North Adelaide Football Club

North Adelaide
Names
Full name	North Adelaide Football Club
Nickname(s)	Roosters (previously "Dingoes")
Club details
Founded	1888 (1888)
Colours	Red and      White
Competition	South Australian National Football League
President	Lee Virgin
Coach	Josh Carr
Captain(s)	Max Thring
Premierships	14 (1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991, 2018)
Ground(s)	Prospect Oval (capacity: 20,000)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	nafc.com.au

North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club currently affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The club plays its home games at Prospect Oval, located in Prospect, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The club was formed in 1888 as the Medindie Football Club, changing its name to North Adelaide in 1893. North Adelaide's first premiership was won in 1900, and the club has won a total of fourteen senior premierships during its time in the league, most recent is 2018.

History

The 1905 NAFC team.

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 .

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,^[1] 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.

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. The Captain's record is held by Ian McKay, captaining the team for 8 years from 1948–1955.

Club song

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. 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. The most recent version was brought in during the early 2000s, but all versions can still be found on the club song CD.

Current playing list

Club Records

• South Australian Premiers: 14 – 1900, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991, 2018
• Champions of Australia: 1 - 1972
• South Australian Night Series Winners: 1 – 1968
• 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: 334 by Michael Redden (1978–93)^[2]
• 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: 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

Premiership sides

Team of the Century (1901-2000)

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.

Club Icons

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 1929-41. Permiership 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".
• Barrie Robran - Triple Magarey Medallist (1968, 1970, 1973). Premiership player in 1971 and 1972.

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.

Honours

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Adelaide Football Club.

• Official website
• North Adelaide Football Club profile at australianfootball.com
• SANFL