The club competes in the South Australian State League 1, the second highest level of football in South Australia and third nationally. } The club continues to work on building the best list possible and have coverage in all areas of the ground. Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. Sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy. Not dated, B 75522/28: Five junior players and the West Adelaide coach sitting in the stands. This was a reaction to a heavy but legal clash prior to the end of the half between Wests captain Brian Faehse and Ports Dave Boyd in which Boyd had come off second best. No date given, initials I.P. on back of photo, B 75522/78: Craig Ward, West Adelaide, takes a strong mark in front of Fitzsimmons, West Adelaide and Steve Jacquier, Woodville West Torrens. However, Norwood's impregnable defence won out again, and the Bloods were in danger of equalling North Adelaide's 1989 ignominy of kicking only one goal in a Grand Final before two late goals in time-on of the last quarter saw then go down 12.7 (79) to 3.12 (30). alert(message); South Adelaide Football Club EST.1876. Adam Cockshell. A slump ensued before the club required to finish third and beat Port Adelaide in the first semi before Sturt knocked the inexperienced Bloods out in the preliminary. Era 5 saw Football Park come into its prime. var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. SOCCER. The record attendance for a West Adelaide home game was set at Richmond Oval in 1969 when 15,742 attended the Round 5 fixture against Glenelg. overFlowX = x + renderedWidth + excessWidth - document.body.offsetWidth; The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. The margin of 108 points persisted as a record for fifty-two years. The Bloods finished 5th in 1981, defeated in the Elimination Final by Norwood. Each member had a unique perspective on our clubs history as can be seen below. List of Woodville-West Torrens Players Edit This is a list of players to have played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Kerley continued on as a player in 1963 honouring his contract, but the following season he left to become captain-coach of South Adelaide, taking the Panthers from bottom in 1963 to their last SANFL Premiership to date in 1964. 1: 1-5-1897: BISHOP, Enoch John Thomas: 2: 1-5-1897: MESECKE, Adolphus Charles: 3: 1-5-1897: BAIRD, Gabriel - 4: 1-5-1897: DAY, George - 5: 1-5-1897: DEAN, G: 6: . Photographer Richard Walker; 52-53: West Adelaide player Paul Ravesi during a game, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/54, West Adelaide's Doug Thomas [who during his career was player, coach and administrator/manager.] Port came back to trail by only two points going into the last quarter of the game and snatched victory by three points. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. [7], Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. James "Sorry" Tierney was the club's first ever winner of the Magarey Medal in 1908. The following are brief biographical sketches of the successful candidates: MR E. J. HOWARD. [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. The following year 2016 it again collected the wooden spoon which it has repeated in the last 3 consecutive seasons 2019-2021. All rights reserved. For both stints at the Adelaide Oval, this created problems because during the football season Souths, being the main tenant, had first use of the oval (league) and the Adelaide Oval No. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/55, Fitzroy player Darren Wheildon, dated 22 March 1995, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/56, Scott Simister, during a match between West Adelaide and Glenelg. Disappointingly for our loyal Westies supporters, past player Sam Durdin has decided to pursue his football elsewhere in 2021. The West Adelaide Football Club had no home ground to call their own until the planning and building of Richmond Oval in the early 1950s. Woodville and West Torrens join forces to become the Woodville West Torrens Football Club, known as The Eagles. . Some local players listed below have been invited to train with the club over the pre-season Train on players: Ben Adams, Adam Carroll, Oliver Chesseman, Nick Cottrell, Hamish Gordon, Nick Jones, Issac McCormick, Levi Proude, Cameron Rankine, Luke Wilson & Jordon Wilson-King Goals: Lindner 5, Luders & Grosser 4, Meuret 3, Morris 2, Conlen, Smith & Borchard 1, West Adelaide 11.12 (78) defeated Woodville West Torrens 7.6 (48) if (typeof(originalFirstChild) == "undefined") Wests won the Adelaide and Suburban Association premierships in 1895 and 1896 and following the club's annual general meeting on 30 March 1897, the club applied to join the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) which was approved by 6 votes to 4 against at a meeting held on 5 April 1897. on back of photo, B 75522/75: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/55: Fitzroy player Darren Wheildon, dated 22 March 1995, B 75522/56: Scott Simister, during a match between West Adelaide and Glenelg. The club often struggled to field a full team in its early years as clubs were then controlled by wealthy businessmen and it was no secret that players were regularly poached from less wealthy clubs. Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. Australian Football. He regularly reminded panellists that a great football team needed players with integrity and lived WAFC values as well as having outstanding football ability. In 2015, West Adelaide broke a 32-year premiership drought, beating Woodville-West Torrens by 30 points in the 2015 IGA SANFL grand final. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Following such a dramatic drop in form, Rehn resigned as coach following the 2005 season and was replaced by former Crows teammate Wayne Weidemann for both 2006 and 2007. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date. The 26 photographs have not been digitsed, but can be requested and viewed in the Somerville Reading Room, as items B 75522/86-112. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. The club won its fourth premiership in five years in 1912 after again defeating Port Adelaide in the grand final before finishing their Golden Era with a third placing in 1913. 