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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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1968 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1968 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 1.45.106.108.17 65 WON Woodville 2.55.76.137.15 57 8 THB Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A West Torrens 2.18.79.1213.17 95 WON Norwood 2.13.46.611.6 72 23 NOR Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 6.27.79.913.15 93 LOST West Adelaide 2.55.910.1613.16 94 -1 RIC Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H West Torrens 3.33.34.67.8 50 LOST Glenelg 3.45.1110.1113.16 94 -44 THB May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A West Torrens 1.14.47.79.10 64 LOST Central District 2.44.59.713.7 85 -21 ELZ May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H West Torrens 3.63.97.137.13 55 WON South Adelaide 1.22.33.45.8 38 17 THB May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H West Torrens 1.22.82.85.12 42 LOST Sturt 2.23.36.86.8 44 -2 THB May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A West Torrens 0.11.12.27.8 50 LOST North Adelaide 3.54.89.1810.18 78 -28 PRO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A West Torrens 3.25.77.1412.18 90 WON West Adelaide 2.23.57.67.10 52 38 ADO Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 2.44.56.76.9 45 LOST Port Adelaide 3.06.09.110.7 67 -22 THB Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A West Torrens 2.36.78.1310.15 75 LOST South Adelaide 4.36.67.1210.19 79 -4 ADO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H West Torrens 4.45.99.1216.20 116 WON Central District 1.41.54.55.6 36 80 THB Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 5.47.89.1312.16 88 WON Woodville 0.34.66.79.8 62 26 WOO Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 4.65.139.1714.20 104 WON Norwood 2.36.69.911.12 78 26 THB Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A West Torrens 1.22.72.75.12 42 LOST Glenelg 4.64.67.157.15 57 -15 GLE Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A West Torrens 3.67.812.913.15 93 WON South Adelaide 1.33.74.136.20 56 37 ADO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 4.15.17.49.5 59 LOST West Adelaide 2.25.95.117.18 60 -1 THB Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 3.44.66.77.9 51 LOST Sturt 3.39.714.919.12 126 -75 UNL Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H West Torrens 3.39.711.813.12 90 WON North Adelaide 3.24.46.88.9 57 33 THB Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 3.34.39.810.9 69 LOST Port Adelaide 2.27.59.612.10 82 -13 ALB Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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