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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) 1878–2024

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
G.P. Baynes

President
P. Di Iulio

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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2016 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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Norwood's 2016 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Norwood 4.38.511.815.10 100 WON Port Adelaide Magpies 5.06.07.112.3 75 25 NOR Mar 24 (Thu, 7:40) Scores
2 A Norwood 2.42.68.108.13 61 LOST North Adelaide 4.010.614.1018.10 118 -57 PRO Apr 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 Norwood       Bye        
4 H Norwood 5.26.57.910.14 74 WON Glenelg 4.16.58.710.8 68 6 NOR Apr 15 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
5 H Norwood 5.16.26.58.9 57 LOST Sturt 1.44.86.911.9 75 -18 NOR Apr 22 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
6 A Norwood 1.22.43.84.10 34 LOST Central District 1.08.310.412.10 82 -48 ELZ Apr 30 (Sat, 12:10) Scores
7 A Norwood 1.44.46.612.7 79 LOST South Adelaide 2.27.711.1015.12 102 -23 HIC May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 Norwood       Bye        
9 H Norwood 5.68.910.1013.13 91 WON West Adelaide 0.02.36.410.4 64 27 NOR May 20 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
10 A Norwood 1.42.85.86.8 44 LOST Woodville West Torrens 4.09.312.816.13 109 -65 WOO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Norwood 2.34.64.97.11 53 LOST Adelaide Reserves 3.35.89.1214.16 100 -47 NOR Jun 12 (Sun, 1:40) Scores
12 H Norwood 2.75.107.118.13 61 LOST Central District 3.35.48.713.15 93 -32 NOR Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Norwood 0.24.65.98.12 60 LOST Sturt 5.37.49.610.7 67 -7 UNL Jun 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Norwood 2.34.56.68.8 56 LOST South Adelaide 4.26.58.812.13 85 -29 NOR Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 Norwood       Bye        
16 H Norwood 5.39.713.1017.14 116 WON North Adelaide 1.44.48.412.10 82 34 NOR Jul 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Norwood 5.07.39.89.9 63 LOST Glenelg 2.24.45.710.9 69 -6 GLE Jul 24 (Sun, 1:40) Scores
18 Norwood       Bye        
19 A Norwood 3.34.68.812.8 80 WON West Adelaide 0.35.37.59.12 66 14 RIC Aug 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 H Norwood 3.36.58.1011.10 76 LOST Adelaide Reserves 3.49.613.718.10 118 -42 NOR Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Norwood 0.01.07.012.6 78 LOST Port Adelaide Magpies 7.49.615.716.7 103 -25 ALB Aug 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 H Norwood 2.14.37.811.9 75 WON Woodville West Torrens 0.42.93.106.15 51 24 NOR Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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