2010 Hall of Fame Inductees

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The 2010 inductees into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame have been honoured with a function at Football Park.
Good to see Snowy Hamilton finally in there. I have a feeling lobbying a certain North historian may helped a lot there!


http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 5901868710

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From the SANFL Website. A run down of their achievements.....

The 2010 inductees are:


Terry Von Bertouch

Era : 1961 - 1990

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 163 games and 198 goals for North Adelaide 1967 – 1974

¨ 52 games and 43 goals for Norwood 1977 - 1978

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the premiership teams for North Adelaide 1971, 1972

¨ Member of premiership team for Norwood 1978

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 11 games and 17 goals for South Australia 1970 - 1974

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Member of the Champions of Australia side for North Adelaide 1972

¨ Member of the Ardath Cup (NFL Champions) team for Norwood 1977

¨ Advertiser Team of the Year 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973

¨ Runner Up Best and Fairest for North Adelaide 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972

¨ Most dedicated to Training for North Adelaide 1970

¨ Most Improved Junior for North Adelaide 1967

¨ Best Rover for North Adelaide 1974

¨ Life member as player of the SANFL



Ernest W.C. Wadham

Era : 1931 - 1960

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 144 games and 155 goals for Norwood 1922 – 1931

¨ Captain Coach of Norwood 1931

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the premiership teams for Norwood 1922, 1923, 1925, 1929

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 7 games for South Australia (Including 1924 Carnival in Hobart and 1927 Championships in Melbourne)

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Winner of the Bay Sheffield 1922

¨ Life Member of Norwood

¨ SANFL Life Member 1960

¨ Member of Norwood Football Club Hall of Fame (Inducted 2006)

COACHING RECORD:

¨ Coach of Norwood 1931

ADMINISTRATION :

¨ Norwood Secretary 1950 - 1967

¨ Assistant Secretary of Norwood 1968 – 1973

¨ SANFL League Director 1950 – 1973

¨ State Selector/Team Manager for many years commencing in 1952 including 1961 & 1969 Carnivals and 1970 – 1973

¨ Various Sub-Committees including Junior, Permit Tribunal and Match Arrangement from 1963 – 1973



Horrie A.Riley

Era : 1931 - 1960

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 122 games and 121 goals for Sturt 1922 - 1930

¨ Captain of Sturt 1930 (part)

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the premiership team for Sturt 1926

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 20 games for South Australia

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Magarey Medal 1923

¨ Player life member of Sturt 1936

¨ Member of the Team of the Century for Sturt

¨ Inducted into the Sturt Football Hall of Fame 2009



D.Bruce Winter

Era : 1961 – 1990

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 175 games and 83 goals for Sturt 1971 – 1978

¨ 178 games and 158 goals for Norwood 1979 – 1986

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of premiership team for Sturt 1974

¨ Member of premiership teams for Norwood 1982, 1984

¨ Premiership Coach of Woodville West Torrens Eagles 1993

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 2 matches for South Australia

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Leading Goal Kicker for Norwood 1979

¨ Player Life member of Sturt 1978

¨ Player Life member of Norwood

¨ Player life member of SANFL

COACHING RECORD :

¨ Coach of Norwood Reserves 1988 – 1990

¨ Coach of Woodville West Torrens Eagles Reserves 1991 – 1992

¨ Coach of Woodville West Torrens Eagles 1993 -1997

¨ Assistant Coach of the State Under 18 1998 – 1999

¨ Coach of State Under18 2000 – 2001

¨ Coach of the State Under 16 2001 – 2009



Josh Francou

Era : 1991 – onwards

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 58 games and 35 goals for North Adelaide 1993 – 1996, 2005

¨ 156 games and 81 goals for Port Adelaide (AFL) 1997 – 2006 (20 pre-season games not included)

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the Pre-season premiership teams for Port Adelaide (AFL) 2001, 2002

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 3 games for South Australia 1998, 1999 (State of Origin), 1996

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES FOR AUSTRALIA :

¨ 3 games for Australia 2001, 2002

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Magarey Medal winner 1996

¨ Fos Williams Medal 1996

¨ Runner Up in the Brownlow Medal 2002

¨ All Australian 2002



John (Snowy) Hamilton

Era : 1901 - 1930

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 64 games and 19 goals for North Adelaide 1919 – 1921, 1931 - 1932

¨ 7 games and 3 goals for West Adelaide 1922 (Applied for a clearance to West Adelaide in 1925 but it was refused.)

