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Norwood or Sturt?
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who had it first out of melbourne , west perth, norwood and sturt?
surely its not a question of team est. dates, more date at which a club adopted it. Does anyone know of any other sports clubs world wide who use it?
I thought Norwood adopted grand old flag when Alan Killigrew came to the club in the early 60s. I think we might have even been called the Demons briefly at that time
When did the verse that talks about "back in '29" and "old '42" get adopted by the Redlegs? My dad has been a Norwood supporter since the '60s, and when we heard the club song at a game a few weeks back, he asked me "when did they add that bit?"
At least 20 years, but probably longer. Wouldnt be surprised if that verse is 40 or 50 years old. Certainly been around for a long time.
"Lick, lick, lick!"
I'm doing a Historical Tour of 'the Parade' tomorrow night, so I'll ask one of the historians if they know.
Well one thing last nights tour did inform me of which I didnt know before was night football was first played at Norwood Oval anywhere in Australia.
Your confirmation backs up my memories of it all . As a lad I remember liking the "red V" guernsey . I also recalled the nickname Demons but until now thought I must have been mistaken .If that is the case then Sturt definitely had it first.
You are correct that Norwood were known as the demons in the Killigrew era from 1959 until 1962. They also wore the Melbourne yoked "V". I have a copy of the audio of the last quarter of the 1960 Grand Final called by Tom Warhurst and Max Hall (two Norwood supporters). Half the time they refer to Norwood as the Demons and half the time as the Redlegs.