After successfully rejuvenating his original home club Eudunda to a Grand Final in the old BLFA in 1982, former South Adelaide and Central District league veteran Graham "Churchy" Schultz moved to Gawler and arrived at South in 1983, under former Glenelg player and then new coach Darryl Moss.

Having played in an SANFL Reserves premiership with Centrals in 1971 before a solid career at first class level, Schultz brought a fine pedigree with him to the Lions and immediately continued to display the amazing stamina of a professional - winning the Best and Fairest trophy that first year. An award he would claim over his entire playing time at the club for the next three seasons, along with regular automatic selection for the GDFL association representative side.

Schultz took over coaching the A Grade in 1984 and in his first season as Captain-Coach won the Mail Medal for the GDFL. Forty possessions during a match was quite commonplace for this on-baller whose fitness and competitive nature was second to none. Churchy was an uncompromising coach just as he judged himself as a player. But in combination with Gary "Grandpa" James, Schultz brought up some good new seniors and steered the club to an historic Double Premiership in 1986.

Controversy was to arise the following year over the appointment of his former Panthers' teammate James Fuller as the senior Coach for season 1987. Several members believed that the 1986 Premiership coach should have been duly re-appointed and there was something of a divide in the membership over this.

Unfortunately in the end, after falling out with the administration, Schultz reluctantly returned to Eudunda again for two seasons before a coaching stint at Mallala between 1989 and 1991 which included the 1990 APFL flag. He always continued his association with South through the cricket club however, and after retiring from local footy altogether, he then became a talent scout for the West Coast Eagles.

As a kid at Eudunda - then the Barossa and Light power during the 1970s, Churchy had almost singlehandedly destroyed the great South A Grade sides who travelled up there to contest the Mid North Night competition - many years before embarking upon an SANFL career and ultimately arriving at South in his twilight years. Thankfully he is back at the footy club today as a real local, and will always be respected and admired by those who played under him - albeit briefly, in those last days of the old GDFL.