Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the club's home base is Richmond Oval (currently known as Hisense Stadium under a sponsorship agreement). Eventually a consensus was reached, sometimes based on character, and when two players seemed identical statistically. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. on back of photo, B 75522/79: Mini-league game Port v Woodville. Item 3: West Adelaide badge from a Milo promotion of 1963. No date given, initials I.P. Photographer Tony Lewis, dated 16/11/87. Adam Cockshell. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. 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). 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. 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. ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/46, West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. Michael Rennie, West Adelaide, at the bottom (written on back of photo.) originalFirstChild = document.body.firstChild; 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. The photos are not dated. Between 1942 and 1945 West Adelaide joined forced with Glenelg in a wartime competition, finishing second, third and fourth in a four-team competition. The Bloods' home ground is at. This meant that comparing players based on games played was unfair. { 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. element.style.visibility = "hidden"; renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. Reports of the finals matches are provided. Not dated, B 75522/9: West Adelaide's Doug Thomas, [who during his career was player, coach and administrator/manager.] The West Adelaide Football has a Hall of Fame area in the club which is regarded as one of the best in the South Australian National Football League. In 1996, the cash-strapped Fitzroy announced it would merge with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. Graham Cornes. 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. on back of photo, B 75522/80: Action shot, West Adelaide v Eagles. Prior to the 2010 SANFL season West Adelaide installed lights at Richmond Oval for night games. Attendance: 25,625 The photos are not dated. Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. 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. The photos are not dated. 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. 26 x 26 pillow inserts This chart shows a view of problem reports submitted in the past 24 hours compared to the typical volume of reports by time of day. The margin of 108 points persisted as a record for fifty-two years. The oval received over A$300,000 from the AFL for upgrades to the ground, including improved interchange area and coaches boxes, new goal and point posts and new grass. on back of photo, B 75522/83: Here's mud in your eyes. Lee has served West Adelaide in almost every official capacity for 29 years: Team Manager, Head Trainer, Recruiting Committee, Accountant and now Club President. . Goals: Green 3, Beech & Webb 2, Fielke, Stevens, Tuck & Wasley-Black 1. He was a non-voting member of the panel who provided commentary and insights on players in each of the meetings. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. During his career Luders was known as one of the most spectacular high marking full-forwards in the SANFL. catalogue current memorabilia and any. Ports Garam[?] In 1877 Port Adelaide joined seven other local clubs and formed the South Australian Football Association, the first organisation of its type in Australia. West Adelaide - Rd 8: 181: BEASLEY, Jim: 1887 - 1889: 3: 23/07/1887: Adelaide - Rd 10: 182: PITMAN: 1887: 1: console.info( message ); 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. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) } { Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. on back of photo, B 75522/71: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Robin McKinnon. The Bloods carried all before them early in the season and after ten games had suffered only a draw and two narrow losses. In 1877 Port Adelaide joined seven other local clubs and formed the South Australian Football Association, the first organisation of its type in Australia.From 1877 to 1996 Port Adelaide won 4 Championships . The club won two parklands premierships prior to 1897 and has since collected nine SANFL League premierships. function createPagination(which, string, x, y) Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/18: West Adelaide player on an exercise bike. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. 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. List of Glenelg Football Club Players. var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 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. Mr E. J. Howard, who retains the Chri 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. Includes 1983 & 2015 teams View Premierships Medalists Boasting 14 Magarey Medal winners and 136 State Players, the Bloods also lay claim to some of the greatest names in SA Football history. Brian Faeshe was one of the driving forces in the formation of Richmond Oval while still a player with West Adelaide. 440 Following. var originalFirstChild; All match results are detailed with many photographs. West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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. { The Charity Cup game at English Park to-morrow should prove an exciting one. 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) Very few people in football would have an awareness of players in so many football competitions around Australia. West Adelaide became one of the power teams in the SANFL following the resumption of full-scale competition in 1945. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. National Service and the Vietnam War also interfered with playing careers. Sensationally after taking the club to two Grand Finals and one premiership in his two years as coach of the club, Kerley was sacked as West's coach after the 1962 season. A spot had finally opened and it was announced that in 1997, one year later than expected, Port Adelaide would enter the AFL. Ruckman Mark Mickan, the clubs Best & Fairest for the year, ruptured his Posterior cruciate ligament in the teams 93-point win over Woodville at Football Park in Round 20 and missed the remainder of the season, while Roger Winter, twin brother of Grand Final back pocket player Peter Winter, was injured in the 2nd Semi against Norwood and could not recover in time to take his place in the side. renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; 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! According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. History Board Members Committees & Coterie Groups . 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: . [4] 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. Candidates from across all eras were then narrowed down to a list of 50, with all their stats and history made available. 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. Not dated, B 75522/13: Junior West Adelaide players. One of the clubs longest serving captains in a difficult era for the Bloods, Bobs understanding of the playing group of his time was insightful, particularly having served as coach, playing up forward and of course down back. 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). Upon entering the SAFA, West Adelaide changed their colours to black and red, the colours previously worn by the defunct Old Adelaide Football Club and moved its training headquarters from the South to the West Parklands. /* Pour maximiser les compatibilites IE6/7/8 en quirk/doctyped */ All rights reserved. Helped by poor kicking for goal by the Perth based club who could only manage 2.12 (24) for the second half, West Adelaide held on for a hard-fought four-point win.[4]. 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 1995 Glenn Kilpatrick became West's thirteenth Magarey Medalist when he jointly won the award with Norwood legend Garry McIntosh. Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. The Following week Sturt defeated Norwood in the Preliminary to earn the other Grand Final berth. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. #strongertogether. Despite West Adelaide playing their 400th game at Richmond Oval when they faced Sturt on 7 April 2006, neither season would bring any joy for The Bloods or their supporters as they finished with the wooden spoon in each season. Colours, badge and . Next. 0 : start; Mid West Football League. 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. This has been evident from the responses to the playing group when asked about 2021. } * 1988 and 1996 matches were under State of Origin rules. Item 2: Badge featuring a portrait of 'Dick' Head. Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. Written on back: some serious studying. NRL Tipping Competition 2023! 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. Yee Yee Farm. 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. 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. The 26 photographs have not been digitsed, but can be requested and viewed in the Somerville Reading Room, as items B 75522/86-112. 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. Also in the 1980s, an additional 5 night series games inflated player game figures. { The Bloods were crowned Champions of Australia when they beat VFL club Carlton after earning their first SANFL flag. 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. See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (18951942) [6]. 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. West Adelaide Football Club. 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. 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. Written on back of photo - Matthew Campbell, North Adelaide, about to get clobbered. History. renderedElement.style.left = (x + 15) + "px"; 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. if ( display == true ) Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL & FOOTBALLERS CLUB (18922012) Champions of Australia - 1908, 1911 SANFL Premiers - 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983 Runners Up - 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1991, 2003, 2012 2012 WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB ANNUAL REPORT 1 OFFICE BEARERS Board of Direc to rs function msg(message) Boasting 14 Magarey Medal winners and 136 State Players, the Bloods also lay claim to some of the greatest names in SA Football history. Era 5 saw Football Park come into its prime. Family farming improves the local land and reduces th. 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