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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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1959 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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West Torrens' 1959 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A West Torrens 1.14.87.108.17 65 LOST South Adelaide 3.25.57.710.12 72 -7 ADO Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H West Torrens 3.38.812.1020.23 143 WON Sturt 2.26.38.59.5 59 84 THB May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A West Torrens 5.37.512.1414.15 99 WON Glenelg 1.24.55.511.7 73 26 GLE May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A West Torrens 0.32.67.88.10 58 LOST Port Adelaide 5.69.1112.1414.16 100 -42 ADO May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H West Torrens 1.13.46.710.7 67 WON West Adelaide 3.34.46.97.12 54 13 THB May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H West Torrens 3.210.715.1021.17 143 WON North Adelaide 3.23.34.58.10 58 85 THB May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A West Torrens 4.07.610.713.8 86 LOST Norwood 3.88.1315.1417.17 119 -33 ADO Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H West Torrens 2.55.97.119.13 67 WON South Adelaide 6.16.37.78.10 58 9 KEN Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H West Torrens 4.35.78.1012.15 87 LOST Glenelg 1.75.116.1814.21 105 -18 ADO Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H West Torrens 3.34.38.410.5 65 LOST Port Adelaide 2.09.711.820.12 132 -67 THB Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H West Torrens 6.66.1010.1113.14 92 LOST Sturt 2.56.814.1417.20 122 -30 ADO Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A West Torrens 5.310.512.617.7 109 WON North Adelaide 2.25.66.99.14 68 41 PRO Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A West Torrens 4.04.15.46.5 41 LOST West Adelaide 0.18.911.1115.15 105 -64 RIC Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H West Torrens 1.53.109.1111.20 86 WON South Adelaide 2.13.63.94.9 33 53 THB Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H West Torrens 3.45.49.711.8 74 LOST Glenelg 2.47.88.1113.13 91 -17 THB Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A West Torrens 2.45.66.810.10 70 WON Sturt 3.65.96.247.26 68 2 UNL Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H West Torrens 3.26.59.915.10 100 WON Norwood 2.44.78.814.11 95 5 THB Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A West Torrens 3.27.510.711.10 76 LOST Port Adelaide 6.48.910.1016.17 113 -37 ALB Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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