No date given, initials I.P. Includes all WAFC players drafted to the AFL or VFL. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/65: West Adelaide Players and administrators celebrating a win as the siren goes and as they receive the trophy. 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. 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. The West Torrens club was founded in 1923, and the Birkalla Rovers was founded . The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. if (agt.indexOf("gecko") != -1 && agt.indexOf("win") != -1) One special mention which the club is delighted to have come to the club is a father son in Issac McCormick. 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. 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. In 2014, the Includes Magarey Medalists, SANFLW Best & Fairest, Ken Farmer Medalists, Jack Oatley Medalists, Fos Williams Medalists & Neil Kerley Medalists. 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. on back of photo, B 75522/81: Action shot, West Adelaide v Norwood. The voting panel then independently selected their own teams which were brought back to the full committee for tallying and comparison. 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. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/6: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. The club continues to work on building the best list possible and have coverage in all areas of the ground. ], B 75522/47: West Adelaide player Stephen Mager. 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. renderedElement.style.top = (y + 15) + "px"; x = overFlowX > 0 ? 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 The photos are not dated. Date stamped 26 April 1988, B 75522/23: Rod O'Riley pumping up football's before a junior coaching clinic. The 1954 final was marred by a brawl which broke out at half time of the match when angry Port supporters set upon Wests players as they attempted to enter the dressing room located in the Sir Edwin Smith Stand. Not dated, B 75522/29: West Adelaide Coach Kevin Morris and another man in the football stands. (Error Code: 100013) List Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. The Bloods finished 5th in 1981, defeated in the Elimination Final by Norwood. y - overFlowY : y; (event.clientY + de.scrollTop) : y; Luders kicked 94 goals in the 22 game minor round and with the 6th of his 7 goals in the 2nd Semi-final against Norwood he kicked his 100th for the season. renderedElement.style.visibility = "visible"; Colours, badge and . Photographer Richard Walker. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for AFLVFL SANFL ADELAIDE ROOSTERS TRAINING JUMPER JERSEY JAX MENS M at the best online prices at eBay! Possibly published in the Weekly Times, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/57, Happy Eddie Hocking, West Reserves. { 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.] 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. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. 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 Games and goals totals refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only. Item 3: West Adelaide badge from a Milo promotion of 1963. 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.) Written on back: From left to right. Photo number 2 labelled on back as West Cheer Girls. 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. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney and of course Mark Ricciuto. In 1996, the cash-strapped Fitzroy announced it would merge with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. else History. 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. on the panel. No date given, initials I.P. 1876 - 1878: 3: 20/05/1876: Victorian - Rd 1: 2: . Photographer Denys Finney, dated 2 and 6 July, 1994. [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. The club won two parklands premierships prior to 1897 and has since collected nine SANFL League premierships. Advertisement for PGH Bricks and Pavers in background. The photos are not dated. In front of 8,765 fans, the Crows defeated Port Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) to 0.9.5 (59). All rights reserved. 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. Lees input regarding players and their character off field was also invaluable in group discussions as a voting member of the panel. on back of photo, B 75522/77: Peter Winter, West Adelaide, and Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens, contest the ball. The club has won nine SANFL premierships, the most recent coming in 2015 breaking a thirty-two-year premiership drought dating back to 1983; the second longest in the SANFL. "The Captains", Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Peter Winter - League Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain. 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 This left a pool of 280 players. Photograph by Richard Walker. Name Era Seasons Debut vs; 1: KENNEDY, George D (capt.) 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. In 1877 Port Adelaide joined seven other local clubs and formed the South Australian Football Association, the first organisation of its type in Australia.From 1877 to 1996 Port Adelaide won 4 Championships . { document.body.removeChild(document.body.firstChild); Universal Time Offset: UTC +0 12:30 PM Universal Time conversion to worldwide times: Adelaide * 11:00 PM. on back of photo. element.innerHTML = '

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"; 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. Tony Fielke, Nathan Willmott, Darren White, Adrian O'Dea. Doug Thomas is written on the back of one photo and all are initialled I.P. Westies again finished sixth in 2010, missing the major round for the sixth straight year. Written on back: Dean Wodsnam and Chris Mitsch (Swans), West Adelaide Lawnmowing and Gardening Service. However, with a number of young players such as Richard "Dick" Head joining veterans James Tierney. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. 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 . On top of this we have already seen the arrivals of 5 key signing already for 2021 that will no doubt bring experience from high level football and strengthen our league side. All rights reserved. The Ken Farmer Medal is awarded to the SANFL's leading goalkicker at the end of the minor round. 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. Our depth will no doubt be a strong point for 2021 with the further development of our existing young list form 2020 and the emergence of the Under 18s coming up to the senior squad for next year. The club began playing their home games at the Wayville Showgrounds in 1927 and the club won its fifth premiership by defeating North Adelaide by two goals in the grand final. These licences were eventually sold to the two AFL clubs giving them independence from the SANFL. Attendance: 25,625 Not dated, B 75522/8: West Adelaide player Grantley Fielke in a shoe shop at Westfield Arndale. 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. Includes 1983 & 2015 teams View Premierships Medalists Boasting 14 Magarey Medal winners and 136 State Players, the Bloods also lay claim to some of the greatest names in SA Football history. Written on back: some serious studying. Names, location and date not provided, B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. The following year 2016 it again collected the wooden spoon which it has repeated in the last 3 consecutive seasons 2019-2021. Names not given on the back of the photo. West Adelaide had winners all over the ground but it was captain Ian Borchard who won the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player in the Grand Final while Centre half-forward Bruce Lindner with 5 goals and Full-forward Roger Luders kicked 4. Glenelg joined the SANFL as a league club in 1921 but still only 14 minor round games were programmed. At years End, Ryan Ferguson retired returning home to Victoria. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/48, West Adelaide player Mike Rennie. In 1908 former Hotham 1887-1888 Captain, South Adelaide and North Adelaide champion "Dinny" Reedman became West's Coach. 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. function msg(message) West Adelaide United; West Croydon WFC; West Lakes; Western Warriors; Westfields; Wingfield Royals; . 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. on back of photo, B 75522/76: David Wittwer, West Adelaisde, marks strongly in front of Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens. *Number in brackets indicated games played for WAFC. function destroyPagination() CHARITY CUP GAME. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date, B 75522/67: West Adelaide players with winning trophy. 233 S Patterson Ave, Springfield, MO, 65802 US 233 S Patterson Ave, Spring. FA Cup 4th Round -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16 NRL Round 1 - Thursday Join Tipping for season '23 Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. 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