Andrew Newton Jarman was born on 14 January 1966 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, and the North Adelaide Football Club and Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League.
25 Facts About Andrew Jarman
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Andrew Jarman is the older brother of Adelaide legend Darren Jarman and has won the Magarey Medal twice.
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Andrew Jarman won the first of his two club best and fairest awards in 1985.
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Andrew Jarman capped a superb 1987 season with his first Magarey Medal, and played a key role in North Adelaide's premiership victory against Glenelg.
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Andrew Jarman would spend 1990 with the Redlegs before the formation of the Adelaide Crows in late 1990 saw him one of the first players signed.
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In 2001 Andrew Jarman was named in the centre position of the North Adelaide Football Club Team of the Century and awarded Life Membership in 2006.
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In 2007 Andrew Jarman was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Inevitably, the Andrew Jarman brothers attracted the interest of clubs in the Victorian Football League.
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Andrew Jarman's patience was rewarded when Adelaide entered the League, now known as the AFL, and he became one of the first players signed by coach Graham Cornes.
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Ironically, the Round 1 debut for both himself and the fledgling club pitted him against his brother Darren Andrew Jarman who was making his AFL debut with Hawthorn.
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Andrew Jarman was listed among the best afield; he gathered 29 disposals, took four marks and kicked a goal.
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Andrew Jarman was awarded Life Membership of the club shortly afterward.
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Andrew Jarman was named in the centre position of the Adelaide Crows Team of the Decade in 2000.
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Andrew Jarman was rewarded for his efforts in State games for South Australia with his selection in the All-Australian team in 1986 and 1987.
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Andrew Jarman was a big supporter of State of Origin, and spoke passionately about South Australia's rivalry with Victoria, quoted as saying "it was the Mother of all battles".
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In 2004, Andrew Jarman returned to his first club North Adelaide as senior coach.
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Under Andrew Jarman's coaching the Roosters showed continual improvement, finishing 5th in 2004,4th in 2005,3rd in 2006,2nd in 2007 then 7th in 2008.
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On 10 September 2008 Andrew Jarman was sacked as coach of North Adelaide following the club's fall from 2nd to 7th in one season.
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In October 2008, Andrew Jarman was appointed senior coach of Perth in the Western Australian Football League, replacing Simon Eastaugh.
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Andrew Jarman was appointed coach of the Ironbank in the HFL on 17 October 2013.
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Andrew Jarman is the A grade coach of Port Noarlunga Football Club.
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In September 2012, Andrew Jarman called for a wide-ranging review of the SANFL in the face of falling crowd numbers, the SANFL on the verge of selling its two AFL licenses and searching for a new football general manager.
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Andrew Jarman called for a return to an attacking style of football, citing the negative, defensive style of play in the low scoring semi-final between Norwood and West Adelaide as damaging to the brand of South Australian football:.
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Andrew Jarman met his wife Marion Wood for the first time in 1986.
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Andrew Jarman had gone to school with Jarman's cousin and accepted an invitation to meet him.