on back of photo, B 75522/83: Here's mud in your eyes. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. West Adelaide were a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017. 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. No date given, initials I.P. A club with a colourful history, West Adelaide was formed around 1892 wearing red, white and blue switching to the old Adelaide Football club colours of red and black when it joined the South Australian Football Association in 1897. The club won two parklands premierships prior to 1897 and has since collected nine SANFL League premierships. { WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL & FOOTBALLERS CLUB (18922012) Champions of Australia - 1908, 1911 SANFL Premiers - 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983 Runners Up - 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1991, 2003, 2012 2012 WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB ANNUAL REPORT 1 OFFICE BEARERS Board of Direc to rs At the time of selection Neil Kerley said, Its only a great team if champion players miss out. and this is certainly the case with the side selected. No date given, initials I.P. 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. After finishing third in 1957, West Adelaide would play in both the 1958 and 1959 SANFL Grand Finals and again would be beaten by the Fos Williams coached Port Adelaide by just two points in 1958 and ten points in 1959. 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. if( typeof(console) == "undefined" ) One of the clubs longest serving captains in a difficult era for the Bloods, Bobs understanding of the playing group of his time was insightful, particularly having served as coach, playing up forward and of course down back. Each member had a unique perspective on our clubs history as can be seen below. The West Adelaide Team of the Centuries is unique in that it spans three centuries (1897-2017). 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. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. Welcome to the North Adelaide Football Club Photo Gallery, proudly partnered by Burns Ceilings & Building Supplies. The Eagles end the minor round in 2nd position, but . 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. The ground was used for training and junior games until it was ready for league use in 1958. The Club did everything possible to bring Sam back to West Adelaide, but he has made the decision to pursue other opportunities. In front of 8,765 fans, the Crows defeated Port Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) to 0.9.5 (59). Photographer Richard Walker. Port Adelaides betrayal of its SANFL brotherhood saw the fabric of football in South Australia change with the formation of the Adelaide Crows and later the Port Adelaide Power. Adam Cockshell. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. 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. Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/17: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. Era 6 saw the AFL become a professional league. Dated 4/9/90 Athens . West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . Ports Garam[?] 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. 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 Most Premierships as a Player: 4 by Jos Dailey, W. Dowling, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 23:46. Names not given on the back of the photo. Our depth will no doubt be a strong point for 2021 with the further development of our existing young list form 2020 and the emergence of the Under 18s coming up to the senior squad for next year. Woodville and West Torrens join forces to become the Woodville West Torrens Football Club, known as The Eagles. 17 February 2018 was a memorable day in the club history when city rivals South Adelaide were defeated with 10-0. All rights reserved. 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). [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. Universal Time Offset: UTC +0 12:30 PM Universal Time conversion to worldwide times: Adelaide * 11:00 PM. Full-forward Adam Richardson became the first West Adelaide player since Ron Phipps in 1957 to lead the SANFL in goal kicking when he kicked 80 in the regular season and five in the finals to finish with 85 for the season and win the Ken Farmer Medal. 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 { 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. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. In era 2 World War 1 interrupted player careers when the SANFL suspended the competition from 1916-1918. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. Written on back: Brian Winton of Warradale during training. No date given, initials I.P. 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 function destroyPagination() In the week leading up to the match there were rumours around Adelaide that Westies were going to "go the biff" in a bid to unsettle the Roosters and in front of 39,276, the smallest SANFL Grand Final crowd since the 1950s, the game became a spiteful affair with many brawls erupting between opposing players following Norths Steven Sims knocking out Wests Matthew Simpson early in the second quarter (it was alleged after the game that Sims had hit Simpson, not to knock him out but to stop his overly close tagging of North's Darel Hart). . Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. 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. Courageous, caring, team man, role model. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/6: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. Images from club events will also be posted here. function msg(message) } Venue: Adelaide Oval The Bloods would continue to perform poorly as they finished second last in 1980 and Trevor Hughes was sacked following the season. Under Kerley players such as Roger Luders, Bruce Lindner, Ian Borchard, Peter Meuret, Geoff Morris and Mark Mickan all started to play their best football and 1982 was almost a repeat of the 1981 season. if (typeof(originalFirstChild) == "undefined") Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. However, with a number of young players such as Richard "Dick" Head joining veterans James Tierney. We wish Ago all the best in the future. 