SANFL premiers Norwood get colours painted on West End chimney
IN front of a big crowd at Hindmarsh this morning, the colours red and blue were unveiled on the West End Brewery chimney.
THE painter assigned the chimney job at the West End Brewery would not have had to worry about over time work.
Norwood’s red and blue colours are still on top of the chimney after claiming back-to-back premierships on Sunday in the final match contested at AAMI Stadium.
Last year, West Adelaide’s red and black was painted under the colours of the Redlegs. This year North Adelaide was the beaten grand finalist so the only requirement for the painter was painting over the black with white.
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The chimney reveal today was made even more special because this year marked the 60th anniversary of SA Brewing honouring SANFL champions. And because it is the last time the chimney is reserved solely for SANFL clubs.
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From next season the annual tradition of unveiling the chimney on the Monday after the SANFL grand final could involve AFL players with the Crows and Power reserves teams in the state league.
It all began in 1954 - when the chimney was in Hindley Street - with an SA Brewing employee arguing for the chimney to be painted red and black in recognition of the brewery being in West Adelaide Football Club territory.
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SA Brewing boss of the time, Sir Roland Jacobs, agreed only if the Blood and Tars beat Port Adelaide in the 1954 SANFL grand final. Magpies coach Fos Williams fired back with the call for Port Adelaide's black-and-white colours to be honoured if the SANFL flag went back to Alberton.
When the victorious Williams turned up at the brewery on the Monday after the grand final to stir the paint, he argued for West Adelaide's colours to be represented as well in recognition of the gallant fight for the SANFL flag.
And the tradition has continued with a painter cradled next to the chimney on the night after the SANFL grand final. So far, 1200 litres - 20 litres a year - of paint have been used.