Prior to the 2010 SANFL season West Adelaide installed lights at Richmond Oval for night games. 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. The photos are not dated. The roll call of Sandgropers to make their mark at the Port Adelaide Football Club makes for this week's Easter six-pack. After a slow start to the season under the coaching of former Richmond (VFL) premiership player Kevin Morris, the team won nine of its last eleven games to reach the finals in fifth place. (WFLA) A Tampa Bay area mom says a man kept tabs on her with a GPS tracker. During his career Luders was known as one of the most spectacular high marking full-forwards in the SANFL. Club legends like Dick Head, Bruce McGregor, Neil Kerley and Brian Faehse donned the Red and Black. Names not given on the back of the photo. Dated 18/5/90, B 75522/19: Harrie Nelson of Newton, Promotions Officer with West Adelaide Football Club. 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. Every era has had challenges but West Adelaide, in each of these years since 1897, has produced champion players and teams. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/7: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. } Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. 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. No date given, initials I.P. 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. Dated 15/9, year not given, B 75522/16: Twins and West Adelaide players, Roger and Peter Winter, using exercise equipment during training. The West Adelaide Team of the Centuries is unique in that it spans three centuries (1897-2017). Name Era Seasons Debut vs; 1: KENNEDY, George D (capt.) West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The Eagles end the minor round in 2nd position, but . "The Captains", Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Peter Winter - League Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain. The Finks Motorcycle Club is an Australian outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Adelaide,South Australia in 1969. Date stamped 6 April 1988, B 75522/22: Peter Milsom of West Adelaide Footy Club helping Bradley Hopkins, 12 years, on with his new gurnsey (written on back of photo.) function Pagination() Players such as 1946 and 1947 Magarey Medallist, 1953 All-Australian and 1953 premiership captain Bob Hank, triple Magarey Medal winner (1955, 1958 & 1963), 1956 All-Australian and '53 premiership player Lindsay Head and former Australian Test cricketer Neil Hawke were all star players for the club. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Not dated, B 75522/30: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris with a number of players, not identified. 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. The first key part of your list is always the players you already have, to get commitments from your existing players is always a great sign of the direction you are going. Dated 30/4/92, B 75522/24: Rod O'Riley, Technical and Development Manager. 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. Added to these highlights are two Champions of Australia titles against Essendon and Carlton, 2 SANFL Cup Premierships 1985 & 1987 and the first SANFL club to win the National Foxtel Cup premiership in 2013. Names, location and date not provided, B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. 2013 Saw West Adelaide consolidate itself as a finals campaigner, finishing the minor round in second place again behind Norwood. Athens . Also in the 1980s, an additional 5 night series games inflated player game figures. According to brief notes attached to the photographs (now removed), some of the photographs were published in the West-Side Messenger, or Football Times. West Adelaide Club Website Based in the inner western suburb of Richmond, West Adelaide has won nine premierships, four of which came during a glorious run in the early 1900s. The club continues to work on building the best list possible and have coverage in all areas of the ground. else . display = false; As a voting member of the panel, his assessment of players and especially their ability not only to dominate key positions, but have the durability to be versatile in other positions helped enormously with our problem of choosing a balanced interchange and list of emergencies. West Adelaide / Every Player { 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 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. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. var originalFirstChild; No date given, initials I.P. Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. Men's League. Not dated, B 75522/29: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris and another man in the football stands. Players since 1991 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. In 2014 he became a member of the Board and was also named the SANFL Official Historian in 2015. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. The Charity Cup game at English Park to-morrow should prove an exciting one. 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. x = document.all ? Cassandra is currently on. 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. Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/49, Romano Negri training with the Crows. He was a non-voting member of the panel who provided commentary and insights on players in each of the meetings. } if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) * 1988 and 1996 matches were under State of Origin rules. To celebrate these milestones, the WAFC waited for the completion of our 125th year of competition and selected a Team of the Centuries. He added another nine goals in the finals to finish on 97 for the year. Written on back of photo - Matthew Campbell, North Adelaide, about to get clobbered. 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). They then defeated a determined South Adelaide by 21 points in the Preliminary Final and would then come up against North Adelaide, a team they had not beaten since Round 17 of the 1985 season. Scan of the sheet music. 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. 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. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); We thank him for his contribution and wish him the best of luck in the future. 87 posts. positions. In era 2 World War 1 interrupted player careers when the SANFL suspended the competition from 1916-1918. The Oval is located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. 1991. At years End, Ryan Ferguson retired returning home to Victoria. 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 . 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]. catalogue current memorabilia and any. Richmond, South Australia westadelaidefc.com.au Joined January 2011. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. No date given, initials I.P. 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. // 0 ? With young players such as leading goal kicker Greg Mellor, full forward Tony Modra, and best and fairest Peter Banfield playing alongside returning experienced veterans such as captain Leon Grosser (who would miss the Grand Final through injury), Glenn Goss, as well as Mickan and Lindner (who while playing for the Adelaide Crows in the AFL, had played enough games with West through the season to qualify for the finals), West easily defeated three-time defending premiers Port Adelaide by 89 points in the Elimination Final before winning the First Semi against Woodville-West Torrens (a new team formed through the merger of West Torrens and Woodville at the end of 1990) by 60. Bob was a volunteer in the property room for 5 years and part of the 2015 premiership year, operated the scoreboard at times and was on the history committee. No date given, initials I.P. The Crows also signed former Bloods Bruce Lindner (Geelong) and Mark Mickan (Brisbane) who under the rules of the time, were automatically allocated back to their former SANFL club. The 26 photographs have not been digitsed, but can be requested and viewed in the Somerville Reading Room, as items B 75522/86-112. Umpires: Laurie Argent and Rick KinnearJack Oatey Medallist: Ian Borchard, Best: Borchard, Morris, Bennett, Meuret, Grosser, McKinnon, Kantilaftas, McKinnon, Burgess, Winter 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. 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. 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