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. Each era had its pros and cons with regards to evaluating player service, as you will see below. Not dated, B 75522/13: Junior West Adelaide players. James "Sorry" Tierney was the club's first ever winner of the Magarey Medal in 1908. [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. Lees input regarding players and their character off field was also invaluable in group discussions as a voting member of the panel. function destroyPagination() West Adelaide Club Website Based in the inner western suburb of Richmond, West Adelaide has won nine premierships, four of which came during a glorious run in the early 1900s. else excessHeight = 20; Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. No date given, initials I.P. 22 Framed Limited Edition Print were made available for purchase, Each print is signed by 14 living members of the team, You will be contacted by the club to organise print number, and framing after purchase, 122 Framed Limited Edition Print were made available for purchase, Official Team of the Centuries Souvenir Book, Includes player profiles for all 22 players and 4 emergency players, Includes statistics on the top 50 selected squad. 233 S Patterson Ave, Springfield, MO, 65802 US 233 S Patterson Ave, Spring. The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. In the first era of league football our beloved club won four premierships (1897-1916). 0 : start; Mid Western Football Association . The ground record crowd for Richmond Oval was set in Round 5 of the 1969 season when 15,742 turned up to see Westies take on a Glenelg side coached by none other than Neil Kerley. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. else Lee is a life member of the club along with his brother Noel and, of course, grandfather Vin Stud Harradine who served as timekeeper for 48 years, only to have his service interrupted by World War 2. element.style.visibility = "hidden"; on back of photo, B 75522/82: Stephen Miller, West Adelaide, marks strongly. 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. Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/6: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. Athens . 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. 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). The Bloods finished 5th in 1981, defeated in the Elimination Final by Norwood. Jarrod Cotton. 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. South Adelaide Football Club EST.1876. History Board Members Committees & Coterie Groups . West Adelaide, which has earned a reputation amongst its fans as being "consistently inconsistent", would win through to their next grand final in 1991. Updated: 27 May 2019Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. Date stamped 6 April 1988, B 75522/22: Peter Milsom of West Adelaide Footy Club helping Bradley Hopkins, 12 years, on with his new gurnsey (written on back of photo.) West Adelaide not only became SANFL premiers for the first time defeating Norwood in the Grand Final at the Adelaide Oval but they also became Champions of Australia when they defeated powerful Victorian Football League team Carlton by five goals at the Adelaide Oval. The club finished third in 1946 before winning its sixth premiership in 1947 defeating Norwood 10.15 (75) to 8.15 (63). West Adelaide and their captain Brian Faehse were given the honour of being the first team to use the new rooms and to run out onto the oval from them at the start of the 1955 SANFL season. Mr. Jim Russell, chairman, & Mr Jack Hamilton, committee men of the West Adelaide Football Club at the time, appointed Mr Gordon Cahill to lead the WAFC Past Players & Official Social Club. West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. The Following week Sturt defeated Norwood in the Preliminary to earn the other Grand Final berth. No date given, initials I.P. You may order a high quality photographic copy. renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; on back of photo, B 75522/80: Action shot, West Adelaide v Eagles. Not dated, B 75522/30: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris with a number of players, not identified. renderedElement.style.left = (x + 15) + "px"; . Players since 1991 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. on back of photo, B 75522/68: West Adelaide coach Kevin Morris talks to the players on the ground. 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. Colours, badge and . * 1988 and 1996 matches were under State of Origin rules. The Port Adelaide Football Club was founded in late April or early May 1870. Neils input and ability to take on and discern information about players and differing eras played a significant role throughout the process as one of the voting members 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. [ Clash Royale ] Top Player's Decks with Mighty Miner [Updated 10/1] Update 10/01/2022 08:00am UTC We have compiled the battle decks of the top 1000 players in the global leaderboards and compiled a list of ranker decks that use Mighty Miner. In 1908 former Hotham 1887-1888 Captain, South Adelaide and North Adelaide champion "Dinny" Reedman became West's Coach. 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. Player no. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. x = document.all ? In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. 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. According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. 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). 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. { Australian Football. 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. 2 full size reproductions were made, one which will be kept by the club and displayed in the players area, and the other which was successfully auctioned by the Club during the Team of the Centuries dinner on Friday the 20th of April. No date given, initials I.P. Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. "The Captains", Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Peter Winter - League Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain. The Eagles end the minor round in 2nd position, but . 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. Yee Yee Farm. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. The West Adelaide Football Club are proud to present the team selection for the WAFC Team of the Centuries. Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer) Simon Crawshay. 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). { Well now it's been happening at schools around the state. 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. So many words to describe Logan Hill. Copies of this collection may be made for research or study. A listing of people who have played for the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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. In era 2 World War 1 interrupted player careers when the SANFL suspended the competition from 1916-1918. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. The roll call of Sandgropers to make their mark at the Port Adelaide Football Club makes for this week's Easter six-pack. 1969 West End Medal - Eric Norman; 1971 West End Medal Winner:- Bohdan (Bugsy . Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. 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. 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. A spot had finally opened and it was announced that in 1997, one year later than expected, Port Adelaide would enter the AFL. 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. It was a tough decision for him but family always comes first and we respect his decision and wish him all the best. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. 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. Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. 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. Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, . During 2013, the club won its first competition since winning the 1987 Foundation Cup (SANFL pre-season) when they won the 2013 Foxtel Cup, defeating WAFL side East Fremantle 4.8 (32) to 2.16 (28) at Football Park, a win worth A$100,000 in prizemoney to the club. West Adelaide Football Club 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. - Championship of Australia team member (1880, 1910, 1913, 1914). (event.clientY + de.scrollTop) : y; Eventually a consensus was reached, sometimes based on character, and when two players seemed identical statistically. 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. The Port Adelaide Football Club was founded in late April or early May 1870. He regularly reminded panellists that a great football team needed players with integrity and lived WAFC values as well as having outstanding football ability. One of Wests leading players during this time was future SANFL legend Fos Williams who played 54 games for the club between 1946 and 1949 before moving on to captain-coach Port Adelaide in 1950, a move that would haunt West Adelaide for the next thirteen seasons as Wests would lose five Grand Finals, all by less than three goals, to the Williams-coached Port Adelaide between 1954 and 1962. No date given, initials I.P. 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.] We have a 4 time Ken Farmer Medallist in Adam Richardson and the club holds the honour of having the first Brownlow Medal winner from SA in Bernie Smith. During his career Luders was known as one of the most spectacular high marking full-forwards in the SANFL. } However, that was the high point for the Bloods during the 1970s as they fell dramatically to ninth in 1978 in what was to be Williams' last season of coaching league football before again finishing last under coach Trevor Hughes in 1979. 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. No date given, initials I.P. Jamie was commissioned by the West Adelaide Football Club to create the WAFC Team of the Centuries official souvenir artwork. element = document.createElement("div"); Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/18: West Adelaide player on an exercise bike. 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. Bruce McGregor became the club's fourth Magarey Madalist when he won the award in 1926. } 87 posts. Membership - West Adelaide Football Club are you locked in? Attendance: 25,625 Also in the 1980s, an additional 5 night series games inflated player game figures. Kennedy would go on to play 236 games for the club between 1970 and 1982 before playing the last two seasons of his career with Port Adelaide. on back of photo, B 75522/75: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. 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. 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. if( typeof(console) == "undefined" ) 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. After missing the finals in 1999 and 2000, for 2001 West Adelaide hired former premiership captain and best and fairest winner Ian Borchard as coach. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. on back of photo, B 75522/73: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. One special mention which the club is delighted to have come to the club is a father son in Issac McCormick. After finishing fourth in 1960, West Adelaide, captain-coached by Neil Kerley, won their seventh premiership in 1961, when they defeated Norwood by six goals in the Grand Final. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. } Includes information about the club, its officials, staff and players, membership, news, merchandise, and history Bloods sweat and tears : West Adelaide Football Club, 1877-1987 by Merv Agars ( Book ) Mickan's place was taken by 6'7" (200cm) tall Dirk de Jong who had actually retired from league football one game into the season, but was persuaded by Kerley to come back following Mickan's injury. Written on back: From left to right. 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. In addition, the group includes a photograph by the Sunday Mail (do an archival number search on B 75522/85) as well as 26 photographs of player portraits, training sessions and events with no descriptions provided, apart from dates on some of the photos. A capacity crowd saw West Adelaide christen their new home with a 12.11 (83) to 10.13 (73) win over neighbouring club West Torrens. Former Norwood premiership player and Crows assistant coach Michael Taylor replaced Morris in 1996 and West would reach a best of third in 1998 before losing to Port Adelaide in the Preliminary final. Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. { West Adelaide Football Club. } In 1952 Leon was awarded the Sam Suckling medal for Best First Year Player and was awarded . Not dated, B 75522/8: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. 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. 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. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league. function Pagination() B 75522/84: Players during a muddy game. alert(message); 5 : start; No date given, initials I.P. start = (isNaN(start) || start < 0 ) ? Reports of the finals matches are provided. It's sad to announce that former volunteer, Robert Riedy passed away peacefully 17/12/2022 . element.innerHTML = '

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"; 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. overFlowY = y + renderedHeight + excessHeight - window.innerHeight - window.pageYOffset; Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/12: Junior West Adelaide players. Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. Ports Garam[?] Gibson Turner wont be returning to the club in 2021. West Adelaide, coached by Port Adelaide premiership player and coach John Cahill (nephew of former West coach Laurie Cahill) finished 3rd in the 1985 SANFL season, missing out on a grand final spot by less than 2 goals to North Adelaide in the Preliminary Final. Son of Kevin the former Port player and West Adelaide Vice-Captain and Captain Mark became the clubs first official historian, appointed by then General Manager Doug Thomas in 2004 and has served in this capacity since. //