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KEY FACTS

Official name
Norwood Football Club

Known as
Norwood

Nickname
Redlegs

Formed
1878

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Norwood Reserves; Norwood U18s; Norwood North; Norwood WFC; Norwood U16s; Norwood U14s

Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1878–2025

Home Ground
Norwood Oval

SANFL Premierships
1878-79-80-81-82-83, 1887-88-89, 1891, 1894, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1922-23, 1925, 1929, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2012-13-14, 2022 (31 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia 1888, 1907 (2 total); Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy 1965, 1974, 1982, 1984-5-6-7, 1995-6-7-8, 2011-12 (13 total); NFL Series 1977 (1 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-season Series 1956, 1958 (2 total); Living Health Cup (minor premiers) 1997

Most Games
336 - Garry McIntosh (1982-1998)

Most Goals
669 - Bruce Schultz (1933–41)

League Top Goalkickers
Bill Dedman (12) 1878 & (12) 1879; Joe Traynor (7) 1880; W.Duffy & Joe 'Curly' Pollock (both 7) 1881; Charles Woods (29) 1888, (55) 1891 & (46) 1892; Anthony Daly (88) 1893, (47) 1894, (46) 1895 & (32) 1899; Bill 'Darky' Miller (44) 1901 & (35) 1904; Richard 'Bruce' Townsend (22) 1909; Roy Bent (42) 1921, (53) 1924, (59) 1925 & (65) 1926; Thomas Hart (50) 1922; Bruce Schultz (100) 1941; Peter Dalwood (70) 1946; Max Mayo (78) 1953; Ian Brewer (96) 1965; Michael Coligan (81) 1972; Jim West (80) 1997 (25 total)

Magarey Medalists
Alby Green (1898), Charlie Perry (1915); Walter Scott (1921, 1924, 1930); Alick Lill (1925); Bill McCallum (1936); John Marriott (1951); Ron Kneebone (1966); Michael Aish (1981); Garry McIntosh (1994 & 1995); Andrew Jarman (1997); Matt Thomas (2013); Mitch Grigg 2017 & 2018 (12 Medallists/16 Medals)

Headquarters
4 Woods St, Norwood, SA 5067

Phone: (08) 8362 6278 

Website
norwoodfc.com.au

CEO
W.H. Miller

President
N. Ferraro

Norwood



"Jack Oatey, having fine-tuned his tactical knowledge during a wartime stint with South Melbourne in the VFL, was appointed Norwood’s captain-coach in 1945. Aged just 24, Oatey was not greeted with universal acclaim by his teammates, and indeed throughout his coaching tenure at the Parade there were some who persisted in viewing him with distrust. In part this was because Oatey was an immensely self-confident, forthright young man who was constitutionally antipathetic to the ‘politics of consensus’ by means of which most Australian football clubs of the time tended to operate. Paradoxically, this same forthrightness, when applied to the coaching sphere, was one of Oatey’s strengths, and a primary reason for his success ... "

John Devaney examines the Redlegs' rich history - including their early dominance of South Australian football

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1992 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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Norwood's 1992 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 Norwood       Bye        
2 H Norwood 2.65.99.1012.16 88 WON Sturt 3.05.27.310.4 64 24 FBP Mar 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Norwood 6.47.1110.1516.18 114 WON Central District 2.09.212.512.7 79 35 NOR Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Norwood 8.013.917.1220.19 139 WON Glenelg 2.24.26.1113.13 91 48 NOR Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Norwood 3.54.97.1411.21 87 LOST South Adelaide 6.412.1014.1616.20 116 -29 ADO Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Norwood 4.49.1010.1511.19 85 LOST Port Adelaide 4.25.59.1315.17 107 -22 NOR Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Norwood 6.39.1013.1218.15 123 WON Woodville West Torrens 1.32.76.99.12 66 57 FBP May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Norwood 4.28.313.616.7 103 LOST West Adelaide 3.211.415.621.7 133 -30 RIC May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Norwood 4.28.49.710.9 69 LOST North Adelaide 2.34.511.716.13 109 -40 PRO May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 Norwood       Bye        
11 H Norwood 6.39.515.1123.14 152 WON Sturt 1.06.38.59.9 63 89 NOR May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Norwood 4.16.410.512.9 81 LOST Central District 3.26.29.814.10 94 -13 ELZ Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Norwood 10.313.615.817.11 113 LOST Glenelg 5.212.416.620.10 130 -17 GLE Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Norwood 5.212.622.1227.17 179 WON South Adelaide 1.35.68.710.9 69 110 NOR Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Norwood 5.111.415.717.9 111 LOST Port Adelaide 0.46.710.1117.16 118 -7 ALB Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Norwood 1.14.28.214.4 88 LOST Woodville West Torrens 4.19.212.316.4 100 -12 FBP Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Norwood 4.14.37.68.8 56 LOST West Adelaide 2.46.87.914.11 95 -39 NOR Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Norwood 1.41.95.1510.17 77 LOST North Adelaide 4.28.712.1119.12 126 -49 NOR Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 Norwood       Bye        
20 A Norwood 3.37.413.818.12 120 WON Sturt 2.36.109.1210.13 73 47 ADO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Norwood 0.22.109.1116.20 116 WON Central District 3.74.86.128.12 60 56 FBP Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Norwood 5.47.811.1214.12 96 LOST Glenelg 6.310.612.1117.16 118 -22 FBP Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
23 H Norwood 3.43.76.98.10 58 LOST Woodville West Torrens 2.24.310.917.13 115 -57 NOR Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
24 A Norwood 2.42.63.95.11 41 LOST South Adelaide 3.06.310.411.5 71 -30 FBP Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
25 A Norwood 1.44.512.714.7 91 WON Port Adelaide 3.25.55.76.12 48 43 FBP Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.