EVERY NFC GAME EVER PLAYED
NFC Match Results - 1961
Position: Second
Coach: Alan Killigrew
Captain: Peter Aish
Vice Captain: Ron Kneebone
Club Champion: Peter Aish, Kingsley "Bill" Wedding
Top Goalkicker: John Lill - 40
All Australian: Kingsley "Bill" Wedding
| Played: 22 |
| Won: 13 |
| Lost: 9 |
|
Round 1
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 25 April 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-5 |
|
9-6 |
|
10-7 |
|
12-10 |
|
82 |
| North Adelaide |
3-4 |
|
7-4 |
|
11-8 |
|
16-11 |
|
107 |
| Goals: Stephens 4 Lill 2 Sawley 2 Vickers 2 Oatey Wedding |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 28500 |
- Brian Bowe Norwood debut - 14 games for St.Kilda (VFL)
- Lester Ross Norwood debut - 10 games for St.Kilda (VFL)
- Wally Miller 50th game
- Robert Oatey - debut
Round 2
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 29 April 1961 |
| Norwood |
1-1 |
|
2-7 |
|
6-10 |
|
7-12 |
|
54 |
| West Adelaide |
1-8 |
|
5-10 |
|
8-10 |
|
11-22 |
|
88 |
| Goals: Wedding Oatey Koerner Sawley Feehan Modra Ashby |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 11000 |
Round 3
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Thebarton Oval, 6 May 1961 |
| Norwood |
0-3 |
|
2-8 |
|
4-12 |
|
6-14 |
|
50 |
| West Torrens |
4-7 |
|
6-10 |
|
6-14 |
|
9-16 |
|
70 |
| Goals: Stephens Lill Brenchley Vivian Vickers Ashby |
| Position: 8th |
Attendance: 12652 |
Round 4
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 13 May 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-3 |
|
3-6 |
|
5-8 |
|
6-10 |
|
46 |
| Port Adelaide |
2-6 |
|
4-10 |
|
6-12 |
|
12-15 |
|
87 |
| Goals: Lill 2 Vivian 2 Sawley Gimm |
| Position: 8th |
Attendance: 12500 |
Round 5
| Norwood v Sturt |
Kensington Oval, 20 May 1961 |
| Norwood |
5-4 |
|
6-8 |
|
10-9 |
|
11-11 |
|
77 |
| Sturt |
1-1 |
|
3-4 |
|
4-10 |
|
7-16 |
|
58 |
| Goals: Faehrmann 3 Brenchley 2 Ralston 2 Lill Sawley Wedding Vivian |
| Position: 7th |
Attendance: 8750 |
- George Faehrmann - debut
Round 6
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Norwood Oval, 27 May 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-5 |
|
6-11 |
|
8-16 |
|
17-21 |
|
123 |
| Glenelg |
2-4 |
|
4-5 |
|
9-8 |
|
11-10 |
|
76 |
| Goals: Daly 6 Oatey 2 Sawley 2 Cousins 2 Ralston 2 Lill Vickers Faehrmann |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 6100 |
Round 7
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 3 June 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-4 |
|
13-8 |
|
16-12 |
|
23-17 |
|
155 |
| South Adelaide |
1-0 |
|
2-2 |
|
3-3 |
|
6-3 |
|
39 |
| Goals: Sawley 6 Vickers 5 Lill 4 Ralston 3 Oatey Daly Wedding Kneebone Modra |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 12300 |
Round 8
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 10 June 1961 |
| Norwood |
3-3 |
|
6-6 |
|
9-11 |
|
9-14 |
|
68 |
| North Adelaide |
2-4 |
|
4-6 |
|
4-9 |
|
7-13 |
|
55 |
| Goals: Stephens 4 Daly 2 Oatey 2 Lill |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 17000 |
Round 9
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Richmond Oval, 17 June 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-1 |
|
4-4 |
|
8-5 |
|
9-8 |
|
62 |
| West Adelaide |
2-3 |
|
4-5 |
|
9-11 |
|
11-16 |
|
82 |
| Goals: Oatey 3 Sawley 2 Daly 2 Lill Brenchley |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 9200 |
Round 10
| Norwood v Sturt |
Unley Oval, 24 June 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-1 |
|
5-3 |
|
5-3 |
|
8-9 |
|
57 |
| Sturt |
2-2 |
|
4-5 |
|
8-12 |
|
9-14 |
|
68 |
| Goals: Wedding 2 Oatey 2 Lill Brenchley Sawley Feehan |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 7500 |
Round 11
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Alberton Oval, 1 July 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-5 |
|
6-9 |
|
9-11 |
|
11-13 |
|
79 |
| Port Adelaide |
2-6 |
|
3-10 |
|
5-12 |
|
10-16 |
|
76 |
| Goals: Lill 4 Oatey 2 Cousins 2 Daly Sawley Vickers |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 11250 |
Round 12
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Norwood Oval, 8 July 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-0 |
|
5-2 |
|
8-8 |
|
12-9 |
|
81 |
