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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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1984 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1984 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 4.56.711.1014.12 96 LOST Woodville 5.410.620.1026.16 172 -76 THB Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A West Torrens 2.07.514.822.9 141 WON North Adelaide 5.36.97.1312.16 88 53 PRO Apr 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 5.17.110.311.6 72 LOST Central District 4.612.1013.1221.20 146 -74 ELZ Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H West Torrens 1.42.65.99.13 67 LOST Glenelg 7.412.1420.1927.23 185 -118 THB Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A West Torrens 3.26.58.611.9 75 LOST Port Adelaide 5.58.813.1317.16 118 -43 ALB Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A West Torrens 5.08.810.913.18 96 LOST Sturt 8.512.519.926.10 166 -70 FBP May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 4.26.711.817.9 111 LOST Norwood 3.66.817.1226.13 169 -58 NOR May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A West Torrens 6.09.414.618.8 116 WON West Adelaide 2.33.64.157.16 58 58 FBP May 21 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 2.44.56.712.12 84 LOST South Adelaide 5.514.722.1226.18 174 -90 THB May 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 5.510.815.1419.20 134 WON Woodville 1.26.59.915.13 103 31 THB Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H West Torrens 5.37.810.1312.17 89 LOST Central District 3.27.411.719.10 124 -35 THB Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A West Torrens 3.18.513.717.10 112 LOST Glenelg 8.812.1021.1727.19 181 -69 GLE Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 4.16.210.312.8 80 LOST Port Adelaide 4.39.614.818.10 118 -38 FBP Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 6.312.319.723.12 150 WON North Adelaide 8.012.515.718.11 119 31 THB Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A West Torrens 5.311.715.1125.16 166 WON Sturt 6.26.49.1312.16 88 78 UNL Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H West Torrens 5.49.713.1215.12 102 LOST Norwood 2.64.126.1615.18 108 -6 THB Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A West Torrens 1.82.117.1312.15 87 LOST South Adelaide 2.37.913.1218.14 122 -35 ADO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 4.47.514.718.8 116 LOST West Adelaide 1.29.613.1127.14 176 -60 FBP Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A West Torrens 1.36.711.1813.24 102 WON Woodville 5.38.49.511.10 76 26 WOO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 5.57.711.1012.14 86 LOST Central District 5.47.810.1414.17 101 -15 FBP Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A West Torrens 0.41.56.68.8 56 LOST Glenelg 2.47.78.129.14 68 -12 FBP Aug 24 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
22 H West Torrens 3.14.25.38.7 55 LOST Port Adelaide 5.311.616.1219.17 131 -76 THB Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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