Full Points Footy's Encyclopedia of Australian Football Clubs, Volume 1. Given the nature of their brief, the five official tipsters in 'Football Times' had no choice but to be less non-committal: all predicted a narrow win to the Redlegs. Fair to say probably 6,000 of those would have been Magpie supporters. Not so this time. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. The Woodville South Football Club was establish in 1890 as the Carlton Football Club and is oneof the oldest and most respected clubs in the South Australian Amateur Football League. *Behinds for the pre-1965 era are for selected matches only They also made the finals in 1987, but came 5th, losing the Elimination Final to Glenelg. Moreso in this thread as Woodville takes a lead, instead of being amongst the "small print". That would explain it, 12 games and 25 goals for Panagaris' career suggests he wasnt a complete dud. In 2011, the Eagles became the only club since the turn of the century to defeat Central District in two grand finals, with a thrilling 3-point win 81 to 78 on 9 October 2011. Always thought those Findon boys were suss. 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. Knew those old Footy Times yearbooks, might come in handysome of these names will test the memory of any Woody diehard!! Heading into 1964, West Torrens had won four premierships in the previous forty seasons, and were a highly competitive club, regular finalists, and played off in 8 Grand Finals - the last one being the 1953 victory over Port Adelaide. 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. 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 . He then moved on to Port Adelaide where he finished his career with a further 38 games over the ensuing four seasons. 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. It was a bitterly disappointing end for Michael Godden and his men after a near perfect season, cruelled by injury at the final hurdle. "At the moment, it hasn't got an obvious one for any length of time. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey, dated 20 May 1989 B 75500/44: Torrens player Damien Christensen marks the ball, other player is Michael Long. 2023. to reflect uponThe player I will discuss ( I am positive) has not been mentioned before in the previous thread. For most of this three year period it was clear that the club was living on borrowed time, and while the formation of the Adelaide Crows at the end of the 1990 season may have precipitated matters, the merger with West Torrens which produced the WoodvilleWest Torrens Eagles in 1991 may, in hindsight, be viewed as having been almost inevitable. [3] From 19982010, the Eagles had 19 selected at the AFL Draft. The SAAFL still operated a challenge system of playing finals at this point. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore, Australian Football Championships (1979-86) - Budget Team Lists Required. to the league series in 1964, enters the finals series far better prepared than its previous major round appearance in 1979 - ironically against Norwood in an elimination final. The clubrooms have been recently renovated and our oval is superbly maintained by the Charles Sturt Council. In 1978. for the first ever time, Woodville made a realistic bid to participate in the finals, ultimately missing out by just one game plus percentage. The fourth quarter was just as thrilling, but gradually it was the Warriors who appeared to be getting on top. You are using an out of date browser. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! I'm sure Fatty, TBW, McAlmanac et al will have a few stories to tell about some of those players! 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). Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. During the 2021 SANFL season, the Eagles finished 2nd behind minor premiers Glenelg who had lost only one game all season. Massive thanks to Keith Leicester for posting this audio track on his website.htt. Initially at least, Blight's impact was greater on the playing side than it was as a tactician and man motivator. Trevor Ettridge (Woodville) played 27 games, 11 goals from 1972 to 1975. The new club proved immediately competitive, and won their first premiership in 1993. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore. I think he also spent some time as a male stripper. He had kicked 430 goals (I'm assuming that takes night games out) plus another one he kicked that day, bringing the total to 431. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Photographer Martin Jacka, not dated B 75500/46: Torrens v Woodville at Thebarton. Like Log in to remove this ad. [6]. However, a third western suburbs team in the competition West Adelaide proved too much to handle with both sides struggling on the field following Woodville's inception. Public group Join group Community Connector School Program presented by Optimum, Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award, North Texas Dance Team Spotlight presented by Children's Health, San Antonio Inspirational Coach of the Week, San Antonio Student Trainer Program Spotlight, Texas Children's Training Staff Superstars Award, become a Dave Campbells Texas Football Insider. *Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on. Nevertheless, there was always next season. The success was cut short when the Adelaide and Suburban competition went into a recess. 1. JavaScript is disabled. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 'Football Times', volume 11, number 28, 25/9/86, page 6. "Zip Zap" as he was known, made his league debut with Woodville in 1969 and was playing his 325th game for the club. South Australian National Football League, "Full Points Footy: Max Parker (Footscray, Woodville, North Adelaide)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Parker_(footballer)&oldid=1105238095, This page was last edited on 19 August 2022, at 07:37. Before the start of the 2020 SANFL season, the club hired a new coach: former Sturt premiership player and Magarey Medalist Jade Sheedy. After finishing the minor round in second place behind University they had to overturn Semaphore Central (12.18 to 10.15) in a semi final and Colonel Light Gardens (13.15 to 11.9) in the final before responding to the challenge which University, as minor premiers, had the right to throw down. The mighty flying Eagles In 1946 the Woodville Football Club managed something which they would never achieve in twenty-seven seasons as a member of the SANFL: earned the right to call themselves the best team in an entire competition. Now he becomes eligible for the "Worst Recruit" category, and would possibly be in the first few lines of the betting. The 'Football Times' tipsters had changed their tune prior to Woodville's first semi final meeting with Port Adelaide, with four of the five favouring the Warriors. It appears that the Club went by the somewhat strange pseudonym of The Butchers, and perhaps this was because the team contained a number of slaughtermen and it seems to have played matches near the West Park slaughterhouse that was situated behind the Adelaide Gaol. Does anyone on here have a Woodville peckers guernsey? The 2023 Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament will return to College Station this summer. . You must log in or register to reply here. JavaScript is disabled. [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. How many other players' careers have transcended four decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)? Des O' Dwyer played with Woodville from middish 1986 to 1990 incl. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. The Warriors were far from disgraced, however, and there appeared to be every reason for those connected with the club to feel optimistic about prospects for 1987. 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! And you'll see what we can do, We're the mighty flying Eagles Past Players & Officials. I worked at the Trust, as did his sons Paul (Porky) and Rick Crichton. It contested the finals just three times, with third place in 1986 being its best ever effort. I remember walking past Singer Edwards place and he had a pair of footy boots on his front gate. 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. He was also one of the pre-count favourites for the Magarey Medal, but finished a somewhat disappointing tenth. 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. Thus was born the West Torrens Football Club. Of a total of 575 matches played during that period the side managed just 160 wins and 4 draws. [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]. Since entering the league together the two clubs had enjoyed an intense and unique rivalry; it hardly seemed to matter what the respective positions of the sides on the ladder were, their confrontations over a season almost invariably tended to be closely fought. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 2. Finally, is there anybody out there perchance who knew ( or knows..) DES " The Battster " Batt? And we always battle through I was born in 1959 and have memories of the early days of Woodville. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! He was high among North's best players in the losing 1978 grand final against Hawthorn. Ironically the team finishing last in that year was Port Adelaide. Unfortunately the League team were dealt with 3 major season ending injuries in their 2nd semi-final victory, ripping out their engine room including Magarey Medal Runner-up and eventual 2015 Club Champion Angus Rowntree, as well as number 1 ruckman Marc Borholm and former Reserves Magarey Medalist Angus Poole. West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990. 25 April 2022 2:00pm Maughan Thiem Kia Oval - Woodville Naming Rights Partner. Woodville and West Torrens join forces to become the Woodville West Torrens Football Club, known as The Eagles. [4] He made five appearances for Footscray in the 1971 VFL season, aged only 17. In the final, played at Mortlock Oval, Woodville had to battle all the way to shake off a determined Goodwood, but steadiness under pressure ultimately paid off with a 12.7 (79) to 10.14 (74) win. 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. Ruckman Craig Parry was named the Jack Oatey Medalist for Best on Ground for 2011. In doing so, the club went back-to-back for the first time in their history. 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. It would, however, prove to be the Eagles only premiership success during 19942005 in which they lost 5 Grand Finals 1994 to Port Adelaide and 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005 all to Central District. Major Partner. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. The Kreig Dynasty at the Woodville Football Club Can recall Larry, but not Curly & Mo!!! 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. 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. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. Things deteriorated still further in 1971 as the 'Peckers plummeted to the wooden spoon, and although this particular indignity was avoided during the rest of the 1970s it was only towards the end of the decade that the club began to give serious on field indications that it could be anything other than an also ran. [4] As his new club already had established ruckmen in Gary Dempsey and Barry Round, Parker was tried as a key forward. You need a TidyHQ to buy tickets, register for memberships and interact with your organisation. From there the team started to gel and by 1986 was considered an outside chance of obtaining their first league premiership, but finished 3rd after losing to eventual premiers Glenelg in the Preliminary Final. The Woodville-West Torrens Eagles first home ground was SANFL league headquarters Football Park in their inaugural season of 1991. 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 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. I remember going to Prospect Oval the Thursday night before the 1971 GF. The club would play their home games at Woodville's home ground, Woodville Oval, and use the West Torrens Eagle emblem. It would be the last trophy the Woodville Football Club would win in the SANFL. [4] (Also, in 1972 they won the Coca-Cola cup, a competition between teams which did not make the final four). Do we have the ability to PM each other. ?A famous Pecker in more respects than he may know!! Famous players from both clubs include Bob Hank and Lindsay Head, who . In hindsight it is possible to suggest that Blight expected such success. Only recently discovered the whereabouts of the late and great Jack " Singer " Edwards former home in Woodville West. 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. 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). Any reflections on this classic victory are welcome. | Facebook Woodville south football club past players. Woodville-West Torrens. In 1990, with the imminent entry of the South Australian-based Adelaide Crows into the national Australian Football League (formerly the VFL), it was decided to amalgamate Woodville with neighbouring West Torrens Football Club. Observation made at the time of the emblem switch by Whimpress, op cit, p.202. He was not happy. SANFL Night Premierships: 1 - 1988. Jim Crichton was as you said Secretary of the mighty W.F.C. 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. Do you still have a player you don't know their first name? In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. Thought I better post some Woody info. Used to have female and male strippers " doing their thing" and after they were finished their acts on would come the DJ spinning all the big ti.. er I mean hits!! Also, what is the first name of J Partridge? In 1887 the Club joined with West Adelaide and with the addition of blue to its colours played under the name of West Adelaide, but the team dissolved after only one season. On the individual front, it did provide a Magarey Medallist in the shape of Malcolm Blight in 1972, while Woodville players topped the season's goalkicking on no fewer than four occasions. 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. I found his name firstly in the team which played in Lindsay Heads' last game (1970) and I also know he was there in 1969 in the seniors. All these factors were to the fore as Woodville led at every change in compiling a resounding 43 point win. Woodville began the following season strongly, reaching the Escort Cup grand final only to lose narrowly to West Adelaide. This Club was accepted into the Adelaide and Suburban Association and won two Premierships in a row. A four-decade player. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991. 2021 (7 - 4) 2020 (8 - 3) 2019 (4 - 6) 2018 (11 - 1) Frank Eder went to Findon High and was a strapping size of a bloke. The 'Peckers managed only 4 wins for the year and sustained some of the biggest hidings in their history to slump to the bottom of the ladder once more. Thus was born the West Torrens Football Club. Similarly, the return to the Woodville fold as playing coach a year later of 'favourite son' Malcolm Blight did not immediately succeed in turning things 'round. Maxwell Sam Parker (born 29 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Wearing Gold and Green and Blue South Australian Football Hall of Fame members. These tallies refer to premiership (home-and-away) matches only. To read the 2022 season preview please become a Dave Campbells Texas Football Insider. In 1940 it changed its colours to purple and white and was admitted to section A2 of the South Australian Amateur Football League. However it prevailed and finished in 6 th position out of 7 teams in the inaugural season. During its twenty-seven season stint in the SANFL Woodville's record was second to none - in terms of its mediocrity. In newspaper reports on the games the first captain appears to be Fanning but later in the season he was replaced by J Collins. 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. He became the second to win one at his first attempt (Winter 1993). Maxwell Sam Parker (born 29 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Get the latest news and information about the Woodville Eagles football from Dave Campbell's Texas Football. 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. 1980 Sachse John - the "other" Sachse brother; Leaping Lindner reckons it must have been a pre-season match. Although this is the last day of January, I will kick off with the birthdays that occurred in the first month of the year. [3]. [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. 