haha. He then moved on to Port Adelaide where he finished his career with a further 38 games over the ensuing four seasons. Junior football club support day. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. Final scores were 18.20 (128) to 18.13 (121), with Ron Fuller the best player on view. + Score at the end of extra time. He followed me around all day trying to get information how big was it, what was on the banner, etc. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SANFL Football - Woodville West Torrens Eagles Vintage Jackets - Size 2XL / 3XL at the best online prices at eBay! You need a TidyHQ to buy tickets, register for memberships and interact with your organisation. Dave Campbell's Texas Football reveals its 2023 6-Year TXHSFB Program Rankings, a comprehensive measure of every UIL Texas high school football program. O old pecker Draftee May 22, 2007 4 0 G Rimes was the Captain of the team and they finished in fourth position out of five teams. 'Football Times', volume 11, number 28, 25/9/86, page 6. Since 1993, the Eagles have played most of their home games at Woodville's home ground of Woodville Oval, having previously used Football Park. In hindsight it is possible to suggest that Blight expected such success. 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. 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. Woodville had also won the Coca-Cola Cup series in 1972, a competition between clubs which did not make the final four. It only takes a few seconds. Hoffman,Trevor (1964-69) 77 games, 62 goals : Career Breakdown of Trevor Hoffman's League Career please. A very passionate part of footy. 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! The league team with a 162 record from their 18 games. All these factors were to the fore as Woodville led at every change in compiling a resounding 43 point win. Reference can also be found to an Annual Meeting of the Club at the Squatters Arms Hotel on April 7 th 1881 at which time the colours of the Club were changed to Red and White. Sound the Siren, turn us loose Gourmet Sausages. 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). Whether it does win is in the hands of the 20 men Blight chooses to determine his destiny. This setback only served to spark the Warriors into renewed resolve. [3], Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Welshpool. Trevor Ettridge for Woodville was a rangy, dark head defender, taller and leaner than his Torrens counterpart. There's been a lot more planning and preparation this year so I'm not hoping as much this time because I know things are going to be better." To read the 2022 season preview please become a Dave Campbells Texas Football Insider. In 2011, a study commissioned by the AFL identified Woodville-West Torrens as the most effective developer of AFL talent in the country. 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). In Gold and Green and Blue, italics current coach This Club was accepted into the Adelaide and Suburban Association and won two Premierships in a row. The following week saw Woodville do the unimaginable: down ladder leaders and firm flag favourites North Adelaide by 3 points at Woodville Oval. *Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on. 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. 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. 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. Both matches took place at Woodville Oval. First mention of a West Torrens team is made as early as May and June 1879 when results of what must have been scratch matches against South Adelaide and North Adelaide (both these sides were members of the South Australian Football Association) were reported upon in the Register newspaper. 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. 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. Thus was born the West Torrens Football Club. The new club proved immediately competitive, and won their first premiership in 1993. | Facebook Woodville south football club past players. The Peckers' only three victories for the season were all gained at the expense of the winless Bulldogs by 10, 28 and 35 points. In newspaper reports on the games the first captain appears to be Fanning but later in the season he was replaced by J Collins. Obviously he had to do until guys like McKellar came along. Sadly, however, 1970 did not see the club build on this platform. Indeed, 1986 was to prove to be the single most successful season in the entire history of the Woodville Football Club. Finally, is there anybody out there perchance who knew ( or knows..) DES " The Battster " Batt? Having a TidyHQ Account lets us remember who you are so we can keep everything in one place for you ready to access and update at any time. B Barrie Barbary Bob Beecroft Malcolm Blight David Bolton (Australian footballer) Ray Boyanich Greg Brehaut C Richard Champion Phil Cronan F Peter Fitzpatrick (footballer) G Barry Goodingham A longtime Norwood Cheer Squad stalwart, Peter Nanotti, showed us at Woodville how to make them properly. Prior to the start of the season he observed: "I'm comfortable, but there are a lot of reasons for that. The fourth quarter was just as thrilling, but gradually it was the Warriors who appeared to be getting on top. The Woodville-West Torrens Football Club song is called "We're the mighty flying Eagles" and is to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, We're the mighty Eagles [5]. Between 1980 and 1985 Woodville collected an unenviable six successive wooden spoons to create a new SANFL record (subsequently surpassed by Sturt). West Adelaide United, in 1935-6, were the only other club to achieve the feat. The merger effectively marked the death knell of the Woodville Football Club as an autonomous organisation, and from that point of view was probably regarded in a negative light by many of the club's supporters, at least initially. In doing so, the club went back-to-back for the first time in their history. Trev Ettridge from Torrens!!! All rights reserved. It proved too much to cover for the Eagles in the Grand Final, falling short to West Adelaide by 30 points. The club is also famous for having a fantastic social scene and you can be assured that your partnersand families will really feel apart of the club andenjoy the atmosphere at our club. MALCOLM BLIGHT. 