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. Despite some impressive performances in his final four games, including out playing experienced Sturt ruckman Frank Spiel in the Grand Final, de Jong, who started his SANFL career with Wests in 1978, again retired from football after 1983 having played 53 games for the club. Written on back: From left to right. West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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. The following list includes the 2023 Toowoomba Region Australia Day award recipients across our respective service areas who have been nominated by their peers for commendable service and, in some cases, years of volunteering for many different community, charitable and . Colours, badge and . No date given, initials I.P. At years End, Ryan Ferguson retired returning home to Victoria. Further historical changes came when the SANFL Magpies and Port Adelaide Power merged their separate entities when they initiated the One Club campaign. Scan of the sheet music. 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.] Jamie was sourced because of his extensive talent, having created similar pieces for Norwood, Port Adelaide and Central District Football Club. All match results are detailed with many photographs. . 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. { Mark wrote the profiles on all the candidates for the Team of the Centuries and for the Hall of Fame candidates since its inception, as well as authoring this publication. At the time of selection their were 1405 known players to represent West Adelaide in an official Home and Away season game, a criterion was set such that a player had to have played 50 league games for our club. We welcome Issac and his family to Westies. 5 : start; He wrote the criteria for the Team of the Centuries selection panel and was a non-voting member of the group, but chaired and directed each meeting. renderedElement.style.left = (x + 15) + "px"; 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. 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. self.location.href = ['','t623p'+start+'-rip'].join('/'); Future dual Crows premiership player Shaun Rehn who had made his AFL debut during the year with the Crows missed the SANFL finals through injury. However a licence did not guarantee entry and although a target year of 1996 was set, this was reliant upon an existing AFL club folding or merging with another. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. 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. function Pagination() Australian Football. #strongertogether. Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. No date given, initials I.P. West bounced back a week later to record a 13.10 (88) to 10.7 (67) win over North Adelaide in the Preliminary Final to book a place in their seventeenth SANFL Grand Final, and their first against Norwood since the Bloods 1961 premiership. The publication contains a description of Port Adelaide-West Torrens 1942 premiership season. Not dated, B 75522/15: Glenn Kilpatrick with his Magarey Medal. Collins was criticised in the media for resting his "star" players over the final three rounds after West had already been assured of third place and the "double chance" in the finals. West's fortunes were about to change and the club would enter what is known as its "Golden Era". Former Premier of South Australia (19962001) John Olsen AO, the current SANFL President and Chairman of the SA Football Commission, and former South Australian Sheffield Shield cricketer and SANFL umpire turned Adelaide television and radio personality K. G. Cunningham, are known to be proud Bloods fans. We are still finalising a couple more exciting recruits that hopefully we can announce over the coming weeks to further add depth to our League side for 2021. The Finks Motorcycle Club is an Australian outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Adelaide,South Australia in 1969. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; The roll call of Sandgropers to make their mark at the Port Adelaide Football Club makes for this week's Easter six-pack. Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the West Adelaide Football Club. First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Most Years as Captain: 7 by Bob Loveday (197172, 197478), Most Premierships as Captain: 2 by Bernie Leahy (1908, 1909) and Jos Dailey (1911, 1912). This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/62, Grand Final 1983. The voting panel then independently selected their own teams which were brought back to the full committee for tallying and comparison. 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. Left to right: Matt Ellis, Kevin Morris, Adam Goodfellow. renderedWidth = renderedElement.offsetWidth; 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. Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953) Myke Cook. SANFLW Team Selections - Round 2 v North Adelaide 4 days ago Upcoming Events View All. [4] on back of photo. Attendance: 47,129 Brians assessments were invaluable to the panel and his contribution and memory of events was second to none as a voting member of the panel. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the club's home base is Richmond Oval (currently known as Hisense Stadium under a sponsorship agreement). Michael Rennie, West Adelaide, at the bottom (written on back of photo.) 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. 