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KEY FACTS

Official name
West Adelaide Football Club

Known as
West Adelaide

Nickname
Westies, Bloodhounds

Formed
1892

Colours
Black and red

Emblem
Bloods

Associated clubs
West Adelaide Reserves; West Adelaide U18s; West Glenelg; West Adelaide WFC; West Adelaide U16s; West Adelaide U14s

Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1897–2025

Home Ground
Richmond Oval

SANFL Premierships
1908-09, 1911-12, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983, 2015 (9 total)

Senior Premierships
Adelaide and Suburban Football Association: 1895-6 (2 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-season Series: 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1985, 1987 (6 total); Foxtel Cup 2013 (1 total)

Most Games
364 - Grantley Fielke (1979-1997)

Most Goals
558 - Roger Luders (1978-1987)

League Top Goalkickers
F.Fitzgerald (31) 1915; Peter Phipps (90) 1957; Adam Richardson (85) 1998, (66) 1999, (72) 2000 & (84) 2001; Darren Bradshaw (97) 2003 (7 total)

Magarey Medalists
James 'Sorry' Tierney 1908; Henry 'Dick' Head 1909; Robert Barnes 1922; H.Bruce McGregor 1926 & 1927; Robert Snell 1929; Jack Sexton 1931; Ray McArthur 1939*; Ron Benton 1957; Ken Eustice 1962; Trevor Grimwood 1977; Grantley Fielke 1985; Glenn Kilpatrick 1995; James Ezard 2009 (13 Medallists/14 Medals)

Championships and Trophies
Championship of Australia: 1908 & 1911 (2 total)

Headquarters
57 Milner Rd, Richmond, SA 5033

Postal Address
PO Box 164, Marleston, SA, 5033

Phone: (08) 8352 4022 

Website
westadelaidefc.com.au

West Adelaide



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Game records

"At the end of the 1908 season, VFL premier Carlton then challenged West to a play off for the ‘Championship of the Commonwealth’, a challenge which West were quick to accept. The match took place at Adelaide Oval in front of a crowd of 13,000, most of whom would have been surprised to see West win, let alone so emphatically. Final scores were West Adelaide 12.9 (81) to Carlton 7.10 (52) ... "

The Bloods have hit the highs but, as John Devaney writes, far too often they've experienced the lows.

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2025 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Adelaide's 2025 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H West Adelaide 0.10.20.64.7 31 LOST Adelaide Reserves 3.39.813.1418.18 126 -95 RIC Mar 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A West Adelaide        vs South Adelaide          NOA Apr 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
3 H West Adelaide        vs Woodville West Torrens          RIC Apr 18 (Fri, 2:10)  
4 A West Adelaide        vs Sturt          UNL Apr 27 (Sun, 2:10)  
5 A West Adelaide        vs North Adelaide          PRO May 4 (Sun, 2:10)  
6 H West Adelaide        vs Central District          RIC May 10 (Sat, 2:30)  
7 A West Adelaide        vs Glenelg          GLE May 24 (Sat, 2:10)  
8 H West Adelaide        vs Norwood          RIC May 31 (Sat, 1:10)  
9 A West Adelaide        vs Port Adelaide Magpies          ALB Jun 8 (Sun, 1:10)  
10 H West Adelaide        vs North Adelaide          RIC Jun 21 (Sat, 1:10)  
11 A West Adelaide        vs Central District          ELZ Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10)  
12 H West Adelaide        vs Glenelg          RIC Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
13 A West Adelaide        vs Woodville West Torrens          WOO Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
14 H West Adelaide        vs Adelaide Reserves          ADO Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
15 West Adelaide       Bye        
16 H West Adelaide        vs Port Adelaide Magpies          RIC Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A West Adelaide        vs Norwood          NOR Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 H West Adelaide        vs Sturt          RIC Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H West Adelaide        vs South Adelaide          RIC Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

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