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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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1988 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1988 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Torrens 8.312.616.919.13 127 WON South Adelaide 3.24.45.59.9 63 64 THB Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 1.52.75.118.18 66 LOST West Adelaide 4.55.138.1611.20 86 -20 FBP Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H West Torrens 2.29.315.618.9 117 WON Woodville 3.66.711.817.13 115 2 FBP Apr 25 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 A West Torrens 1.12.64.84.11 35 LOST Central District 10.420.625.1535.23 233 -198 ELZ Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A West Torrens 3.75.1310.1715.21 111 WON Sturt 1.25.58.1113.15 93 18 ADO May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H West Torrens 2.14.57.68.6 54 LOST North Adelaide 1.22.46.78.9 57 -3 THB May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 6.38.610.911.11 77 LOST Glenelg 3.66.1013.1322.18 150 -73 FBP May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A West Torrens 6.09.110.513.10 88 LOST Port Adelaide 7.314.719.1024.12 156 -68 ALB May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 4.113.416.418.9 117 WON South Adelaide 2.22.43.84.12 36 81 FBP Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 3.04.35.48.7 55 LOST Norwood 9.311.821.1224.16 160 -105 THB Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H West Torrens 3.17.710.1212.15 87 WON West Adelaide 3.57.89.1011.13 79 8 THB Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A West Torrens 5.38.411.1214.14 98 LOST Woodville 7.317.419.523.11 149 -51 WOO Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H West Torrens 3.46.69.1110.14 74 LOST Central District 3.55.89.1213.15 93 -19 FBP Jul 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 3.35.67.1211.13 79 LOST Sturt 3.17.610.816.11 107 -28 THB Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A West Torrens 3.28.49.611.12 78 LOST North Adelaide 7.28.811.1017.13 115 -37 PRO Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H West Torrens 4.57.815.1418.18 126 WON Glenelg 5.112.215.416.7 103 23 THB Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 2.64.88.138.16 64 LOST Port Adelaide 6.36.58.713.12 90 -26 FBP Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 6.18.311.512.7 79 LOST Norwood 6.513.619.924.14 158 -79 NOR Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A West Torrens 5.610.1216.1324.14 158 WON South Adelaide 2.17.410.1115.16 106 52 ADO Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A West Torrens 1.44.78.913.12 90 LOST West Adelaide 3.27.614.618.8 116 -26 RIC Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H West Torrens 3.76.1112.1618.20 128 WON Woodville 5.111.613.814.11 95 33 FBP Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H West Torrens 5.310.811.1111.12 78 LOST Central District 6.312.415.1019.14 128 -50 THB Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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