Eagles miss Finals, finishing in 7th position. Jade Sheedy, for the second consecutive year, led the SA State Team to victory over Western Australia this time at Perths Optus Oval, in a thriller by 4 points. Ethan Haylock wins the Bob Lee Medal for best player in the Reserves Grand Final. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the WoodvilleWest Torrens Eagles. Leigh Treeby announces his retirement and is inducted into the Stairway of Champions.. Won Norm Smith Medal as best on ground playing for Essendon in their 1993 AFL Grand Final win over Carlton. Riley Knight was a runaway winner of the 2022 Club Champion award, claiming his first Perce Johns Medal. The West Torrens player is on the left. Letters must be adjacent and longer words score better. Australian rules footballer and cricketer, South Australian National Football League players, Western Australian State of Origin players, Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia), Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players, Australian rules footballers from South Australia, Australian rules footballers from New South Wales, Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions), Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players, Australian Army personnel of World War II, South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees. He is later drafted by the new AFL team, Greater Western Sydney. Address: 1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs, South Australia, Australia, 5168, 1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs SA 5168. The two sides merged after the completion of the 1990 season and have since participated in the SANFL as the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. Woodville-West Torrens Football Club. Justin Cicolella voted Club Champion for a 3rd time. In the second year of the clubs playing existence (1893), West Adelaide transferred its home ground to the West Parklands.Adelaide City Council records confirm that the WAFC club wore a Red & White strip when it won the 1895 premiership in the City and Suburban Association with ten wins, one loss and a draw. Matthew Goldsworthy, Andrew Ainger and Scott Lewis named in Advertiser Team of the Year. Get everything you need, from team lists, fixtures, statistics and a profile on every single player in the competition in our 2023 AFL Season Guide. It was also common practise to read brief articles pertaining to a clubs annual report in the early summer months recounting the performances and finances of the entity prior to a forthcoming season. 25 guernsey was traded up to no. Premiership Coach Ron Ruller announces his retirement from the Eagles after 9 years. F, Demorests Illustrated Monthly Mirror of Fashions, pp. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He played a further 13 games for the Brisbane Bears before retiring in 1992. Jack Hayes, Tyson Stengle, Matthew Goldsworthy, Sam Rowland, Luke Thompson and Riley Knight were the 6 Eagles players selected in the SA State Team. This award has since been won by Westies Adam Cooney, Mark Ricciuto and Patrick Dangerfield who did play some footy for the Bloods. The Eagles Wheelchair team played off in its first Grand Final, going down to Sturt in the decider. Based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, the club derived its name from its location around the western reaches of the River Torrens. Providing trophies for the U18 Knott/Mitchell Cory Seimers & Jake Watson Memorial awards. Won West Torrens Best & Fairest in 1988. The trio, who captained the side to a grand final appearance in 2022, will be supported by five other players in an eight-man leadership group, consisting of Lance Franklin, Tom Papley, Jake Lloyd, Isaac Heeney and Will Hayward. Luke Jarrad inducted into Stairway of Champions.. The changerooms were a mess, leaks in the ceiling and half of the showers were not working. Jake Johansen, Jack Hayes & Luke Thompson played in SANFL State side which were defeated by Western Australia at Adelaide Oval. The Test cricketer was also a star player with West Torrens following his clearance from Port Adelaide. The two sides merged after the completion of the 1990 SANFL season and have since participated in the SANFL as the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. Each square carries a letter. Parent lists expand_more. 3 time Premiership ruckman Jarrad Redden announces his retirement. Under 18s win Premiership and Matthew Appleton named Alan Stewart Medallist. Team; Player Stats; Wheelchair League; Club. Under 18s win back to back Premierships. Club History; Honour Board; Premierships; Club Champions & Award Winners; Life Governors; Life Members; Reconciliation Action Plan; Annual Report; Sam Lonergan appointed Senior Coach after Michael Godden accepts role as an Assistant Coach for the Adelaide Crows. 3 players drafted into the AFL Nick Joyce and Cameron Ellis-Yolmen to Adelaide and Cameron Sutcliffe to Fremantle. Capacity. Ten to Follow, virtual and football bets do not qualify. Full report for the Club Friendlies game played on 23.01.2019 tackled by Woodville's Phil Cronan. There has been an age-old debate within West Adelaide about our clubs birthday. South Australian National Football League, Full Points Footy History of West Torrens Football Club, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Torrens_Football_Club&oldid=1067357013, 1894 (as Natives; changed to West Torrens in 1897), SANFL Reserves premierships: 17 - 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1968, 1984, 1990, SANFL Under 19's premierships: 9 - 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1989, SANFL Under 17's premierships: 3 - 1953, 1954, 1957, South Australian Premiers: 4 - 1924, 1933, 1945, 1953, SANFL Night Premiers (Escort Cup): 1 - 1983, Most Goals in a Season: 85 by John Willis in 1952, This page was last edited on 23 January 2022, at 02:22. Riley Knight, Daniel Menzel, Joseph Sinor, Connor Ballenden and Zane Williams were 5 Eagles selected in the SA State team. All rights reserved. Angus Poole wins the Reserves Magarey Medal and the Reserves Best & Fairest for the Club. Woodville Oval was the clubs base, but home games were played at Football Park. UK & ROI customers only. Kevin McSporran is inducted into SANFL Hall of Fame. Contact Us Bob Hank: The dual Magarey Medallist captained West Torrens for nine seasons and was Club Best & Fairest a record nine times. Club finish 4th after losing to North Adelaide in 1st Semi Final. The Eagles defeated South Adelaide in the last SANFL Night Grand Final to be played at a suburban ground. 