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"; Date stamped 26 April 1988, B 75522/23: Rod O'Riley pumping up football's before a junior coaching clinic. The Crows also signed former Bloods Bruce Lindner (Geelong) and Mark Mickan (Brisbane) who under the rules of the time, were automatically allocated back to their former SANFL club. Dated 16/1/91, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/50, West Adelaide player Craig Williams, dated 1986, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/51, West Adelaide player Peter Winter, dated 1987. 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. . South Australian Best and Fairest and Player of the Year. } The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. Prior to the 2010 SANFL season West Adelaide installed lights at Richmond Oval for night games. 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. [CDATA[ "The Captains", Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Peter Winter - League Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain. The team hit its straps in the 1983 season, winning its first minor premiership since 1962 by two games from Sturt with an 184 record. From left to right: John J. McCarthy, Henry R. Head who won the Magarey Medal in 1909 and Alby Klose. Prior to this, both Port Adelaide clubs had separate administration sites, their own annual report and balance sheets, unique assets and operated a Port Community Club that meted out a pro-rata share of Alberton bar takings between the two entities, as compensation for the Magpies having to leave Alberton and, at one stage, train at Ethelton Oval. The AFL guaranteed Port Adelaide a place in the competition in 1994 and eventually entered in 1997. West Adelaide immediately gained the services of one of the best players of the time, "Bunny" Daly who threw himself into developing the club. { 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. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. The half-time melee was the main topic of discussion at an SANFL meeting following the game which prompted the building of the underground dressing rooms at the Adelaide Oval during the summer of 1954/55 while leaving the rooms in the stands to the cricketers. The club slipped to sixth in 1992 and a disappointing eighth in 1993, ahead of perennial wooden spooners Sturt by only a small percentage gap. Membership - West Adelaide Football Club are you locked in? Despite Bennetts' return, they finished winless for the third time in 1933 but were terribly unlucky in losing five games by a goal or less[3] They recovered to win eight games and draw one in 1934, but between 1935 and 1940 were never higher than seventh in an eight-team competition and overall won only 26 and drew one of 102 games. If you would like further information about this album, please Ask Us, Game matches, players and staff of the West Adelaide Football Club, 112 photographs : black and white, colour ; 23.2 x 30.2 cm or smaller, South Australian National Football League, Australian football matches -- South Australia, Australian football for children -- South Australia, Australian football teams -- South Australia -- Adelaide, Australian football teams -- South Australia -- West Adelaide Region, Australian football players -- South Australia -- Adelaide, Australian Football -- Coaches -- South Australia, B 75522/1: Outside view of the clubrooms of the West Adelaide Foootball Club on Richmond Road. 1991. Men's League. 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. Richmond, South Australia westadelaidefc.com.au Joined January 2011. renderedElement.style.left = (x + 15) + "px"; Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. Advertisement for PGH Bricks and Pavers in background. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. Not dated: 21. Luders tally of 558 goals places him 14th on the list of all-time SANFL goal kickers. History Board Members Committees & Coterie Groups . Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. Written on back: 'Rookie of the year' John O'Donohue was presented with a compact disc player from manager Bill Rawlings of Patawalonga Motor Inn. Scan of the sheet music. 26 x 26 pillow inserts This chart shows a view of problem reports submitted in the past 24 hours compared to the typical volume of reports by time of day. Players were split into 20-year eras and evaluated by their feats in accordance with the era in which they played. Dallas Willsmore has made the hard decision not to play SANFL football next year and head back to the family farm to assist there in 2021. We thank him for his contribution and wish him the best of luck in the future. Bloods players such as Grantley Fielke, Paul Patterson, and two young guns in Tony Modra and Shaun Rehn were signed to play AFL football, but would still be eligible to play for West Adelaide if not selected by the Adelaide Crows. 2022 AFL Draft Hub; 2022 AFLW Draft; 2022 AFL Mid-Season Draft; 2021 AFL Draft Hub; 2021 AFLW Draft; 2021 AFL Mid-Season Draft; 2020 AFL Draft; 2020 AFLW Draft 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. else } SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the club's home base is Richmond Oval (currently known as Hisense Stadium under a sponsorship agreement). West Adelaide repeated as SANFL premiers in 1909 after defeating Port Adelaide by a goal in the Grand Final while "Dick" Head won the club's second Magarey Medal. The photos are not dated. var start = document.go_page.start.value; Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. 