New Norfolk Eagles

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New Norfolk
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Full name New Norfolk District Football Club
Nickname Eagles
Strip Image:Newnorfolk jumper.jpg
Founded 1878
Sport Australian Rules football
League Southern Football League (Tasmania)
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Ground Boyer Oval
Club song We Are The Mighty Eagle Team!
{Tune: 'Road To Gundagai'}
President/Chair Leon Kemp
Coach Matthew Smith
Captain Roger Belcher
2006 3rd


The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Australian Football League Southern Football League (Tasmania), also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.

==Origins==
To be updated.

Entry to Southern Football League 2000

TANFL/TFL Statewide League Premierships
1968, 1982

TANFL/TFL Statewide League Runners Up
1959, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1994
SFL Premierships
2005

SFL Runner Up
2000, 2004

State Premierships
1968

TANFL/TFL Statewide League Leading Goalkickers
1963 Peter Hudson - (79)
1964 Peter Hudson - (86)
1965 Peter Hudson - (110)
1966 Peter Hudson - (103)
1983 Wayne Fox - (135)
1984 Wayne Fox - (93)
1985 Wayne Fox - (130)
1986 Wayne Fox - (105)
1987 Paul Dac - (80)
1990 Paul Dac - (103)
1991 Paul Dac - (133)

SFL Leading Goalkickers
2003 Matthew Smith - 67
2005 Sean Salter - 72

William Leitch Medallists
(Best & Fairest Player - TFL & SFL Premier Senior Football)
1948 J.Brown
1952 Cliff Busch
1954 Bruce Roe
1955 Rex Garwood
1958 Rex Garwood
1961 Roger Browning
1962 Roger Browning
1972 Ricky Graham
1974 Tony Browning
1981 Robbie Dykes
1985 Graeme Hunnibell
1990 Ricky Hanlon
1993 Rene Peters
2004 Brock Ackerley & Roger Belcher (Tied)

Darrel Baldock Medallists
(Best Player Afield - TFL Statewide League Grand Final)
1994 Jason Wilton

Lefroy Medallists
(Best Player Afield - Interstate Football)
1965 Peter Hudson
1982 Graeme Hunnibell
1983 Michael Hunnibell
1984 Wayne Fox
1985 Wayne Fox

Weller Arnold Medallists
1966 Barry Browning
1970 Ricky Graham

George Watt Medallists
(Best & Fairest Player - TFL Reserves Football)
1953 T.Maddox
1964 K.Latham
1965 K.Latham
1967 Robert Wilton
1970 L.Barratt
1973 G.Richardson
1974 R.Wylie
1979 N.Bester
1983 Steven Sutton
1986 Robbie Crane
1991 Brendan Skelly
1992 Justin Rainbird
1993 Adrian Jeffries

Vic Geard Medallists
(Best & Fairest Player - TFL Thirds Football)
1976 Steven Sutton
1977 Dan Munnings
1986 Jason Taylor
1988 Steven Byers
1995 Ricky Braslin

Doug Plaister Medallists
(Best & Fairest Player - TFL Fourths Football)
1975 P.Jarvis
1980 L.Brooks
1981 Mark Hall
1982 Mark Hall
1983 Michael Eiszele
1984 Jason Taylor
1988 Paul Banks-Smith
1989 Paul Barrow
1991 J.Cooley
1993 Ricky Braslin
1994 D.Triffitt
1995 Craig Haremza & D. Triffitt

Club Record Games Holder
331 - Micheal Eiszele (including 124 Reserves games)
300 - Hedley Thompson

All Australians
1966 Peter Hudson

Club Record Home Attendance
4,710 v Clarence at Boyer Oval on 1 May 1965 in the TFL

Club Record Finals Attendance
24,413 v Clarence - 1970 TFL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval
Club Record Score
TFL 39.17 (251) - Clarence 11.12 (78) on 14 July 1983 at Boyer Oval.

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