How lady luck put Liam Davis on a path to glory with the Redlegs Norwood premiership player Liam Davis was playing division six amateur football last season. NORWOOD premiership player Liam Davis says he is proof that one standout game and a bit of luck can change your life. The 21-year-old forward was lining up for Houghton Districts in division six of the SA Amateur Football League in May 2011 when he caught the eye of Redlegs coach Nathan Bassett. Bassett was playing a one-off game for the Raiders for charity and left so impressed with Davis he took to Facebook 12 months later to invite him to train at The Parade. "Bass wrote me a little message ... but I thought someone from the club was playing a joke," Davis recalls. He gave me his number, I gave him a call and it all went from there. Davis went on to play six reserves games for Norwood last year but missed the club's reserves premiership because he was hiking the Kokoda Track. Twelve months later, the Houghton resident is celebrating an unlikelyflag after playing in the Redlegs' grand final win over North Adelaide on October 6. "You're playing with an ex-AFL player and the coach of a prestigious club so you want to put in a good performance and not embarrass yourself," Davis says of his game with Bassett. But I never thought that one-off game would be a doorway to the SANFL. I guess you never really know who could be watching your games. Obviously I must have done something right. It's pretty surreal to be honest. Davis made his league debut on May 4 but only played one more game over the next three months as teammates went ahead of him in the pecking order. He was recalled in round 21 and held his spot. Grand final week was probably the most nerve-racking week of the season, especially with (Matthew) Panos, Mark Evans and (Michael) Newton coming off injury and training really well. Winning a premiership in division six would've been a big feat but on this stage it's unbelievable. Davis was in the Redlegs' development squad as a 12 year old but played the bulk of his junior football at Hills Football League club Birdwood. Despite the rapid rise, he is not looking too far ahead and says he simply wants to enjoy the moment before aiming for another "good year" at Norwood in 2014.