1993 Premiership player Jamie Tape passes away at the age of 28. Jade Sheedy appointed Senior Coach after Sam Lonergan accepts role as an Assistant Coach for the Richmond Tigers. It was located smack bang in the centre of the Football Club car park where in 2012 the West Torrens Council demolish it & we moved to our new location, located at the northern end of the Mound bar. Captained West Torrens for seven seasons. Club History; Honour Board; Premierships; Club Champions & Award Winners; Life Governors; Life Members; Reconciliation Action Plan; Annual Report; In its history of almost 100 years, West Torrens won only four premierships; conversely, however, they only slumped to the wooden spoon on six occasions, evidence that they were generally quite competitive. Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. Lindsay Head: The three time Magarey Medallist is also club game record holder with 327 games. Later in the year Michael Godden is appointed Senior Coach for the Eagles in 2010. The club reached the finals for the last time in 1980 and by 1982 there were calls for West Torrens to merge with another club. We have a 4-time Ken Farmer Medallist in Adam Richardson and the club holds the honour of having the first Brownlow Medal winner from SA in Bernie Smith. * In 1998 John Karney, along with Charlie Adams (Port Adelaide) and Wat Scott (Norwood) was retrospectively awarded the 1921 Magarey Medal after he was originally in a four way tie with only South Adelaide's 1919 and 1920 Medal winner Dan Moriarty awarded the 1921 Medal. They formed this off shoot of the West Adelaide Football Club to entice former Past Players & Officials back to the club. 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. Went on to captain the Sturt Football Club and play in several of their premiership sides. Jovanka Zecevic takes out the Eagles SANFLW Best & Fairest award. See Pohang Steelers Radnik Surdulica match highlights and statistics, prematch odds, lineups and new standings after the - outcome. Woodville and West Torrens join forces to become the Woodville West Torrens Football Club, known as The Eagles. Action from a 1949 match between West Torrens and Port Adelaide. The dual Magarey Medallist captained West Torrens for nine seasons and was Club Best & Fairest a record nine times. Scott Morphett is SANFL top goal kicker finishing with 99 goals and becoming the Clubs first Ken Farmer Medallist. Justin Cicolella awarded Life Membership. West Torrens Birkalla vs Eastern United Live In-Play Match Statistics with team line-ups, results, shot on goals, corner kicks and goal kicks. 363-4 (December 1870), The only history is a mere question of ones struggle inside oneself. Get XML access to fix the meaning of your metadata. *Behinds for the pre-1965 era are for selected matches only This room, like our old location, contains pictures, memorabilia & at one stage we had the goal post from Adelaide oval which was chopped down after the clubs loss to Port Adelaide by one straight kick in 1958 Grand final. Club finishes 3rd after losing to North Adelaide in the Prelininary Final. Our sincerest thanks are due to these two gentlemen who remain staunch supporters., Furthermore, an extract from a magazine titled, The Official Souvenir of THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CARNIVAL 1911 also supports the clubs origin post 1887. We look forward to working closely w ith Chris and his team to make this a . He is pictured at the club's headquarters above the eagle statue. Matthew Appleton wins Reserves Magarey Medal. West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1897 to 1990. Eagles finish 4th after losing 1st Semi Final against Norwood. In an apt moment, Woodville and West Torrens were drawn to play each other in their respective final games which was played at the Adelaide Oval. In an apt moment, Woodville and West Torrens were drawn to play each other in their respective final games. Unfortunately for West Adelaide and our historical record keeping, both Mr John Charles McCabe and Mr Reubner Milton Lavis Mander (co-founders of this proud club) passed away in 1933. D W L L W. Main Trophies. Challenge trophy between Sturt and Woodville-West Torrens Eagles is named after him. Adam Grocke was named best on ground and won the Fos Williams Medal. | South Australia State League 1 Reservess 1 . In its 93 year history, West Torrens won only four premierships and spent much of its existence at the foot of the premiership table. Click here for ticket information Norwood will host Woodville-West Torrens in Round 1 of the SANFL Season on Friday, March 31. Kurt Slaven takes over as President/Chairman of the Club and Chris Davies is appointed CEO. Shearman Medal as voted by all SANFL league coaches. On Wednesday March 31 of 1897, West Adelaide formally wrote to the S.A.F.A seeking admission to League football. West Torrens - Rd 1: 408: FELSTEAD, Charles G: 1907 - 1908: 2: 04/05/1907: West Torrens - Rd 1: 409: GREEN, Harry G: 1907 - 1908: 2: 04/05/1907: West Torrens - Rd 1: 410: McGREGOR, C: 1907: 1: 04/05/1907: West Torrens - Rd 1: 411: NANCARROW, Edward: 1907: 1: 04/05/1907: West Torrens - Rd 1: 412: BEADNALL, S. Russell: 1907: 1: 11/05/1907: North . Tom MacKenzie (1902), Dave Low (1912), John Karney (1921), Max Pontifex (1932), Bob Hank (1946 & 1947), Lindsay Head (1955, 1958 & 1963), Bob Hank (1953), Lindsay Head (1956), Geoff Kingston (1961), Bob Shearman (1961). Gavin Colville runner up in Magarey Medal for 2nd time. 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