1984 Grand Final Norwood 15.10 100 d Port 13.13 91 Channel 7

Full Channel 7 coverage from Football park. Match review: This was the year of the History Makers. Neil Balme’s Redlegs became the first team to win a premiership from 5th position in a quality and entertaining Grand Final. The match started in confusion after Craig Balme and Tim Evans had some fun before the bounce. It was enough to have the crowd at fever pitch, and that’s the way things remained until the final siren. Although Norwood went to a quarter time lead of 19 points, you could bet Port were going to come back, and they did to trail by only 4 points at ½ time. Possibly the defining moment of the game came at a time in the 3rd quarter when Keith Thomas, running the wrong way, took a sensational mark to give Norwood the boost it had been looking for. A tight 3rd term saw the Magpies lead by 3 points at ¾ time, and the final term didn’t disappoint. The game remained in the balance until late in the final term when Neville “Rocky” Roberts read the play best and booted a goal to put the Redlegs more than a goal clear, and give them the premiership. Keith Thomas was best and Neville Roberts booted 6 goals for the Redlegs, whilst Stephen “Bomber” Clifford was best and Tim Evans booted 4 goals for the Magpies. Review courtesy of Adelaide Hawke from BigFooty.