North Adelaide Football Club

Australian rules football club

For the 1883 club, see Victorian Football Club (SAFA).

Australian rules football club

North Adelaide Football club

Names
Full name| North Adelaide Football Club
Nickname(s)| Roosters
Former nickname(s)| Dindies (1880s - Short form of Medindie)
Dingoes (1890s)
2024 season
After finals| 7th
Home-and-away season| 7th
Leading goalkicker| Mitch Harvey (45) - 2024
Best and fairest| Campbell Combe
Club details
Founded| 1881; 144 years ago (1881)
Colours|  Red and  White
Competition| South Australian National Football League
President| Kris Mooney
Coach| Jacob Surjan
Captain(s)| Alex Spina
Premierships| SANFL (14)
(1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991, 2018)
SANFLW (2)
(2020, 2022)
WWII Patriotic League (2): 1943, 1944 (as Norwood-North Adelaide)
Ground(s)| Prospect Oval (capacity: 20,000)
Uniforms

Home

Other information
Official website| nafc.com.au

The North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect Oval, located in Prospect, a northern suburb of Adelaide. North Adelaide’s history can be traced directly back to the formation of the Medindie Football Club in 1881. Medindie was elevated to the South Australian Football Association (SAFA, later to become the SANFL) in 1888 as the Medindie Football Club (nickname Dindies and from 1890s Dingoes),[1] changing its name to North Adelaide in 1893 with the promise of support from North Adelaide residents. It is the fourth oldest club still in operation in the SANFL after South Adelaide (1877), Port Adelaide (1877) and Norwood (1878). As the Port Adelaide SANFL team merged with the Port Adelaide AFL team in 2013 and now plays in the SANFL as an AFL Reserves team, some will argue that North Adelaide is now the third oldest SANFl club still in operation in the SANFL. North Adelaide's first premiership was won in 1900 (which finally broke the dominance of the 3 older clubs), and the club has won a total of fourteen senior men's premierships in the SANFL, most recently in 2018.

## History

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The 1905 NAFC team.

In 1880 a group of schoolboys from Prince Alfred College and the now defunct Whinham College got together and played football on a section of the Park Lands, previously known as Hawker's Paddock. It was so called locally because it was leased from the City of Adelaide by George Hawker, a well known citizen of the suburb of Medindie. The schoolboys dubbed their football team the Medindie Football Club. They wore the red and white colours of Prince Alfred College and played other football teams on the site. One of those schoolboys was Charles Nitschke who would become Captain of the Medindie Club and would be known as the founding Father of North Adelaide Football Club.[2] [3]

One of the club's first reported games were in May 1882 against Prince Alfred and St Peters Colleges Second Twenties both on Medindie's home ground.[4][5]

Medindie was a foundation member in 1885 of the South Australian Junior Football Association, before being admitted to the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association in 1886.[6]

At the Annual General Meeting on 16 March 1888, held at the Red Lion Hotel, the Secretary Charles Nitschke was elected a Life Member for his valuable services to the club.[7]

At the start of 1888, during a split of the SAFA, the Medindie Club was invited to join with 3 senior clubs, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide and the Adelaide (1885), into forming a new Senior South Australia Football Association. Once the dispute was settled the club was still invited to join the senior Association for the 1888 SAFA season.[8]

On 14 March 1893, at a meeting held at Temperance Hall, Tynte Street, North Adelaide it was unanimously decided to renamed itself from Medindie to North Adelaide.[9][10] Although several other early clubs, including Victorians and Hothams which used the name of "North Adelaide" prior to 1893, none of them bore ties to the current club.

North Adelaide started playing at Prospect Oval from 1922 with the first game of the season on Monday 8 May 1922 against Glenelg[11] and it has remained their home ground ever since.

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 match was won by Central District.

