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North Adelaide 
Names Full name North Adelaide Football Club Nickname(s) The Roosters 2010 season Leading goalkicker Damon White (33) Best and fairest James Allen Club details Founded 1888 Colours Red and White Competition South Australian National Football League Chairman Bohdan Jaworskyj Coach Josh Francou Captain(s) Clinton Alleway Ground(s) Prospect Oval (capacity: 20,000) Other information Official website www.nafc.com.au Guernsey:
North Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, who play in the South Australian National Football League.
History
Formed in 1888 as Medindie, in 1893 the club renamed itself to North Adelaide. It is the fourth oldest club still in operation in the SANFL. Although several other early clubs used the name of "North Adelaide", none of them bore ties to the current club [1].
North Adelaide started playing at Prospect Oval in 1922 and it has remained their home ground ever since.
Ken Farmer – "The Bradman of Goalkickers" kicked 105 goals in 1930 to become the first SA League player to kick 100 goals in a league state. He was a prolific goalkicker, kicking 100 goals in a season in 11 consecutive seasons (1930–1940). Farmer also holds the record for the most goals in an SANFL match – 23 against West Torrens at Prospect on 6 July 1940. Farmer scored ten or more goals in thirty-seven matches, and 1,419 goals in total over his career, at an astounding average of 6.3 per match.
North Adelaide’s other iconic player [2], Barrie Robran, played 201 League games for the Roosters and 10 State games. He won 3 Magarey Medals (1968, 1970 and 1973) and is the only SANFL "Legend" in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
North Adelaide competed in the first match played at Football Park (now known as AAMI Stadium) in round 5, 1974. Their opponent was Central District.
The longest serving coach for the club is Michael Nunan – 12 seasons from 1981 to 1992.
The Captain’s record is held by Ian McKay, captaining the team for 8 years from 1948–1955.
Premierships
The club has won 13 Senior premierships in total: 1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930–31, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971–72, 1987, 1991
Other premierships
The club has also won premierships in:
- Seconds/Reserves (from 1919) – 1925, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1964–65, 2005–6 (8 total)
- Thirds/Under 19s (from 1936) – 1937, 1942, 1948–49, 1954, 1961, 1966, 2005 (8 total)
- Colts/Under 17s (from 1939) – 1939–40, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1969–70, 1987, 1997, 2005, 2007 (12 total)
- Championship of Australia 1972
- Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy 1966–67, 1971–72, 2005–6
- SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-season Series 1968
North Adelaide Playing List
- 22 Eljay Connors
- 23 Daniel Elstone
- 24 Damon White (Captain)
- 25 Nick Gill
- 26 Wade Thompson
- 27 Henry White
- 28 Dale Armstrong
- 29 Callum Hay
- 30 Heath Younie
- 31 Andrew Moore
- 32 Leigh Ryswyk
- 33 Mitch Clisby
- 34 Phil Davis
- 35 Andrew McIntyre
- 36 James Craig
- 37 Greg Gallman
- 39 James Wundke
- 40 Nathan Brown
- 41 Luke Teasdale
- 42 Cohen Thiele
- 43 Brett O'Hara
- 44 Steven Pollock
- 45 Jake Keller
- 46 Mitch Wooding
- 47 Ben Hanna
- 48 Johnny Boras
- 49 Damian Cunningham
- 50 Sam Baulderstone
- 51 Jonathan Platten
- 52 Nick Brewer
- 53 Alex Richardson
- 54 Braedon Renshaw
- 55 Dylan Dempsey
- 56 Ben Williams
- 57 Adrian Stephens
- Anthony Mortgante
- Maks Pakula
- Luke Rinaldi
- Michael Newcombe
- Lochie Roach
- Brett Fidge
North Adelaide players in the AFL (2010 season)
- Luke Tapscott (Melbourne)
- Matt Campbell (North Melbourne)
- Daniel Stewart (Port Adelaide)
- Daniel Motlop (Port Adelaide)
- Marlon Motlop (Port Adelaide)
- Wade Thompson (Port Adelaide)
- Shane Edwards (Richmond)
- Lewis Johnston (Sydney Swans)
North Adelaide's AFL (Adelaide & Port Adelaide) listed players (2010 season)
Adelaide Crows
- Rory Sloane
- Tony Armstrong
- Phil Davis
- Matt Wright
- James Craig
- Andrew Moore
- Daniel Stewart
- Wade Thompson
- Marlon Motlop
- Daniel Motlop
North Adelaide players in the VFL/AFL (includes Rookies)
- Nick Holland (Hawthorn 1994–2005)
- Andrew Jarman (Adelaide Crows 1991–1996)
- Darren Jarman (Hawthorn 1991–1995) & (Adelaide Crows 1996–2001)
- Chris Ladhams (Essendon) & (Adelaide Crows 2001–2005)
- Troy Lehmann (Collingwood) & (Brisbane Lions)
- Bill Lokan (Fitzroy 1983–1988)
