- Fos Williams
Foster Neil "Fos" Williams (born February 21, 1922, died September 1, 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He is the father of Mark Williams, the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, as well as Stephen Williams, a past coach and player of the Magpies.
- Russell Ebert
Russell Ebert (born June 22, 1949) is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football. Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an impression, winning the club leading goalkicking in his debut season.
- Gavin Wanganeen
Gavin Wanganeen (born 18 June 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer. He has played in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen began his career aged 16 with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) (prior to that club joining the AFL), winning the SANFL Rookie of the Year award and gaining the attention of AFL side Essendon.
- Bob Quinn
Robert Berrima Quinn (b 9 April 1915) was a champion Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Born in Birkenhead, South Australia, Quinn made his debut for Port Adelaide in 1933 as a rover and played in his first premiership in 1936. The following year, Quinn won the club Best and Fairest and was Port's leading goalkicker in another premiership year, …
- Geof Motley
Geof Motley OAM was an Australian Rules Football player and coach who played for SANFL side Port Adelaide. For eight seasons (1959-1966) he captained the then dominating team of the League. He was the only man to appear in all nine of the Magpies premiership teams between 1954 and 1965. He played a total of 258 SANFL games for Port between 1953 and 1966 and also represented South Australia on 28 occasions. He won the Magarey Medal in 1964.
- Max Basheer
Max Basheer AM (born 1927) is a former administrator with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He was involved in a number of keys decisions affecting the SANFL in the 1970's - 1990's, ultimately leading to the inclusion of two South Australian sides in the Australian Football League (AFL).
- Bob Hank
Robert W. "Bob" Hank is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Hank actually began his senior playing career with the wartime combination of West Torrens-Port Adelaide in 1944. He stepped smoothly in the West Torrens senior side next year when the official SANFL competition resumed.
- Lindsay Head
Lindsay Head MBE (born September 16, 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). His consummate skills were acknowledged by being awarded three Magarey Medals during his career.
- Daniel Schell
Daniel Schell (born January 20, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer. He played for both the Fremantle and the Adelaide Football Clubs. He was drafted from Central District in the SANFL as the 18th selection in the 1998 AFL Draft and played mainly as a full forward. Schell struggled to be a successful forward at AFL level, kicking less than a goal per game over his 4 season career, but has proved to be much more successful at SANFL and WAFL level, …
- Ryan Willits
Ryan Willits (born January 23, 1987 in Australia) is an Australian Rules Footballer and current player of the Port Adelaide Football Club. Ryan was recruited by Port Adelaide from St Marys (VMFL)/Northern U18 as Port's number 19 selection in the 2004 AFL Draft. Standing at 198cm and weighing almost 100kgs, 20 year old Ryan is one of the most powerful young players in the AFL in terms of strength and size. He debuted for Port late in the 2006 AFL Season, …
- Mark Bickley
Mark Anthony Bickley (born August 4, 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Recruited from South Australian National Football League club South Adelaide, Bickley made his AFL debut in 1991 as an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows squad. In 1997 he was appointed captain of the Adelaide Football Club, and captained the 1997 and 1998 premiership sides.
- Dan Moriarty
Dan Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football League (SAFL). Moriarty began his career late because of World War I, but became a charging defender with brilliant judgment. Moriarty is the only player to have won three consecutive Magarey Medals as the fairest and most brilliant player in the league, all while playing with South Adelaide Football Club. In 1996 Moriarty was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
- Josh Willoughby
Josh Willoughby (born January 11, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League. He was recruited as the number 16 draft pick in the 2003 AFL Draft from Glenelg. He was delisted by the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2006 AFL season without having debuted for the Swans' senior team, and rejoined Glenelg in the SANFL. He has made appearances in the Channel 9 TV-show "McLeod's Daughters" as an extra.
- Walter Scott
Walter "Wacka" or "Wat" Scott was a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the early 20th century. Scott was a high marking defender who had a large influence during a very successful part of the Norwood Football Club's history. Playing his early football in the Adelaide Hills, in 1920 Scott was lured to play in Adelaide as a result of his employment.