The longest serving coach for the club is Michael Nunan – 12 seasons from 1981 to 1992.[citation needed]

The Captain's record is held by Ian McKay, captaining the team for 8 years from 1948 to 1955.[citation needed]

The North Adelaide Football Club officially renamed both ends of Prospect Oval in 2012 after the two official Icons of the club. The northern end around the goals was named the "Ken Farmer End", while the southern end was named the "Barrie Robran End".

South Australian Football Hall of Fame and Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee Jack 'Dinny' Reedman and future North Adelaide Premiership Captain began his career at Medindie in 1884.

North Adelaide was a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017. The Roosters lost two grand finals in the league before eventually claiming their maiden women's premiership in 2020.

## Club Icons

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The North Adelaide Football Club has named two of their past champions as Icons. They are:

* Ken Farmer – All-time leading SANFL goal kicker with 1,419 from 1929 to 1941. Premiership player in 1930 and 1931. Premiership coach in 1949 and 1952. Since 1981 the leading goalkicker in each SANFL season has been awarded the "Ken Farmer Medal". He kicked 105 goals in 1930 to become the first SA League player to kick 100 goals in a season. 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.
* Barrie Robran – Triple Magarey Medallist (1968, 1970, 1973). Premiership player in 1971 and 1972, is North Adelaide's other iconic player,[12] Barrie Robran, played 201 League games for the Roosters and 10 State games, and won 3 Magarey Medals (1968, 1970 and 1973). He was the first SANFL player to be made a "Legend" in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, and the only "Legend" not to have played VFL or AFL.

## Club song

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North Adelaide have had many versions of their club song in the past. All versions have contained the same lyrics, but have been changed rhythm wise to keep up with the times.[citation needed] The lyrics and tune, by well known Australian singer/songwriter Johnny Mac, are the only completely original written in the league, as all the other clubs have written lyrics to well known tunes.[citation needed] The most recent version was brought in during the early 2000s, but all versions can still be found on the club song CD.[citation needed]

> 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!

## Current playing list

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North Adelaide Football Club

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Senior list  |  | Coaching staff

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* 1  Harrison Wigg  (VC)
* 2  Sam Ramsay
* 3  Keenan Ramsey
* 4  Will Gowers
* 5  Harrison Elbrow
* 6  Noah Casalini
* 7  Lee Minervini
* 8  Tariek Newchurch
* 9  Jake Patmore
* 10  Alex Spina  (C)
* 11  Lachlan Grubb
* 12  Dyson Hilder
* 13  Cody Raak
* 14  Kym LeBois
* 15  Reed Van Huisstede
* 16  Frank Szekely
* 17  Mitch Harvey
* 18  Campbell Coombe
* 19  Blayne O’Loughlin
* 20  Will Fellows
* 21  Will Tasker
* 22  Jack McCann
* 23  Nigel Lockyer Jr
* 24  Kye Pfrengle
* 25  Lachie Wilsdon
* 26  Matthew McKenzie
* 27  Harrison Magor
* 28  Luke Lawrence
* 29  vacant
* 30  Tadgh Evans
* 31  Max Blacker
* 32  Sam Mayes

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* 33  Charlie Dinning
* 34  Ewan Mackinlay
* 35  James Langley
* 36  Liam Hoy
* 37  vacant
* 38  vacant
* 39  Sam McInerney
* 40  Brad Ashcroft
* 41  Jed Dignan
* 42  Hughen Wissman
* 43  Evan Bradley / Austin Harris
* 44  vacant
* 45  Zyton Santillo
* 46  Frazer Driscoll
* 47  Lam Simon
* 48  Ethan Weidemann
* 49  Angus Tully
* 50  Henry Turner / Jett Boxer
* 51  Jackson Savage
* 52  Kelsey Rypstra / Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier
* 53  Luke Harvey
* 54  Will Francou
* 55  Harrison Dallimore
* 56  Kalan Caputo
* 57  PJ Carlin / Tom Tasker
* 58  Tom Carter
* 59  vacant
* 60  Hunter Press
* 61  Tom Carter
* 62  Harry Isaacs / Joel Bettes
* 63  Peter Minervini
* 64  Tom Dermody
* 65  Apech Deng