738 talking about this. 0 : start; Photographer Tony Lewis, dated 16/11/87. Photographer Bryan Charleton, 1 October, 1983, B 75522/63: West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. The oval received over A$300,000 from the AFL for upgrades to the ground, including improved interchange area and coaches boxes, new goal and point posts and new grass. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. The first key part of your list is always the players you already have, to get commitments from your existing players is always a great sign of the direction you are going. renderedElement = document.body.insertBefore(element, document.body.firstChild); The team finally got its revenge on Norwood when they put a severe dent in the Redlegs premiership defence with a 77-point win the 2nd Semi-final to earn a spot in their first Grand Final since 1962. 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. Era 3 was interrupted by World War 2, with a Patriotic Competition introduced seeing West and Glenelg join together. Despite West Adelaide playing their 400th game at Richmond Oval when they faced Sturt on 7 April 2006, neither season would bring any joy for The Bloods or their supporters as they finished with the wooden spoon in each season. The photos are not dated. 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. renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for AFLVFL SANFL ADELAIDE ROOSTERS TRAINING JUMPER JERSEY JAX MENS M at the best online prices at eBay! National Service and the Vietnam War also interfered with playing careers. start = (start > 5) ? Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. Once again West Adelaide failed to follow up its good form from the previous season and while still managing to qualify for the finals in 2004 had to be satisfied with just a fifth-placed finish. 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. Joint major partners. Nonetheless, the club still struggled and had won only twenty and drawn two of 127 games by the end of 1907, including a second winless season in 1906. Dated 30/4/92, B 75522/25: Robbie McKinnon of Richmond, spiking with David Toomey looking on, in the beach volleyball game between Lenny's Locals and the Royals. Early in the 2011 season coach Andrew Collins had his contract extended for a further two years tying him to the club until 2013. West's fortunes were about to change and the club would enter what is known as its "Golden Era". Most Premierships as a Player: 4 by Jos Dailey, W. Dowling, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 23:46. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney and of course Mark Ricciuto. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. Item 2: Badge featuring a portrait of 'Dick' Head. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/62, Grand Final 1983. No date given, initials I.P. var display = false; A WAFC Hall of Fame Club Legend, multi-capped state player and one of the most famous football names in South Australian football, Neils insights as both Captain of the club and coach over many eras helped focus the panel in many debates on players and their roles and positions for this team. 5 : start; Photographer Tony Lewis, dated 16/11/87. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. Former West Adelaide junior and dual Adelaide Crows premiership player Shaun Rehn replaced Borchard in 2003 and led the club to a Grand Final for only the third time in 41 years. This left a pool of 280 players. The club slumped in 1910 to finish in fifth place before repeating their 1908 double success by winning the 1911 SANFL Premiership defeating Port Adelaide in the Grand Final and Essendon to win the Championship of Australia. 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. As a voting member of the panel, his assessment of players and especially their ability not only to dominate key positions, but have the durability to be versatile in other positions helped enormously with our problem of choosing a balanced interchange and list of emergencies. originalFirstChild = document.body.firstChild; Well now it's been happening at schools around the state. Wests finished a disappointing seventh in 1955, but would return to form in 1956 where they would again be beaten grand finalists, again losing to Port. The West Torrens club was founded in 1923, and the Birkalla Rovers was founded . Includes all WAFC players drafted to the AFL or VFL. Eddie Hocking (born 6 January 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).. 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. Not dated, B 75522/30: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris with a number of players, not identified. 