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. 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. Now he becomes eligible for the "Worst Recruit" category, and would possibly be in the first few lines of the betting. [4] Playing mostly as a defender, Parker appeared in 266 games for Woodville over 14 seasons and was club captain in 1982, 1986 and 1987. Thus was born the West Torrens Football Club. In an apt moment, Woodville and West Torrens were drawn to play each other in their respective final games, with Woodville emerging victorious by 50 points, 24.10 (154) to 15.19 (104) at the Adelaide Oval. In 1968, Woodville avoided another wooden spoon by just half a game, but the following year, under the energetic coaching of former North Melbourne stalwart Noel Teasdale, the side seemed to be at last on the verge of establishing itself. 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. [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. AFL. 7. A photo does exist in the Hindmarsh Historical Society of a West Torrens team dated 1881. Godden became the third coach to win a Premiership for Woodville-West Torrens, following Bruce Winter (1993) and Ron Fuller (2006). [3] Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Welshpool. I worked at the Trust, as did his sons Paul (Porky) and Rick Crichton. Woodville's only premiership successes came in the 1972 Coca Cola Cup, in which not all SANFL clubs competed, and the 1988 Escort Cup. In the end, only inaccuracy in front of goal prevented Woodville from winning with comparative comfort, but margins mean little in finals; there are only winners and losers. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore. South Adelaide were the next side to succumb to the new-found wrath of the Warriors, going down by 37 points at Football Park, only for Glenelg to throw a temporary spanner into the works in round fourteen with a 39 point triumph at the Bay. Not so this time. SANFL Night Premierships: 1 - 1988. [4] As his new club already had established ruckmen in Gary Dempsey and Barry Round, Parker was tried as a key forward. 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. 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. West Torrens were also dragged down to this level by the 1970s. . The reason for this rejection was never explained, however J H Sinclair was chosen to replace him. "Woodville's Acid Test" ran the headline to Mike Rucci's story in the prefinals issue of South Australia's weekly football newspaper 'Football Times'. Correct on all counts. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. Its inaugural season was an indicator of its success (or lack thereof) for the remainder of its existence. Such confidence appeared grossly misplaced early on as the side won only 2 out of 5 Escort Cup pre-season games. The SAAFL still operated a challenge system of playing finals at this point. Well this will get me a bit closer to that 331, while comparing lists with the one on SAFooty I have found these names. 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. West Torrens won 4 Premierships pre-1991, in 1924, 1933, 1945 and 1953. League. Off the ground things have certainly sharpened up at Woodville. to reflect uponThe player I will discuss ( I am positive) has not been mentioned before in the previous thread. 5. 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. In 2015 the Woodville West Torrens Football Club celebrated their 25th season in the SANFL, and dominated the competition in U/18s, Reserves and League, taking out each Minor Premiership (the only club to ever do so) dropping just 4 games across all 3 grades throughout the minor round season. West Coast Eagles Football Club; Seasons. 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. Round 18 Woodville South vs SMOSH 10.15am C Grade start 12.15pm B Grade start 2.15pm A Grade start Catstodians Day. B 75500/128: Player action shot, showing Garry Haylock, Woodville West Torrens, and another player. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. - 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. I never knew that. I just told him he could see it for himself the next day just before the Roosters ran onto the Adelaide Oval. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! 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). Jim Crichton was also Assistant General Manager of the S.A. Housing Trust up until his death in around 1990 or 1991. 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. The Port Natives, at their Annual meeting in March 1896, renamed themselves simply Natives and were accepted into to South Australian Football Association for that season. I think you will find that they are two distinct blokes. Ahhh, those Powerful Pressurising Peckers for Premiers. 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. The Warriors simply overwhelmed their opposition to win with consummate ease, 27.20 (182) to 11.15 (81). 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. His first season back in Adelaide was unsuccessful, with the club finishing with the wooden spoon. 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. Nov 10, 2018 - Woodville Woodpeckers - First Ever Side (Round 1 1964) I've actually got 331 players listed who played a league game for Woodville. 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. 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. 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. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. 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. Major Partner. He took over Geroge Roache's No.26 jumper. 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. 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. Wonder if he " displayed his wares" out at the Penthouse Club on Glen Osmond Rd. He would walk into the bank, a barber's shop the butchers and would start up "Come on the Peckers, Come on the Peckers . it's the Woody Woody Peckers Song". Not dated B 75500/45: Players in action. The Eagle logo of the West Torrens Football Club was adopted as the official emblem of Woodville West Torrens. I know where a Des Batt lived until about May last year. This page was last edited on 17 July 2022, at 19:48. 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