Hanna Patterson Psychology Student and Behaviour Therapist Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 70 followers 70 connections Join to connect Flinders University Flinders University Activity The. y - overFlowY : y; 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. x - overFlowX : x; Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. However, Norwood again ended their run when they thumped the Bloods at Norwood Oval consigning West to a 6th-place finish. on back of photo, B 75522/76: David Wittwer, West Adelaisde, marks strongly in front of Des O'Dwyer, Woodville West Torrens. 2012 finally saw the work of Andy Collins and his staff finally come to fruition with the Bloods finishing the minor round in third place with a 128 record, including being only one of two sides to beat runaway minor premiers Norwood. Possibly published in West-Side Messenger 3/4/91, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/33, West Adelaide player Larry Watson, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/34, West Adelaide player Greg Summerton, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/35, West Adelaide player Rodney Welch, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/36, West Adelaide player Mike McGinness, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/37, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/38, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/39, West Adelaide player Justin Mackie, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/40, West Adelaide player Grant Porter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/41, West Adelaide player Peter Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/42, West Adelaide player Roger Winter, 1 March, 1983, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/43, West Adelaide player Mark Mickan, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/44, West Adelaide player Shane Malcolm, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/45, West Adelaide player Brett Pianta, dated 4/3/91. In the former year a late kick for goal by ruckman Jack Richardson which would have given West the lead with only ninety seconds remaining hit the post allowing Port to hold on. alert(message); 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 vice-president of the WAFC is the main reason this wonderful project was established and completed. Dated 30/4/92, B 75522/24: Rod O'Riley, Technical and Development Manager. 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. on back of photo, B 75522/82: Stephen Miller, West Adelaide, marks strongly. Photographer Ian Parrish, not dated, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/58, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/59, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/60, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/61, Mark Mickan being chaired off by West players. { However, with a number of young players such as Richard "Dick" Head joining veterans James Tierney. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey. 1: 1-5-1897: BISHOP, Enoch John Thomas: 2: 1-5-1897: MESECKE, Adolphus Charles: 3: 1-5-1897: BAIRD, Gabriel - 4: 1-5-1897: DAY, George - 5: 1-5-1897: DEAN, G: 6: . Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/32, New West Adelaide football coach, Kevin Morris, at Richmond Oval today (written on back of photo.) if (document.body.firstChild != originalFirstChild) West Adelaide became one of the power teams in the SANFL following the resumption of full-scale competition in 1945. Written on back: 'Rookie of the year' John O'Donohue was presented with a compact disc player from manager Bill Rawlings of Patawalonga Motor Inn. Lees knowledge of players past and present made his input invaluable. He regularly reminded panellists that a great football team needed players with integrity and lived WAFC values as well as having outstanding football ability. These players are mentioned below on the Departures List. Men's League. In 1996, the cash-strapped Fitzroy announced it would merge with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. Photographer Stuart Hannagan, B 75522/62: Grand Final 1983. Cassandra also has a passion for all things sports and outdoors & plays footy (AFL) with both the West Adelaide Women's SANFLW team and Pulteney Football Club. The photos are not dated. He appears to be hosting a game, perhaps bingo?, in a crowded club room. Dated 4/9/90, B 75522/5: Two men pictured with lawnmowers and a van behind them. Where more than date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. 2017 was also the anniversary of our 1927 and 1947 premierships. "The Captains", Daniel Rossetto - U/15 Captain, Peter Winter - League Captain, Darren White - U/13 Captain, Jim Batzavalis - U/14 Captain. 2 (reserves) for training purposes with Westies often having to train in the Adelaide Park Lands until Richmond became available for training from 1955. Facing a red-hot Central District team aiming for their third premiership in four years, West went down 17.9 (111) to 11.11 (77) in front of 28,199 at AAMI Stadium in the Grand Final. No date given, initials I.P. renderedWidth = renderedElement.offsetWidth; However, that was the high point for the Bloods during the 1970s as they fell dramatically to ninth in 1978 in what was to be Williams' last season of coaching league football before again finishing last under coach Trevor Hughes in 1979. West then went back to the Adelaide Oval for its home games from 1940 until 1957, sharing the ground with South Adelaide. 