James Gallagher is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Gallagher, a Sacred Heart College

Sacred Heart College, Adelaide

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 product, was the third generation of his family to play for Norwood

Norwood Football Club

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. Both his grandfather Sam Gallagher, and uncle Phil Gallagher, played for Norwood and South Australia.

A midfielder, he was promoted from the Adelaide Rookie List in 2001 and played four seasons for the club, often coming off the bench.

He has gone on to play over 200 games for Norwood and has been club captain since 2007. He won back to back Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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awards in 2007 and 2008.