These awards are presented to groups or citizens who have made an outstanding contribution to the Toowoomba Region community. 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. 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. Not dated, B 75522/49: Romano Negri training with the Crows. No date given, initials I.P. South Australian Best and Fairest and Player of the Year. The club won two parklands premierships prior to 1897 and has since collected nine SANFL League premierships. var start = document.go_page.start.value; Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. on back of photo, B 75522/79: Mini-league game Port v Woodville. The club competes in the South Australian State League 1, the second highest level of football in South Australia and third nationally. 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. However, Collins could not improve the results in 2008 and the club finished with an unwanted fourth wooden spoon in a row, an ignominy suffered previously by Sturt (1989 to 1996), Woodville (1980 to 1985), South Adelaide (1926 to 1929), Glenelg (1937 to 1940 and 1921 to 1925) and Norwood (1913 to 1919), but never despite several bleak eras by the Bloods. on back of photo, B 75522/74: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. Crows player Darel Hart (who had played 18 AFL games for Adelaide during the year but had enough SANFL games to qualify for the finals) kicked seven goals for the Roosters on his way to winning the Fos Williams Medal. [4] Not dated, B 75522/30: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris with a number of players, not identified. (event.clientX + de.scrollLeft) : x; Possibly published in West-Side Messenger 3/4/91, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/33, West Adelaide player Larry Watson, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/34, West Adelaide player Greg Summerton, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/35, West Adelaide player Rodney Welch, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/36, West Adelaide player Mike McGinness, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/37, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/38, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/39, West Adelaide player Justin Mackie, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/40, West Adelaide player Grant Porter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/41, West Adelaide player Peter Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/42, West Adelaide player Roger Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/43, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/44, West Adelaide player Shane Malcolm, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/45, West Adelaide player Brett Pianta, dated 4/3/91. { 0 : start; Membership - West Adelaide Football Club are you locked in? Venue: Adelaide Oval 2012 finally saw the work of Andy Collins and his staff finally come to fruition with the Bloods finishing the minor round in third place with a 128 record, including being only one of two sides to beat runaway minor premiers Norwood. We welcome Issac and his family to Westies. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. 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 ) Next. 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. Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the West Adelaide Football Club. 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. The Bloods got some revenge for their 2003 Grand Final loss to Centrals with a 27-point win in the Qualifying final to book a place against Norwood in the Second Semi-final. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. Photographer Richard Walker. Gibson Turner wont be returning to the club in 2021. { 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. The following are brief biographical sketches of the successful candidates: MR E. J. HOWARD. This one club merge removed the stand-alone Magpies from the league as shareholders and saw the Magpies relinquish its junior and country zones. Luders tally of 558 goals places him 14th on the list of all-time SANFL goal kickers. y - overFlowY : y; The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953) Myke Cook. West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. self.location.href = ['','t623p'+start+'-rip'].join('/'); Not dated, B 75522/8: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league. 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. 1969 West End Medal - Eric Norman; 1971 West End Medal Winner:- Bohdan (Bugsy . 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. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/7: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. start = (isNaN(start) || start < 0 ) ? According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. Originally from Clare, South Australia, Hocking began training with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Central District aged sixteen and within 12 months made his SANFL league debut. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. Ports Garam[?] All match results are detailed with many photographs. Players were split into 20-year eras and evaluated by their feats in accordance with the era in which they played. 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. . His award came in 1928 in the eighth year of the Club's history as a League side. The publication contains a description of Port Adelaide-West Torrens 1942 premiership season. The following year 2016 it again collected the wooden spoon which it has repeated in the last 3 consecutive seasons 2019-2021. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. No date given, initials I.P. Photographer possibly either Dean Martin or Ashley Hornsey. 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 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. In era 2 World War 1 interrupted player careers when the SANFL suspended the competition from 1916-1918. West Adelaide became one of the power teams in the SANFL following the resumption of full-scale competition in 1945. 