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Head coach

* Jacob Surjan

Assistant coach

* Darren Pfeiffer

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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Updated: 19 October 2024
Source(s): Players,

## Club achievements

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Premierships

Competition  | Level  | Wins  | Years Won
South Australian National Football League | Seniors | 14 | 1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991, 2018
SANFL Women's League | Seniors | 2 | 2020, 2022
SANFL Reserves | Reserves | 12 | 1912, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1964, 1965, 1966, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018
SANFL Under 19s (1937–2008) | Under 19s | 8 | 1937, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1961, 1966, 2005
SANFL Under 17s (1939–2008) | Under 17s | 12 | 1939, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1997, 2005, 2007
SANFL Under 18s (2009–present) | Under 18s | 0 | Nil
SANFL Under 16s (2010–present) | Under 16s | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2013
Other titles and honours
Championship of Australia | Senior | 1 | 1972
Stanley H Lewis Trophy | Multiple | 7 | 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2022
SANFL Night Series | Senior | 1 | 1968
Finishing positions
South Australian National Football League | Minor premiership | 16 | 1900, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1932, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2022
Grand Finalists | 18 | 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1951, 1963, 1973, 1985, 1986, 1989, 2007, 2013, 2020, 2022
Wooden spoons | 10 | 1888 (Medindie), 1889 (Medindie), 1894, 1899, 1912, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2017
SANFL Women's League | Minor premiership | 3 | 2017, 2020, 2022
Grand Finalists | 2 | 2017, 2019
Wooden spoons | 1 | 2024

## Club records

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* Home Ground: Prospect Oval (1922–present)
* Previous Home Grounds: Kensington Oval (1888–94), Adelaide Oval (1895–98, 1902–03, 1905–21), Jubilee Oval (1899–1901, 1904)
* 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 Crows (AFL) formation (1991): 40,355 v Norwood at Adelaide Oval, 2018 SANFL Grand Final
* Record Attendance since Port Adelaide (AFL) entry (1997): 40,355 v Norwood at Adelaide Oval, 2018 SANFL Grand Final
* Most Games: 378 by Michael Redden (1978–93) plus 11 state games[13]
* Most Goals in a Season: 134 by Ken Farmer in 1936
* Most Goals for the club: 1419 by Ken Farmer (1929–41, 224 games)
* First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Ken Farmer (1930 – 105 goals)
* 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: 7 by Barrie Robran (1967–73)[14]
* Highest Score: 34.22 (226) v South Adelaide 6.12 (48) at Adelaide Oval in Round 5, 1972

## Premiership sides

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### 2018 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 2018 SANFL season and 2018 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 19.10 (124) defeated Norwood 15.15 (105)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 40,355
Date: 23 September 2018
Umpires: Bowen, Medlin, Harris
Jack Oatey Medallist: Mitch Grigg (Norwood)

2018 Premiership Team  B: | Callum Wilkie (26)  | Cameron Craig (5)  | Mitch Clisby (10)

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HB: | Brock Castree (23)  | Tanner Smith (7)  | Connor Rozee (48)
C: | Maris Olekalns (14)  | Aidan Tropiano (1)  | Jarred Allmond (11)
HF: | Lewis Hender (19)  | Keenan Ramsey (3)  | Boyd Woodcock (27)
F: | Mitch Harvey (17)  | Alex Barns (4)  | Robbie Young (8)

Foll: | Jordon Sweet (40)  | Tom Schwarz (15)  | Max Thring (c) (30)

Int: | Sam McInerney (39)  | Mackenzie Slee (53)  | Jake Wohling (20)

Coach: | Josh Carr

Best: Schwarz Allmond Barns Tropiano Woodcock Castree[15]
Goals:
4 – Barns
3 – Harvey, Woodcock, McInerney
2 – Hender
1 – Ramsey, Sweet, Wilkie, Young

