00:00. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. In the meantime, a succession of home grown champions - McKellar, Huppatz and Blight - went off across the border in search of the mythological VFL pot of gold. In 1938, a new Woodville Football Club was formed and admitted to the Port Adelaide District Football Association in which, wearing red and white playing uniforms, it competed without success for the final two seasons of that competition's existence. The club's lack of success was unparalleled in the VFL or WAFL with the club receiving 9 wooden spoons, including 6 times in succession 1980-1985, in 27 years whilst only making the finals 3 times without a grand final appearance. ?A famous Pecker in more respects than he may know!! ( Flashback to Rd.7 1968 Norwood vs Woodville at Norwood Oval Game Details pretty please!! Moreso in this thread as Woodville takes a lead, instead of being amongst the "small print". A total of 8 wins from 20 starts earned the comparative respectability of seventh place on the ladder and over the final few games of the season in particular, inspired by Teasdale, and with players like carnival ruckman Craig McKellar, experienced stalwarts Simunsen and Barrie Barbary, and exciting youngsters such as Ray Huppatz, Colin MacVicar, Malcolm Blight and Ralph Sewer, all of whom would be automatic inclusions in any Woodville 'Hall of Fame', they looked capable of matching it with the very best. I recall McAlmanac posting that Jim was heavily involved with the Woodville District Cricket Club also! West Coast Eagles Football Club; Seasons. Full Points Footy's Encyclopedia of Australian Football Clubs, Volume 1. It took 27 years, but order was finally restored for SANFL clubs in the western suburbs in 1991. This page was last edited on 17 July 2022, at 19:48. Although this is the last day of January, I will kick off with the birthdays that occurred in the first month of the year. It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991. Woodville remain one of only two SAAFL clubs to have won successive A2 and A1 premierships (allowing for the four year break for the war in Woodville's case). Thebarton, which had lights installed for night games since the 1950s (the lights were upgraded in 201112), is occasionally used as an alternative playing venue for the club, with the team having played a handful of games at the venue since 2006. This list may not reflect recent changes . history search requests & donations history timeline premierships honour board the players hall of fame team of the century club centurions club achievements afl draftees venue shop merchandise single entry tickets pick-a-picket baggy blue contact home; player profiles; player profiles. He became the second to win one at his first attempt (Winter 1993). 8. Watched by a crowd of 39,086, the biggest to witness a first semi final since 1967, and indeed the largest crowd that Woodville was ever to appear in front of, Port opened with all guns blazing to register 9 opening term goals to 3 and seemingly have one foot firmly in the preliminary final. (Also, in 1972 they won the Coca-Cola cup, a competition between teams which did not make the final four). Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. [5]. Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1964 to 1990, when it merged in 1991 with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles . [4], He played his final league season with North Adelaide, having left Woodville in acrimonious circumstances. The highlights of Woodville's SANFL career during the 1960s were arguably its draw in 1967 and its win two years later against Jack Oatey's all-conquering Sturt side. Then, after commencing the season proper promisingly with a hard fought 5 point win over West Torrens at Football Park, old habits promptly resurfaced and 7 of the next 9 matches were lost. Observation made at the time of the emblem switch by Whimpress, op cit, p.202. The Eagles went in as the underdogs but coach Michael Godden (in only his second year with the team and in a senior coaching position) believed his Eagles could overcome the Dogs. This is a list of the 63 players you missed. [5] Against both North Melbourne and South Melbourne he kicked three goals. I happened to mention it a guy at school the next day and it turned out he was in the Port Adelaide Cheer Squad. After 67 games for the Bulldogs he crossed to North Melbourne and added a further 19 games in 1978 and 1980, being forced to miss the whole of the 1979 season with a knee injury. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Woodville served a five season probationary period in B grade, reaching the finals once, in 1960, for a third place finish. Malcolm Blight left at the end of the 1987 season and was replaced as coach by another South Australian football legend in the shape of the only four time Magarey Medallist, Russell Ebert. I think they all played league, but feel free to let me know if they didn't. This was a splinter group of dissatisfied members of the Port Adelaide Football Club, who, in 1894, broke from that Club when unable to get games with Port, and formed their own team known as the Port Natives. Michael Aish's wife Pam Spalding also worked there and Michael was a regular fixture at many of our social occasions as well. Adelaide Hawk TheBrownDog Sep 21, 2002 51,136 44,216 Adelaide AFL Club Hawthorn Other Teams Norwood Jan 12, 2006 #1,005 Here are my statistics on Rodney Allen, John O'Connor, John Cummins and Ralph Sewer. In accepting the Thomas Seymour Hill Trophy for the first time for the Eagles, captain Peter Schwarz jubilantly proclaimed: The club colours of blue, gold and green incorporate the club colours of West Torrens (blue and gold) and Woodville (green and gold). Heritage Game Lunch Interview with Des O' Dwyer. Hi everybody and hope we are all having a highly enjoyable 2009 thus far! Fair to say probably 6,000 of those would have been Magpie supporters. *Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on. However, given that the merged entity took only three seasons to etch its name on the SANFL roll of honour by winning a senior flag, such negativity soon appeared to be misplaced. You need a TidyHQ to buy tickets, register for memberships and interact with your organisation. Intersate recruit that didnt set the world on fire-Kym Chatfield, dont think he racked up many games at East Freo before his Woodville stint either, how did they get hold of this guy? SANFL Under 17's: 5 - 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1973, Most Games: 325 by Ralph Sewer (196980, 198490), First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Trevor Pierson (1982 - 104 goals). Final scores were Woodville 8.13 (61); University 9.5 (59). This was to prove to be the last ever time that Woodville would play off for the A1 premiership prior to the club's elevation to SANFL B grade status in 1959. Our rankings may not reflect individual tiebreaker scenarios. Neil Balme is named as Senior Coach and Peter Schwarz is named as the inaugural Captain. Because of the exigencies of war the number of clubs in A2 of the SAAFL was reduced from ten to six in 1941. It was also agreed that blue would be the primary colour of the merged club. B 75500/43: Sturt v Woodville, players Richard Champion and Michael Friebel. The twin highlights of this apprenticeship were arguably Bob Simunsen's successive Seconds Magarey Medal wins in 1961 and 1962. I remember going to Prospect Oval the Thursday night before the 1971 GF. We are also fortunate to have one of the strongest networks of past players and supporters in the amateur league, many of whom also sponsor our club. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. [4], A three time South Australian interstate representative, Parker retired with 280 SANFL games and a total of 285 games in elite Australian rules football, and also played a further 21 pre-season/night series matches.[4]. The new team trained in a yard behind the Land of Promise Hotel but this was soon found to be inadequate so the players used Port Road . 2014 AFL Season; 2013 AFL Season; 2012 AFL Season; 2011 AFL Season; 2010 AFL Season; . The Woodville Warriors and the West Torrens Eagles merged after the completion of the 1990 season and have since participated in the SANFL as the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles, winning the SANFL premiership in 1993, 2006, 2011, 2020, and 2021. In fact i think somewhere in part 1 of this thread there is a pic or Larry displaying the "professor" look. With the introduction of district football in 1897, the Club changed its name to West Torrens as it realised that a major number of its players resided in that area. Charity Partner . "There was no better player than Muir," says his first coach . [3], Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Welshpool. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey, dated 20 May 1989 B 75500/44: Torrens player Damien Christensen marks the ball, other player is Michael Long. During the 2021 SANFL season, the Eagles finished 2nd behind minor premiers Glenelg who had lost only one game all season. Just doing a bit of trainspotter duty here Big Warrior, John Panagaris played 1 game and kicked 1 goal in 87 according to my relevant Footy Times yearbook, that i know from memory not having on me ATM, I think Sawford may have played for WT a bit in 87 too. Well this will get me a bit closer to that 331, while comparing lists with the one on SAFooty I have found these names. 25 April 2022 2:00pm Maughan Thiem Kia Oval - Woodville Naming Rights Partner. *Record tiebreakers are determined by each district through District Executive Committees. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. Its inaugural season was an indicator of its success (or lack thereof) for the remainder of its existence. haha. He followed me around all day trying to get information how big was it, what was on the banner, etc. Not dated B 75500/45: Players in action. - the players effectively 'froze', putting in a woeful performance to lose by 15 points and slump to fourth, which meant an elimination final meeting with finals-hardened Norwood. Had the young Woodville players been given the chance to play in a final - just to get the feel of playing in the big time - they would be a better proposition for the grand final. Woodville-West Torrens entered a team in the SANFL Women's League in 2019 and, as of 2021 SANFL season, are the only club to have never won a wooden spoon. He played 105 Games and kicked 7 Goals during his Woodville career.Don't have his Norwood or Melbourne details and also played in the early '90s for Woodville/West Torrens. On entry to the SANFL, Woodville were known as "The Woodpeckers" but changed to "The Warriors" in 1983. By 1884 the Club had joined the Adelaide and Suburban Association and had some success in this competition playing in the Red and White uniform. Huppatz also played interstate football for both South Australia and the VFL. It was decided at the end of the season to merge the two sides to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles, effectively returning to how things were prior to 1964. