See 'contents' for details of individual images. Written on back: some serious studying. McNamara is tackled by a Woodville player. A spot had finally opened and it was announced that in 1997, one year later than expected, Port Adelaide would enter the AFL. 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. 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 B 75522/84: Players during a muddy game. The photos are not dated. The AFL guaranteed Port Adelaide a place in the competition in 1994 and eventually entered in 1997. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. on back of photo. 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. 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. Gibson Turner wont be returning to the club in 2021. Era 4 was a golden era in South Australian football. 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. West Adelaide / Every Player 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. 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. Home; Leagues; Clubs; . The Port Adelaide Football Club was founded in late April or early May 1870. Attendance: 25,625 West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. This left a pool of 280 players. } Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. //]]> History. Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; The club competes in the South Australian State League 1, the second highest level of football in South Australia and third nationally. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/67: West Adelaide players with winning trophy. Photographer Tony Lewis, dated 16/11/87. 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. } The following are brief biographical sketches of the successful candidates: MR E. J. HOWARD. [7], Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. The photos are not dated. Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. Photographer Richard Walker. Attendance: 47,129 Not surprisingly, Weidemann was replaced as coach following the 2007 season. West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . Photographer Mark Brake, dated 22/7/87, B 75522/31: West Adelaide Coach with junior players in the stand. element = document.createElement("div"); Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the West Adelaide Football Club. He created the club war honour boards, fixed the life members board and listed in order of debut all West Adelaide league players. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. 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. Not dated, B 75522/20: John O'Donohue and Bill Rawlings. 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. Bruce McGregor became the club's fourth Magarey Madalist when he won the award in 1926. . 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. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for AFLVFL SANFL ADELAIDE ROOSTERS TRAINING JUMPER JERSEY JAX MENS M at the best online prices at eBay! From left to right: John J. McCarthy, Henry R. Head who won the Magarey Medal in 1909 and Alby Klose. function Pagination() AFL. Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. All rights reserved. As a voting member of the panel, his assessment of players and especially their ability not only to dominate key positions, but have the durability to be versatile in other positions helped enormously with our problem of choosing a balanced interchange and list of emergencies. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. National Service and the Vietnam War also interfered with playing careers. In 2014, the Welcome to the North Adelaide Football Club Photo Gallery, proudly partnered by Burns Ceilings & Building Supplies. 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. overFlowX = x + renderedWidth + excessWidth - document.body.offsetWidth; Richmond, South Australia westadelaidefc.com.au Joined January 2011. See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (18951942) [6]. The West Adelaide Football Club are proud to present the team selection for the WAFC Team of the Centuries. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. 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. Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. Names not given on the back of the photo. 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. 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. No date given, initials I.P. *Number in brackets indicated games played for WAFC. The club won its fourth premiership in five years in 1912 after again defeating Port Adelaide in the grand final before finishing their Golden Era with a third placing in 1913. The ground was used for training and junior games until it was ready for league use in 1958. James "Sorry" Tierney was the club's first ever winner of the Magarey Medal in 1908. West Adelaide immediately gained the services of one of the best players of the time, "Bunny" Daly who threw himself into developing the club. Best & Fairest winners at West Adelaide are awarded the Neil Kerley Medal, * Bruce McGregor is believed to have won 6 Best All-Round Player awards before the B&F was first awarded in 1945, West Adelaide 21.16 (142) defeated Sturt 16.12 (108) With young players such as leading goal kicker Greg Mellor, full forward Tony Modra, and best and fairest Peter Banfield playing alongside returning experienced veterans such as captain Leon Grosser (who would miss the Grand Final through injury), Glenn Goss, as well as Mickan and Lindner (who while playing for the Adelaide Crows in the AFL, had played enough games with West through the season to qualify for the finals), West easily defeated three-time defending premiers Port Adelaide by 89 points in the Elimination Final before winning the First Semi against Woodville-West Torrens (a new team formed through the merger of West Torrens and Woodville at the end of 1990) by 60. 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. Past Players | Adelaide Football Club Adelaide Football Club - Crows History Locker Home Past Players Club Men Women Contact Us Past Players Every past player to feature in a premiership match for the Adelaide Football Club Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/11: Doug Thomas sitting at an office desk which bears the sign "winning is not everything, but wanting to is." on back of photo, B 75522/79: Mini-league game Port v Woodville. We have already 37 players including Kaine Stevens, Tom Keough and Logan Hill re committed which should show members and supporters that the players do believe we are heading in the right direction and with a quality, experienced coach coming in to the program for the next two years the light at the end of the tunnel is clearly not far away. element.innerHTML = '
"; } on back of photo, B 75522/70: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Brooke Fogden. On top of this we have already seen the arrivals of 5 key signing already for 2021 that will no doubt bring experience from high level football and strengthen our league side. 1876. Dated September 21 1985. It was the first ground purpose built for Australian Rules Football in Australia, pre-dating the VFL's Waverley Park by twelve years. Sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy. on back of photo, B 75522/72: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. The Charity Cup game at English Park to-morrow should prove an exciting one. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. } y - overFlowY : y; Photographer Tony Lewis, dated 16/11/87. 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 by just three points. The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best SANFL player in an interstate game. 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. This is one of a series of publications that document the history of South Australian football. Joint major partners. 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 Learn how and when to remove this template message, South Australian National Football League, "Foxtel Cup: Bloods sink Sharks in Grand Final thriller AFL.com.au", History of the West Adelaide Football Club from Australian Football.com, Bloods, Sweat & Tears Merv Agars (1987), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Adelaide_Football_Club&oldid=1136563834, South Australian Premiers: 9 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983, 2015, Runners-up: 9 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1991, 2003, 2012, South Australian Night Series Champions: 6 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1985, 1987. The panel consisted of a chairman, the club historian and 7 voting members. Leon played 129 games for West Adelaide (1952 - 1961) with his last game being the 1961 Grand Final. Not dated, B 75522/29: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris and another man in the football stands. The Club did everything possible to bring Sam back to West Adelaide, but he has made the decision to pursue other opportunities. 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. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. 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. Doug was a voting member of the panel and his experience made his contributions invaluable during many robust discussions on players for the final make-up of the team. 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). console.info( message ); 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. The lights have seen an increase of attendances at the ground with the first game under lights attracting the grounds current record night crowd of 6,133 for the opening game of the season with West defeating North Adelaide 14.19 (103) to 4.7 (31). Not dated, B 75522/15: Glenn Kilpatrick with his Magarey Medal. Dated 15/9, year not given, B 75522/16: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/7: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. Jack played in our under 18s winning grand final as well 52 league games. Won the 1909 Magarey Medal with West Adelaide; SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002; Hele, Simon. Cassandra is currently on. 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. 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. ], B 75522/46: West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. on back of photo, B 75522/71: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Robin McKinnon. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . No date given, initials I.P. S.Malin (1899); J.Mack (1907); S.Hosking (1910, 1915); J.Ashley (1914); C.Adams (1921); P.Bampton (1925); B.Quinn (1938, 1945); D.Boyd (1956); G.Motley (1964); T.Obst (1967); R.Ebert (1971, 1974, 1976, 1980); P.Woite (1975); G.Anderson (1986); S.Hodges (1990); N.Buckley (1992); T.Brown and R.O'Connor (tied) (2001); B.Ebert (2003); J.Clayton (2005) This one club merge removed the stand-alone Magpies from the league as shareholders and saw the Magpies relinquish its junior and country zones. 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