New Norfolk District Football Club

New Norfolk

Full name	New Norfolk District Football Club
Nickname(s)	Eagles
Strip
Founded	1878
Sport	Australian rules football
League	Southern Football League
Ground	Boyer Oval
Club song	We Are The Mighty Eagle Team! {Tune: 'Road To Gundagai'}
President	Steve Dixon
Coach	Matthew Smith
Captain	TBA
2011 (SFL)	2nd

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 District Football Association

• 1934

Entry to TANFL/TFL

• 1947

Entry to Southern Football League

• 2000

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

SFL runner up

• 2000, 2004, 2011

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

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

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

• 331 – Michael Eiszele (including 124 reserves games)
• 300 – Hedley Thompson

All-Australians

• 1966 – Peter Hudson

Club record home attendance

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

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.

External links

• AFL Southern Tasmania