233 S Patterson Ave, Springfield, MO, 65802 US 233 S Patterson Ave, Spring. The AFL guaranteed Port Adelaide a place in the competition in 1994 and eventually entered in 1997. Things went from bad to worse for the club in 2005 when the team finished with the wooden spoon for the first time since 1979. Learn more about copyright and our collection. element.style.position = "absolute"; This meant that comparing players based on games played was unfair. 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). 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. Roger Luders created history in 1983 when he became the first West Adelaide player to ever kick 100 goals in an SANFL season, finishing with 105 goals from 24 games played. 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. Photographer Ian Parrish, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/58, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/59, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/60, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/61, Mark Mickan being chaired off by West players. After finishing 2nd in 1962 the club lost amongst others Kerley, Eustice, Jeff Bray and Don Roach from their playing ranks leading to a lean spell for the club. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. function createPagination(which, string, x, y) According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. 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. Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. 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. 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 5033. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. Reports of the finals matches are provided. Central District and Woodvilles admission as league teams also changed the demographics of zones, with Woodville having a huge impact on West Adelaide and West Torrens in terms of junior development. In the former year a late kick for goal by ruckman Jack Richardson which would have given West the lead with only ninety seconds remaining hit the post allowing Port to hold on. Despite the Roosters squad having far more finals experience than West, the in-form Bloods were rated an even chance to beat the Roosters who were playing in their fifth Grand Final since 1985. CEO Kym Russell also ended his association with the club while Coach Andrew Collins won a job at Williamstown Football Club. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date. Captain-Coach Bruce McGregor would not only lead his team to the premiership in 1927 but became the first (and so far only) West Adelaide player to win back to back Magarey Madals. In 1985 Grantley Fielke, a premiership player from 1983, would become the club's twelfth Magarey Medal winner. Well now it's been happening at schools around the state. 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." Wests had been leading by 25 points at half time but the melee in the crowd proved unsettling with some battered Wests players not making it back to the dressing room until the team was due to go back out onto the oval for the second half. Sensationally after taking the club to two Grand Finals and one premiership in his two years as coach of the club, Kerley was sacked as West's coach after the 1962 season. The West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. During his career Luders was known as one of the most spectacular high marking full-forwards in the SANFL. Not surprisingly, Weidemann was replaced as coach following the 2007 season. } Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. 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. 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 one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Lee has served West Adelaide in almost every official capacity for 29 years: Team Manager, Head Trainer, Recruiting Committee, Accountant and now Club President. West Adelaide United; West Croydon WFC; West Lakes; Western Warriors; Westfields; Wingfield Royals; . In the first era of league football our beloved club won four premierships (1897-1916). element.style.zIndex = 1000; Even though he only played one game this year due to injury he was part of the leadership group and still had a positive impact on the players and the club. Call the Family Violence Information Line 0800 456 450. else In 1994, the AFL announced it would award a second AFL licence to a South Australian club. In 2014, the Each era had its pros and cons with regards to evaluating player service, as you will see below. Since 2014 Adelaide have played home matches at the Adelaide Oval, a 53,500-seat stadium located a few hundred metres north of the Adelaide CBD. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. By 1996, the SANFL owned two AFL licences (Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide). They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. } The club would play its nemesis Port Adelaide in the 1962 grand final and once again would go down by a heartbreaking three points to the Magpies. } The club finished third in 1946 before winning its sixth premiership in 1947 defeating Norwood 10.15 (75) to 8.15 (63). Westies again finished sixth in 2010, missing the major round for the sixth straight year. console.info( message ); Between 1942 and 1945 West Adelaide joined forced with Glenelg in a wartime competition, finishing second, third and fourth in a four-team competition. Photographer Mark Brake, dated 22/7/87, B 75522/31: West Adelaide Coach with junior players in the stand. } element = document.createElement("div"); See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (18951942) [6]. Thanks to the tireless efforts of people like club captain Brian Faeshe (who ironically never got to play on the ground having retired in 1956), Cliff Semmler, Roy Charles, Cliff Todd and City of West Torrens Mayor Steve Hamra, The Bloods finally had a home ground to call their own. Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. Graeme also established the WAFC History Group in 2014 and is an active member of the Hall of Fame committee. 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