Garry McIntosh

Garry McIntosh
Personal information
Full name	Garry McIntosh
Nickname(s)	Macca
Date of birth	16 March 1964
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	Norwood (SANFL)
Position(s)	Half-Forward Flank, Rover
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982-98	Norwood (SANFL)	371 (180)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2002-04	Norwood (SANFL)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998 season.
Career highlights
SANFL debut with Norwood in 1982 Norwood Premiership Player 1982, 1984 Norwood Best & Fairest 1987, 1991 Norwood Club Captain 1990-98 SANFL Magarey Medallist 1994, 1995 12 State games for South Australia (Captain: 1992, 1995, 1997) International rules football games for Australia 1984-1986 Fos Williams Medallist 1984, 1992, 1995 Norwood Coach 2002-04 Norwood Games Record Holder 371 (1982-98) Norwood Football Club Player Life Member SANFL Player Life Member Norwood Team of the Century - Half-Forward Flank

Garry McIntosh (born 16 March 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the South Australian Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. He won Magarey Medals in 1994 and 1995.

McIntosh primarily played as a centreman or rover and remained loyal to Norwood throughout his career, playing a record 371 games for the club before his retirement in 1998. He was a premiership player with them twice, the first came in his debut season in 1982 and the second in 1984. A third premiership was within his grasp in 1997 but McIntosh missed the grand final through suspension. From 1990 to 1998 he was club captain and in 2002 he returned to Norwood to serve as their senior coach for three seasons. He was drafted by North Melbourne in the 1982 VFL Draft^[1] but chose to stay in South Australia. McIntosh was arguably the finest footballer outside the AFL throughout the 1990s.

A fine interstate player, he represented South Australia 12 times during his career. He won three Fos Williams Medals, in 1984 for his performance against Western Australia, in 1992 against the WAFL and in 1995 against Tasmania.

McIntosh also coached North Launceston to runner-up position in the Tasmanian Statewide League in 2000.

Former North Adelaide and Norwood player Andrew Jarman also cited McIntosh as his toughest SANFL opponent, Ironically Jarman won the 1987 Magarey Medal the year in which McIntosh polled the most votes in the SANFL but was ineligible due to suspension.

References

1. Interstate Draft 1982

External links

• Garry McIntosh's profile from AustralianFootball.com