Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/55, Fitzroy player Darren Wheildon, dated 22 March 1995, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/56, Scott Simister, during a match between West Adelaide and Glenelg. 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. The club used the showgrounds until the end of 1939 when it was taken over by the Australian Army following the outbreak of World War II. Written on back: From left. Not dated, B 75522/15: Glenn Kilpatrick with his Magarey Medal. In 1970 West unearthed a young ruckman named Dexter Kennedy who made his league debut aged just 15 years, 11 months and 2 days. 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. Candidates from across all eras were then narrowed down to a list of 50, with all their stats and history made available. 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 photos are not dated. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Includes all WAFC players drafted to the AFL or VFL. Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. if ( display == true ) 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 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. 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. Any other use requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. 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. 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. var display = false; No date given, initials I.P. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. Lees input regarding players and their character off field was also invaluable in group discussions as a voting member of the panel. The West Adelaide Team of the Centuries is unique in that it spans three centuries (1897-2017). 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. The 50 game qualification ruled out West Adelaide champions who dominated the VFL/AFL/WAFL like Tony Modra (34), Shaun Rehn (20), Tyson Edwards (42), and Brownlow medal winners Patrick Dangerfield (4), Adam Cooney (12) and Mark Ricciuto (26).*. var de = !document.documentElement.clientWidth?document.body:document.documentElement; Cassandra is currently on. Email reception@westadelaidefc.com.au Possibly published in the Weekly Times, B 75522/57: Happy Eddie Hocking, West Reserves. 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 Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player of the SANFL Grand Final. In 1994, the AFL announced it would award a second AFL licence to a South Australian club. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. He added another nine goals in the finals to finish on 97 for the year. No date given, initials I.P. . West Adelaide immediately gained the services of one of the best players of the time, "Bunny" Daly who threw himself into developing the club. 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. Not dated, B 75522/28: Five junior players and the West Adelaide coach sitting in the stands. He was a non-voting member of the panel who provided commentary and insights on players in each of the meetings. 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. 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. 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 possibly Ashley Hornsey. Welcome to the North Adelaide Football Club Photo Gallery, proudly partnered by Burns Ceilings & Building Supplies. else Not dated: 21. 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. After the SANFL resumed competition following World War I, West Adelaide would finish second in 1922, losing the Final to Norwood while player Robert Barnes was the club's third Magarey Madalist. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney and of course Mark Ricciuto. Phone 8352 4022. { element.innerHTML = '

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"; Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. 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. y - overFlowY : y; The photos are not dated. In 2014 he became a member of the Board and was also named the SANFL Official Historian in 2015. 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). Beech (Ex West Adelaide), Lovell (Ex Hawthorn/Kingborough Tigers), Maguire (Canberra), Redfern (Coolamon Rovers), J.Johnson (Coburg) & C.Allan (Sturt), Chamberlain (1 League game in 2020), Sinderberry (1 League game in 2020), Couroupis (played Reserves football in 2020), Sherlock (played Reserves football in 2020), Gilbert (played Reserves football in 2020), Kelly (played Reserves football in 2020), Laudato (played Reserves football in 2020), Bock, Van Den Berg, Boughen, Faulkner, Heitmann, Venning & De Cesare, Some local players listed below have been invited to train with the club over the pre-season, Ben Adams, Adam Carroll, Oliver Chesseman, Nick Cottrell, Hamish Gordon, Nick Jones, Issac McCormick, Levi Proude, Cameron Rankine, Luke Wilson & Jordon Wilson-King. In 1954 the club's search for a permanent home ground was solved with the founding of Richmond Oval. CEO Kym Russell also ended his association with the club while Coach Andrew Collins won a job at Williamstown Football Club. (WFLA) A Tampa Bay area mom says a man kept tabs on her with a GPS tracker. All rights reserved. Lees knowledge of players past and present made his input invaluable. Venue: Football Park 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. 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 . Written on back: some serious studying. { The ground was used for training and junior games until it was ready for league use in 1958. Umpires: Tobias Medlin, Craig Fleer and Leigh HaussenJack Oatey Medallist: Chris Schmidt, Best: Schmidt, Porplyzia, Stevens, Schiller, Tuck, Helbig Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. West Adelaide Football Club - 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 22 March 2023 7:30pm - 10:30pm 2023 U18's Season Launch . Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. 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. //]]> on back of photo, B 75522/81: Action shot, West Adelaide v Norwood. West Adelaide Football Club } else Graham Cornes. 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. [CDATA[ var start = document.go_page.start.value; From 1877 to 1996 Port Adelaide won 4 Championships of Australia, 34 SANFL premierships and 1 wartime SANFL premiership as a merged club with West Torrens. The Bloods were crowned Champions of Australia when they beat VFL club Carlton after earning their first SANFL flag. Courageous, caring, team man, role model. Magpies officially changed its heritage again by assuming similar conditions to the Crows SANFL side, having all its AFL players play under the Magpies Jumper. He appears to be hosting a game, perhaps bingo?, in a crowded club room. 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. The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best SANFL player in an interstate game. No date given, initials I.P. 738 talking about this. 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. 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. . Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. B 75522/84: Players during a muddy game. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. 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. Such was the success of Richmond Oval that the SANFL moved its traditional ANZAC Day match from the Adelaide Oval to Richmond in 1958 where West Adelaide defeated their long-time Grand Final tormentor Port Adelaide in one of the highest profile matches ever to be played at the ground. CHARITY CUP GAME. Written on back: some serious studying. y = document.all ? National Service and the Vietnam War also interfered with playing careers. 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. Former Premier of South Australia (19962001) John Olsen AO, the current SANFL President and Chairman of the SA Football Commission, and former South Australian Sheffield Shield cricketer and SANFL umpire turned Adelaide television and radio personality K. G. Cunningham, are known to be proud Bloods fans. West Adelaide, which has earned a reputation amongst its fans as being "consistently inconsistent", would win through to their next grand final in 1991. Luders tally of 558 goals places him 14th on the list of all-time SANFL goal kickers. Not dated, B 75522/29: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris and another man in the football stands. function Pagination() Peter Milsom of West Adelaide Footy Club handing over the teams gurnsey to Bradley Hopkins, 12 years (written on back of photo.) Goals: Green 3, Beech & Webb 2, Fielke, Stevens, Tuck & Wasley-Black 1. The Bloods finished 5th in 1981, defeated in the Elimination Final by Norwood. . Kiara Bowers had 12 tackles for Fremantle WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC ( AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4) 1909: Stan Harris ( Richmond, Footscray) born 1916: Vince Hamilton ( Footscray) born 1924: Jack Hiscock ( Melbourne) born 1942: Jack Atkins ( Melbourne) died 1961: Gerard Healy ( Melbourne, Australia, Sydney) born 1986: South Adelaide Players by Season. One special mention which the club is delighted to have come to the club is a father son in Issac McCormick. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; The Magarey Medal is awarded to the fairest and most brilliant player in the SANFL. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. element = document.createElement("div"); Australian Football. The Oval is located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. 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. start = (start > 5) ? 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