### 1991 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1991 SANFL season and 1991 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 21.22 (148) defeated West Adelaide 11.7 (73)
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 39,276
Date: 5 October 1991
Umpires: Laurie Argent and Mick Abbott
Jack Oatey Medallist: Darel Hart

1991 Premiership Team  B: | Rod Saunders (4)  | Sean Tasker (21)  | Bradley Ryan (24)

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HB: | Steven Barratt (18)  | Trevor Clisby (29)  | Tim Perkins (15)
C: | David Sanders (9)  | Peter Krieg (17)  | Marc Marshall (19)
HF: | Brodie Atkinson (47)  | Peter Bennett (35)  | Steven Hamilton (25)
F: | Craig Burton (5)  | Michael Parsons (28)  | Darel Hart (3)

Foll: | Michael Redden (42)  | Kym Klomp (c) (7)  | Steven Sims (2)

Int: | Stephen Riley (22)  | Tim Nunan (38)  |

Coach: | Michael Nunan

Best: Hart, Perkins, Sanders, Krieg, Redden, Parsons, Sims
Goals:
7 – Hart
4 – Burton
2 – Hamilton, Parsons
1 – Atkinson, Clisby, Krieg, Nunan, Perkins, Sanders

### 1987 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1987 SANFL season and 1987 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 23.7 (145) defeated Glenelg 9.9 (63)
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 50,617
Date: 3 October 1987
Umpires: Neville Thorpe, Rick Kinnear
Jack Oatey Medallist: Michael Parsons

1987 Premiership Team  B: | Peter Simmons (31)  | Paul Arnold (32)  | Stephen Riley (22)

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HB: | John Riley (1)  | Trevor Clisby (29)  | David Tiller (4)
C: | Roger Carlaw (11)  | Kym Klomp (7)  | David Sanders (9)
HF: | Darren Jarman (8)  | Peter Bennett (35)  | Craig Burton (5)
F: | Michael Parsons (28)  | John Roberts (25)  | Steven Sims (2)

Foll: | Michael Redden (42)  | Andrew Jarman (17)  | Darel Hart (c) (3)

Int: | Michael Armfield (16)  | Wayne Slattery (34)  |

Coach: | Michael Nunan

Best:
Goals:
6 – Parsons
5 – Roberts
4 – Sims
3 – Burton, D. Jarman
2 – A. Jarman

### 1972 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1972 SANFL season and 1972 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 19.14 (128) defeated Port Adelaide 10.12 (72)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 55,709
Date: 30 September 1972
Umpires:

1972 Premiership Team  B: | Geoff Paull (6)  | Bob Hammond (29)  | John Spry (38)

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HB: | Geoff Strang (3)  | Bohdan Jaworskyj (27)  | Allan Howard (15)
C: | John Phillips (7)  | Barrie Robran (10)  | Barry Stringer (9)
HF: | Darryl Webb (19)  | Rodney Robran (20)  | Adrian Rebbeck (18)
F: | Barry Hearl (14)  | Dennis Sachse (30)  | David Marsh (36)

Foll: | Garry Sporn (26)  | John Plummer (13)  | Terry von Bertouch (2)

Int: | Rick Schubert (37)  | Kevin Barr (17)  |

Coach: | Mike Patterson

Best:
Goals:
6 – Sachse
3 – Hearl
2 – Marsh, R. Robran, von Bertouch
1 – Phillips, Plummer, Rebbeck, B. Robran, Webb

### 1971 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1971 SANFL season and 1971 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 10.19 (79) defeated Port Adelaide 9.5 (59)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 52,228
Date: 25 September 1971
Umpires:

1971 Premiership Team  B: | Geoff Paull (6)  | Bob Hammond (29)  | Peter Anderson (3)

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HB: | David Burns (28)  | Bohdan Jaworskyj (27)  | Allan Howard (15)
C: | John Phillips (7)  | Kym Lehmann (11)  | Barry Stringer (9)
HF: | Terry Collins (17)  | Barrie Robran (10)  | Adrian Rebbeck (18)
F: | Mike Patterson (c) (25)  | Neil Sachse (12)  | Ken Francou (21)

