EVERY NFC GAME EVER PLAYED
NFC Match Results - 1954
Position: Fourth
Coach: Jack Oatey
Captain: John Marriott
Vice Captain: Doug Olds
Club Champion: Robert Edwards
Top Goalkicker: Peter Vivian - 35
| Played: 19 |
| Won: 9 |
| Lost: 10 |
|
Round 1
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Glenelg Oval, 24 April 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-5 |
|
2-7 |
|
6-9 |
|
12-12 |
|
84 |
| Glenelg |
1-3 |
|
4-6 |
|
4-7 |
|
7-10 |
|
52 |
| Goals: Dalwood 3 Vivian 3 Fosdike 2 Young 2 Nicholls Skinner |
| Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 9300 |
- Donald Bone - debut
- Kevin Brown - debut
- Graham Nicholls - debut
- Bob Skinner - debut
- Glyn Webber - debut
- Brian Wells - debut
Round 2
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 1 May 1954 |
| Norwood |
2-5 |
|
6-5 |
|
11-5 |
|
13-5 |
|
83 |
| North Adelaide |
4-8 |
|
7-11 |
|
10-15 |
|
11-20 |
|
86 |
| Goals: Vivian 4 Fosdike 4 Dalwood 2 Wells Nicholls Skinner |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 11000 |
- Peter Koerner - debut
- Jim Liebelt - debut
Round 3
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 8 May 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-1 |
|
4-1 |
|
6-2 |
|
11-8 |
|
74 |
| South Adelaide |
1-9 |
|
2-12 |
|
5-16 |
|
9-22 |
|
76 |
| Goals: Dalwood 3 Fosdike 3 Nicholls 2 Marriott Sawley Skinner |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 6500 |
- Kevin Charnstrom - debut
- Brian Sawley - debut
Round 4
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Kensington Oval, 15 May 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-2 |
|
7-4 |
|
9-4 |
|
10-8 |
|
68 |
| West Adelaide |
2-2 |
|
6-2 |
|
11-6 |
|
13-8 |
|
86 |
| Goals: Walker 3 Fosdike 2 Wells 2 Sawley Nicholls Fox |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 9300 |
- Peter Dalwood, Sam Gallagher - SANFL Life Membership
Round 5
| Norwood v Sturt |
Norwood Oval, 22 May 1954 |
| Norwood |
4-3 |
|
9-7 |
|
12-11 |
|
15-13 |
|
103 |
| Sturt |
3-3 |
|
5-7 |
|
8-10 |
|
14-13 |
|
97 |
| Goals: Walker 4 Young 2 Fox 2 Couch 2 Fosdike Vivian Nelson Appelbee Nicholls |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 10000 |
- Norman Walker 50th game
Round 6
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Port Pirie Oval, 29 May 1954 |
| Norwood |
3-4 |
|
3-4 |
|
4-7 |
|
4-13 |
|
37 |
| Port Adelaide |
1-0 |
|
6-4 |
|
9-8 |
|
14-10 |
|
94 |
| Goals: Fosdike 2 Vivian Walker |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 7200 |
Round 7
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Thebarton Oval, 5 June 1954 |
| Norwood |
3-1 |
|
5-9 |
|
5-15 |
|
6-17 |
|
53 |
| West Torrens |
3-3 |
|
5-5 |
|
11-9 |
|
12-11 |
|
83 |
| Goals: Nicholls 2 Charnstrom 2 Hines Skinner |
| Position: 7th |
Attendance: 7800 |
- Stewart "Ross" Carruthers - debut
- Peter "James" Wooding - debut
- Bob Fosdike 50th game
Round 8
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Adelaide Oval, 14 June 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-2 |
|
4-4 |
|
5-7 |
|
11-12 |
|
78 |
| Glenelg |
6-6 |
|
11-8 |
|
11-15 |
|
14-18 |
|
102 |
| Goals: Walker 3 Fosdike 2 Young 2 Marriott Appelbee Aish Clancy |
| Position: 8th |
Attendance: 16500 |
Round 9
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 26 June 1954 |
| Norwood |
4-4 |
|
9-8 |
|
10-10 |
|
11-10 |
|
76 |
| West Adelaide |
7-3 |
|
8-8 |
|
11-11 |
|
13-12 |
|
90 |
| Goals: Walker 3 Vivian 2 Young 2 Wells Appelbee Skinner Clancy |
| Position: 8th |