| West Torrens |
3-2 |
|
5-7 |
|
7-8 |
|
10-11 |
|
71 |
| Goals: Stephens 5 Vickers 4 Lill Feehan Cousins |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 15808 |
- John Curtis - debut
1961 Brisbane Carnival Representatives - Kingsley "Bill" Wedding
Round 13
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Glenelg Oval, 15 July 1961 |
| Norwood |
1-5 |
|
6-8 |
|
9-12 |
|
13-20 |
|
98 |
| Glenelg |
1-4 |
|
2-4 |
|
9-7 |
|
10-10 |
|
70 |
| Goals: Stephens 6 Daly 4 Lill Oatey Vickers |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 9000 |
Round 14
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 29 July 1961 |
| Norwood |
1-4 |
|
4-6 |
|
11-9 |
|
18-16 |
|
124 |
| South Adelaide |
3-0 |
|
3-3 |
|
3-3 |
|
4-5 |
|
29 |
| Goals: Stephens 5 Lill 3 Oatey 3 Brenchley 2 Daly 2 Ross Vickers Cousins |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 6500 |
Round 15
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Prospect Oval, 5 August 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-3 |
|
4-4 |
|
8-10 |
|
10-13 |
|
73 |
| North Adelaide |
3-2 |
|
6-5 |
|
11-7 |
|
15-9 |
|
99 |
| Goals: Stephens 2 Lill 2 Daly 2 Sawley 2 Oatey Feehan |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 15500 |
- John Lill 50th game
- Wally Miller final game
Round 16
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 12 August 1961 |
| Norwood |
2-2 |
|
6-5 |
|
14-9 |
|
16-14 |
|
110 |
| West Adelaide |
1-4 |
|
4-10 |
|
11-13 |
|
13-18 |
|
96 |
| Goals: Lill 6 Vickers 3 Daly 2 Ralston 2 Oatey Sawley Minervini |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 15107 |
Round 17
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Kensington Oval, 19 August 1961 |
| Norwood |
1-2 |
|
4-8 |
|
6-13 |
|
6-16 |
|
52 |
| Port Adelaide |
4-3 |
|
8-7 |
|
9-12 |
|
13-14 |
|
92 |
| Goals: Oatey 2 Lill Daly Sawley Ross |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 17150 |
Round 18
| Norwood v Sturt |
Norwood Oval, 26 August 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-4 |
|
9-5 |
|
16-8 |
|
19-14 |
|
128 |
| Sturt |
1-3 |
|
3-5 |
|
6-7 |
|
7-9 |
|
51 |
| Goals: Kneebone 5 Sawley 4 Minervini 3 Stephens 2 Wedding 2 Lill Vickers Fosdike |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 10500 |
- Peter Minervini 50th game
Round 19
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Glenelg Oval, 2 September 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-7 |
|
4-12 |
|
7-15 |
|
12-20 |
|
92 |
| Glenelg |
1-4 |
|
3-6 |
|
7-6 |
|
10-8 |
|
68 |
| Goals: Lill 3 Stephens 2 Kneebone 2 Oatey 2 Daly Wedding Fosdike |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 6900 |
1st Semi Final
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Adelaide Oval, 9 September 1961 |
| Norwood |
3-4 |
|
6-8 |
|
8-10 |
|
11-15 |
|
81 |
| West Torrens |
3-4 |
|
4-8 |
|
6-12 |
|
7-18 |
|
60 |
| Goals: Stephens 3 Daly 2 Minervini 2 Lill Oatey Vickers Sawley |
| Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 37020 |
Preliminary Final
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 23 September 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-3 |
|
6-5 |
|
9-8 |
|
13-13 |
|
91 |
| Port Adelaide |
1-5 |
|
4-13 |
|
7-20 |
|
11-23 |
|
89 |
| Goals: Oatey 2 Sawley 2 Minervini 2 Harrison 2 Stephens Lill Daly Vickers Fosdike |
| Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 39846 |
Grand Final
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 30 September 1961 |
| Norwood |
4-5 |
|
7-6 |
|
9-7 |
|
11-7 |
|
73 |
| West Adelaide |
3-2 |
|
9-5 |
|
12-8 |
|
16-13 |
|
109 |
| Goals: Lill 2 Oatey 2 Minervini 2 Kite 2 Vickers Feehan Modra |
| Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 40409 |
- Turkish Bath Grand Final - 95 degrees Fahrenheit
- John Vickers 50th game
Advertiser Cup
| Norwood v Sturt |
Norwood Oval, 29 March 1961 |
| Norwood |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
7-11 |
|
53 |
| Sturt |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
8-11 |
|
59 |
| Goals: Ralston 2 Vickers Copping Webber Grantham Stephens |
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- Barry Dolphin - debut
- Trevor Grantham - debut
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