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 Written on back: From left to right. The club played its first game against a side called 'The Young Australians' in 1870 at Glanville hall Estate. A progressive club with a small but loyal band of supporters, West Adelaide has contributed 82 National and Rookie drafted players to the AFL since 1986. Players since 1991 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Copies of this collection may be made for research or study. y = overFlowY > 0 ? The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. Not dated, B 75522/13: Junior West Adelaide 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. Item 3: West Adelaide badge from a Milo promotion of 1963. 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 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA 5033. In the 2000s the grandstand at the oval was named the B. K. Faeshe Stand in honor of the former champion player, coach and administrator of the club. Weidemenn's replacement was former Hawthorn (AFL) premiership player from 1991 Andrew Collins. Yet another WAFC Hall of Fame Club Legend and now giving his name to a medal for club champions, Grant has played the most games for West Adelaide. National Service and the Vietnam War also interfered with playing careers. 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. Lindner's fifth goal was the last of the game, a 65-metre kick on the full from inside the centre square only seconds before the game ended. SOCCER. B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. In era 2 World War 1 interrupted player careers when the SANFL suspended the competition from 1916-1918. Glenelg defeated the Bloods 18 18 (126) to 8.9 (57) on the day and the record crowd still stands as of 2013. Each week the club's official photographer Kurt Donsberg will upload images from each round of league games and post them here. { Night games were introduced, as was the Australian Club Championships and Champions of Australia series. 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. Graeme has served the West Adelaide Football Club in an official capacity since 2008 and been a board member of both the Football Club and Westonians, serving the club in a variety of roles. element.style.zIndex = 1000; Players were also to be selected in their normal playing function do_pagination_start() The Fos Williams Medal is awarded to the best SANFL player in an interstate game. In his place for his third run as West Adelaide coach was Neil Kerley, who himself had been controversially sacked as coach of the club after taking them to the 1962 Grand Final. on the panel. on back of photo, B 75522/74: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. } originalFirstChild = document.body.firstChild; 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. Jaxon Crabb. Photographer Richard Walker. Western have not been beaten this season and are top of the competition ladd 5 : start; Venue: Football Park 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).*. 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. Mickan has appointed co-club Best & Fairest winner from 2013 Chris Schmidt as the new captain. The Oval is located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. 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). { Damian Cupido. The margin of 108 points persisted as a record for fifty-two years. 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. The Finks Motorcycle Club is an Australian outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Adelaide,South Australia in 1969. 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. Nonetheless, the club still struggled and had won only twenty and drawn two of 127 games by the end of 1907, including a second winless season in 1906. Scan of the sheet music. 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). 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) else 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. The panel consisted of a chairman, the club historian and 7 voting members. on back of photo, B 75522/68: West Adelaide coach Kevin Morris talks to the players on the ground. Dated 4/9/90 This list may not reflect recent changes. excessWidth = 0; This has been evident from the responses to the playing group when asked about 2021. South Adelaide Players by Season. No date given, initials I.P. Paperwork [removed] indicates photos published in Football Times, but no date. In 1877 Port Adelaide joined seven other local clubs and formed the South Australian Football Association, the first organisation of its type in Australia. A club season overview is included and portraits and photographs (where available) of all players are presented. 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. Yee Yee Farm. Membership available from November 01 Home Buy Memberships Ticketing Home Memberships Membership Club Memberships Metro Jets Regional Membership Ticketed Memberships These memberships provide game day access Concession Past Players & Officials Junior & Youth In 1995 Glenn Kilpatrick became West's thirteenth Magarey Medalist when he jointly won the award with Norwood legend Garry McIntosh. The Ken Farmer Medal is awarded to the SANFL's leading goalkicker at the end of the minor round. 