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. Not dated, B 75522/26: Player John O'Donohue at work painting a 'Bloods '89' sign. Joint major partners. 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. 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. 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. 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. x - overFlowX : x; With lists every year, people come and go and that is the nature of the sport, We would like to pay tribute to a few that will not be with us in 2021 and thank them for their commitment and service to the football club, they have been able to help set the foundation of the next two exciting years for us and they should know they have played a part in that. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. 1991. Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. The Magarey Medal was won by Club Captain Ian McKay - the first full back to achieve this honour - the ninth Magarey Medal to have been awarded to North Adelaide players. He created the club war honour boards, fixed the life members board and listed in order of debut all West Adelaide league players. No date given, initials I.P. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) The Bloods would continue to perform poorly as they finished second last in 1980 and Trevor Hughes was sacked following the season. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. The photos are not dated. overFlowY = y + renderedHeight + excessHeight - window.innerHeight - window.pageYOffset; Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. The Following week Sturt defeated Norwood in the Preliminary to earn the other Grand Final berth. [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. Prior to the opening of Richmond Oval West Adelaide had used the Kensington Oval (1897), Jubilee Oval (18981906) and the Adelaide Oval (19071926) for its "home" games before gaining exclusive SANFL use of the main arena at the Wayville Showgrounds in 1927, the year of their fifth SANFL Premiership. 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) AFL. Mickan has appointed co-club Best & Fairest winner from 2013 Chris Schmidt as the new captain. if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) on back of photo, B 75522/70: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Brooke Fogden. West Adelaide were a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017. on back of photo, B 75522/72: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. 738 talking about this. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Name Era Seasons Debut vs; 1: KENNEDY, George D (capt.) This process was arduous with some champions being left out. From the 1899 season the SAFA introduced district football in which players had to play for the club in the district where they lived. ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/46, West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. } 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. on back of photo, B 75522/83: Here's mud in your eyes. No date given, initials I.P. Written on back: some serious studying. The Eagles end the minor round in 2nd position, but . The Oval is located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. The voting panel then independently selected their own teams which were brought back to the full committee for tallying and comparison. 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. element.style.zIndex = 1000; West Adelaide - Rd 8: 181: BEASLEY, Jim: 1887 - 1889: 3: 23/07/1887: Adelaide - Rd 10: 182: PITMAN: 1887: 1: No date given, initials I.P. 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. The West Torrens club was founded in 1923, and the Birkalla Rovers was founded . Free shipping for many products! West Adelaide was one of the "poor" clubs and consequently won only one of its first 31 matches. Australian Football. The Home and Away season was generally only 12 rounds in length compared to modern times where often 22 minor rounds were contested, followed by finals. West held a 25-point lead over the Sharks at halftime by keeping them goalless, but were themselves kept goalless in the second half scoring only three points. Jack played in our under 18s winning grand final as well 52 league games. } Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/66: West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. overFlowX = x + renderedWidth + excessWidth - document.body.offsetWidth; Dated 16/1/91, B 75522/50: West Adelaide player Craig Williams, dated 1986, B 75522/51: West Adelaide player Peter Winter, dated 1987. Photographer Ian Parrish, not dated, B 75522/58: West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, not dated, B 75522/59: West Adelaide's Peter Milsom, not dated, B 75522/61: Mark Mickan being chaired off by West players. } Following the 1993 season, Kerley was not retained and he was replaced by 220 game player Geoff Morris who led the team to second last in 1994, but improved to fifth in 1995. Graeme has served the West Adelaide Football Club in an official capacity since 2008 and been a board member of both the Football Club and Westonians, serving the club in a variety of roles. 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. In 1908 former Hotham 1887-1888 Captain, South Adelaide and North Adelaide champion "Dinny" Reedman became West's Coach. * 1988 and 1996 matches were under State of Origin rules. on back of photo. Home; Leagues; Clubs; . 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 Port Adelaide Football Club was founded in late April or early May 1870. Initials I.P. Dated 18/5/90, B 75522/19: Harrie Nelson of Newton, Promotions Officer with West Adelaide Football Club. { on back of photo, B 75522/75: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. Athens . 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. No date given, initials I.P. Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. 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. 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. History of the Glenelg Football Club affiliated South Australian National Football League . Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. 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. The club participated in the SAPFL while the SAFL was in recess from 19161918; The club merged with, List of Port Adelaide Football Club players (before 1997), List of Port Adelaide Football Club players, "Every player who has played in the SANFL The list", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Port_Adelaide_Football_Club_players_(before_1997)&oldid=1133743343, Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 08:44. } 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. Possibly published in the Weekly Times, B 75522/57: Happy Eddie Hocking, West Reserves. The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best SANFL player in an interstate game. A life member and key recruiting officer of the club and foundation member of the WAFC Hall of Fame, Davids breadth of knowledge of early footballers up to those in the current era was unparalleled as a voting member of this panel. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. Between 1942 and 1945 West Adelaide joined forced with Glenelg in a wartime competition, finishing second, third and fourth in a four-team competition. West Adelaide started the season well with a 51 record but injuries to key players plus general poor form saw the Bloods lose seven games in a row mid-season. He achieved what he wanted to achieve from SANFL by playing League Football and wants to go back and play with his friends at his local club. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. [citation needed], A song written dedicated to the West Adelaide Team by Reg Stoneham 1911. Lindner's fifth goal was the last of the game, a 65-metre kick on the full from inside the centre square only seconds before the game ended. Players were also to be selected in their normal playing Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer) Simon Crawshay. The Magarey Medal is awarded to the fairest and most brilliant player in the SANFL. Jarrod Cotton. Not dated, B 75522/13: Junior West Adelaide players. } display = true; No date given, initials I.P. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. . Item 2: Badge featuring a portrait of 'Dick' Head. else West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. McNamara is tackled by a Woodville player. In 1995 Glenn Kilpatrick became West's thirteenth Magarey Medalist when he jointly won the award with Norwood legend Garry McIntosh. display = false; Era 6 saw the AFL become a professional league. The Bloods christened their first game at Richmond by defeating neighbouring club West Torrens by 10 points 12.11 (83) to 10.13 (73) in front of just over 15,000 fans. 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. Further historical changes came when the SANFL Magpies and Port Adelaide Power merged their separate entities when they initiated the One Club campaign. Jaxon Crabb. Not dated, B 75522/14: Junior West Adelaide players. Era 5 saw Football Park come into its prime. List of Glenelg Football Club Players. 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. 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. { The AFL guaranteed Port Adelaide a place in the competition in 1994 and eventually entered in 1997. Each era had its pros and cons with regards to evaluating player service, as you will see below. 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. This meant that comparing players based on games played was unfair. Port came back to trail by only two points going into the last quarter of the game and snatched victory by three points. The West Adelaide Football Club had no home ground to call their own until the planning and building of Richmond Oval in the early 1950s. In the early 1970s, West Adelaide declined to their lowest ebb for a third of a century, finishing last in 1972 for the first time since 1936, and repeating this ignominy in 1973 and 1974. renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; All rights reserved. on back of photo, B 75522/80: Action shot, West Adelaide v Eagles. See 'contents' for details of individual images. SANFLW Team Selections - Round 2 v North Adelaide 4 days ago Upcoming Events View All. Early in the 2011 season coach Andrew Collins had his contract extended for a further two years tying him to the club until 2013. . (event.clientY + de.scrollTop) : y; Call the Family Violence Information Line 0800 456 450. Advertisement for PGH Bricks and Pavers in background. Join as a member in 2023! [CDATA[ 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 He appears to be hosting a game, perhaps bingo?, in a crowded club room. Item 3: West Adelaide badge from a Milo promotion of 1963. } renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, . positions. 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. { 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. 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. 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).. var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 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. Includes all WAFC players drafted to the AFL or VFL. Umpires: Tobias Medlin, Craig Fleer and Leigh HaussenJack Oatey Medallist: Chris Schmidt, Best: Schmidt, Porplyzia, Stevens, Schiller, Tuck, Helbig Goals: Green 3, Beech & Webb 2, Fielke, Stevens, Tuck & Wasley-Black 1. catalogue current memorabilia and any. start = (start > 5) ? The eldest member of the panel at age 93, Brian Faehse (after whom the club grandstand is named) debuted for the composite West-Glenelg side in 1944. James "Sorry" Tierney was the club's first ever winner of the Magarey Medal in 1908.
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