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KEY FACTS

Official name
North Adelaide Football Club

Known as
North Adelaide

Nickname
Roosters

Formed
1881 (as Medindie; renamed North Adelaide in 1893)

Colours
Red and white

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

Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1888–2024

Home Ground
Prospect Oval

SANFL Premierships
1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930-31, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971-72, 1987, 1991, 2018 (14 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1972; Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy: 1966-7, 1971-72, 2005-6, 2014 (7 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/ Pre-season Series: 1968 (1 total)

Most Games
389 - Michael Redden (1978-1992)

Most Goals
1419 - Ken Farmer (1929-41)

League Top Goalkickers
A.Daly (54) 1903 & (30) 1905; P.Lewis (58) 1923; K.Farmer (105) 1930, (126) 1931, (102) 1932, (112) 1933, (106) 1934, (128) 1935, (134) 1936, (108) 1937, (112) 1938, (113) 1939 & (123) 1940; W.McKenzie (67) 1954; D.Sachse (90) 1967; J.Roberts (111) 1987; D.Hargraves (68) 2002 (18 total)

Magarey Medalists
P.Sandland 1901; T.Mackenzie 1905 & 1906; T.Leahy 1913; H.Hawke 1937; J.Pash 1939; H.Ron Phillips 1948 & 1949; I.McKay 1950; B.Barbary 1960; D.Lindner 1967; B.Robran 1968, 1970 & 1973; T.Antrobus 1983; A.Jarman 1987; B.Phillips 1993; J.Francou 1996; J.Allan 2007, 2010 & 2011; R.Archard 2009; C.Combe 2020; A.Young 2022 (24 total)

Headquarters
Menzies Crescenta, Prospect, SA 5082

Postal Address
PO Box 2048, Prospect, SA, 5082

Phone: (08) 8344 8733 

Email
administration@nafc.com.au

Website
nafc.com.au

North Adelaide



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"Prominent players for North during the 1920s included Tom Leahy, nicknamed ‘the prince of ruckmen’, Percy Lewis, Percy Furler, Albert Fooks, Cec Curnow and Darby Crawford. Wishing no disrespect to any of these individuals, however, a player was to make his debut in 1929 who was to go on to outshine them all; indeed, in the entire history of South Australian football it is doubtful whether there has been a more highly celebrated figure. Ken Farmer - later to be popularly referred to, in South Australia at any rate, as ‘football’s Bradman’ - kicked 62 goals in 1929, a highly respectable total for the time, but, by the standards which he was shortly to establish, a comparatively modest one..."

John Devaney celebrates the long list of champions who have turned out in the Roosters' red and white

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1972 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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North Adelaide's 1972 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A North Adelaide 6.411.617.1021.12 138 WON Glenelg 0.56.97.910.11 71 67 GLE Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H North Adelaide 0.21.73.74.10 34 LOST Sturt 6.27.314.615.9 99 -65 PRO Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H North Adelaide 4.39.617.919.10 124 WON Norwood 1.41.83.117.16 58 66 PRO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H North Adelaide 0.35.410.611.11 77 LOST Port Adelaide 3.57.910.914.12 96 -19 ADO Apr 25 (Tue, 2:10) Scores
5 A North Adelaide 6.38.511.1314.23 107 WON Woodville 6.29.510.712.9 81 26 WOO Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A North Adelaide 0.93.137.188.19 67 LOST Central District 5.28.1110.1411.22 88 -21 ELZ May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A North Adelaide 12.617.1124.2134.22 226 WON South Adelaide 1.22.74.96.12 48 178 ADO May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A North Adelaide 3.19.89.1215.18 108 WON West Torrens 3.23.27.711.7 73 35 THB May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H North Adelaide 4.67.1012.1118.20 128 WON West Adelaide 2.24.37.47.6 48 80 PRO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H North Adelaide 2.46.1012.1515.21 111 WON Glenelg 5.48.98.1110.12 72 39 PRO Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H North Adelaide 6.19.712.1314.15 99 WON Sturt 3.23.45.1213.13 91 8 ADO Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A North Adelaide 2.45.139.1612.23 95 LOST Norwood 8.111.416.1120.13 133 -38 NOR Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A North Adelaide 5.512.1216.1521.19 145 WON Port Adelaide 3.26.612.1015.14 104 41 ALB Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H North Adelaide 2.19.713.917.11 113 WON Woodville 3.86.88.1211.16 82 31 PRO Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H North Adelaide 8.48.613.1214.12 96 WON Central District 0.20.32.45.8 38 58 PRO Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A North Adelaide 2.58.611.815.11 101 WON West Adelaide 5.16.39.412.9 81 20 RIC Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H North Adelaide 6.57.910.1415.16 106 WON West Torrens 2.02.16.38.6 54 52 PRO Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H North Adelaide 5.38.49.710.12 72 WON South Adelaide 3.06.49.49.5 59 13 PRO Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H North Adelaide 3.56.78.911.10 76 WON Central District 1.34.47.79.12 66 10 ADO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H North Adelaide 2.24.38.911.17 83 LOST Port Adelaide 7.015.419.625.10 160 -77 PRO Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A North Adelaide 7.614.1016.1125.14 164 WON Sturt 1.49.914.1515.19 109 55 UNL Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H North Adelaide 0.35.49.714.12 96 WON Port Adelaide 4.36.58.1110.15 75 21 ADO Sep 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H North Adelaide 3.35.613.1119.14 128 WON Port Adelaide 4.66.88.910.12 72 56 ADO Sep 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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