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. In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Date stamped 26 April 1988, B 75522/23: Rod O'Riley pumping up football's before a junior coaching clinic. West Adelaide immediately gained the services of one of the best players of the time, "Bunny" Daly who threw himself into developing the club. The club continues to work on building the best list possible and have coverage in all areas of the ground. In 1952 Leon was awarded the Sam Suckling medal for Best First Year Player and was awarded . var de = !document.documentElement.clientWidth?document.body:document.documentElement; Borchard led the Bloods back to the finals in 2001 and 2002, but they lost the Elimination Final each time. Joint major partners. Dated 16/1/91, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/50, West Adelaide player Craig Williams, dated 1986, Messenger Press, c. 1983-1996, Photograph, B75522/51, West Adelaide player Peter Winter, dated 1987. Copyright 2023 West Adelaide Football Club. Jack played in our under 18s winning grand final as well 52 league games. 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. Attendance: 47,129 [2] The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. Brian Faeshe was one of the driving forces in the formation of Richmond Oval while still a player with West Adelaide. Call the Family Violence Information Line 0800 456 450. 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 if (typeof(originalFirstChild) == "undefined") AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . No date given, initials I.P. Ken Eustice would become the club's tenth Magarey Medalist in 1962. McNamara is tackled by a Woodville player. 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. His unique playing knowledge of players in this era helped the panel understand more about champions in this era and refined the panels views on various candidates. Each member had a unique perspective on our clubs history as can be seen below. 22 players were then selected along with four interchanges and four versatile emergencies. Despite some impressive performances in his final four games, including out playing experienced Sturt ruckman Frank Spiel in the Grand Final, de Jong, who started his SANFL career with Wests in 1978, again retired from football after 1983 having played 53 games for the club. Glenelg joined the SANFL as a league club in 1921 but still only 14 minor round games were programmed. Each era had its pros and cons with regards to evaluating player service, as you will see below. However, Norwood's defensive game held them to just two goal in the final, the Redlegs easily booking a place in the 2012 Grand Final, winning 8.13 (61) to 2.5 (17). This will be a great endorsement for the club and the Riverland competition in 2021. From that point on, West tended to forget about playing football and seemed more intent on punishing Sims, who finished the game with his right eye badly swollen and requiring 5 stitches. /* Pour maximiser les compatibilites IE6/7/8 en quirk/doctyped */ positions. Graeme also established the WAFC History Group in 2014 and is an active member of the Hall of Fame committee. West Adelaide / Every Player 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. 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. The voting panel then independently selected their own teams which were brought back to the full committee for tallying and comparison. Advertisement for PGH Bricks and Pavers in background. } element.style.position = "absolute"; var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953) Myke Cook. 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. West held a 25-point lead over the Sharks at halftime by keeping them goalless, but were themselves kept goalless in the second half scoring only three points. Will Mead has decided to go back and play local football. Australian Football. 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 West's fortunes were about to change and the club would enter what is known as its "Golden Era". Updated: 27 May 2019Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff. 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. Examples of Jamies art works can be found at his website http://jamieosborne.com.au/. 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. destroyPagination(); ], B 75522/47: West Adelaide player Stephen Mager. Names, location and date not provided, B 75522/4: West Adelaide football player Paul Ravesi pictured with a pile of text books. [4] 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. 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. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney and of course Mark Ricciuto. on back of photo, B 75522/75: West Adelaide's Paul Ravesi. We wish Ago all the best in the future. 1876 - 1878: 3: 20/05/1876: Victorian - Rd 1: 2: . 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. Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. List of Glenelg Football Club Players. Dated 18/5/90, B 75522/19: Harrie Nelson of Newton, Promotions Officer with West Adelaide Football Club. Cassandra is currently on. . 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. var originalFirstChild; Welcome to the North Adelaide Football Club Photo Gallery, proudly partnered by Burns Ceilings & Building Supplies. Initials I.P. Photographer Richard Walker, dated 30/4/92, B 75522/11: Doug Thomas sitting at an office desk which bears the sign "winning is not everything, but wanting to is." In one of the photos a woman is walking behind him across the oval. Learn more about copyright and our collection. Also written on back 'Football Times' [a Messenger Press publication. 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 { 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. 233 S Patterson Ave, Springfield, MO, 65802 US 233 S Patterson Ave, Spring. In the first era of league football our beloved club won four premierships (1897-1916). The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. 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