- Peter Rohde
Peter Rohde (born November 19, 1964) came from the Bendigo Region and spent his playing days in the mid 1980's to mid 1990's with Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. Later he would achieve success with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League as a coach, ultimately leading to his appointment as an assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs.
- Tom MacKenzie
Tom D. MacKenzie (born 1882; died 28 November 1927) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL). MacKenzie was the first man to win three Magarey Medals as the fairest and most brilliant player in the competition. He was a cool centreman who excelled under pressure. In 1996 MacKenzie was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
- Haydn Bunton Jr
Haydn Bunton Junior (born April 5, 1937 in Melbourne) was a famous player and coach of Australian rules football. He became the youngest ever coach in a major league of Australian rules, when he was appointed coach of Norwood Football Club in 1957. Bunton was regarded as a tough and skilful player and was a very successful coach in both the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
- Tony Hall
Tony Hall is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
- Michael Nunan
Michael 'Mick' Nunan is a former Australian rules football player who played one match in the VFL for the Richmond Football Club in 1971. He was senior coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1996, their final year prior to merging with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. Nunan was best known for his career in the SANFL, during which he was directly involved in seven premierships. During his 189 games with Sturt from 1966 to 1977 he played in their 1969, 1970, …
- Ian Prendergast
Ian Prendergast (born September 2, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing in the South Australian National Football League. He was recruited as the number 58 draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft from the Kerang Rovers. He was elevated to the Carlton Football Club Senior list in 2001 and made his debut in Round 17, 2001 against Hawthorn. Ian has been a constant selection mystery for Carlton. He shows occasional glimpses of good form which quickly drops off, …
- Gil Langley
Gilbert Roche Andrews "Gil" Langley (14 September 1919 - 14 May 2001) was an Australian Test cricketer, champion Australian rules footballer and member of parliament, serving as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly. Born in North Adelaide, South Australia, Langley attended public schools and gained an apprenticeship as an electrician. He also gained a reputation as an all round sportsman, starring in cricket and Australian rules football as a junior, …
- Allen Jakovich
Allen Jakovich (born March 21, 1968) is an Australian rules football player. Jakovich was a prolific full forward and football journeyman. He is most notable for his 54 games and 208 goals for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League, a controversial short-lived stint with the Western Bulldogs and being the brother of West Australian great Glen Jakovich.
- Troy Broadbridge
Troy Broadbridge (5 October 1980-26 December 2004) was an Australian rules football player with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Broadbridge began his career as a defender with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), and was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club at the beginning of the 2001 AFL season. He won the club's Most Improved Player award in 2001, and became a regular in the side, …
- Cory McGrath
Cory McGrath (born February 4, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing in the South Australian National Football League. He started his career after being elevated from the rookie list by Essendon in 2000, and made his AFL debut in 2001. The West Australian had been noted as an exciting midfielder and when he arrived at Carlton as part of the Blues' refill of recycled players in the 2003 draft/trade period, he made a good impression during 2004.
- Matt Rendell
Matthew Rendell (born 18 April 1959 in South Australia) is a South Australian born Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He is currently an assistant coach. Rendell, standing at 200cm, was a ruckman who made his debut with the West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL in 1977 where he played 79 games (between 1977 and 1980).
- Jared Crouch
Jared Crouch is a South Australian Australian football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, who is colloquially known as “Crouchie” to Swans fans and media. Having played for Norwood in the SANFL, he was selected by Sydney in the first round of the 1995 National Draft. He did not make his senior debut until 1998, when he was called up to play against Collingwood in round 7, having been originally selected as an emergency for that match.
- Malcolm Greenslade
Malcolm Greenslade is a former Australian rules football player who played two matches in the VFL for the Richmond Football Club in 1971. Greenslade made his name as a goalkicking forward with the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL. During his 215 game career with the Double Blues he kicked 607 goals, led their goalkicking on five oaccassions and played in their 1967, 1969 and 1970 premiership sides.