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game, Affiliation (Historical)South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 19641990, Most Games325 by Ralph Sewer 1969-1980 , 1984-1990, League Top Goalkickers G.Hewitt (83) 1979; M.Blight (126) 1985; S.Nichols (103) 1986 & (103) 1988 (4 total), Magarey MedalistsMalcolm Blight 1972 (1 total). In 1940 it changed its colours to purple and white and was admitted to section A2 of the South Australian Amateur Football League. JavaScript is disabled. However, having qualified for the elimination final the Woodville players may have subconsciously decided that they had achieved enough for one season; in any event, they were never in the contest against reigning premier Norwood and went down by 11 goals. Initials I.P. Based in the north western suburb of Woodville, the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club was formed in 1991 when Woodville and West Torrens amalgamated. Dave Campbell's Texas Football reveals its 2023 6-Year TXHSFB Program Rankings, a comprehensive measure of every UIL Texas high school football program. It was not until 1902 that the Hindmarsh Council realising the need of a local Oval started to redevelop an irregular shaped paddock known as Lindsays Circus which was opened in 1905 as Hindmarsh Oval and the home ground of West Torrens Football Club. I think he also spent some time as a male stripper. [4] As his new club already had established ruckmen in Gary Dempsey and Barry Round, Parker was tried as a key forward. The club won just three matches, all against Central Districts. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The third term had the huge crowd at fever pitch as the two sides went goal for goal with the Magpies hanging on to a 6 point advantage at the final change. 20152019 - Patrick Giuffreda & Luke Thompson, South Australian Premiers: 9 1924, 1933, 1945, 1953, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2020, 2021, South Australian Night Series Winners: 4 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, Record Night Attendance at Thebarton Oval: 4,566 v, Most Goals for the Club: 312 by Mark Passador (200310), Most Years as Coach: 9 by Michael Godden (201018), Most Premierships as Coach: 2 by Jade Sheedy (2020, 2021), Most Years as Captain: 8 by Luke Thompson (201522), Most Premierships as Captain: 2 by Luke Thompson (2020, 2021), Most Best & Fairest Awards: 5 by Mark McKenzie (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011), Longest Winning Run: 14 (199394 last 7 games in 1993, first 7 games in 1994), Longest Winning Run in a Season: 12 (2004), This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:30. Woodville,Roys,NT Thunder Jan 12, 2006 Thread starter #1,004 Name the player? Such confidence appeared grossly misplaced early on as the side won only 2 out of 5 Escort Cup pre-season games. Major Partner. Sound the Siren, turn us loose Wonder what his stripping alias was maybe " Frank the Flasher" or " Fabulous Frank" ..LOL!! The challenge final was a dour affair, played at SANFL side Port Adelaide's home ground of Alberton Oval, but Woodville, with Skelley, Hickman and Burns especially to the fore, did just enough to triumph. Player Stats - Woodville-West Torrens Football Club. Prior to amalgamation, West Torrens won four premierships while Woodville was unable to win a flag. Im surprised you had the time dad to post this, after im sure not leaving the front of his house since you discovered its whereabouts! Except that, as so often appears to be the case, 'next season' after a season of apparent promise proved to be an enormous disappointment. You guys in Cheer Squads were fanatics. West Torrens had competed in the SANFL since the 1895 SAFA season, when it was originally known as the Port Natives[1] (who wore Blue and Gold) and renamed to West Torrens for the 1897 SAFA season,[2] while Woodville entered the competition for 1964 SANFL season. Ahhh, those Powerful Pressurising Peckers for Premiers. [1] Further sporadic references to Woodville followed up to and including 1877 when a club bearing that name participated in the debut season of the South Australian Football Association, finishing fifth out of eight. In 1964, when the Woodpeckers embarked on their fully fledged SANFL career, it was Simunsen who was both their first skipper and their first interstate representative, while the coaching duties were handled by former Port Adelaide wingman Harold McDonald. * Premiership Coach, italics current captain Robert Muir (no. You are using an out of date browser. Like Log in to remove this ad. The following week saw Woodville do the unimaginable: down ladder leaders and firm flag favourites North Adelaide by 3 points at Woodville Oval. It contested the finals just three times, with third place in 1986 being its best ever effort. His first season back in Adelaide was unsuccessful, with the club finishing with the wooden spoon. This Club was accepted into the Adelaide and Suburban Association and won two Premierships in a row. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. In the event, after a hard fought first half, the Bays proved to be just a little too accomplished for Blight's men and won by 21 points in front of another big finals crowd of 30,744. FA Cup 4th Round -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16. In its 27 seasons in the SANFL, Woodville reached the finals only three times: in 1979, 1986 and 1987; its best result was 3rd position in 1986. Due to Woodville Oval also being the home of the Woodville Cricket Club who play in the South Australian Grade Cricket League, the Eagles use West Torrens' former home ground Thebarton Oval as their pre-season training base. Moreover, and without at all wanting to seem unkind, it is hard to imagine any alternative set of circumstances which would have given rise to the word 'Woodville' being engraved on the Thomas Seymour Hill Trophy. Famous players from both clubs include Bob Hank and Lindsay Head, who . [2] However, Walkerville were too strong in the final, winning 13.13 (91) to 8.11 (59) at SANFL club North Adelaide's home ground of Prospect Oval. West Torrens won 4 Premierships pre-1991, in 1924, 1933, 1945 and 1953. Although the club was to undergo a gradual overall decline during Ebert's three years in charge it did achieve one significant feat: in 1988 it achieved the first and only senior SANFL premiership in its history after downing Ebert's former clubPort Adelaide in the Escort Cup grand final by 45 points. Once the season proper got underway the side continued much as it had left off in 1986 and by the time it downed South Adelaide by a couple of goals in round seventeen finals participation was virtually assured. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. A photo does exist in the Hindmarsh Historical Society of a West Torrens team dated 1881. MALCOLM BLIGHT. The success was cut short when the Adelaide and Suburban competition went into a recess. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . They did it the hard way, too. 'Football Times', volume 11, number 26, 11/9/86, page 2. And you'll see what we can do, We're the mighty flying Eagles Knew those old Footy Times yearbooks, might come in handysome of these names will test the memory of any Woody diehard!! Also, I looked in the Round 20 1990 Budget I got from "At the Toss of a Coin" store and noticed that Sewer had played 380 matches (plus one) so that would make 381, opposed to 382 you have. Thus was born the West Torrens Football Club. Believe he may be the father or uncle of a former popular ' 80s trainer at Oval Avenue: Paul aka "Porky" Crichton, someone may be able to verify this?? The combination of a large and committed playing membership together with our loyal past player and supporter base has allowed the Woodville South Football Club become one of the most successful and professionally run clubs in the league. and I think this also brings up the 1000th post!!! It only takes a few seconds. Between 1980 and 1985 Woodville collected an unenviable six successive wooden spoons to create a new SANFL record (subsequently surpassed by Sturt). League. For instance, I have no idea why Rodney Allen was credited with 23 games in 1967, but that is how many is recorded in the SANFL Year Book, and it is commensurate with his official total of games. The Warriors simply overwhelmed their opposition to win with consummate ease, 27.20 (182) to 11.15 (81). [5], Unable to register a senior game in 1972, Parker returned to country football and played briefly at Gippsland club Leongatha. Get exclusive insight from the best team of reporters in the Lone Star State! The Hindmarsh Council spent a lot of pounds in an effort to improve the situation over the years and the Club used the Oval until 1922 when it moved its head quarters to Thebarton Oval. List of Woodville-West Torrens Players Edit This is a list of players to have played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). To read the 2022 season preview please become a Dave Campbells Texas Football Insider. sturt football club copyright . Under Ebert's coaching, Woodville won the SANFL Night Competition in 1988, the Escort Cup, defeating Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) to 7.9 (51) at Football Park. FA Cup 4th Round -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16. sturt's senior squad . He was always around the Woodville suburbs singing the Woody Wood Pecker song. Gourmet Sausages. Debuting in 1966 with just one appearance for the year he went on to become a regular in the ensuing seven seasons, for part of which time he helped the 'Peckers to field arguably the strongest first ruck combination in Australia featuring, along with Huppatz himself, future Richmond premiership ruckman and VFL state representative Craig McKellar, and one of the bona fide legends of the game in Malcolm Blight, who would become the first ever player to win both the Magarey and Brownlow Medals. Trevor Ettridge (Woodville) played 27 games, 11 goals from 1972 to 1975. Backed up by our B Grade coach Trent