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KEY FACTS

Official name
West Torrens Football Club

Known as
West Torrens

Nickname
Eagle

Former name
Port Natives

Formed
1894 as Port Natives; changed name to Natives in 1896, and to West Torrens in 1897

Disbanded
1990: merged with Woodville

Colours
Blue and gold (originally red and white, then black and gold)

Associated clubs
Woodville West Torrens; Port Adelaide-West Torrens

Affiliation (Historical)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1895–1990

SANFL Premierships
1924, 1933, 1945, 1953 (4 total)

Senior Premierships
Patriotic League 1918 (1 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-season Series 1983 (1 total)

Most Games
325 by Lindsay Head from 1952 to 1970

League Top Goalkickers
Anthony Daly (27) 1900; John Willis (85) 1952; Geoff Kingston (79) 1961 (3 total)

Magarey Medalists
Tom Mackenzie 1902; Dave Low 1912; John Karney 1921; Max Pontifex 1932; Bob Hank 1946 & 1947; Lindsay Head 1955, 1958, 1963 (6 Medallists/9 Medals)

Postal Address
N/A

West Torrens



Some of the most prominent contributors to the [South Australian football] tradition wore the blue and gold of the West Torrens Football Club. Indeed, had Australian football boasted a national competition from the outset it is likely that names like Mackenzie, Low, Pontifex, Hank and Head would have figured prominently on several occasions on grand final day. Instead, they were major contributors toward the creation of one of South Australian football’s most distinctive and noteworthy club traditions...

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1990 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1990 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A West Torrens 3.36.56.89.10 64 LOST Glenelg 2.14.413.716.8 104 -40 FBP Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 3.27.411.715.12 102 WON Woodville 3.46.97.99.11 65 37 FBP Apr 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 3.29.912.1013.15 93 WON North Adelaide 3.24.39.612.9 81 12 PRO Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H West Torrens 5.76.99.1515.19 109 WON Sturt 0.25.76.1011.13 79 30 FBP May 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A West Torrens 3.45.510.814.12 96 LOST Port Adelaide 6.511.715.1417.17 119 -23 ALB May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A West Torrens 1.56.87.147.16 58 LOST South Adelaide 2.23.67.716.12 108 -50 FBP May 28 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 4.48.612.818.15 123 WON Central District 2.35.68.78.7 55 68 FBP Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H West Torrens 1.22.33.34.6 30 LOST Norwood 3.612.818.1123.14 152 -122 FBP Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 6.66.1210.1413.17 95 WON West Adelaide 1.24.39.713.11 89 6 FBP Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A West Torrens 1.06.48.414.7 91 LOST Glenelg 6.49.715.1216.18 114 -23 GLE Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A West Torrens 5.46.48.710.8 68 LOST Woodville 1.24.86.1111.17 83 -15 WOO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H West Torrens 3.412.415.716.8 104 WON North Adelaide 5.28.49.1012.16 88 16 FBP Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 4.25.35.59.12 66 LOST Sturt 2.37.810.1315.16 106 -40 ADO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 4.45.710.1011.17 83 LOST Port Adelaide 4.09.415.523.7 145 -62 FBP Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A West Torrens 4.29.614.817.13 115 LOST South Adelaide 4.310.716.919.16 130 -15 ADO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A West Torrens 3.34.55.68.8 56 LOST Central District 2.35.411.1216.17 113 -57 ELZ Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 2.22.124.1410.16 76 LOST Norwood 5.38.516.617.8 110 -34 FBP Aug 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 2.14.46.79.14 68 LOST West Adelaide 3.27.812.1415.17 107 -39 RIC Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A West Torrens 2.12.57.68.11 59 LOST Glenelg 7.59.914.1619.20 134 -75 FBP Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 4.76.1211.1815.19 109 LOST Woodville 5.414.518.624.10 154 -45 ADO Sep 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.