SA Footy

Found this today on Trove but it took a long time to decode the fragmented text... 1907 March -

It was decided to adopt a variation in the club color, and, provding the South Australian Football Association will permit the change, the colors for the ensuing year will be red guernsey, with white neckband and cuffs, with white dingo back and front, and white knickers. It was explained by C. H. Nitschke for the benefit of later-day players and supporters of the club that the North Adelaide club emanated from Medindie club who were commonly known as the "Dingoes."

The nickname of the Dingoes is still appropriate, the Din goes wherever the Groggies are...

Guys like NAFC Secretary Charles Nitschke were responsible for changing the landscape of South Australian Football just b4 the turn of the 20th century
NAFC as a result became a much more successful club and won their inaugural flag in 1900 led by Ernie Jonah Jones [The first Test cricketer to be called for chucking]

All NA supporters should look up Charles Nitschke and fully understand the work he did and his achievements
Charles was an advocate of the Electorate system in 1897 , that was in full use by 1899, and is noted as being a good administrator at the NAFC
Until then Norwood and South Adelaide dominated the 19th century

mal wrote:Guys like NAFC Secretary Charles Nitschke were responsible for changing the landscape of South Australian Football just b4 the turn of the 20th century
NAFC as a result became a much more successful club and won their inaugural flag in 1900 led by Ernie Jonah Jones [The first Test cricketer to be called for chucking]

All NA supporters should look up Charles Nitschke and fully understand the work he did and his achievements
Charles was an advocate of the Electorate system in 1897 , that was in full use by 1899, and is noted as being a good administrator at the NAFC
Until then Norwood and South Adelaide dominated the 19th century

Spot on Mal. I think many North supporters are aware of C.H. Nitschke. In fact North nominated him several times for the SANFL Hall of Fame, but were told in no uncertain manner not to put him up again, he hasn't the credentials. What I took that to mean is that those who select the SANFL Hall of Fame haven't the credentials. A number of lesser administrators have been elected to the SANFL Hall of Fame.

Also whilst on the cricket theme, Mal, C.H. Nitschke's son, H.C. (Slinger) Nitschke played test cricket for Australia, but was probably more well known in later life as a prominent race horse owner. Probably his most well known horse being the VRC Derby winner, Dayana.

Nitschke being left out the Hall of Fame is nothing short of a disgrace. Too much white and no blue in his club colours.

mal wrote:Guys like NAFC Secretary Charles Nitschke were responsible for changing the landscape of South Australian Football just b4 the turn of the 20th century
NAFC as a result became a much more successful club and won their inaugural flag in 1900 led by Ernie Jonah Jones [The first Test cricketer to be called for chucking]

All NA supporters should look up Charles Nitschke and fully understand the work he did and his achievements
Charles was an advocate of the Electorate system in 1897 , that was in full use by 1899, and is noted as being a good administrator at the NAFC
Until then Norwood and South Adelaide dominated the 19th century

Nitschke was actually advocating for an electorate system as far back as the early 1890s but it wasn't in the interest of the big clubs to introduce it, so he was a lone voice. It wasn't until a couple of very lean seasons (1894 and 1895 in particular), when it looked like football as such might not even survive that Norwood administrator Arthur Diamond proposed it (against the best interests of Norwood it must be said - bless him) , and by then with North and the newly formed Torrens and West they had the numbers to pass it.