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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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1985 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1985 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 5.19.518.1125.13 163 WON West Adelaide 4.69.1110.1415.21 111 52 FBP Apr 8 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 3.18.314.517.9 111 LOST North Adelaide 4.110.316.725.11 161 -50 THB Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 4.27.412.516.8 104 LOST Glenelg 4.27.516.518.7 115 -11 FBP Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A West Torrens 2.45.512.1017.16 118 WON South Adelaide 3.67.128.1512.18 90 28 ADO Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
5 H West Torrens 5.510.1315.1723.19 157 WON Central District 6.210.612.916.11 107 50 THB May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A West Torrens 5.110.210.615.7 97 LOST Norwood 3.59.916.1322.15 147 -50 NOR May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 6.79.1116.1824.23 167 WON Port Adelaide 2.44.105.1310.16 76 91 FBP May 20 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
8 H West Torrens 4.411.715.1123.17 155 WON Woodville 6.49.814.1116.13 109 46 THB May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 0.28.711.1017.12 114 LOST Sturt 7.79.913.1220.17 137 -23 THB Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A West Torrens 7.39.615.1017.15 117 WON West Adelaide 3.79.1011.1313.20 98 19 RIC Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A West Torrens 1.54.69.914.13 97 LOST North Adelaide 5.213.719.1225.15 165 -68 ADO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H West Torrens 3.25.1010.1715.18 108 WON Glenelg 1.86.139.1514.23 107 1 THB Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 2.49.611.812.10 82 LOST South Adelaide 2.45.910.1114.18 102 -20 FBP Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A West Torrens 6.39.414.817.9 111 LOST Central District 6.314.1119.1724.24 168 -57 ELZ Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H West Torrens 2.25.75.106.13 49 LOST Woodville 6.510.717.1025.16 166 -117 FBP Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A West Torrens 4.27.48.89.14 68 LOST Sturt 9.815.1123.1430.17 197 -129 UNL Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A West Torrens 3.48.913.1318.17 125 LOST Norwood 7.211.519.927.11 173 -48 ADO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 2.04.35.79.11 65 LOST Port Adelaide 3.411.520.727.13 175 -110 ALB Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H West Torrens 4.46.411.1116.12 108 LOST West Adelaide 4.210.613.621.12 138 -30 THB Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 7.69.811.1216.14 110 LOST North Adelaide 2.28.814.1217.17 119 -9 FBP Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A West Torrens 5.36.411.513.5 83 LOST Glenelg 3.39.713.1124.20 164 -81 GLE Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H West Torrens 8.314.417.1026.16 172 WON South Adelaide 3.59.912.1117.19 121 51 THB Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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