Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. SANFLW Team Selections - Round 2 v North Adelaide 4 days ago Upcoming Events View All. 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. This left a pool of 280 players. 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. renderedHeight = renderedElement.offsetHeight; 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. { It's sad to announce that former volunteer, Robert Riedy passed away peacefully 17/12/2022 . The West Adelaide Football Club is 1 of 10 teams competing in the SANFL Statewide Super League. 5 : start; . 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. The vice-president of the WAFC is the main reason this wonderful project was established and completed. The Club did everything possible to bring Sam back to West Adelaide, but he has made the decision to pursue other opportunities. Richmond, South Australia westadelaidefc.com.au Joined January 2011. West Adelaide players mow the grass at Richmond Oval. In a major development for the club, lights for night games were installed at Richmond Oval (now called City Mazda Stadium under a sponsorship deal) in 2010 and Friday night games became a success with 6,133 fans attending The Bloods first ever home game under lights against North Adelaide on 26 March. on back of photo. West Adelaide were a foundation member of the SANFL Women's competition in 2017. Written on back: some serious studying. Despite winning their last game of the season at home against Sturt, West missed the SANFL Finals for the seventh straight season finishing third last with an 812 record. (WFLA) A Tampa Bay area mom says a man kept tabs on her with a GPS tracker. Prior to the 2010 SANFL season West Adelaide installed lights at Richmond Oval for night games. West Adelaide Football Club Photographer possibly either Dean Martin or Ashley Hornsey. if ( display == true ) on the panel. Another WAFC Hall of Fame Legend, Dougs involvement both as player, coach and administrator and recruiter of players, spanning an official club involvement from 1951-2006, allowed the panel to consider players who may have otherwise been overlooked at first glance. start = (start > 5) ? The Port Adelaide Football Club was founded in late April or early May 1870. Any other use requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. The photos are not dated. Two of Wests best players throughout the 1983 season were unlucky to miss a place in the Grand Final team. on back of photo, B 75522/74: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. 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. 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. Issacs dad Simon McCormick played for the club and won the 2007 Best & Fairest. The margin of 108 points persisted as a record for fifty-two years. 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. South Adelaide Football Club EST.1876. No date given, initials I.P. 0 : start; Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. Venue: Football Park Brians assessments were invaluable to the panel and his contribution and memory of events was second to none as a voting member of the panel. 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. Games and goals totals refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only. The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. The Bloods' home ground is at. 2 (reserves) for training purposes with Westies often having to train in the Adelaide Park Lands until Richmond became available for training from 1955. 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. In 1877 Port Adelaide joined seven other local clubs and formed the South Australian Football Association, the first organisation of its type in Australia. Grant was also a strong advocate for players in the early eras of football bringing balance to the team, as a voting member of the panel. It was the first ground purpose built for Australian Rules Football in Australia, pre-dating the VFL's Waverley Park by twelve years. 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. 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. Well now it's been happening at schools around the state. 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. 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. Luders tally of 558 goals places him 14th on the list of all-time SANFL goal kickers. The club slipped to sixth in 1992 and a disappointing eighth in 1993, ahead of perennial wooden spooners Sturt by only a small percentage gap. } In 1985 Grantley Fielke, a premiership player from 1983, would become the club's twelfth Magarey Medal winner. Item 3: West Adelaide badge from a Milo promotion of 1963. Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. Won the 1909 Magarey Medal with West Adelaide; SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002; Hele, Simon. Graeme also established the WAFC History Group in 2014 and is an active member of the Hall of Fame committee. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league. 738 talking about this. The West Adelaide Team of the Centuries is unique in that it spans three centuries (1897-2017). 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. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; [ Clash Royale ] Top Player's Decks with Mighty Miner [Updated 10/1] Update 10/01/2022 08:00am UTC We have compiled the battle decks of the top 1000 players in the global leaderboards and compiled a list of ranker decks that use Mighty Miner. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. Reports of the finals matches are provided. Page 5 of 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, byLee Harradine Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:33 pm, Vale Robert Bernhardt | Notice from Bernie Conlen. 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. 