¨ 67 games for Subiaco 1923 – 1924, 1926 – 1927, 1930

¨ Captain of Subiaco 1924, 1926 (Premiership Captain in 1924)

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the premiership teams for North Adelaide 1920, 1931

¨ Member of the premiership team for Subiaco 1924

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 7 games for South Australia 1919 – 1921, 1922

MATCHES FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA :

¨ 9 games and 2 goals for Western Australia 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Best and fairest of Subiaco 1923, 1924

¨ Best Player for Western Australia (Western Australia versus South Australia, Perth Oval) 21/07/1923

COACHING RECORD :

¨ Coach of West Adelaide 1925



Mostyn Rutter

Era : 1991 – Onwards

UMPIRING RECORD :

¨ 59 League games as a Boundary Umpire 1961 – 1974

(Plus 87 Reserves, 55 Under 19’s, 32 Under 17’s and 18 others)

¨ 306 League games as a Goal Umpire 1975 – 1993

(Plus 90 Reserves, 31 Under 19’s, 43 Under 17’s and 18 others)

¨ 20 games as an AFL Goal Umpire

¨ Officiated in 12 SANFL League Grand Finals

¨ 15 interstate games as a Goal Umpire

¨ A total of 759 games as a boundary and Goal Umpire (Excluding trail matches)

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Awarded 6 (six) Goal Umpire Awards 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

¨ SANFLUA Most Dedicated Award 1983

¨ Awarded SANFLUA Life Member 1980

¨ Awarded SANFL Umpiring Life Membership 1987

¨ Awarded AFL Merit Award for outstanding service to Australian Football 2008

SERVICE RECORD :

¨ SANFL Umpiring Panel Liaison Officer 1976 and 1977

¨ SANFL Lecturer on Laws for the Department of Further Education

¨ SANFLUA Secretary 1972 – 1976

¨ SANFLUA President 1977 – 1980, 1990 – 1991

¨ SANFLUA Life Members Representative 2003 and 2004

¨ State Goal Umpires Coach 1994 – 2008

¨ City of Charles Sturt Award 1997

¨ Member of the AFL National Umpiring Accrediation Scheme Reference Group 2006 -2008

¨ SANFL Video Review Panel Member 2009 and 2010



W.(Bill) Sanders

Era : 1991 - Onwards

ADMINISTRATION RECORD:

¨ Assistant to General Manager Woodville 1968

¨ League Team Manager of Woodville 1969

· Chairman of Recruitment

· Chairman of Country Zone

· Committee member 1968

· SANFL League delegate (1 of 2)

¨ Secretary & Treasurer of the Ardrossan Football Club 1979 -1981

· Delegate of the York Valley Football League

¨ Board member of Woodville 1982

¨ Chairman of Woodville 1982

¨ SANFL League Director for Woodville 1983 - 1990

¨ Member of the Executive and Finance Committee of the SANFL

¨ Future Directions Committee of the SANFL

¨ Played a leading role in the amalgamation of the West Torrens and Woodville Football Clubs

¨ Chairman of Woodville West Torrens 1990

¨ General Manager and subsequent Chief Executive Officer of the Adelaide FC 1990 - 2001

· Served on a number of sub-committees for the AFL

¨ Appointed by the AFL to conduct a review of Umpiring 2002

¨ Board Member of the Adelaide FC 2003 onwards

¨ Chairman of the Adelaide FC Board elected Dec 2003 - 2008

ACHIEVEMENTS:

¨ Life Member of Woodville West Torrens

¨ Life Member of the SANFL 1995

¨ Life Member of the Adelaide FC 2000

¨ Life Member of the Australian Football League 2008

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John (Snowy) Hamilton

Era : 1901 - 1930

PLAYING RECORD :

¨ 64 games and 19 goals for North Adelaide 1919 – 1921, 1931 - 1932

¨ 7 games and 3 goals for West Adelaide 1922 (Applied for a clearance to West Adelaide in 1925 but it was refused.)