Foll: | Garry Sporn (26)  | Darryl Webb (19)  | Terry von Bertouch (2)

Int: | Arch Wilkey (23)  | Barry Hearl (14)  |

Coach: | Mike Patterson

Best:
Goals:
4 – Rebbeck
3 – Webb
2 – Sachse
1 – Collins

### 1960 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1960 SANFL season and 1960 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 14.11 (95) defeated Norwood 13.12 (90)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 54,162
Date: 1 October 1960
Umpire:

1960 Premiership Team  B: | Don Gilbourne (c) (1)  | Bob Hammond (18)  | Theodore "Hank" Lindner (3)

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HB: | Brian Gambling (7)  | Malcolm Montgomery (4)  | Ray Carroll (20)
C: | Ron Hewett (6)  | Ray Trenorden (21)  | Barrie Barbary (5)
HF: | Malcolm Whitford (10)  | Don Lindner (2)  | Terry Hughes (16)
F: | Alwin Faggotter (12)  | Bob Pascoe (15)  | Barry Potts (8)

Foll: | John Bubner (9)  | Barry Kent (11)  | Billy Thomas (14)

Int: | Alan Cheek (19)  | Peter Bottroff (17)  |

Coach: | Jack McCarthy

Best: Potts, Gilbourne, Hammond, Gambling
Goals:
7 – Potts
1 – Barbary, Hughes, Kent, D. Lindner, Thomas, Trenorden, Whitford

### 1952 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1952 SANFL season and 1952 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 23.15 (153) defeated Norwood 6.9 (45)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 50,105
Date: 4 October 1952
Umpire:

1952 Premiership Team  B: | Lloyd Weston (14)  | Ian McKay (c) (1)  | John Tidswell (15)

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HB: | Les Cunningham (22)  | Alan Galloway (4)  | John Blunden (5)
C: | Merv Way (20)  | Lyle Griffin (9)  | John Renner (21)
HF: | Don Gilbourne (16)  | Geoff Fuller (17)  | Paul Kennett (12)
F: | Ron Phillips (2)  | Bob Proud (7)  | Hubert McKenzie (18)

Foll: | Alan Aldenhoven (3)  | Dean Stringer (6)  | Darcy Cox (23)

Int: | Keith Carroll (8)  | Allen Odgers (10)  |

Coach: | Ken Farmer

Best:
Goals:
4 – Kennett, McKenzie, Phillips
3 – Cox
2 – Proud
1 – Aldenhoven, Gilbourne, Griffin, Fuller, McKay, Renner

### 1949 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1949 SANFL season and 1949 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 13.17 (95) defeated West Torrens 9.18 (72)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 42,490
Date: 1 October 1949
Umpire:

1949 Premiership Team  B: | Tom MacKenzie (4)  | Ian McKay (c) (1)  | Frank O’Leary (2)

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HB: | Alan Galloway (16)  | Frank Crouch (9)  | John Blunden (3)
C: | Brian Coulls (11)  | Stanley Hancock (7)  | Allen Odgers (5)
HF: | Jeff Pash (17)  | Ron Phillips (10)  | Paul Kennett (15)
F: | Keith Carroll (21)  | Dean Stringer (8)  | Morrie Arbon (13)

Foll: | Len Pedler (18)  | Colin Aamodt (20)  | Darcy Cox (14)

Int: | John Tidwell (12)  | Don Gilbourne (22)  |

Coach: | Ken Farmer

Best:
Goals:
4 – Stringer
3 – Cox
2 – Peddler
1 – Arbon, Kennett, Pash, Phillips

### 1931 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1931 SANFL season and 1931 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 17.13 (115) defeated Sturt 11.11 (77)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 34,202
Date: 3 October 1931
Umpire:

