and Webber throughout the year saw the Redlegs struggle without their star players. Norwood managed to win three of their last six games of the season with a shock win over ladder leaders, Woodville-West Torrens, by 24 points at Coopers Stadium which was the Redlegs stand out game in a poor season. This led to the departure of their Senior Coach, Ben Warren, with both parties not being able to come to an agreement over the club's future. Ben Warren ended with a win–loss record of 31–27. 2017–present: Evolution Norwood were a foundation member of the SANFL Women's (SANFLW) competition in 2017. They claimed their first (and currently only) premiership in the competition in the inaugural 2017 season. Tradition The Norwood Football Club is one of two traditional power-house clubs in the South Australian National Football League, the other team being the Port Adelaide Football Club. As a result, their rivalry was the biggest in South Australian sport for over 100 years before the arrival of the Showdown. The two clubs still consistently attract the largest crowds during the SANFL minor round. Current club song It's a grand old flag 1878 club song Men of Norwood Famous supporters Donald Dunstan (Premier) Paul Kelly (musician) Sandy Roberts (television broadcaster) Bruce McAvaney (sports broadcaster) Angela Pippos (television broadcaster) Greg Champion (songwriter) Jim Keays (musician) Home grounds The current home ground for the Norwood Football Club is Norwood Oval. It has been the club's home since 1901 and under current naming rights it is referred to as 'Coopers Stadium'. East Parklands (1878–82) Kensington Oval (1882–1897) Jubilee Oval (1898–1900) Norwood Oval (1901–present) Current playing list (c) |Coach = Jade Rawlings |Senior Assistant = Rob Harding |Assistant = James Saywell AFL/VFL players (including Rookies) There is a list of past and present Norwood players who have played at AFL/VFL: Matthew Ahmat (Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans) James Aish (Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, and Fremantle) David Armour (Geelong) Craig Balme (Richmond) Neil Balme (Richmond) Nathan Bassett (Adelaide) Scott Bassett (Port Adelaide and Western Bulldogs) Thomas Beacham (1878–1947) (Fitzroy) Percy Bice (1915–1985) (Richmond) Dave Bland (1929–2013) (St Kilda) Jace Bode (Melbourne) Stuart Bown (Adelaide) Peter Brenchley (1936–1991) (Melbourne) Ian Brewer (1936–2010) (Collingwood) Luke Brown (Adelaide) Les Bryant (1896–1965) (Fitzroy) Mark Buckley (Carlton, St Kilda and Brisbane Bears) Jaryd Cachia (Carlton) Bryce Campbell (Adelaide) Phil Carman (Collingwood, Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne) Harry Clapson (1895–1987) (North Melbourne) Adam Cockshell