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. Past Seasons. This is a list of the 63 players you missed. Past Players support day. Correct on all counts. They did it the hard way, too. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game . The team won 3 games, drew 1 (abandoned after quarter time) and lost 13, which included a forfeit. Your TidyHQ Account includes the email address and password you use to log in, as well as all the contact, payment and security details that you will use for this organisation and across all TidyHQ services. I happened to mention it a guy at school the next day and it turned out he was in the Port Adelaide Cheer Squad. Well this will get me a bit closer to that 331, while comparing lists with the one on SAFooty I have found these names. 00:00. I've always believed and hammered home at Woodville that you have got to get your act in order off the ground first - that means from administration down to playersIn the past three years I've been hoping like hell that things would go well. As well as that controversy, the teams on field performance in its first two games, when it failed even to score and could not field a full complement of the allowed 20 men, was hardly a confident beginning. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. West Torrens won 4 Premierships pre-1991, in 1924, 1933, 1945 and 1953. 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. 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). [5] Against both North Melbourne and South Melbourne he kicked three goals. 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. *Record tiebreakers are determined by each district through District Executive Committees. 6. News Football Matches . just past the Arkaba Hotel! A Woodville Football Club, about which hardly anything is known, also existed as late as 1910 but thereafter references cease for more than two decades. FA Cup 4th Round -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16. [7] Blight's charges refused to lie down, however, and by half time, incredibly, they had closed to within just 5 points. For the first few years the Club was an itinerant side, playing at other sides home grounds and contesting a fair number of their matches at the Jubilee Oval just near the Adelaide Zoo. Final scores were 18.20 (128) to 18.13 (121), with Ron Fuller the best player on view. Copyright 2023 Woodville-West Torrens Football Club. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. The reason for this rejection was never explained, however J H Sinclair was chosen to replace him. Women's Major Partner. Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. I remember Craig McKellar used to live on Trimmer Pde at Bus Stop 27 and would be seen on Sunday arvo, dressed in an old Pecker lace up jumper and footy shorts mowing the front lawn. Dazzling Darryl was the son of a Woodville member who was in the cheer squad (Dazzling, that is) briefly in the mid 70's (I think). Woodvillle Football Club History Track from the 1971 SANFL Amoco Promotion. Not even West Torrens had managed the feat previously. 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. The league team with a 162 record from their 18 games. This page was last edited on 17 July 2022, at 19:48. Charity Partner . That is Woodville's penalty for starting the season so poorly. Woodville - and the tactics of Blight and assistant coach John Reid - can beat Norwood. West Adelaide United, in 1935-6, were the only other club to achieve the feat. On this occasion, the scoreboard clearly showed the green and golds as winners. And watch the Feathers fly Robert Muir (no. 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. The team was then known as the "Woodville Woodpeckers". FA Cup 4th Round -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16. I think they all played league, but feel free to let me know if they didn't. 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. [4]. He then moved on to Port Adelaide where he finished his career with a further 38 games over the ensuing four seasons. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. I just told him he could see it for himself the next day just before the Roosters ran onto the Adelaide Oval. with debts of $1.1 million, and while Woodville was financially viable, club officials realised that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for the club to be competitive in the foreseeable future. It proved too much to cover for the Eagles in the Grand Final, falling short to West Adelaide by 30 points. Since 1993, the Eagles have played most of their home games at Woodville's home ground of Woodville Oval, having previously used Football Park. Another thing Adelaide Hawk, I saw a thread in which you had some players you didn't know the first name to. He also had stints at Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and with North Adelaide. 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). 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. (You included Robert Mammone, David Crisanti and Rohan McGrath who to my knowledge never played a league for Woodville). The 38-year-old Sewer who was playing his 382nd and last game of SANFL football. On returning to South Australia, Ray Huppatz played initially with his former club Woodville, adding 17 SANFL games to his tally in 1981. 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