1931 Premiership Team  B: | Bob Barrett (12)  | Harry Fleet (11)  | Ray Munn (23)

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HB: | Bert Mangelsdorf (8)  | Stan Burton (24)  | Darrell Conrad (5)
C: | Norm Drew (7)  | Stan Lock (19)  | Jack MacKay (3)
HF: | Robert Taylor (6)  | Harold Hawke (14)  | Brian Burns (8)
F: | Percy Furler (c) (1)  | Ken Farmer (9)  | Norman Proud (15)

Foll: | Clarrie Willshire (22)  | Don Phillis (16)  | Garfield Storer (10)

Int: | George Foulis (13)  |  |

Coach: | Percy Lewis

Best:
Goals:
6 – Farmer
4 – Proud
2 – Furler, Willshire
1 – Burns, Hawke, Lock

### 1930 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1930 SANFL season and 1930 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 9.13 (67) defeated Port Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 23,609
Date: 4 October 1930
Umpire:

1930 Premiership Team  B: | George Foulis (12)  | Harry Fleet (11)  | Ron May (21)

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HB: | Robert Taylor (6)  | Bert Mangelsdorf (18)  | Darrell Conrad (5)
C: | Norm Drew (7)  | Stan Lock (19)  | Garfield Storer (10)
HF: | Sid Burton (24)  | Clarrie Willshire (22)  | Harold Hawke (14)
F: | Bob Barrett (12)  | Ken Farmer (9)  | James McDowall (c) (1)

Foll: | Percy Furler (2)  | Ray Munn (23)  | William Thomas (8)

Int: | Frederick Hardwick (17)  |  |

Coach: | Percy Lewis

Best:
Goals:
4 – Farmer
2 – Barrett
1 – Burton, Furler, Hawke

### 1920 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1920 SAFL season and 1920 SAFL Grand Final

North Adelaide 9.15 (69) defeated Norwood 3.3 (21)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: Approximately 31,000
Date: 18 September 1920
Umpire:

1920 Premiership Team  B: | Ivan Davey (3)  | Richard Foale (7)  | Leslie Reedman (18)

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HB: | Charles Penery (17)  | Jack "Snowy" Hamilton (9)  | David Crawford (2)
C: | Russell Fuss (6)  | Percy Lewis (12)  | Alby Fooks (21)
HF: | Frank Haines (10)  | Percy Frost (23)  | Glyn Trescowthick (13)
F: | Lloyd Davies (14)  | Dan O'Brien (19)  | Laurence Sprigg (16)

Foll: | Tom Leahy (c) (1)  | Cecil Curnow (20)  | Vernon Maloney (4)

Coach: | Albert Klose

Best:
Goals:
2 – Frost, Leahy
1 – Curnow, Lewis, Maloney, Sprigg, Trescowthick

### 1905 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1905 SAFA season and 1905 SAFA Grand Final

North Adelaide 6.8 (44) defeated Port Adelaide 1.6 (12)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: Approximately 11,000
Date: 9 September 1905
Umpire:

1905 Premiership Team  B: | Alec Ewers  | Jimmy Matthews  | Charles Fotheringham

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HB: | Tom MacKenzie | Fred Odlum  | Herb Ward
C: | Jack Rees  | Edward MacKenzie  | Norman Pash
HF: | Charlie Jessop  | Vern Drew  | William "Peter" Fleet
F: | Ernie Johns  | Anthony "Boss" Daly  | Jack "Dinny" Reedman (c)

Foll: | John Earl  | Frank Young  | Harold "Araby" Pash

Coach: | n/a

Best:
Goals:
4 – Jessop
1 – Fleet, Johns

### 1902 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1902 SAFA season and 1902 SAFA Grand Final

North Adelaide 9.14 (68) defeated South Adelaide 4.7 (31)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: not recorded
Date: 6 September 1902
Umpire:

