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. A new penalty was introduced for fouling a player after he had disposed of the ball. Toumpas, meanwhile, gathered 30 disposals and nine inside 50s to help the Eagles over the line. Overcoming a fumbly start, Jade Sheedy’s men were simply irresistible during the match-defining period as they also won the clearances 15-5 and tellingly, the inside 50s by 23 to 2 in setting up the club’s fourth premiership. Magarey Medal; Ken Farmer Medal; League Life Members; Player Life Members; Umpire Life Members; Player/Coach Life Members; Jack Oatey Medal; Fos Williams Medal It was a very popular show. Famous players from both clubs include Bob Hank and Lindsay Head, who won five Magarey Medals between them while one of South Australia’s greatest players – Malcolm Blight – won a Magarey Medal for Woodville as well as coaching them into 3rd place in 1986. It sparked the start of an unanswered run of seven Woodville-West Torrens goals until North Adelaide’s Alex Barns converted his overhead mark eight minutes into the third quarter. All rights reserved. ( Log Out / The minor premier Double Blues had many contributors last Saturday with AFL Academy SA Hub teammates Mani Liddy and Tom Powell leading the way in the midfield. It is one of a series of publications that document the season of the premiership winning club. There was plenty to cheer about for the hardened Eagles fans including an eye-catching solo run from impressive first-year midfielder Lachie McNeil, who took two bounces before finishing truly while Foote booted a further two to have his four at the major break. This change was to be implemented from the beginning of the 1946 season. It had commenced the season as a highly rated team having had many players from the successful 1944 combined team with Port Adelaide that won the premiership. Thompson, who was raised at Port Campbell before a stint at AFL club Adelaide, also managed 19 disposals in the 39-point rout. Picture – Hannah Howard. In an apt moment, Woodville and West Torrens were drawn to play each other in their respective final games. The Eagles continued to dictate terms after half-time, intelligently soaking up precious minutes by retaining possession which ended up being in their favour by a sizeable 83 disposals at the final siren. The war had been a terrible cost with a total of 690 000 Australian men and 36 000 women in the war. Despite trailing the fast-starting Roosters by 15 points at quarter-time, the Eagles produced a match-turning nine-goal burst to engineer a 50-point turnaround en route to a 35-point lead at the main change. Change ), Port Adelaide Football Club: The Colonial Seasons, Notable Events in South Australian Football History. Picture – Hannah Howard. Picture - Hannah Howard, Eagles’ Jace Burgoyne gets his kick away under pressure. Sturt’s Malachy Carruthers frees his arms against Eagle Harrison Dawkins. All major round matches in the three-week Statewide Super League Finals Series have been played at Adelaide Oval, with the Grand Final on Sunday October 18 accommodating up to 25,000 spectators. West Torrens had to build, basically a new team. Thompson's … Woodville-West Torrens also finished as minor premier with an 11-3 win-loss record. It saw the resumption of the eight team competition after three years of the World War and four team combined club competition from 1942 to 1944. It answered general questions until the field was narrowed to two grand finallists. Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Eagles’ Angus Poole is tackled by North’s Harrison Wigg. A shortage of rubber and although the SANFL was allocated a quotas of football bladders none arrived so that the clubs had to carry on with old ones. Despite playing just six matches this year Ferres has the second most goals in the league with 22. While they were leading most of the important stats, Sturt couldn’t put the Eagles away on the scoreboard. Have you signed up to The Standard's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? Have you signed up to The Standard's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? In its 93-year history, West Torrens won only four premierships; conversely, however, they only slumped to the wooden spoon on five occasions, evidence that they were generally quite competitive.. The modern club was formed in 1897 to compete in the SANFL. In South Australia there were unprecedented scenes of celebration. TIMBOON Demons export Luke Thompson is celebrating a SANFL premiership in his first season as sole skipper of Woodville-West Torrens. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Sturt's Oliver Britten-Jones celebrates a goal in the Double Blues' Preliminary Final win. This article needs additional citations for verification. Veteran Eagle Matt Goldsworthy got things moving after the first change with a lovely finish on the run from 45m before Foote booted his second after marking a snap from teammate Sam Rowland. It had commenced the season as a highly rated team having had many players from the successful 1944 combined team with Port Adelaide that won the premiership. North’s Harrison Wigg started the game very strongly in the first term before finishing with 29 disposals and eight tackles while inclusion Billy Hartung also began the game brightly before chalking up 23 disposals and six marks. West Torrens Player's Profiles null SANFL Football Clubs & Players . Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia.The club's senior team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed the Power, whilst its reserves team competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where they are nicknamed the Magpies. As the threat of war had abated the full League program resumed in 1945. This publication describes the 1945 premiership season of the West Torrens Football Club. The Double Blues enjoyed eight scoring shots to three in the first term, but the scores were level at the first break, and while Sturt lead the half-time scoring shots 15 to 11, it was the Eagles who held a 16-point advantage. As many preliminary finals are, it was close, tight and intense up until three-quarter time before Sturt kicked four unanswered goals in the final quarter to progress through to take on the Redlegs. ( Log Out / Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in the south-west. Former AFL talents Jordan Foote, who spent time at Sydney, and Jimmy Toumpas, who played for Melbourne and Port Adelaide, starred for Woodville-West Torrens and helped turn the game. Associated with Scrapbook Memories. Jack Oatey Medallist Jordan Foote celebrates one of his four goals in the second term. SANFL Football Memories Website by Keith ... SANFL Football Clubs & Players . You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in the south-west. Sturt secured its spot in the SANFL U18 Torrens University Cup grand final with a 30-point win against Woodville-West Torrens in Saturday’s preliminary final at Thebarton Oval. Magarey Medal; Ken Farmer Medal; League Life Members; Player Life Members; Umpire Life Members; Player/Coach Life Members; Jack Oatey Medal; Fos Williams Medal All three players were outstanding against the Eagles as Liddy gathered 29 disposals, eight clearances and kicked one goal, Powell had 28 disposals, 10 marks and a goal and Spain had 18 touches and 10 tackles in what proved to be a stellar midfield trio. Former AFL talents Jordan Foote, who spent time at Sydney, and Jimmy Toumpas, who played for Melbourne and Port Adelaide, starred for Woodville-West Torrens and helped turn the game. The budget cost sixpence. Both players are in the competition’s top four for disposals and clearances this season, with Powell averaging 34.9 disposals and 9.3 clearances from his 12 matches and Liddy 26.2 and 6.7 clearances from his 14 games. West Torrens had players returning from the war, others from the combined team and a sprinkling of juniors from the district. Sturt tall forward Morgan Ferres was in good form with nine marks from his 17 disposals, but his goal kicking was wayward with 2.4 – something he will want to rectify going into this Saturday’s title-decider against Norwood. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Double Blues kicked another 11 behinds in the second half but thankfully for them they also booted eight goals to just two from Woodville-West Torrens. 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=979062769, Former South Australian National Football League clubs, Australian rules football clubs in South Australia, Australian rules football clubs established in 1894, Australian rules football clubs disestablished in 1990, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 1894 (as Port 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 18 September 2020, at 15:16.
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