VALE Chris Fienemann

The Norwood Football Club is saddened by the passing of Chris Fienemann.

Chris played 63 League games for Norwood, including the 1978 SANFL Premiership, and was part of the Redlegs successful 1977 Ardath Cup winning team.

Chris passed away on Friday, July 11 2025.

Originally from Campbelltown High School, Chris Fienemann won the 1971 Norwood-North Association Colts medal, while playing for the Athelstone Football Club.

In 1972 he continued his secondary school education at Kings College and was a member of Norwood’s Reserves Premiership team.

The following year he made his League debut against Sturt, and in 1974 was named at centre-half forward in the Redlegs’ Reserves Premiership side that defeated Glenelg by six goals at Football Park.

In 1975 Fienemann was a member of the State Reserves team that travelled to Alice Springs. He was named in the centre for Norwood’s 1976 Reserves flag, and was a member of the 1977 League team that defeated East Perth to win the Ardath Cup.

The high point of the wingman/forward’s career was playing in Norwood’s 1978 Premiership side. Selected as a half-forward, on a line that included Brian Adamson and Roger Woodcock, he was part of Norwood’s nail-biting one point win over Sturt, in the Redlegs’ centenary year.

A cartilage operation in mid 1980 saw him miss the rest of that season, and in 1982 he returned to Athelstone.

Chris Fienemann was a fine clubman, who also played over 100 Reserve games for Norwood between 1972 and 1981.

Passing away last Friday, our thoughts are with Chris’s family at this time.

Vale Chris Fienemann.

Career: 1973 to 1974 & 1976 to 1980
NFC Games: 63
NFC Goals: 29
Debut: v Sturt (Norwood) 7th April 1973
Finale: v North Adelaide (Football Park) 24th May 1980