The stables in question were on Treventon St almost behind the Woodville Hotel...the proprietor of these stables was a Mr. Yeo. When approaching the stables.. the players aboard the horse drawn cart would yell his name....."Yeee-oh!" ..and that is how the name became folk law at South Adelaide.