Also in the 1980s, an additional 5 night series games inflated player game figures. Not dated: 21. In front of 8,765 fans, the Crows defeated Port Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) to 0.9.5 (59). Written on back: some serious studying. var originalFirstChild; Photographer Richard Walker. South Australian Best and Fairest and Player of the Year. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. Jamie was commissioned by the West Adelaide Football Club to create the WAFC Team of the Centuries official souvenir artwork. 1876 - 1878: 3: 20/05/1876: Victorian - Rd 1: 2: . 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. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/64: West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. 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. [7], Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. No date given, initials I.P. Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/17: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. 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 excessWidth = 0; The 26 photographs have not been digitsed, but can be requested and viewed in the Somerville Reading Room, as items B 75522/86-112. y = overFlowY > 0 ? Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. 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. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. Mid West Football League. He wrote the criteria for the Team of the Centuries selection panel and was a non-voting member of the group, but chaired and directed each meeting. 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. In 1991, the formation of the Adelaide Football Club, South Australia's first team in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) saw a number of Wests players signed by the new team. Following such a dramatic drop in form, Rehn resigned as coach following the 2005 season and was replaced by former Crows teammate Wayne Weidemann for both 2006 and 2007. 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. 1969 West End Medal - Eric Norman; 1971 West End Medal Winner:- Bohdan (Bugsy . 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. 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. Under Kerley players such as Roger Luders, Bruce Lindner, Ian Borchard, Peter Meuret, Geoff Morris and Mark Mickan all started to play their best football and 1982 was almost a repeat of the 1981 season. The Following week Sturt defeated Norwood in the Preliminary to earn the other Grand Final berth. 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. } In 1990 the club approached the newly named AFL for entry but was eventually beaten by a composite proposal, the Adelaide Crows, by the SANFL. In 2014 he became a member of the Board and was also named the SANFL Official Historian in 2015. [CDATA[ B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. Port Adelaides betrayal of its SANFL brotherhood saw the fabric of football in South Australia change with the formation of the Adelaide Crows and later the Port Adelaide Power. Not dated, B 75522/15: Glenn Kilpatrick with his Magarey Medal. #strongertogether. Item 1: Studio portrait of three West Adelaide Football Club players, identified as the '1908 West Adelaide and SA state centre line'. Dallas Willsmore has made the hard decision not to play SANFL football next year and head back to the family farm to assist there in 2021. Football in South Australia at this stage was yet to be organised and there were several sets of rules in use across the state. This list may not reflect recent changes. Possibly published in West-Side Messenger 3/4/91, B 75522/33: West Adelaide player Larry Watson, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/34: West Adelaide player Greg Summerton, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/35: West Adelaide player Rodney Welch, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/36: West Adelaide player Mike McGinness, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/37: West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/38: West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/39: West Adelaide player Justin Mackie, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/40: West Adelaide player Grant Porter, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/41: West Adelaide player Peter Winter, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/42: West Adelaide player Roger Winter, 1 March, 1983, B 75522/43: West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, not dated, B 75522/44: West Adelaide player Shane Malcolm, not dated, B 75522/45: West Adelaide player Brett Pianta, dated 4/3/91. First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Most Years as Captain: 7 by Bob Loveday (197172, 197478), Most Premierships as Captain: 2 by Bernie Leahy (1908, 1909) and Jos Dailey (1911, 1912). Player no. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. 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]. 0 : start; y = document.all ? The Bloods carried all before them early in the season and after ten games had suffered only a draw and two narrow losses. Central District and Woodvilles admission as league teams also changed the demographics of zones, with Woodville having a huge impact on West Adelaide and West Torrens in terms of junior development. 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.] Free shipping for many products! This meant that comparing players based on games played was unfair. West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date. 1952 North won its eighth premiership by 'slaughtering' Norwood - 23.15 to 6.9. Welcome to the North Adelaide Football Club Photo Gallery, proudly partnered by Burns Ceilings & Building Supplies. on back of photo, B 75522/71: Player action shot featuring West Adelaide's Robin McKinnon. In 1985 Grantley Fielke, a premiership player from 1983, would become the club's twelfth Magarey Medal winner. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. else Umpires: Tobias Medlin, Craig Fleer and Leigh HaussenJack Oatey Medallist: Chris Schmidt, Best: Schmidt, Porplyzia, Stevens, Schiller, Tuck, Helbig No date given, initials I.P. Joint major partners. The vice-president of the WAFC is the main reason this wonderful project was established and completed. Attendance: 47,129 Harbor Victorian Virginia W-WT Reserves W-WT Reserves WFC W-WT U16s W-WT U18s Waikerie Walkerville Wallaroo Wayback Weeroona Bay West Adelaide West Adelaide Reserves West Adelaide Reserves WFC West Adelaide U16s West Adelaide . Robert Snell (1929), Jack Sexton (1931) and Ray McArthur (1939) also won the Magarey Medal while playing for the West Adelaide Football Club. Join as a member in 2023! In the first era of league football our beloved club won four premierships (1897-1916). element.style.position = "absolute"; 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. The photos are not dated. if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) 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. West Adelaide was formed in 1892, adopting magenta and white as their colours and the club played in the Adelaide and Suburban Association from 1892 to 1896. 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. Bruce McGregor became the club's fourth Magarey Madalist when he won the award in 1926. Graham Cornes. Phone 8352 4022. Despite Bennetts' return, they finished winless for the third time in 1933 but were terribly unlucky in losing five games by a goal or less[3] They recovered to win eight games and draw one in 1934, but between 1935 and 1940 were never higher than seventh in an eight-team competition and overall won only 26 and drew one of 102 games. Hanna Patterson Psychology Student and Behaviour Therapist Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 70 followers 70 connections Join to connect Flinders University Flinders University Activity The. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. 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. 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. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. Venue: Adelaide Oval No date given, initials I.P. 5 : start; on back of photo, B 75522/77: Peter Winter, West Adelaide, and Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens, contest the ball. In 1908 former Hotham 1887-1888 Captain, South Adelaide and North Adelaide champion "Dinny" Reedman became West's Coach. Dated 30/4/92, B 75522/25: Robbie McKinnon of Richmond, spiking with David Toomey looking on, in the beach volleyball game between Lenny's Locals and the Royals. The panel consisted of a chairman, the club historian and 7 voting members. 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. 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. Kennedy would go on to play 236 games for the club between 1970 and 1982 before playing the last two seasons of his career with Port Adelaide. Graeme also established the WAFC History Group in 2014 and is an active member of the Hall of Fame committee. on the panel. Very few people in football would have an awareness of players in so many football competitions around Australia. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Left to right: Matt Ellis, Kevin Morris, Adam Goodfellow. 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. 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. on back of photo, B 75522/82: Stephen Miller, West Adelaide, marks strongly. No date given, initials I.P. 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. Lees knowledge of players past and present made his input invaluable. Medallist, Michael Minuzzo Club Legend, Brian K Faehse Life Member, Steven Rabbett Steven Morris, drafted to the Richmond Tigers (father-son rule) Friday 28th October 2011 Rory Laird, Rookie draft pick #5, Adelaide Crows Life Member, Simon Munn Under 18's List & Stats Surname Given Game s Goals AHMAT-WATKINS Hassan 10 10 ANSPACH Jake 10 1 At the time of selection their were 1405 known players to represent West Adelaide in an official Home and Away season game, a criterion was set such that a player had to have played 50 league games for our club. The following are brief biographical sketches of the successful candidates: MR E. J. HOWARD. 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. 2 full size reproductions were made, one which will be kept by the club and displayed in the players area, and the other which was successfully auctioned by the Club during the Team of the Centuries dinner on Friday the 20th of April. Dated 27 September, 1983, B 75522/18: West Adelaide player on an exercise bike. 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. 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. 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. Venue: Football Park 440 Following. 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. } Full-forward Adam Richardson became the first West Adelaide player since Ron Phipps in 1957 to lead the SANFL in goal kicking when he kicked 80 in the regular season and five in the finals to finish with 85 for the season and win the Ken Farmer Medal. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. 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. 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. Westies won their eighth premiership when Kerley coached the team to a 21.16 (142) to 16.12 (108) win in the Grand Final in front of 47,129 fans at Football Park. 1947 premiership player and nine-time premiership coach of Port Adelaide, Fos Williams began coaching the club in 1974 and after a tough start the team improved finishing sixth in 1975, fifth in 1976 and third in 1977. Includes Magarey Medalists, SANFLW Best & Fairest, Ken Farmer Medalists, Jack Oatley Medalists, Fos Williams Medalists & Neil Kerley Medalists. The club continues to work on building the best list possible and have coverage in all areas of the ground. He was a non-voting member of the panel who provided commentary and insights on players in each of the meetings. Mickan has appointed co-club Best & Fairest winner from 2013 Chris Schmidt as the new captain. This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. } 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. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. start = (isNaN(start) || start < 0 ) ? . } 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. 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. West Adelaide, which has earned a reputation amongst its fans as being "consistently inconsistent", would win through to their next grand final in 1991. West Adelaide immediately gained the services of one of the best players of the time, "Bunny" Daly who threw himself into developing the club. x = overFlowX > 0 ? Photographer Bryan Charleton, 1 October, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/63, West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. else The West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. Collins was criticised in the media for resting his "star" players over the final three rounds after West had already been assured of third place and the "double chance" in the finals. The team hit its straps in the 1983 season, winning its first minor premiership since 1962 by two games from Sturt with an 184 record. Players were also to be selected in their normal playing ], Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/47, West Adelaide player Stephen Mager. The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player of the SANFL Grand Final. Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. . The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. After having played in thirteen finals series and six grand finals between 1946 and 1963 for two premierships (1947 and 1961), the club would only reach the finals another five times (1968 fourth, 1969 third, 1976 fifth, 1977 third and 1981 fifth) between 1964 and 1982. * function msg(message) The voting panel then independently selected their own teams which were brought back to the full committee for tallying and comparison. Jaxon Crabb. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; Written on back: From left to right. SOCCER. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/62, Grand Final 1983. catalogue current memorabilia and any. Gibson Turner wont be returning to the club in 2021. The team finally got its revenge on Norwood when they put a severe dent in the Redlegs premiership defence with a 77-point win the 2nd Semi-final to earn a spot in their first Grand Final since 1962. { Richmond Oval was opened by long-serving member of the South Australian Legislative Council Sir Lyell McEwin on 26 April 1958. 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) 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 Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. Any other use requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. 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. 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. 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. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. var de = !document.documentElement.clientWidth?document.body:document.documentElement; See 'contents' for details of individual images. positions. 17 February 2018 was a memorable day in the club history when city rivals South Adelaide were defeated with 10-0. 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. Glenelg joined the SANFL as a league club in 1921 but still only 14 minor round games were programmed. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . Issacs dad Simon McCormick played for the club and won the 2007 Best & Fairest. 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. McNamara is tackled by a Woodville player. The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best SANFL player in an interstate game. 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. A spot had finally opened and it was announced that in 1997, one year later than expected, Port Adelaide would enter the AFL. Not dated, B 75522/8: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. In 1995 Glenn Kilpatrick became West's thirteenth Magarey Medalist when he jointly won the award with Norwood legend Garry McIntosh. 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. 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