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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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1980 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1980 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 7.610.1314.1616.20 116 WON Woodville 2.64.137.1614.20 104 12 THB Apr 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 2.64.913.1216.17 113 WON West Adelaide 0.04.44.86.10 46 67 FBP Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 5.28.610.1014.16 100 WON Sturt 1.32.66.912.12 84 16 UNL Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A West Torrens 4.36.108.149.18 72 WON Glenelg 1.12.45.98.14 62 10 ADO Apr 25 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
5 H West Torrens 2.56.1012.1418.20 128 WON Norwood 2.42.87.1211.16 82 46 THB May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H West Torrens 1.42.45.78.7 55 LOST North Adelaide 5.18.310.814.10 94 -39 FBP May 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 4.210.711.1213.14 92 WON South Adelaide 3.46.58.1012.15 87 5 ADO May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A West Torrens 0.22.46.59.6 60 LOST Port Adelaide 7.212.515.823.12 150 -90 ALB May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 5.47.612.1116.14 110 WON Central District 1.39.510.1113.14 92 18 THB May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 4.310.911.1212.14 86 LOST Woodville 4.511.512.715.8 98 -12 FBP Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A West Torrens 1.27.79.918.14 122 WON West Adelaide 4.35.38.810.8 68 54 RIC Jun 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 H West Torrens 1.45.98.1312.19 91 LOST Sturt 6.49.715.1119.17 131 -40 THB Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H West Torrens 3.36.116.139.16 70 LOST Glenelg 6.310.516.916.12 108 -38 THB Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A West Torrens 1.33.107.1614.18 102 WON Norwood 4.66.118.139.16 70 32 FBP Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A West Torrens 3.66.1010.1114.12 96 LOST North Adelaide 5.28.313.419.10 124 -28 PRO Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H West Torrens 9.19.113.515.10 100 WON South Adelaide 2.34.85.108.13 61 39 THB Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 4.55.79.816.11 107 LOST Port Adelaide 4.29.616.1025.13 163 -56 THB Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 6.810.921.1625.18 168 WON Central District 3.26.78.910.15 75 93 ELZ Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A West Torrens 4.510.1013.1722.20 152 WON Woodville 6.26.510.614.8 92 60 WOO Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H West Torrens 3.310.513.916.11 107 LOST West Adelaide 6.19.415.621.13 139 -32 THB Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H West Torrens 5.213.517.1019.12 126 WON Sturt 4.57.119.1413.20 98 28 FBP Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H West Torrens 2.35.78.1111.16 82 LOST Glenelg 3.54.69.915.12 102 -20 FBP Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
EF H West Torrens 5.28.38.912.11 83 LOST Norwood 4.25.1014.1618.20 128 -45 FBP Sep 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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