Petersen, C Grade coach Roland Chard and Women's coach Courtney Paulson. However, after overcoming minor premiers Exeter at the semi final stage and Payneham in the final it was unable to overcome Exeter again in the challenge final. Not so this time. Thereafter, however, the 'old' Woodville inexplicably resurfaced: the Warriors lost every one of their last five minor round matches before being consummately bundled out of the premiership race by Glenelg to the embarrassing tune of 102 points. After having merged only 3 years prior, Woodville-West Torrens claimed the Holy Grail of SANFL footy, The Thomas Seymour Hill Trophy, with a convincing 73-point victory over Norwood. It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991. [3] Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Welshpool. This was the first premiership against North Adelaide. Indeed, 1986 was to prove to be the single most successful season in the entire history of the Woodville Football Club. 1. And there lies the tragedy of the 'form' side of the competition missing the double chance. Grenville Dietrich 17 Shane McGrath 16 Damien Christensen 14 David Foote 13 Keith Baker 12 Michael Edmonds 11 Ian Hanna 10 Steven Barratt 9 Justin Smith 9 Alan Schwartz 7 Gerard Toohey 6 Jeff Graham 5 Grant Eyles 4 Stephen Flintham 3 Gavin Appleton 3 Dale Wilson 3 Ashley Mitchell 3 John Cunningham 2 Trevor Pierson 1 West Torrens had previously played North Adelaide in the 1949 SANFL Grand Final. Games: 164 Woodville, 178 North Melbourne Goals: 359 Woodville, 444 North Melbourne Captain Coach: 1983-85 Premierships: North Melbourne 1975, 77 Best and fairest: Woodville 1972 . Woodville's captain in their last game was popular veteran Ralph Sewer (regular captain Romano Negri was in the team but stepped aside for the last game to give Sewer the honor). The chief source for the entire section on Woodville's SAAFL career was A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994 by Fred Bloch. The Woodville South Football Club was establish in 1890 as the Carlton Football Club and is one of the oldest and most respected clubs in the South Australian Amateur Football League. I know where a Des Batt lived until about May last year. Wonder if he " displayed his wares" out at the Penthouse Club on Glen Osmond Rd. 27-20 (W) Woodville @ East Chambers On 11/12, the Woodville varsity football team won their away playoff game against East Chambers (Winnie, TX) by a score of 27-20. At quarter time their confidence appeared to be seriously mis-placed. He resigned the position after making a point of principle at the SAFA meeting while being abused by fellow delegates. Rodney Allen (1965 to 1975) 200 games, 24 goals. These tallies refer to premiership (home-and-away) matches only. Disposals. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. True, the side did manage to win 4 and draw 1 of its 20 minor round matches in 1966 to finish in the dizzy heights of eighth position, but overall it was rapidly becoming clear that both Woodville and fellow newcomers Central District were little better than competition makeweights. I just told him he could see it for himself the next day just before the Roosters ran onto the Adelaide Oval. Woodville's first win against a club other than Centrals came in the opening round of the 1965 season against Norwood. Yes, I saw Trevor Hoffman play, He was a little short and skinny to match it with the likes of Wedding, Darley, etc, but he had pretty good skills for memory. I worked at the Trust, as did his sons Paul (Porky) and Rick Crichton. In 1990, the imminent admission of the Adelaide Crows into the AFL placed both club's futures as separate entities in serious doubt: West Torrens was technically insolvent, He would later play for North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), winning the Brownlow Medal in 1978 and joining a select group of players who had won the highest individual honor in both the SANFL and VFL competitions. The club would play their home games at Woodville's home ground, Woodville Oval, and use the West Torrens Eagle emblem. West Adelaide United, in 1935-6, were the only other club to achieve the feat. Ah thanks again! Round 18 Woodville South vs SMOSH 10.15am C Grade start 12.15pm B Grade start 2.15pm A Grade start Catstodians Day. A club known as Woodville existed as long ago as 1869 when it was recorded as playing a scratch match against Adelaide on 30th July and losing by 3 goals to 1. The Natives Club first secretary was John Carr, a member of the Legislative Council and the colours that the Club adopted were Blue and Gold. Whispers had grown throughout SA football circles that a merger would save these clubs throughout the 1980s. A four-decade player. Ralph Sewer: Debuting in 1969 and playing his final match in 1990 aged 38, Sewer became not only the only man to have played in the SANFL in four different decades, but also the only grandfather. Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. "When assessing Woodville it is difficult to know where you might be able to exploit a weakness in its game," suggested Sturt coach Merv Keane in his post match analysis. O old pecker Draftee May 22, 2007 4 0 Past Seasons. See The South Australian Football Story by Bernard Whimpress, p.199. 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