. ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/46, West Adelaide player Mark Ricciuto, dated 4/3/91. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. 2 (reserves) for training purposes with Westies often having to train in the Adelaide Park Lands until Richmond became available for training from 1955. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Dated September 21 1985. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. 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]. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. 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. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. West Adelaide were a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017. See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (18951942) [6]. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. If you would like further information about this album, please Ask Us, Game matches, players and staff of the West Adelaide Football Club, 112 photographs : black and white, colour ; 23.2 x 30.2 cm or smaller, South Australian National Football League, Australian football matches -- South Australia, Australian football for children -- South Australia, Australian football teams -- South Australia -- Adelaide, Australian football teams -- South Australia -- West Adelaide Region, Australian football players -- South Australia -- Adelaide, Australian Football -- Coaches -- South Australia, B 75522/1: Outside view of the clubrooms of the West Adelaide Foootball Club on Richmond Road. 1876 - 1878: 3: 20/05/1876: Victorian - Rd 1: 2: . However, Norwood again ended their run when they thumped the Bloods at Norwood Oval consigning West to a 6th-place finish. Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/17: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. 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 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). Neils input and ability to take on and discern information about players and differing eras played a significant role throughout the process as one of the voting members Names, location and date not provided, B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. Written on back: From left. Hanna Patterson Psychology Student and Behaviour Therapist Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 70 followers 70 connections Join to connect Flinders University Flinders University Activity The. West Adelaide became one of the power teams in the SANFL following the resumption of full-scale competition in 1945. { A listing of people who have played for the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player of the SANFL Grand Final. His perspectives helped panellists break deadlocks over players who were vying for the same position and his vast experience and football knowledge of players over three decades, as well as his VFL/AFL experiences, proved invaluable. on back of photo, B 75522/74: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. 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. 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 This process was arduous with some champions being left out. The football club played its first match against a team called the "Young Australians" on 30 July 1870 at North Park Lands. Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. Leon played 129 games for West Adelaide (1952 - 1961) with his last game being the 1961 Grand Final. His award came in 1928 in the eighth year of the Club's history as a League side. The West Adelaide Football Club are proud to present the team selection for the WAFC Team of the Centuries. display = true; Disappointingly for our loyal Westies supporters, past player Sam Durdin has decided to pursue his football elsewhere in 2021. 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. Venue: Adelaide Oval ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/47, West Adelaide player Stephen Mager. Peter Milsom of West Adelaide Footy Club handing over the teams gurnsey to Bradley Hopkins, 12 years (written on back of photo.) A slump ensued before the club required to finish third and beat Port Adelaide in the first semi before Sturt knocked the inexperienced Bloods out in the preliminary. 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. The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. . { Sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy. Later on grand final night, a group of Wests players, including Kerley, broke into the Adelaide Oval and cut down the goalpost. (event.clientY + de.scrollTop) : y; Future dual Crows premiership player Shaun Rehn who had made his AFL debut during the year with the Crows missed the SANFL finals through injury. y = document.all ? 1952 North won its eighth premiership by 'slaughtering' Norwood - 23.15 to 6.9. 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. 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. Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. Issacs dad Simon McCormick played for the club and won the 2007 Best & Fairest. Won the 1909 Magarey Medal with West Adelaide; SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002; Hele, Simon. Luders remains the club's all-time leading goal kicker with 558 goals kicked in 162 games played between 1978 and 1986 at an average of 3.4 goals per game. He was reluctantly replaced by longtime teammate and friend Doug Thomas, who went to the club committee before the season and unsuccessfully asked them to re-instate Kerley as captain-coach. 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. Written on back: From left to right, Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Kevin Morris - League Coach. Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. 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. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. Names not given on the back of the photo. Umpires: Laurie Argent and Rick KinnearJack Oatey Medallist: Ian Borchard, Best: Borchard, Morris, Bennett, Meuret, Grosser, McKinnon, Kantilaftas, McKinnon, Burgess, Winter var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); Call the Family Violence Information Line 0800 456 450. 440 Following. The Magarey Medal is awarded to the fairest and most brilliant player in the SANFL. 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. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. overFlowY = y + renderedHeight + excessHeight - window.innerHeight - window.pageYOffset; 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 would like to give all members and supporters a list update of where the club is currently at for 2021 season. // 5) ? According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. 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. Cassandra is currently on. He regularly reminded panellists that a great football team needed players with integrity and lived WAFC values as well as having outstanding football ability. originalFirstChild = document.body.firstChild; Written on back: some serious studying. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. No date given, initials I.P. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. Names not given on the back of the photo. 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. This left a pool of 280 players. Initials I.P. 738 talking about this. 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