- Josh Mail (Adelaide Crows 1993–1994)
- Adrian McAdam (North Melbourne 1993–1995)
- Greg McAdam (St Kilda 1985)
- Danny Morton (Fitzroy) & (Port Adelaide)
- Shannon Motlop (North Melbourne 1999–2003) & (Melbourne 2005–06)
- Mike Parsons (Sydney Swans 1988–1990)
- Brenton Phillips (Essendon 1986) & (Brisbane Bears 1987–1991)
- David Robertson (Collingwood 1987–?) & (Essendon)
- Adam Saliba (Adelaide Crows 1991–1992)
- Trent Sporn (Carlton 2002–2006)
- Toby Stribling (Fremantle Dockers)
- Sean Tasker (Adelaide Crows 1991–1997)
- Peter Turner (Adelaide Crows & Carlton)
- Sean Wellman (Adelaide Crows 1992–1995) & (Essendon 1996–2004)
- Brett White (Sydney Swans)
- Henry White (Western Bulldogs 2008–2009)
- Darryl Wintle (Adelaide Crows 1999)
- Michael Wundke (North Melbourne 2008–09)
Recruited to North Adelaide from VFL/AFL Club, then re-drafted
- Tim Perkins (Brisbane Lions) & (Adelaide Crows 1993)
- Jason Roe (Collingwood 2003) & (Brisbane Lions 2006–09)
- Nick Gill (Melbourne 2001) & (North Melbourne 2003) & (Adelaide Crows 2007–09)
Magarey Medallists
- Phil Sandland 1901
- Tom MacKenzie 1905 & 1906
- Tom Leahy 1913
- Harold 'Dribbler' Hawke 1937
- Jeff Pash 1939
- H.Ron Phillips 1948 & 1949
- Ian McKay 1950
- Barrie Barbary 1960
- Don Lindner 1967^
- Barrie Robran 1968, 1970 & 1973
- Tony Antrobus 1983
- Andrew Jarman 1987
- Brenton Phillips 1993
- Josh Francou 1996
- James Allan 2007, 2010 & 2011
- Rhys Archard 2009
^ – awarded retrospectively
All-Australians
- Haydn Bunton 1956
- Don Lindner 1961
- Andrew Jarman 1986 & 1987
League top goalkickers
- Anthony "Bos" Daly(54) 1903 & (30) 1905
- Perc Lewis (58) 1923
- Ken 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
- Dennis Sachse (90) 1967
- John Roberts (111) 1987
- Daniel Hargraves (68) 2002
Club Records
- South Australian Premiers: 13 – 1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991
- Champions of Australia: 1 - 1972
- South Australian Night Series Winners: 1 – 1968
- Home Ground: Prospect Oval (1922-present)
- Record Attendance at Prospect Oval: 19,120 v Port Adelaide in Round 5, 1958
- Record Attendance: 56,525 v Glenelg at Adelaide Oval, 1973 SANFL Grand Final
- Record Attendance at AAMI Stadium: 50,617 v Glenelg, 1987 SANFL Grand Final
- Record Attendance since Adelaide Football Club formation (1991): 39,276 v West Adelaide at Football Park, 1991 SANFL Grand Final
- Most Games: 389 by Michael Redden (1978-92)
- Most Goals in a Season: 134 by Ken Farmer in 1936
- Most Goals for the Club: 1419 by Ken Farmer (1929-41 - 224 games)
- Most Years as Coach: 12 by Michael Nunan (1981-92)
- Most Premierships as Coach: 2 by P. Lewis (1930, 1931), Ken Farmer (1949, 1952), Mike Patterson (1971, 1972) and Michael Nunan (1987, 1991)
- Most Years as Captain: 8 by Ian McKay (1948-55)
- Most Premierships as Captain: 2 by John Reedman (1902, 1905), Percy Furler (1930, 1931), Ian McKay (1949, 1952) and Mike Patterson (1971, 1972)
- Most Best & Fairest Awards: 8 by Barrie Robran (1967-73, 1976)
- Highest Score: 34.22 (226) v South Adelaide 6.12 (48) at Adelaide Oval in Round 5, 1972
Club song
North Adelaide have had many versions of their club song in the past. All contain the same lyrics, but have been changed rhythm wise to keep up with the times. The lyrics and tune are the only completely original written in the league, as all the other clubs have written lyrics to well known tunes. The most recent version was brought in during the early 2000s, but all versions can still be found on the club song CD.
It's a great, great club, And the club we love, We're the good old red and whites! The mighty Roosters we're called, All for one, one for all, If we're down we fight, fight, fight! We always play as a team, And we play it clean, We're never out of sight, Be it wet, be it dry, We try, try, try, We're the good old red and whites!
External links
Clubs in the South Australian National Football League Clubs Central District · Glenelg · North Adelaide · Norwood · Port Adelaide · South Adelaide · Sturt · West Adelaide · Woodville-West TorrensFormer clubs Adelaide (1877-81; 1885–93) · Bankers (1877) · Gawler (1887–90) · Hotham/North Adelaide (1887–88) · Kensington (1877–81) · Royal Park (1882) · South Park (1877–84) · Victorian/North Adelaide (1877–84) · West Adelaide (1887) (1887) · West Torrens (1897–1990) · Woodville (1877) (1877) · Woodville (1964–90)
Categories:- South Australian National Football League clubs
- Australian rules football clubs in South Australia
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