1902 Premiership Team  B: | William Dawkins  | Alec Ewers  | George Carter

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HB: | Terry Bradley  | Norm Clark  | Norman Claxton
C: | Jack Rees  | Phil Sandland  | Norman Pash
HF: | Jimmy Matthews  | Frederick Dickenson  | Norman Lemon
F: | John Earl  | Ernie Johns  | Anthony "Boss" Daly

Foll: | Charles Fotheringham  | Jack "Dinny" Reedman (c)  | Charlie Jessop

Coach: | n/a

Best:
Goals:
4 – Jessop
2 – Dickenson, Johns
1 – Daly

### 1900 Premiership Side

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Main articles: 1900 SAFA season and 1900 SAFA Grand Final

North Adelaide 4.3 (27) defeated South Adelaide 1.8 (14)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: approximately 7,000
Date: 8 September 1900
Umpire:

1900 Premiership Team  B: | William Baker  | George Carter  | Sam Heseltine

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HB: | Norm Clark  | Ernie Jones (c)  | Norman Claxton
C: | Harry Wilmshurst  | Ernie Mitchell  | Harold "Araby" Pash
HF: | William Dawkins  | Jimmy Matthews  | Thomas McNamara
F: | Bill Shaw  | Norman Pash  | Frederick Dickenson

Foll: | Jack "Dinny" Reedman | Harry Mumme  | Charles "Joe" Coates

Coach: | n/a

Best:
Goals:
2 – McNamara
1 – Matthews, Shaw

## Team of the Century (1901–2000)

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Selected by a committee composed of Colin Walsh (chairman), Don Lindner, Tom McKenzie, Jeff Pash, Barrie Robran and Gordon Schwartz. Each member provided a list of candidates for each position and the Committee then set about the arduous task of selecting the final team. The selected team was formally announced at a gala dinner held on 7 October 2000.

North Adelaide Team of the Century  B: | Bob Hammond | Ian McKay (c)  | Don Gilbourne

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HB: | John Riley | Ron Phillips | Bohdan Jaworskyj
C: | Norm Drew  | Andrew Jarman | Barrie Barbary
HF: | Jeff Pash | Don Lindner (vc)  | Harold Hawke
F: | Tony Antrobus | Ken Farmer | Percy Furler

Foll: | Tom Leahy | Barrie Robran | Tom MacKenzie

Int: | Michael Redden | Darren Jarman | Brenton Phillips

Coach: | Mike Patterson

## Individual

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### Magarey Medallists

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* 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
* Campbell Combe 2020
* Aaron Young 2022

^ – awarded retrospectively

### All-Australians

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* Haydn Bunton 1956
* Don Lindner 1961
* Andrew Jarman 1986, 1987

### League Leading Goalkickers

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* 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
* Mitch Harvey (45) 2024

## References

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1. ^ "Football". Express and Telegraph. 12 May 1888.
2. ^ "North Adelaide in Football". Advertiser. August 1908.
3. ^ "Hall of Fame - Charles Nitschke".
4. ^ "Medindie v. Prince Alfred CoL(Secon LEge Twenty.)". Adelaide Observer. 6 May 1882.
5. ^ "Football". Evening Journal. 23 May 1882.
6. ^ "Australian Football - a brief history of the medindie football club".
7. ^ "Football". South Australian Register. 17 March 1888.
8. ^ "Amusements". Express and Telegraph. May 1888.
9. ^ "Football". Advertiser. 15 March 1893.
10. ^ "Football". Evening Journal. 15 March 1893.
11. ^ "North Adelaide Beat Glenelg". Register. 9 May 1922.
12. ^ "North Adelaide Football Club Icons". 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006.
13. ^ Club, NAFC-North Adelaide Football. "Player - NAFC History Database". nafc.com.au.
14. ^ Club, NAFC-North Adelaide Football. "History - The Official North Adelaide Football Club Website - The Roosters - SANFL Macca's League 2017 Season". nafc.com.au.
15. ^ Club, NAFC-North Adelaide Football. "Senior Football - The Official North Adelaide Football Club Website - The Roosters - SANFL Statewide Super League 2019 Season". nafc.com.au.

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