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 Known
and indeed revered
as 'the Magician
of Prospect', Andrew
Jarman was without
doubt one of the
most extravagantly
talented footballers
of his generation,
masking a lack of
genuine pace with
sure hands, lightning
fast reactions,
and disposal skills
that were second
to none. A North
Adelaide supporter
from an earlier
age, he joined the
club from Gaza under
sixteens in time
to play in the 1982
SANFL under seventeen
competition. His
enormous potential
was immediately
evident, as was
the wide range of
his football skills,
and he made his
league debut the
following year.
In 1984 he became
a regular, and for
most of 1985 he
enjoyed a dream
year, earning state
selection and ultimately
winning North's
best and fairest
award. Unfortunately,
the dream turned
into something of
a nightmare at the
end, as despite
being the dominant
team during the
minor round, they
were well beaten
on grand final day
by a more resolute
and finals-hardened
Glenelg side.
During his seven
season, 165 game
senior career with
North Adelaide Andrew
Jarman was twice
adjudged the club's
best and fairest
player, won the
1987 Magarey Medal,
and was a virtual
ever-present in
South Australian
interstate teams,
achieving All Australian
selection in 1986
and 1987. He also
managed to procure
that earnestly sought
premiership medallion
when the Roosters
overcame Glenelg
by a resounding
82 margin in the
1987 grand final.
However, when North
succumbed in embarrassing
fashion to Port
Adelaide in the
premiership deciding
match of 1989, Jarman
decided it was time
to pursue fresh
challenges, and
the following season
saw him lining up
with Norwood.
After playing the
1990 season with
the Redlegs, Jarman
embarked on a new
phase of his career
in 1991 when he
joined South Australia's
fledgling AFL club,
Adelaide. After
110 games with the
Crows, he returned
to Norwood in 1997
where he played
out what proved
to be the final
season of his career
in spectacular fashion,
winning a second
Magarey Medal, the
Norwood best and
fairest award, and,
most satisfyingly
of all, a second
premiership medallion.
He also represented
South Australia
for the last of
fifteen times, with
his achievement
in having won the
Fos Williams Medal
after five of those
appearances speaking
volumes as to his
ability to 'turn
it on' in big games.
In 2001, Jarman
was chosen as centreman
in North Adelaide's
official 'Team of
the Century'.
After several years
away from active
involvement in the
game Andrew Jarman
took over as coach
of an under-achieving
North Adelaide team
in 2004, and made
a promising start
by steering his
charges to the finals
at the first time
of asking.
*Courtesy
of John Devaney
at www.fullpointsfooty.net
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