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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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1939 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1939 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 4.46.87.912.10 82 LOST Port Adelaide 7.213.214.517.10 112 -30 THB Apr 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H West Torrens 5.212.713.1718.23 131 WON Glenelg 4.48.1113.1216.16 112 19 ADO Apr 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Torrens 4.37.711.1115.14 104 LOST Sturt 2.76.1111.1415.20 110 -6 ADO May 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Torrens 2.24.76.1111.18 84 LOST South Adelaide 2.27.611.1016.12 108 -24 THB May 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A West Torrens 0.63.77.1111.13 79 LOST North Adelaide 5.48.913.1018.15 123 -44 PRO May 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Torrens 2.46.48.711.12 78 WON West Adelaide 4.17.710.1011.11 77 1 ASG May 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Torrens 6.49.612.1618.18 126 WON Norwood 3.28.910.1114.15 99 27 THB Jun 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Torrens 2.36.77.910.10 70 LOST Port Adelaide 5.67.1610.2915.36 126 -56 ADO Jun 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A West Torrens 3.67.713.1015.14 104 WON Glenelg 3.29.613.914.15 99 5 GLE Jun 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Torrens 8.511.614.1117.14 116 WON Sturt 4.310.713.1016.11 107 9 THB Jul 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A West Torrens 3.17.69.912.14 86 LOST South Adelaide 4.106.1310.1815.22 112 -26 ADO Jul 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H West Torrens 4.68.1111.1514.20 104 WON West Adelaide 2.38.99.915.13 103 1 THB Jul 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H West Torrens 5.75.810.1311.17 83 WON North Adelaide 3.37.89.1111.13 79 4 THB Aug 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Torrens 5.411.1214.1517.20 122 WON Norwood 3.96.1113.1517.16 118 4 NOR Aug 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Torrens 10.611.817.1020.14 134 WON Sturt 7.28.913.1113.15 93 41 UNL Aug 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Torrens 6.110.314.817.14 116 WON Glenelg 2.39.512.714.10 94 22 THB Aug 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A West Torrens 1.13.35.58.6 54 LOST Port Adelaide 8.311.914.1521.17 143 -89 ALB Sep 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H West Torrens 2.03.511.913.10 88 WON Norwood 2.28.39.712.12 84 4 ADO Sep 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H West Torrens 2.36.913.1018.13 121 WON South Adelaide 5.56.79.1312.14 86 35 ADO Sep 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A West Torrens 1.05.17.511.11 77 LOST Port Adelaide 2.118.1814.2316.28 124 -47 ADO Sep 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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