AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . The Bloods carried all before them early in the season and after ten games had suffered only a draw and two narrow losses. From 1877 to 1996 Port Adelaide won 4 Championships of Australia, 34 SANFL premierships and 1 wartime SANFL premiership as a merged club with West Torrens. 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. 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 . We will be saying goodbye to Jack Agostino who has decided to go back to Renmark to give back to the club that gave him his opportunity as a young boy. Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. var start = document.go_page.start.value; var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); } The Charity Cup game at English Park to-morrow should prove an exciting one. His unique playing knowledge of players in this era helped the panel understand more about champions in this era and refined the panels views on various candidates. Players since 1991 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Club General Manager Doug Thomas and President Bob Lee enticed 1961 premiership coach Neil Kerley away from West Torrens and back to West Adelaide in 1981 and the improvement in the team was immediate. excessHeight = 20; } Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. element.style.zIndex = 1000; Not dated, B 75522/48: West Adelaide player Mike Rennie. In 1996, the cash-strapped Fitzroy announced it would merge with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. The roll call of Sandgropers to make their mark at the Port Adelaide Football Club makes for this week's Easter six-pack. South Australian National Football League, David Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1980), Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953), Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer), Bryce Gibbs (Australian rules footballer), Jack Graham (Australian footballer, born 1916), Brian Roberts (Australian rules footballer), Matthew Rogers (Australian rules footballer), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:South_Adelaide_Football_Club_players&oldid=804445643, This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 01:39. Possibly published in the Weekly Times, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/57, Happy Eddie Hocking, West Reserves. You may order a high quality photographic copy. After having played in thirteen finals series and six grand finals between 1946 and 1963 for two premierships (1947 and 1961), the club would only reach the finals another five times (1968 fourth, 1969 third, 1976 fifth, 1977 third and 1981 fifth) between 1964 and 1982. Written on back: some serious studying. He created the club war honour boards, fixed the life members board and listed in order of debut all West Adelaide league players. Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. West Adelaide had winners all over the ground but it was captain Ian Borchard who won the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player in the Grand Final while Centre half-forward Bruce Lindner with 5 goals and Full-forward Roger Luders kicked 4. Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/48, West Adelaide player Mike Rennie. 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. Damian Cupido. Each member had a unique perspective on our clubs history as can be seen below. } The photos are not dated. display = true; The original artwork has been retained by the Club and will be exhibited permanently at Richmond Oval for the public to view. 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. Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. 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. One special mention which the club is delighted to have come to the club is a father son in Issac McCormick. 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. Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. if (typeof(originalFirstChild) == "undefined") 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.] renderedWidth = renderedElement.offsetWidth; BEST FROM THE WEST 1) JOSH CARR If you could have one claim to fame, how is this: 10 Showdowns, 10 victories (plus the bonus win at the Ramsgate Hotel). Michael Rennie, West Adelaide, at the bottom (written on back of photo.) 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. 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. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league. This process was arduous with some champions being left out. 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. 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. The Oval is located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. Leon played 129 games for West Adelaide (1952 - 1961) with his last game being the 1961 Grand Final. Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, . Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. y - overFlowY : y; 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 renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; 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. Played 197 games . List of Glenelg Football Club Players. element = document.createElement("div"); West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. In 1954 the club's search for a permanent home ground was solved with the founding of Richmond Oval. if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) In 1985 Grantley Fielke, a premiership player from 1983, would become the club's twelfth Magarey Medal winner. * on back of photo, B 75522/75: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/7: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. 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 Luders tally of 558 goals places him 14th on the list of all-time SANFL goal kickers. Richmond Oval was opened by long-serving member of the South Australian Legislative Council Sir Lyell McEwin on 26 April 1958. 1947 premiership player and nine-time premiership coach of Port Adelaide, Fos Williams began coaching the club in 1974 and after a tough start the team improved finishing sixth in 1975, fifth in 1976 and third in 1977. on back of photo, B 75522/68: West Adelaide coach Kevin Morris talks to the players on the ground. 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. 440 Following. 17 February 2018 was a memorable day in the club history when city rivals South Adelaide were defeated with 10-0. Photographer Richard Walker. positions. 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. The post would later end up hanging over the Bar in the West Adelaide Footballers' Club. x = document.all ? Dated 16/1/91, B 75522/50: West Adelaide player Craig Williams, dated 1986, B 75522/51: West Adelaide player Peter Winter, dated 1987. Jack played in our under 18s winning grand final as well 52 league games. Two of Wests best players throughout the 1983 season were unlucky to miss a place in the Grand Final team. Goals: Green 3, Beech & Webb 2, Fielke, Stevens, Tuck & Wasley-Black 1. { Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. } West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. 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