Attendance: 7100 |
Round 10
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 3 July 1954 |
| Norwood |
4-6 |
|
5-8 |
|
5-13 |
|
7-14 |
|
56 |
| Port Adelaide |
1-2 |
|
3-6 |
|
5-9 |
|
6-14 |
|
50 |
| Goals: Walker 2 Sawley Farrelly Aish Brown Charnstrom |
| Position: 7th |
Attendance: 10870 |
Round 11
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Kensington Oval, 10 July 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-3 |
|
2-8 |
|
4-12 |
|
7-15 |
|
57 |
| South Adelaide |
4-1 |
|
4-2 |
|
5-6 |
|
6-7 |
|
43 |
| Goals: Sawley 3 Vivian 2 Fosdike Farrelly |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 5000 |
Round 12
| Norwood v Sturt |
Unley Oval, 17 July 1954 |
| Norwood |
10-5 |
|
11-6 |
|
13-10 |
|
20-11 |
|
131 |
| Sturt |
0-1 |
|
8-2 |
|
8-4 |
|
9-5 |
|
59 |
| Goals: Walker 6 Skinner 4 Vivian 2 Fosdike 2 Young 2 Sawley 2 Charnstrom Dickson |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 11000 |
Round 13
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Alberton Oval, 31 July 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-5 |
|
7-9 |
|
12-10 |
|
15-13 |
|
103 |
| Port Adelaide |
5-2 |
|
7-4 |
|
10-5 |
|
12-9 |
|
81 |
| Goals: Vivian 4 Young 3 Walker 2 Skinner 2 Gallagher Sawley Farrelly Aish |
| Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 15000 |
Round 14
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Norwood Oval, 7 August 1954 |
| Norwood |
3-1 |
|
8-5 |
|
10-10 |
|
11-15 |
|
81 |
| West Torrens |
4-1 |
|
10-5 |
|
11-7 |
|
13-11 |
|
89 |
| Goals: Vivian 3 Fosdike 2 Walker 2 Young Charnstrom Hines Aish |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 14000 |
Round 15
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Norwood Oval, 14 August 1954 |
| Norwood |
7-6 |
|
10-10 |
|
18-16 |
|
22-27 |
|
159 |
| Glenelg |
4-2 |
|
11-3 |
|
13-4 |
|
15-6 |
|
96 |
| Goals: Marriott 6 Vivian 5 Walker 5 Fosdike 2 Wells 2 Young Skinner |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 6800 |
- Irked by a newspaper article, Glenelg's Stan Wickham rode Norwood Head Trainer Tiger Potts' bicycle onto the Norwood Oval at the beginning of the match.
Round 16
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 21 August 1954 |
| Norwood |
7-2 |
|
8-3 |
|
11-7 |
|
11-11 |
|
77 |
| West Adelaide |
1-3 |
|
6-10 |
|
7-11 |
|
12-14 |
|
86 |
| Goals: Marriott 4 Fosdike 3 Vivian 2 Sawley Farrelly |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 13300 |
Round 17
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 28 August 1954 |
| Norwood |
2-2 |
|
5-4 |
|
8-7 |
|
10-9 |
|
69 |
| South Adelaide |
1-3 |
|
5-4 |
|
5-6 |
|
8-12 |
|
60 |
| Goals: Marriott 3 Vivian 2 Wells 2 Aish Sawley Gallagher |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 8880 |
Round 18
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Prospect Oval, 4 September 1954 |
| Norwood |
1-3 |
|
3-5 |
|
9-10 |
|
11-12 |
|
78 |
| North Adelaide |
2-0 |
|
4-4 |
|
7-6 |
|
9-9 |
|
63 |
| Goals: Fosdike 4 Vivian 3 Marriott Walker Wells Charnstrom |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 17266 |
1st Semi Final
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Adelaide Oval, 11 September 1954 |
| Norwood |
3-2 |
|
6-6 |
|
8-12 |
|
9-15 |
|
69 |
| West Torrens |
0-2 |
|
5-5 |
|
6-6 |
|
10-10 |
|
70 |
| Goals: Fosdike 2 Young 2 Marriott Vivian Walker Wells Nicholls |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 30969 |
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