Garry McIntosh was born on 16 March 1964 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian Football League.
13 Facts About Garry McIntosh
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Garry McIntosh primarily played as a centreman or rover and remained loyal to Norwood throughout his career, playing a record 336 games for the club before his retirement in 1998.
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Garry McIntosh was a premiership player with them twice, the first came in his debut season in 1982 and the second in 1984.
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Garry McIntosh was drafted by North Melbourne in the 1982 VFL Draft, but chose to stay in South Australia.
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Garry McIntosh was arguably the finest footballer outside the AFL throughout the 1990s.
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Jarman won the 1987 Magarey Medal: that year, Garry McIntosh polled the most votes, but was ineligible due to suspension.
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Garry McIntosh cleaned up Dermot McNicholl in the 1986 International Rules match in Perth, resulting in him missing the next test due to suspension.
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Garry McIntosh played 19 games whilst coaching the club : if these are included, Garry McIntosh played a career total of 355 premiership matches and 407 career senior games.
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Garry McIntosh returned to Norwood in 2002 as senior coach, but in three seasons was unable to replicate the success of his playing days.
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Garry McIntosh coached the under 15 'A' Team for Payneham Norwood Union in the SANFL Juniors, guiding it to a premiership in 2017 by defeating Kenilworth at Thebarton Oval on 17 September, but the senior PNU team lost their grand final against Rostrevor Old Collegians the following week.
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Garry McIntosh finally broke through in what would be his final season as senior coach of PNU in 2019, guiding the team to the Division 1 Premiership.
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Garry McIntosh played amateur cricket for Hope Valley Cricket Club from 1980 to 1983, and holds the club record for the most runs in a season with 856.
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In 2021, Garry McIntosh was nominated for induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame but declined because, according to the Hall of Fame selection chair Richard Goyder, "he did not play the game for personal honours".