We (Aish and Kerley) went there (Channel 9) the same night. Hall, Meckiff, Kline, Solomon. Jack Oatey Medallist: Ian Borchard, Best: Borchard, Morris, Bennett, Meuret, Grosser, McKinnon, Kantilaftas, McKinnon, Burgess, Winter State Captain: 1911,1912. Captain: 1957-1958 An unexpected 112-point thrashing of North Adelaide in their last game of 1940, however, proved a true omen of what was to come in 1941. After missing the finals in 1999 and 2000, for 2001 West Adelaide hired former premiership captain and best and fairest winner Ian Borchard as coach. West Adelaide, coached by Port Adelaide premiership player and coach John Cahill (nephew of former West coach Laurie Cahill) finished 3rd in the 1985 SANFL season, missing out on a grand final spot by less than 2 goals to North Adelaide in the Preliminary Final. Guernesy Number: 10 See also "West Adelaide Football Rally" (?date) by Reginald A A Stoneham (1895–1942) [5]. Premierships: 1967,1968,1969,1970 Games: 317 The SAFA would subsequently become the SANFL. “To my absolute amazement, it was still inside the line when I picked it up. “For me, the game is about more than just winning. Strong recruiting helped the team improve to sixth in 2009 while James Ezard, nephew of 1984 and 1985 Essendon premiership player Alan Ezard, jointly won the Magarey Medal with North Adelaide's Rhys Archard, becoming the fourteenth West Adelaide player to win the award. Inaugural Member – South Australian Football Hall of Fame Magarey Medal: 1952,1954,1959 Known as ‘Mr Magic’, the naturally talented Bagshaw was an inspiration to his teammates and will be remembered for as long as football is played in South Australia. State Games: 20 Any updates to this matter will be posted on our website. Captain-Coach Bruce McGregor would not only lead his team to the premiership in 1927 but became the first (and so far only) West Adelaide player to win back to back Magarey Madals. Inaugural Member – Sturt Hall of Fame  “Big Bill Wedding always gave his all,” Aish said. We (Aish and Kerley) went there (Channel 9) the same night. President. Historical SANFL Budget Feature - By Steve Barrett “We’ll bat first.” Normally a sound decision when the captain wins the toss at Adelaide Oval, especially with the mercury nearing the ton. Member – Jack Oatey Vintage 21 Team Goals: 146 With ruckman Brian DeBroughe playing out of his skin (he booted five goals as a resting forward), West gained the ascendancy and led by 11 points at the half time break, which most players After kicking into the wind and trailing by nine points at the first change, the Bloods controlled the contest for the remaining three quarters, which included kicking a pivotal 3.3 to 2.1 during the third term. 100 Goals in a Season: 1940 (101) West Adelaide 11.12 (78) defeated Woodville West Torrens 7.6 (48) Member – Australian Football Hall of Fame, Originally a brilliant centreman, Halbert then became a dominant centre half forward due to his formidable strength and jumping ability when shifted there in 1964 by coach Jack Oatey. Guernsey Number: 11