¨ 67 games for Subiaco 1923 – 1924, 1926 – 1927, 1930

¨ Captain of Subiaco 1924, 1926 (Premiership Captain in 1924)

PREMIERSHIPS :

¨ Member of the premiership teams for North Adelaide 1920, 1931

¨ Member of the premiership team for Subiaco 1924

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :

¨ 7 games for South Australia 1919 – 1921, 1922

MATCHES FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA :

¨ 9 games and 2 goals for Western Australia 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927

ACHIEVEMENTS :

¨ Best and fairest of Subiaco 1923, 1924

¨ Best Player for Western Australia (Western Australia versus South Australia, Perth Oval) 21/07/1923

COACHING RECORD :

¨ Coach of West Adelaide 1925

Where was Snowy in 1928 and 1929. I have never been able to find out.

As a devotee of Snowy, do you know where Snowy was in those two years.

[am Bays]

I see that Muppett Rucci has referred to North Adelaide as the 1971 Champions of Australia. What a shame the so called chief football writer in SA can't even get a basic fact like that right with respect to SA Football History.

[Dirko]

Terry should've got in just on the fact he's got a smokin hot daughter.....

[Interceptor]

Bruce Winter was a favourite player of mine as a kid.
I'm surprised to see him listed with 150+ goals in his games with Norwood.
I can only remember him being a defender, but I can see he was the leading goalkicker in '79, so Balmey must have moved him down back a year or two later.

[nickname]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Bruce Winter was a favourite player of mine as a kid.
I'm surprised to see him listed with 150+ goals in his games with Norwood.
I can only remember him being a defender, but I can see he was the leading goalkicker in '79, so Balmey must have moved him down back a year or two later.

158 goals is his career record, he only booted 75 for Norwood. He came to Norwood as a key forward (he played CHF in the 78 GF) and started up forward in 1979 but found his way into defence in 1980 where it suited his style more. Actually, Bruce was a Norwood supporter as a kid but it took us 170+ games to get him

Has the unique record of playing 170 games for 2 clubs, a remarkable achievement.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Yes, I'm the same. Rated him highly a as player, but raised an eyebrow when I saw him listed on the Hall of Fame. Still, good luck to him.

[Adelaide Hawk]

I see that Muppett Rucci has referred to North Adelaide as the 1971 Champions of Australia. What a shame the so called chief football writer in SA can't even get a basic fact like that right with respect to SA Football History.

Just be thankful Rucci even realises they were Champions of Australia at all

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Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

I'm actually on the committee that recommends North players that are put for the HOF,and to be honest he wasn't even on the radar at this stage . I've been putting Hamilton up as a recommendation for a few years now so personally I am rapt!!!

[robranisgod]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Yes, I'm the same. Rated him highly a as player, but raised an eyebrow when I saw him listed on the Hall of Fame. Still, good luck to him.

Better footballer than many who are already in the Hall of Fame

[dedja]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Selection panel smoking this ...

[Squawk]

Where was Snowy in 1928 and 1929. I have never been able to find out.

As a devotee of Snowy, do you know where Snowy was in those two years.

I'm glad someone else noticed because that was my first question too!

Thanks for posting the full details - I have to say that Wadham and Rutter's records are mind blowing, and TBH I probably underestimated the record of Bruce Winter too.

Also, looks like Sanders had a sea change at Ardrossan for a couple of years, but seamlessly made the transition to and from there as he didn't really skip a beat with his footy service at all!

I just wish that one day I could go to a museum and view the details of the 8 SANFL inductees above, for ALL of the HOF inductees! Talk about that "feel good" feeling you'd get, doing that!

[Magpiespower]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Not surprised he got in.

Perhaps a little surprised he got in so quickly and before others.

For example, Gavin Wanganeen retired the same year as Josh and has already been inducted into the AFL HOF.

Interesting to see how long it takes Roger James to be inducted.

Lack of individual honours may count against him. But he's been Port's best midfielder in the AFL and starred for the Legs, winning premierships at both clubs. Criminally underrated.

No doubt the HOF wants to regularly induct recently-retired AFL players, if only to remain relevant to younger fans and maintain its profile.

Pretty hard to argue with the selection committee...

