Between 1942 and 1945 West Adelaide joined forced with Glenelg in a wartime competition, finishing second, third and fourth in a four-team competition. 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. Free shipping for many products! Joint major partners. 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. No date given, initials I.P. Photographer possibly either Dean Martin or Ashley Hornsey. AFL. 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. Not dated, B 75522/28: Five junior players and the West Adelaide coach sitting in the stands. 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). 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. From left to right: John J. McCarthy, Henry R. Head who won the Magarey Medal in 1909 and Alby Klose. The publication contains a description of Port Adelaide-West Torrens 1942 premiership season. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. West Adelaide may have won the fights, but North Adelaide won the football game would go on to win easily by the score of 21.22 (148) to 11.7 (73). Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. Early in the 2011 season coach Andrew Collins had his contract extended for a further two years tying him to the club until 2013. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; 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. History Board Members Committees & Coterie Groups . 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) Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the 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). on back of photo, B 75522/70: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Brooke Fogden. Western have not been beaten this season and are top of the competition ladd 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. 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. [CDATA[ if( typeof(console) == "undefined" ) else 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). No date given, initials I.P. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. 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. Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. display = false; West then went back to the Adelaide Oval for its home games from 1940 until 1957, sharing the ground with South Adelaide. SANFLW Team Selections - Round 2 v North Adelaide 4 days ago Upcoming Events View All. Name Era Seasons Debut vs; 1: KENNEDY, George D (capt.) This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. Graeme also established the WAFC History Group in 2014 and is an active member of the Hall of Fame committee. West Adelaide became one of the power teams in the SANFL following the resumption of full-scale competition in 1945. function do_pagination_start() } (event.clientX + de.scrollLeft) : x; Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. Not dated, B 75522/26: Player John O'Donohue at work painting a 'Bloods '89' sign. [7], Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 5033. The other great highlight for the club during the 1970s was the recruitment of Port rover Trevor Grimwood who would become the club's eleventh Magarey Medal winner in 1977. 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. Not surprisingly, Weidemann was replaced as coach following the 2007 season. on back of photo, B 75522/74: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. Richmond Oval hosted its first Interstate game in 2013 when South Australia defeated Qld/NT (NEAFL north) 21.14 (140) to 9.4 (58). Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. South Australian Best and Fairest and Player of the Year. Item 2: Badge featuring a portrait of 'Dick' Head. A listing of people who have played for the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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. renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; No date given, initials I.P. 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). 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. 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. Written on back: From left to right. 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. Era 5 saw Football Park come into its prime. 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 . Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953) Myke Cook. Boasting 14 Magarey Medal winners and 136 State Players, the Bloods also lay claim to some of the greatest names in SA Football history. 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. West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . 17 February 2018 was a memorable day in the club history when city rivals South Adelaide were defeated with 10-0. The Charity Cup game at English Park to-morrow should prove an exciting one. With Collins departing for Williamstown in the VFL, and club captain Ryan Ferguson following him, West Adelaide appointed club Hall of Famer Mark Mickan as its head coach for the 2014 season. 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. Era 3 was interrupted by World War 2, with a Patriotic Competition introduced seeing West and Glenelg join together. Strong recruiting helped the team improve to sixth in 2009 while James Ezard, nephew of 1984 and 1985 Essendon premiership player Alan Ezard, jointly won the Magarey Medal with North Adelaide's Rhys Archard, becoming the fourteenth West Adelaide player to win the award. History of the Glenelg Football Club affiliated South Australian National Football League . Lees knowledge of players past and present made his input invaluable. on back of photo. 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. Games and goals totals refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only. 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. Written on back of photo - Matthew Campbell, North Adelaide, about to get clobbered. Michael Rennie, West Adelaide, at the bottom (written on back of photo.) 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.] Attendance: 47,129 Mid Western Football Association . 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. 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: . 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. y = document.all ? } There is a list of past and present West Adelaide players who have played at AFL/VFL: The black and red colours of West End beer made by the South Australian Brewing Company came about after West Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide in the 1911 Grand Final, and defeated VFL premiers Essendon in the Championship of Australia play-off at Adelaide Oval shortly afterwards in the same year. if (typeof(originalFirstChild) == "undefined") Not dated, B 75522/15: Glenn Kilpatrick with his Magarey Medal. Also in the 1980s, an additional 5 night series games inflated player game figures. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. 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. Advertisement for PGH Bricks and Pavers in background. In the 2000s the grandstand at the oval was named the B. K. Faeshe Stand in honor of the former champion player, coach and administrator of the club. overFlowX = x + renderedWidth + excessWidth - document.body.offsetWidth; In 2014 he became a member of the Board and was also named the SANFL Official Historian in 2015. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney and of course Mark Ricciuto. West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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. 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