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: . The club won two parklands premierships prior to 1897 and has since collected nine SANFL League premierships. In 2017 the South Australian National Football League, which is the oldest codified football competition in Australia, celebrated 140 years of operation while the West Adelaide Football Club celebrated its 125th birthday, being established some time in 1892 before joining the SANFL in 1897. Beech (Ex West Adelaide), Lovell (Ex Hawthorn/Kingborough Tigers), Maguire (Canberra), Redfern (Coolamon Rovers), J.Johnson (Coburg) & C.Allan (Sturt), Chamberlain (1 League game in 2020), Sinderberry (1 League game in 2020), Couroupis (played Reserves football in 2020), Sherlock (played Reserves football in 2020), Gilbert (played Reserves football in 2020), Kelly (played Reserves football in 2020), Laudato (played Reserves football in 2020), Bock, Van Den Berg, Boughen, Faulkner, Heitmann, Venning & De Cesare, Some local players listed below have been invited to train with the club over the pre-season, Ben Adams, Adam Carroll, Oliver Chesseman, Nick Cottrell, Hamish Gordon, Nick Jones, Issac McCormick, Levi Proude, Cameron Rankine, Luke Wilson & Jordon Wilson-King. [4] on back of photo, B 75522/69: West Adelaide player, Smith, cops an injury and is carried from the ground. Not dated, B 75522/32: New West Adelaide football coach, Kevin Morris, at Richmond Oval today (written on back of photo.) var originalFirstChild; Going into the final round West were locked in a battle for the 5th and final finals spot on the ladder. *Number in brackets indicated games played for WAFC. 2013 Saw West Adelaide consolidate itself as a finals campaigner, finishing the minor round in second place again behind Norwood. An unexpected 112-point thrashing of North Adelaide in their last game of 1940, however, proved a true omen of what was to come in 1941. Games and goals totals refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only. Doug was a voting member of the panel and his experience made his contributions invaluable during many robust discussions on players for the final make-up of the team. start = (start - 1) * 25; The club used the showgrounds until the end of 1939 when it was taken over by the Australian Army following the outbreak of World War II. These players are mentioned below on the Departures List. Membership available from November 01 Home Buy Memberships Ticketing Home Memberships Membership Club Memberships Metro Jets Regional Membership Ticketed Memberships These memberships provide game day access Concession Past Players & Officials Junior & Youth A collection of photographs from the Messenger Press relating to the West Adelaide Football Club, featuring action shots from games, player portraits, training sessions and other club related activities. It's sad to announce that former volunteer, Robert Riedy passed away peacefully 17/12/2022 . The West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. x - overFlowX : x; 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. He is pictured with another man, name and date not given, B 75522/10: Doug Thomas sitting at an office desk which bears the sign "winning is not everything, but wanting to is." } 2 March 2023 7:30pm APL Poker . Images from club events will also be posted here. Between 1942 and 1945 West Adelaide joined forced with Glenelg in a wartime competition, finishing second, third and fourth in a four-team competition. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. overFlowY = y + renderedHeight + excessHeight - window.innerHeight - window.pageYOffset; During the mid-1950s, West Adelaide, under the coaching of Laurie Cahill and with strong players such as Neil Kerley, Brian Faehse, Doug Thomas, Ken Eustice, Ken McGregor and 1957 Magarey Madalist Ron Benton, became regular finals visitors and finished as beaten grand finalists in 1954, losing the grand final to the Fos Williams led Port Adelaide by just three points. Facing a red-hot Central District team aiming for their third premiership in four years, West went down 17.9 (111) to 11.11 (77) in front of 28,199 at AAMI Stadium in the Grand Final. function msg(message) ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/46, West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. Yet another WAFC Hall of Fame Club Legend and now giving his name to a medal for club champions, Grant has played the most games for West Adelaide. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/65: West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. excessWidth = 0; However, Norwood's defensive game held them to just two goal in the final, the Redlegs easily booking a place in the 2012 Grand Final, winning 8.13 (61) to 2.5 (17). After a slow start to the season under the coaching of former Richmond (VFL) premiership player Kevin Morris, the team won nine of its last eleven games to reach the finals in fifth place. on back of photo, B 75522/76: David Wittwer, West Adelaisde, marks strongly in front of Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens. Best & Fairest winners at West Adelaide are awarded the Neil Kerley Medal, * Bruce McGregor is believed to have won 6 Best All-Round Player awards before the B&F was first awarded in 1945, West Adelaide 21.16 (142) defeated Sturt 16.12 (108) Bob was a volunteer in the property room for 5 years and part of the 2015 premiership year, operated the scoreboard at times and was on the history committee. In 1952 Leon was awarded the Sam Suckling medal for Best First Year Player and was awarded . This list may not reflect recent changes. No date given, initials I.P. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) Not dated, B 75522/49: Romano Negri training with the Crows. However, a second straight Grand Final appearance went begging when North Adelaide reversed the previous years result and booked a place in the GF against Norwood (who would win their second straight flag), leaving The Bloods to finish in third place wondering what might have been. List of West Torrens players | Australian Rules Football Wiki | Fandom Australian Rules Football Wiki 2,910 pages Explore AFL Leagues Wiki Affiliates in: SANFL Clubs List of West Torrens players Edit Sorry, the video player failed to load. 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. - Championship of Australia team member (1880, 1910, 1913, 1914). Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. Added to these highlights are two Champions of Australia titles against Essendon and Carlton, 2 SANFL Cup Premierships 1985 & 1987 and the first SANFL club to win the National Foxtel Cup premiership in 2013. Attendance: 25,625 McNamara is tackled by a Woodville player. All match results are detailed with many photographs. Item 1: Studio portrait of three West Adelaide Football Club players, identified as the '1908 West Adelaide and SA state centre line'. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. var de = !document.documentElement.clientWidth?document.body:document.documentElement; } 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. The 50 game qualification ruled out West Adelaide champions who dominated the VFL/AFL/WAFL like Tony Modra (34), Shaun Rehn (20), Tyson Edwards (42), and Brownlow medal winners Patrick Dangerfield (4), Adam Cooney (12) and Mark Ricciuto (26). Jack played in our under 18s winning grand final as well 52 league games. CEO Kym Russell also ended his association with the club while Coach Andrew Collins won a job at Williamstown Football Club. Eventually a consensus was reached, sometimes based on character, and when two players seemed identical statistically. * Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. 2 AFL Premiership player: (1993, 2004), SANFL Premiership player: (1990), Brownlow Medal: (1993), John Cahill Medal: (2003), Michael Tuck Medal: (1993), Port Adelaide captain: (1997-2000), 5 All-Australian team: (1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003), National Football Carnival Championship (1993), Essendon Team of the Century (Back Pocket), Champions AFL. ], B 75522/46: West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. Names not given on the back of the photo. Universal Time Offset: UTC +0 12:30 PM Universal Time conversion to worldwide times: Adelaide * 11:00 PM. 1952 North won its eighth premiership by 'slaughtering' Norwood - 23.15 to 6.9. if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) He was reluctantly replaced by longtime teammate and friend Doug Thomas, who went to the club committee before the season and unsuccessfully asked them to re-instate Kerley as captain-coach. Umpires: Tobias Medlin, Craig Fleer and Leigh HaussenJack Oatey Medallist: Chris Schmidt, Best: Schmidt, Porplyzia, Stevens, Schiller, Tuck, Helbig A progressive club with a small but loyal band of supporters, West Adelaide has contributed 82 National and Rookie drafted players to the AFL since 1986. His perspectives helped panellists break deadlocks over players who were vying for the same position and his vast experience and football knowledge of players over three decades, as well as his VFL/AFL experiences, proved invaluable. Jarrod Cotton. { Dated 18/5/90, B 75522/19: Harrie Nelson of Newton, Promotions Officer with West Adelaide Football Club. Davids ability to fight for players across all eras of football brought about a great balance of representatives over the 3 centuries of the clubs existence and his input was invaluable and of great guidance to all the panel members. Luders kicked 94 goals in the 22 game minor round and with the 6th of his 7 goals in the 2nd Semi-final against Norwood he kicked his 100th for the season. } Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. The club began playing their home games at the Wayville Showgrounds in 1927 and the club won its fifth premiership by defeating North Adelaide by two goals in the grand final. After the SANFL resumed competition following World War I, West Adelaide would finish second in 1922, losing the Final to Norwood while player Robert Barnes was the club's third Magarey Madalist. The Bloods finished 5th in 1981, defeated in the Elimination Final by Norwood. Photographer Bryan Charleton, 1 October, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/63, West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. Dated September 21 1985. Any other use requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. Photographer possibly either Dean Martin or Ashley Hornsey. [7], Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. In the present SANFL era, one state game a year is played and that is under threat with the VFL withdrawing from such contests for the foreseeable future. These licences were eventually sold to the two AFL clubs giving them independence from the SANFL. The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. The West Adelaide Team of the Centuries is unique in that it spans three centuries (1897-2017). Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in 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 . 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). At Football Park consensus was reached, sometimes based on character, and when two players seemed identical.! 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