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John McGregor “Snowy” Hamilton
North Adelaide Player (1919-1921; 1931-1932) - 64 Games; Coach (1937-1938) – 34 Games
West Adelaide Player (1922) – 7 Games; Coach (1925) – 14 Games
Subiaco (WAFL) Player (1922-1924; 1926-1927; 1930) – 78 Games

John McGregor “Snowy” Hamilton is widely acclaimed as South Australia’s most skilful player between the wars. This despite never winning a magarey medal (or even a club best and fairest) and having played less than 75 club games in this state. In 1978 (46 years after he last pulled on his boots) Merv Agars named him alongside Walter Scott and Dan Moriarty as the greatest half back line that South Australia had produced to date(all of whom were stars in the 1920s). Dan Moriarty ( a triple magarey medallist) himself paid tribute to Hamilton (in 1946) by saying “He was the best player of my day, the most brilliant I have seen and there is no man in the game today as good as he was.” Remembering this comment was made in the age of Quinn and Hank that in itself is no small compliment.

His performance at the 1920 State Game where he dominated play has now passed into folklore. At the end of the game, which saw one of SA’s rare triumphs over the Vics on their home turf (by 7 points), the normally parochial Victorian crowd rushed the ground to carry Hamilton shoulder high to the SA change rooms. So thrilled had they been by his exhibition of skill.

He “debuted” in 1916 during World War One in the Patriotic Competition ,and starting off at Prospect made an immediate impact, before moving onto West Adelaide when Prospect withdrew in 1918. At the end of his first league season (1919) North played in an exhausting five finals (including two draws). Hamilton was named in North’s best in all five games, and capped this off at the end of the next season by being named in North’s top three players in their 1920 premiership win over Norwood. He was truly a ‘big game’ player. He also represented SA in 1921 carnival.

In 1922 Hamilton transferred from North Adelaide to West Adelaide where he played 7 games before leaving for Subiaco in the WAFL. He quickly gained a great reputation with his new club
taking out the club’s best and fairest award in his first two seasons there (1922, 1923) and captaining their first ever Premiership in 1924.
He also represented WA many times at state level including the 1924 and 1927 carnival series.
Returning to his home state he was a prominent figure in North’s assault on the 1931 premiership before being sadly injured in the first semi final (after booting 4 goals!) and missing the Grand Final. Five games into the 1932 season he was unfortunately injured again and retired as a player.

He stayed involved with North Adelaide for sometime and ended up coaching them in 1937 and 1938 in both years only just failing to get them into the finals
The following quote is from football historian John Devaney’s “Full Points Footy” website.
“In the opinion of many astute contemporary observers Jack Hamilton was not far short of being the greatest footballer ever. Perth journalist Harry Potter for instance rated Hamilton as better even than Haydn Bunton, calling him "the cleverest footballer.....a player of almost uncanny skills, cool and resourceful, whatever the situation." Unfortunately the lenses through which most people are compelled to view the history of football, tinted as they are ‘Big V blue' after years of unbridled revisionism and distortion, mean that assessments as ingenuous as Potter’s are unlikely ever to be accorded the credence or the prominence they deserve.”
On Hamilton’s death in 1949(aged 51) the great Tom Leahy stated “I have seen no greater footballer than “Snowy” Hamilton since I began playing in 1903.There have been outstanding half-backs in Australia, but none of them compare with him for speed, handling and agility.”

(NB: Snowy’s older brother - William Hamilton - also played one match at North in 1915 prior to enlisting for the Great War.)

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Agree 100%

[Pseudo]

Do other people think Josh Francou is one of the best footballers ever to come out of SA? He was a good player, and had a couple of very good years in particular, but I wouldn't have thought he was Hall of Fame material.

Yes, I'm the same. Rated him highly a as player, but raised an eyebrow when I saw him listed on the Hall of Fame. Still, good luck to him.

Better footballer than many who are already in the Hall of Fame

A better footballer than Mostyn Rutter, certainly.

[baggy8]

Did see Bruce Winter kick 9 goals in the second half for Norwood against South at Adelaide about 1980, which, in itself, would be enough to put him in the HoF before Josh Francou

[Adelaide Hawk]

Did see Bruce Winter kick 9 goals in the second half for Norwood against South at Adelaide about 1980

Yes, that's correct. He kicked 9 goals in the 2nd half against South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in 1979. Bruce also took one of the marks of the century against Glenelg at Football Park, standing on top of Paul Weston in the goal square and taking an absolute screamer. Only trouble is, umpire Peter Mead paid a free kick to Weston for in the back. To his eternal credit, Peter Mead told the press after the game he had a brain fade and should have paid the mark. Oh ... and Norwood lost the game by 1 point