New Norfolk District Football Club

New Norfolk

Full name	New Norfolk District Football Club
Nickname	Eagles
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1878
League	Southern Football League
Home ground	Boyer Oval
Anthem	"We Are The Mighty Eagle Team!" (Tune: "Road To Gundagai")
President	Adrian Graham
Head coach	Jon Murray
Captain	Mark Horne & Zeb Graham
2014 (SFL)	1st

The New Norfolk District Football Club, nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.

Origins

Entry to Southern Country Football Association

• 1923 & 1924 to 1933

Entry to Southern District Football Association

• 1934 to 1946 (excluding War years)

Entry to TANFL/TFL

• 1947

Entry to Southern Football League

• 2000

SCFA premierships

• 1928, 1930, 1933

SCFA Runners up

• 1927, 1931, 1932

SDFA premierships

• 1939, 1945

SDFA Runners up

• 1934

TANFL/TFL Statewide League premierships

• 1968, 1982

TANFL/TFL Statewide League runners up

• 1959, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1994

SFL premierships

• 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

SFL runner up

• 2000, 2004, 2011, 2015

State premierships

• 1968

TANFL/TFL Statewide League leading goalkickers

• 1963 – Peter Hudson – 79
• 1964 – Peter Hudson – 86
• 1965 – Peter Hudson – 110
• 1966 – Peter Hudson – 103
• 1983 – Wayne Fox – 135
• 1984 – Wayne Fox – 93
• 1985 – Wayne Fox – 130
• 1987 – Paul Dac – 80
• 1990 – Paul Dac – 103
• 1991 – Paul Dac – 133

SFL leading goalkickers

• 2003 – Matthew Smith – 67
• 2005 – Sean Salter – 72
• 2009 – Adrian Burdon – 106
• 2012 – Michael Thompson – 101
• 2014 – Josh Hall – 112

William Leitch Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL and SFL premier senior football)

• 1948 – Jim Brown
• 1952 – Cliff Busch
• 1954 – Bruce Roe
• 1955 – Rex Garwood
• 1958 – Rex Garwood
• 1961 – Roger Browning
• 1962 – Roger Browning
• 1972 – Ricky Graham
• 1974 – Tony Browning
• 1981 – Robbie Dykes
• 1985 – Graham Hunnibell
• 1990 – Ricky Hanlon
• 1993 – Rene Peters
• 2004 – Brock Ackerley and Roger Belcher (tied)
• 2007 – Brad Carver
• 2009 – Roger Belcher
• 2011 – Nathan Ross
• 2012 – Michael Thompson
• 2013 – Nathan Ross
• 2014 – Caden Wilson

Darrel Baldock Medallists
(Best player afield – TFL Statewide League Grand Final)

• 1994 – Jason Wilton

Lefroy Medallists
(Best Player Afield – Interstate Football)

• 1965 – Peter Hudson
• 1982 – Graham Hunnibell
• 1983 – Michael Hunnibell
• 1984 – Wayne Fox
• 1985 – Wayne Fox

Weller Arnold Medallists

• 1966 – Barry Browning
• 1970 – Ricky Graham

George Watt Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL Reserves Football)

• 1953 – T. Maddox
• 1964 – Ken Latham
• 1965 – Ken Latham
• 1967 – Robert Wilton
• 1970 – L. Barratt
• 1973 – G. Richardson
• 1974 – R. Wylie
• 1979 – N. Bester
• 1983 – Steven Sutton
• 1986 – Robbie Crane
• 1991 – Brendan Skelly
• 1992 – Justin Rainbird
• 1993 – Adrian Jeffries

Vic Geard Medallists
(Best and fairest Player – TFL thirds football)

• 1976 – Steven Sutton
• 1977 – Dan Munnings
• 1986 – Jason Taylor
• 1988 – Steven Byers
• 1995 – Ricky Braslin

Doug Plaister Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL fourths football)

• 1975 – P. Jarvis
• 1980 – L. Brooks
• 1981 – Mark Hall
• 1982 – Mark Hall
• 1983 – Michael Eiszele
• 1984 – Jason Taylor
• 1988 – Paul Banks-Smith
• 1989 – Paul Barrow
• 1991 – J. Cooley
• 1993 – Ricky Braslin
• 1994 – D. Triffitt
• 1995 – Craig Haremza and D. Triffitt

Club record games holder

• 344 – Luke Joseph
• 340 - Michael Eiszele

Club record senior games

• 273 - Roger Belcher (still playing)
• 264 – Chris Sproule (retired)
• 254 – Hedley Thompson (retired)

Club record reserves games

• 180 – Dean King

All-Australians

• 1966 – Peter Hudson

Club record home attendance

• 4,710 v Clarence at Boyer Oval on 25 April 1964 in the TFL

An unofficial crowd just short of 5,000 was reported to have attended a home match against Huonville at Boyer Oval on 16 June 2012 in the Southern Football League.^[1]

Club record finals attendance

• 24,413 v Clarence – 1970 TFL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval

Club record score

• SFL 40.25 (265) v Brighton 6.4 (40) on 26 April 2009 at Boyer Oval.^[2]

Most goals in a match by one player

• 18.6 – Brendan Fevola v Huonville on 16 June 2012 at Boyer Oval.^[1]

References

1. Smith, Adam (17 June 2012). "Brendan Fevola sends record books tumbling at Boyer Oval". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. Sporting Pulse NNDFC Record Retrieved on 2009-09-12.

External links

• AFL Southern Tasmania