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South Gawler

South Gawler

Formation & History

Formed and entered in 1889. Transferred to Adelaide Plains in 1961, returned in 1963. Joined Barossa Light & Gawler in 1987.

Club Timeline

1889-1960
Gawler
1961-1962
Adelaide Plains
1963-1986
Gawler
Returned
1987–Current
Barossa Light & Gawler

Key Players

  • Aaron Bayliss
  • Heath Lawrie
  • Jeff Brown
  • Eddie Schwerdt
  • Eddie Mahoney
  • Aaron Bevis
  • Barry Deuter
  • Bob Argent

Premierships

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1955 1962 1978 2001

Club Records

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PlayerGamesYears
D. Head5011981-2013

Highest Score: 63-26 (404) v Warnertown 1986

Officials & Honours

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RoleNameYearsDetails
CoachJ. Smith1990-19953 premierships
CaptainB. Jones2000-20056 seasons

Representative Players

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PlayerAFL Club
P. WilliamsAdelaide
S. BrownPort Adelaide

In the Records

Century Goalkickers

Peter Clark 119 goals 1964
Peter Clark 108 goals 1965

Club Best & Fairest

Eddie Schwerdt 7 total

Club Presidents

58 W Paternoster 11 years 1935-1941, 1946-1948

Club Secretaries

Herb Adams 10 years 1959-1961, 1964-1965, 1974-1978
J W Nolan 7 years 1892-1898

Coaches

Malcolm McGrath 9 total

Country Footballers Who Have Excelled in Other Areas

Barry Causby

Inter Club Rivalry Games

Barossa Light & Gawler
Barossa Light & Gawler
Barossa Light & Gawler

Most Consecutive Grand Finals

Gawler 12 total 1920-1932

Most Consecutive Premierships

Gawler 7 total 1920-1925, 1927

Most Consecutive Wins

Gawler Football Association 28 wins 1920-1923

Most Games Played

Robert Argent 400 games 1951-1970

Most Games Played – Milestones Not Placed

400 Robert Argent

Most Goals in a Grand Final

Peter Alexander 8 goals 1974

Most Goals in a Match

Eddie Mahoney 19 goals 1933
John Nottle 16 goals 1960

Most Premierships

4 Gawler (34) /Barossa, Light & Gawler (3) 37 flags

Most Premierships as a Player

George Nottle 11 flags
Eddie Rau 11 flags

Oldest Club

129 total years 1889 – 2017

Patrons

Geoff Pink 21 years 1960-1964, 1969-1984
26 G Harnett 17 years 1972-1988

Top 120 Most Career Goals

93 Nick Prokopec 586 goals 2001-2017

AFL & SANFL Players

Country Footballers at AFL/VFL Clubs

North Melbourne/Kangaroos Alan Obst 5 games 2008-2009
South Melbourne/Sydney Stephen Officer 24 games 1971-72, 1975
West Coast Eagles Sam Butler 166 games 2004-2017

Country Footballers at SANFL Clubs

Adelaide Paul Marschall 1 games 2014
Central District Aaron Bevis 7 games 2000-2001
Central District Bob Edmonds 72 games 1964-1968, 1970
Central District Brodie Hudson 1 games 2005
Central District Paul Marschall 21 games 2012
Central District Robin Mullholland 112 games 1968-1974
Central District Anton Noack 11 games 1975, 1977
Central District Alan Obst 28 games 2006-2007, 2011-2013
Central District Kane Officer 30 games 2003-2006
Central District Yves Sibenaler 6 games 1975, 1978
Central District Yves M Sibenaler 159 games 2001-2009, 2011-2012
North Adelaide Alan Obst 22 games 2014-2015
North Adelaide Fred Rusby 3 games 1911
Norwood Eric Sexton 5 games 1925
Port Adelaide Howard Abbott 31 games 1938-1941
Port Adelaide Bruce Causby 11 games 1915
South Adelaide Cecil Adcock 34 games 1907-1909
South Adelaide Alf May 43 games 1924, 1926-1929
South Adelaide Denis Parham 149 games 1952-1961
South Adelaide Laurie Rusby 137 games 1934-1941
Sturt John Nottle 6 games 1956
Sturt Donald A Robinson 11 games 1939
Sturt Ross Treleaven 171 games 1929-1939
West Adelaide Matt Cragg-Sapsford 11 games 2006
West Adelaide Walter 'Winky' Price 18 games 1907-1909
West Torrens Cecil Adcock 39 games 1910-1912
Woodville Kym Harrison 6 games 1988, 1990