738 talking about this. Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the West Adelaide Football Club. No date given, initials I.P. Learn how and when to remove this template message, South Australian National Football League, "Foxtel Cup: Bloods sink Sharks in Grand Final thriller AFL.com.au", History of the West Adelaide Football Club from Australian Football.com, Bloods, Sweat & Tears Merv Agars (1987), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Adelaide_Football_Club&oldid=1136563834, South Australian Premiers: 9 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983, 2015, Runners-up: 9 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1991, 2003, 2012, South Australian Night Series Champions: 6 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1985, 1987. /* Pour maximiser les compatibilites IE6/7/8 en quirk/doctyped */ Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. { You may order a high quality photographic copy. The Bloods got some revenge for their 2003 Grand Final loss to Centrals with a 27-point win in the Qualifying final to book a place against Norwood in the Second Semi-final. element.innerHTML = '
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"; else The Bloods christened their first game at Richmond by defeating neighbouring club West Torrens by 10 points 12.11 (83) to 10.13 (73) in front of just over 15,000 fans. At the time, Mark Mickan and Tony Modra were playing for VFL/AFL clubs the Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Crows respectively and not West Adelaide. Donates state league match. Includes all WAFC players drafted to the AFL or VFL. In a major development for the club, lights for night games were installed at Richmond Oval (now called City Mazda Stadium under a sponsorship deal) in 2010 and Friday night games became a success with 6,133 fans attending The Bloods first ever home game under lights against North Adelaide on 26 March. Photograph not dated, B 75522/2: Women on an oval dressed in cheerleaders costume. function do_pagination_start() renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; Lindner's fifth goal was the last of the game, a 65-metre kick on the full from inside the centre square only seconds before the game ended. Written on back: From left to right. The West Adelaide Football Club and Past Players and Officials are sad to announce the passing of 1961 Premiership Player and Life Member Leon Lovegrove. West then went back to the Adelaide Oval for its home games from 1940 until 1957, sharing the ground with South Adelaide. Harbor Victorian Virginia W-WT Reserves W-WT Reserves WFC W-WT U16s W-WT U18s Waikerie Walkerville Wallaroo Wayback Weeroona Bay West Adelaide West Adelaide Reserves West Adelaide Reserves WFC West Adelaide U16s West Adelaide . y = document.all ? Neil states to this day that the greatest team he coached was the 1983 side, with many players missing selection by the smallest of margins. Players since 1991 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. (event.clientX + de.scrollLeft) : x; They then defeated a determined South Adelaide by 21 points in the Preliminary Final and would then come up against North Adelaide, a team they had not beaten since Round 17 of the 1985 season. Grant was also a strong advocate for players in the early eras of football bringing balance to the team, as a voting member of the panel. Family farming improves the local land and reduces th. Not dated, B 75522/13: Junior West Adelaide players. The Magarey Medal is awarded to the fairest and most brilliant player in the SANFL. on back of photo, B 75522/69: West Adelaide player, Smith, cops an injury and is carried from the ground. setTimeout('renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"', 1); Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Damian Cupido. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. var start = document.go_page.start.value; Dated 15/9, year not given, B 75522/16: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. { The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) State football was slowly being killed off and the days of Carnivals where players could often rack up as many as five state appearances in a year dwindled. Possibly published in West-Side Messenger 3/4/91, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/33, West Adelaide player Larry Watson, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/34, West Adelaide player Greg Summerton, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/35, West Adelaide player Rodney Welch, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/36, West Adelaide player Mike McGinness, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/37, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/38, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/39, West Adelaide player Justin Mackie, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/40, West Adelaide player Grant Porter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/41, West Adelaide player Peter Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/42, West Adelaide player Roger Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/43, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/44, West Adelaide player Shane Malcolm, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/45, West Adelaide player Brett Pianta, dated 4/3/91. Following the 1991 grand final Kevin Morris joined a long list of coaches sacked by the club after a dispute with the club's board. On 16 February 2014, Richmond played host to an AFL pre-season game in the 2014 NAB Challenge between Adelaide's two AFL teams, the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide. Copies of this collection may be made for research or study. Glenelg joined the SANFL as a league club in 1921 but still only 14 minor round games were programmed. Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/32, New West Adelaide football coach, Kevin Morris, at Richmond Oval today (written on back of photo.) Won the 1909 Magarey Medal with West Adelaide; SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002; Hele, Simon. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. 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