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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



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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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1949 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1949 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 5.29.711.912.15 87 WON Sturt 1.54.76.127.13 55 32 ADO Apr 25 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
2 H West Torrens 2.25.48.511.9 75 LOST Norwood 5.711.1016.1516.16 112 -37 THB Apr 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Torrens 1.24.77.1411.17 83 LOST West Adelaide 6.210.212.414.8 92 -9 ADO May 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Torrens 4.47.79.911.14 80 LOST Glenelg 2.25.89.1114.14 98 -18 GLE May 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Torrens 5.58.513.918.11 119 WON North Adelaide 2.17.37.1011.14 80 39 THB May 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Torrens 7.213.915.1421.20 146 WON South Adelaide 5.28.910.1213.13 91 55 ADO May 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Torrens 1.44.68.712.8 80 WON Port Adelaide 1.43.76.88.10 58 22 THB Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H West Torrens 6.510.911.1414.17 101 WON Sturt 1.42.74.96.11 47 54 THB Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A West Torrens 4.55.912.1214.16 100 LOST Norwood 1.1010.1315.1317.16 118 -18 NOR Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Torrens 2.35.117.1510.18 78 LOST West Adelaide 7.110.213.914.11 95 -17 THB Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A West Torrens 1.19.810.916.13 109 WON Glenelg 6.38.412.716.9 105 4 GLE Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Torrens 2.57.1010.1313.18 96 WON North Adelaide 3.65.67.79.10 64 32 PRO Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H West Torrens 5.57.713.1016.14 110 WON South Adelaide 1.31.51.52.8 20 90 THB Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Torrens 3.66.1010.1416.18 114 WON Port Adelaide 3.44.55.97.9 51 63 ALB Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Torrens 1.74.87.139.16 70 LOST Sturt 3.110.513.815.9 99 -29 UNL Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Torrens 2.35.910.1113.17 95 WON Glenelg 4.46.611.712.9 81 14 THB Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Torrens 7.79.1312.1513.17 95 WON South Adelaide 0.24.64.77.12 54 41 THB Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H West Torrens 3.07.413.618.8 116 WON West Adelaide 4.47.710.1011.13 79 37 ADO Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H West Torrens 5.25.87.1610.20 80 WON Norwood 3.15.66.87.13 55 25 ADO Sep 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A West Torrens 2.65.118.159.18 72 LOST North Adelaide 4.76.1310.1313.17 95 -23 ADO Oct 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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