- John Daly
John "Bunny" Daly was a former Australian rules footballer prominent in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during it's developmental years between 1887 and 1903. Daly played his first match for Norwood as a 17 year old in 1887, in a holiday exhibition match against Port Adelaide. In front of 15,000 spectators the debutant displayed an exciting running, dodging type of game for which he would become famous.
- Neil Hawke
Neil James Napier Hawke (27 June 1939 - 25 December 2000) was an Australian Test cricketer and leading Australian rules footballer. Born in Cheltenham, South Australia, Hawke quickly developed as a natural all-round sportsman who excelled in cricket, football and golf and made his senior Australian rules football debut for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Port Adelaide in August 1957.
- Eddie Sansbury
Eddie (or Edward) Sansbury is a Defender in the Australian Football League. He was a mature draft pick in 2003 when he went to the North Melbourne Kangaroos football club as a third round selection at pick 40. Before his AFL début he played for the Central District Bulldogs in the South Australian National Football League.
- Kym Koster
Kym Koster (born February 1, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 133 games in the Australian Football League, kicking 44 goals. Recruited from South Australian National Football League side South Adelaide, Koster made his AFL debut for Footscray in 1994, playing 38 games and kicking 13 goals. He transferred to Adelaide in 1996 where he played a further 95 games and kicked 31 goals until 2000.
- Shane Tuck
Shane Tuck (born 24 December, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer, and the son of former Hawthorn footballer and VFL/AFL games record holder Michael Tuck and the nephew of Geelong Football Club legend Gary Ablett and former Hawthorn players Kevin and Geoff Ablett. Tuck finally made his AFL debut in 2004 for the Richmond Tigers two unsuccessful seasons with Hawthorn and a season with South Australian National Football League club West Adelaide Football Club.
- Mike Patterson
Michael 'Mike' Patterson was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1959 and 1969 for the Richmond Football Club. The "Swamp Fox", as he was affectionately known, became a premiership ruckman at the Tigers in 1967. Leaving the VFL in 1970, he went to the North Adelaide Football Club as Captain/Coach and led the Roosters to SANFL premierships in 1971 and 1972 as well as the Australian Championship in 1972.
- John Doyle
The Honourable John Jeremy Doyle <small>AC QC</small>; (LLB, BCL) (born 1945), Australian jurist, is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of South Australia. Doyle was educated at Saint Ignatius College, South Australia and graduated in law from the University of Adelaide in 1966.
- Sudjai Cook
Sudjai Cook (born June 27, 1976 in Bangkok Thailand) is an Australian rules footballer who has played in the Australian Football League for the Adelaide Crows. He also played in the South Australian National Football League.
- Mark Austin
Mark Austin (born 24 February, 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who will play for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2007. Austin played two senior games for the Glenelg Tigers in the 2006 SANFL season, and was subsequently selected in the 2006 AFL National Draft in the third round (35th pick overall) by Carlton, who also selected school friend and Glenelg team mate Bryce Gibbs in the same draft.
- Alan Killigrew
Alan Killigrew (1919 - June 10, 2001) was a former Australian rules football player who went on to a celebrated career as senior coach in the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League and West Australian Football League.
- Barry Jarman
Barrington Noel Jarman OAM (born February 17 1936) is a former Australian Test cricketer, International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referee and Australian rules footballer. Born in Hindmarsh South Australia, the stockily built Jarman made his South Australian district cricket debut as a 14 year old wicketkeeper and debuted for South Australian National Football League Club West Torrens three years later.
- Travis Varcoe
Travis Varcoe (born April 10, 1988) is a professional Australian rules football player with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected with the 15th pick in the 2005 AFL Draft by Geelong. Varcoe debuted in the SANFL for the Central District Bulldogs in 2005, at the age of 17. Rumours are Travis Varcoe is the best young prospect in the last 40 years.
- Darren Kappler
Darren Kappler (born January 23 1965) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. Recruited from South Australian National Football League club South Adelaide, Kappler played 187 games for Fitzroy, Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League. During his AFL career Kappler built a reputation as a talented and damaging long kicking left footed wingman.