James Gallagher (born 17 November 1979) is an

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er who played with Adelaide in the

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(AFL). Gallagher, a Sacred Heart College alumni, was the third generation of his family to play for Norwood. 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

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awards in 2007 and 2008. In 2012 he came out of retirement to win a premiership with Norwood. Gallagher is married to

Laura von Bertouch Laura von Bertouch (born 4 December 1980) is a former Australia netball international. Bertouch was a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2007 World Netball Championships. At club level, Bertouch played for Adelaide Thu ...

, a former Australia netball international.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, James 1979 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Adelaide Football Club players Norwood Football Club players Living people People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide