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Club Profile

Club Formed: 1878
Home Ground: Norwood Oval (Coopers Stadium)
Ground Measurements: 161m X 111m
Club Address: 63 Beulah Rd, Norwood, SA, 5067
Colours: Navy Blue Guernsey & Shorts, Red Socks

Achievements
Premierships: 27 - 1878-83; 1887-89; 1891; 1894; 1901; 1904; 1907; 1922-23; 1925; 1929; 1941; 1946; 1948; 1950; 1975; 1978; 1982; 1984; 1997.
Runners up: 20
Wooden Spoons: 6 - 1913; 1914; 1915; 1919; 1968; 2004
Other Premierships: 1977 NFL Championship (Ardath Cup)
Champions of Australia: 1888; 1907
Stanley H. Lewis Trophy: 10 - 1965; 1974; 1982; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1995; 1996; 1997

Personal Achievements
Most Years As Coach: 12 - Jack Oatey 1945-1956
Most Years As Captain: 9 - Alfred Waldron, 1881-84; 1887-90; 1892
Most Games: 351 by G. McIntosh 1982-1997
Most State Games: 39 by Walter Scott, 1920-32
Magarey Medallists: Albert Green,1898; Walter Scott, 1924 & 1930; Alick Lill, 1925; William McCallum, 1936; John Marriott, 1951; Ron Kneebone, 1966; Michael Aish, 1981; Garry McIntosh, 1994 & 1995; Andrew Jarman, 1997
Fos Williams Medallists: Michael Aish, 1983; Garry McIntosh, 1984, 1992, 1995; Andrew Jarman, 1990; Scott Burns, 1994; James Thiessen, 1997; Paul McCormack 1998
Jack Oatey Medallists: Danny Jenkins, 1982; Keith Thomas, 1984; John Cunningham, 1997
All Australians: John Marriott, 1953; K. Wedding, 1961; Graham Molloy, 1969; Michael Aish, 1983 and 1986 (Vice Captain)
Gallagher/Williams Cup: 1993,1997
Most Goals in a Season: 111 - Neville Roberts, 1983; Others: 100 - Bruce Schultz, 1941
Highest Goal Aggregrate: 669 by Bruce Schultz, 1933-41; 602 by Roger Woodcock, 1969-81

Other Achievements
Best Home Attendance: 20,280 v Port Adelaide on May 22, 1971
Best Final Attendance: 58,924 v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in 1957 Grand Final
Highest Winning Score: Norwood 33. 21 (219) d North 10. 9 (69) at Norwood Oval on May 7, 1977
Biggest Winning Margin: 158 points vs Woodville-West Torrens at Woodville on July 1, 1995
Longest Winning Sequence: 16 games in 1975
Longest Winning Sequence at Norwood: 16 games from 1974-1976
Longest Run Without Winning at Norwood: 13 from 1968-1969 including draw

Last Premiership Side - 1997
Norwood 19. 12 defeated Port Adelaide 7. 11.
F J. West G. Molloy S. Cook
HF B. James A. Pascoe R. James
C J. Thiessen A. Jarman D. Obst
HB T. Davey L. Bowman T. Clements
B J. D'Antiochia D. Fleming S. Pitt
R S. Eastaugh A. Harvey(C) J. Cunningham
Int A. Keating S. Bassett S. Rowe Coach P. Rohde

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