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. on back of photo, B 75522/77: Peter Winter, West Adelaide, and Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens, contest the ball. Some players managed upwards of 30 games in a season. West Adelaide players Mark Dreher, Ian Borchard, Neil Kerley, Leon Grosser, Dirk de Yong. In the week leading up to the match there were rumours around Adelaide that Westies were going to "go the biff" in a bid to unsettle the Roosters and in front of 39,276, the smallest SANFL Grand Final crowd since the 1950s, the game became a spiteful affair with many brawls erupting between opposing players following Norths Steven Sims knocking out Wests Matthew Simpson early in the second quarter (it was alleged after the game that Sims had hit Simpson, not to knock him out but to stop his overly close tagging of North's Darel Hart). on back of photo, B 75522/76: David Wittwer, West Adelaisde, marks strongly in front of Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens. Next. } 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. if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) 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. The Magarey Medal was won by Club Captain Ian McKay - the first full back to achieve this honour - the ninth Magarey Medal to have been awarded to North Adelaide players. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/55: Fitzroy player Darren Wheildon, dated 22 March 1995, B 75522/56: Scott Simister, during a match between West Adelaide and Glenelg. - Championship of Australia team member (1880, 1910, 1913, 1914). Dated 16/1/91, B 75522/50: West Adelaide player Craig Williams, dated 1986, B 75522/51: West Adelaide player Peter Winter, dated 1987. Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. The club boasts one of the best past players' bars and historical collections of any club in the land and welcomes everyone to be a part of one of the state's historic football clubs. on back of photo, B 75522/83: Here's mud in your eyes. The original artwork has been retained by the Club and will be exhibited permanently at Richmond Oval for the public to view. He appears to be hosting a game, perhaps bingo?, in a crowded club room. 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. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. } element = document.createElement("div"); if( typeof(console) == "undefined" ) Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/48, West Adelaide player Mike Rennie. These licences were eventually sold to the two AFL clubs giving them independence from the SANFL. on back of photo, B 75522/79: Mini-league game Port v Woodville. See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (18951942) [6]. This is one of a series of publications that document the history of South Australian football. No date given, initials I.P. Brian Faeshe was one of the driving forces in the formation of Richmond Oval while still a player with West Adelaide. The post would later end up hanging over the Bar in the West Adelaide Footballers' Club. Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer) Simon Crawshay. Captain-Coach Bruce McGregor would not only lead his team to the premiership in 1927 but became the first (and so far only) West Adelaide player to win back to back Magarey Madals. 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. start = (start - 1) * 25; Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/7: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. Eventually a consensus was reached, sometimes based on character, and when two players seemed identical statistically. 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. Names, location and date not provided, B 75522/3: Women on an oval dressed in cheerleaders costume. Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. Jaxon Crabb. 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. Mr E. J. Howard, who retains the Chri Mickan's place was taken by 6'7" (200cm) tall Dirk de Jong who had actually retired from league football one game into the season, but was persuaded by Kerley to come back following Mickan's injury. B 75522/84: Players during a muddy game. renderedElement = document.body.insertBefore(element, document.body.firstChild); . Following the 1991 grand final Kevin Morris joined a long list of coaches sacked by the club after a dispute with the club's board. Not dated, B 75522/28: Five junior players and the West Adelaide coach sitting in the stands. 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. } Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, . { In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Western have not been beaten this season and are top of the competition ladd West Adelaide United; West Croydon WFC; West Lakes; Western Warriors; Westfields; Wingfield Royals; . Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. West's fortunes were about to change and the club would enter what is known as its "Golden Era". https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-sa/dial-a-tow-found-guilty-of-breaching-workplace-safety-act-over-death-of-lee-ravlich/news-story/ed2f5d0555247a04cbf8ea17848c0ff4. renderedElement.style.left = (x + 15) + "px"; Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/67: West Adelaide players with winning trophy. No date given, initials I.P. 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. 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. 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.] 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). A club with a colourful history, West Adelaide was formed around 1892 wearing red, white and blue switching to the old Adelaide Football club colours of red and black when it joined the South Australian Football Association in 1897. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) 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. 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