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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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1989 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1989 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A West Torrens 3.39.716.1020.11 131 WON South Adelaide 3.65.79.816.12 108 23 ADO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 5.512.1217.1529.20 194 WON Central District 5.15.49.811.11 77 117 FBP Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 4.28.510.912.15 87 WON Sturt 4.47.99.1410.15 75 12 FBP May 1 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H West Torrens 0.22.55.109.13 67 LOST West Adelaide 5.210.413.916.11 107 -40 THB May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A West Torrens 1.45.79.710.9 69 LOST North Adelaide 5.213.717.1625.22 172 -103 FBP May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A West Torrens 4.58.713.1018.15 123 WON Norwood 1.13.55.810.8 68 55 NOR May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H West Torrens 7.39.511.814.12 96 LOST Port Adelaide 5.610.920.1523.19 157 -61 THB May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A West Torrens 2.38.99.1215.15 105 WON Woodville 7.18.412.1112.13 85 20 WOO Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 3.08.611.1116.18 114 WON Glenelg 3.56.712.714.8 92 22 FBP Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 3.63.84.125.14 44 LOST South Adelaide 1.14.54.66.11 47 -3 THB Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A West Torrens 5.19.69.612.8 80 LOST Central District 7.313.422.726.10 166 -86 ELZ Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A West Torrens 3.38.510.812.9 81 WON Sturt 1.33.66.99.13 67 14 ADO Jul 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 2.410.910.1114.14 98 WON West Adelaide 0.33.56.810.9 69 29 FBP Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 3.14.25.77.9 51 LOST North Adelaide 5.311.917.1227.13 175 -124 THB Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H West Torrens 0.11.42.62.9 21 LOST Norwood 5.36.37.37.4 46 -25 THB Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A West Torrens 3.13.25.410.8 68 LOST Port Adelaide 4.313.916.1417.18 120 -52 ALB Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 1.05.56.89.10 64 LOST Woodville 3.34.57.810.11 71 -7 THB Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 1.14.45.89.9 63 LOST Glenelg 5.312.515.922.16 148 -85 ADO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H West Torrens 3.54.79.1113.14 92 WON South Adelaide 1.46.77.1310.13 73 19 FBP Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 2.43.76.108.10 58 LOST Central District 0.60.134.148.22 70 -12 FBP Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H West Torrens 5.19.413.519.8 122 WON Sturt 2.12.55.810.9 69 53 THB Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A West Torrens 1.52.104.126.15 51 LOST West Adelaide 2.25.48.818.9 117 -66 RIC Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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