1964 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 1: Central District

‘Swish’ launches Part 1 of his 1964 SANFL Mobil cards series with Central District, one of the two new additions to SANFL League ranks in that year. You may know of Gary Window and Ken Eustice, but Sam Donovan and Jock O’Brien had colourful careers too.

SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990 Part 4: North Adelaide

After a lengthy hiatus, Swish returns with the next club in his series of SANFL Blow-Ins, looking at the North Adelaide Roosters.

SANFL 1973 Grand Final – Glenelg v North Adelaide: The Stud Gets Up

The 1973 SANFL Grand Final went down as a classic tussle, not decided until deep in the final term after a famous mark by Graham Cornes. Swish takes us back almost 50 years, to a time of car-salesman coaches, Vulcan oil heaters and groovy graphics.

1972 SANFL Grand Final – North Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Same Again Thanks

It’s fifty years since North Adelaide completed back-to-back SANFL flags. Swish takes a look at the 1972 Grand Final Footy Budget and provides some observations from the Roosters’ acclaimed win in the Champions of Australia a fortnight later.

1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 3: North Adelaide

North Adelaide was entering a rewarding period under Mike Patterson when these 1971 Mobil Cards of four of its very best were produced, including the greatest of them all, Barrie Robran.

SANFL 1987 Grand Final – North Adelaide v Glenelg: Amayzing

Swisch Schwerdt remembers 1987, in all its 1987-ness, culminating in the North Adelaide – Glenelg Grand Final in the SANFL. [The Ricky May national anthem is a must-see – Ed]

Neil Craig: Elite Performer (Part 1)

Neil Craig’s career has been so prolific Rulebook is covering it in two parts, all starting with the Yorke Peninsula, Carmel Court and the Norwood Football Club.

David ‘Malt’ Wildy: Sobers, Richards, Wildy

League footballer, state cricketer, record breaking commentator, newspaper columnist, fireman – there’s not much David Wildy hasn’t done according to Rulebook.

Hey AFL, if you really want to change the rules, here’s one!

The head count is a rule from the past and almost ruined two finals on the weekend. It’s time for change

SANFL Round 18 – Norwood v North Adelaide: Norwood win the minor premiership

In SANFL Retro Round the Redlegs turn back the clock (five years) to secure the minor premiership on a wintery Friday night. As always, Rulebook was there to report on the game

SANFL Round 13 – North Adelaide v Norwood: A Norwood extravaganza

Rulebook captures a big couple of days for Norwood, built around a hard fought win at Prospect

At Prospect Oval

SANFL footy at its finest as Andy Fuller captures the spirit at Prospect Oval. North Adelaide got the big win in the end over South Adelaide.

In at the deep end with the full forwards

Carolyn Spooner has presented an in depth review of the full forward and its craft with a fishy analogy, you would be surprised to see what creature Jason Dunstall is. What sea creature would you attribute your team’s full forward?

SANFL Round 17 – Norwood v North Adelaide: far from the maddening crowds

With round 18 of the SANFL almost upon us Dave Brown refreshes our memories of last week’s action and asks the AFL reserves sides; “so what, exactly, have you done for us lately?”

Round 3 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Still Top Spot

Young Aidan Hammond gets a bit of shock as the Dees take the game right up to his Adelaide Crows on Saturday.

Norwood v North Adelaide – ANZAC Day 2014

Dave Brown presents some inconveniet truths about ANZAC Day football whereever it is held, the SANFL choice to play the Grand Final rematch on this day and the lunch reliving past glories of the Norwood Football Club. Of all the intertwining stories of the day, Dave found the game itself was the least engaging.