Michael Aish's wife Pam Spalding also worked there and Michael was a regular fixture at many of our social occasions as well. Yes, Ettridge played at Torrens alright. Past Players support day. He then moved on to Port Adelaide where he finished his career with a further 38 games over the ensuing four seasons. I was born in 1959 and have memories of the early days of Woodville. However, given that the merged entity took only three seasons to etch its name on the SANFL roll of honour by winning a senior flag, such negativity soon appeared to be misplaced. Learn how and when to remove this template message, South Australian National Football League, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodville_Football_Club&oldid=1098849122, 29.11 (185) v West Torrens, Round 19, 1982, Thebarton Oval, 2.5 (17) v Port Adelaide, Round 19, 1967, Alberton Oval, 117 points v West Torrens, Round 15, 1985, Football Park, 170 points v Glenelg, Round 18, 1971, Glenelg Oval, 9.10 (64) v South Adelaide 7.11 (53), Round 19, 1971, Woodville Oval, 23.10 (148) v West Adelaide 29.16 (190), Round 17, 1984, Richmond Oval. As far as the serious business of winning league matches was concerned, however, the club went steadily backwards, winning 9 of its 22 games in 1988 for seventh position, 8 in 1989 (eighth), and 7 in 1990 (eighth again). sturt's senior squad . We're the mighty flying Eagles He was also one of the pre-count favourites for the Magarey Medal, but finished a somewhat disappointing tenth. In 1968, Woodville avoided another wooden spoon by just half a game, but the following year, under the energetic coaching of former North Melbourne stalwart Noel Teasdale, the side seemed to be at last on the verge of establishing itself. Jim Crichton was as you said Secretary of the mighty W.F.C. One painted green and the other gold. The league team with a 162 record from their 18 games. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore. Charity Partner . Although this is the last day of January, I will kick off with the birthdays that occurred in the first month of the year. I also have a memory of Jim Crighton who was secretary of the club in the early days. And you'll see what we can do, We're the mighty flying Eagles After losing yet another Grand Final to their arch rivals in 2005, the Eagles bounced back and got their first premiership in 13 years, and after 6 attempts, with a thumping 76-point victory over the Bulldogs. In 1964, when the Woodpeckers embarked on their fully fledged SANFL career, it was Simunsen who was both their first skipper and their first interstate representative, while the coaching duties were handled by former Port Adelaide wingman Harold McDonald. [1] Further sporadic references to Woodville followed up to and including 1877 when a club bearing that name participated in the debut season of the South Australian Football Association, finishing fifth out of eight. Home; Leagues; Clubs; Players; Coaches; Grounds; Articles; Community. In newspaper reports on the games the first captain appears to be Fanning but later in the season he was replaced by J Collins. To be honest, I never correlated the two players, but when someone said it was the same player I couldn't say for certain as I don't remember the Woodville Ettridge all that well. Such confidence appeared grossly misplaced early on as the side won only 2 out of 5 Escort Cup pre-season games. With the introduction of district football in 1897, the Club changed its name to West Torrens as it realised that a major number of its players resided in that area. Based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, Woodville derived its name from the suburb it was located in. Photographer Martin Jacka, not dated B 75500/46: Torrens v Woodville at Thebarton. In doing so, the club went back-to-back for the first time in their history. List of West Torrens players Edit Edit source History Talk (0) List [] PLAYER GAMES GOALS CAREER SPAN CLUBS (SANFL) WEIGHT Filsell, Edwin 112 18 1897-1906 WTOR . The team was then known as the "Woodville Woodpeckers". In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. The following week saw Woodville do the unimaginable: down ladder leaders and firm flag favourites North Adelaide by 3 points at Woodville Oval. In 1990, the imminent admission of the Adelaide Crows into the AFL placed both club's futures as separate entities in serious doubt: West Torrens was technically insolvent, This was to prove to be the last ever time that Woodville would play off for the A1 premiership prior to the club's elevation to SANFL B grade status in 1959. Based in the north western suburb of Woodville, the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club was formed in 1991 when Woodville and West Torrens amalgamated. Given the nature of their brief, the five official tipsters in 'Football Times' had no choice but to be less non-committal: all predicted a narrow win to the Redlegs. In 1985, his final season as a player, Blight was named as an All Australian for the second time (the first had been 'way back in 1972) and topped the SANFL goalkicking list with 126 goals for the year. Not even West Torrens had managed the feat previously. He also had stints at Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and with North Adelaide. [4], A three time South Australian interstate representative, Parker retired with 280 SANFL games and a total of 285 games in elite Australian rules football, and also played a further 21 pre-season/night series matches.[4]. Its inaugural season was an indicator of its success (or lack thereof) for the remainder of its existence. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore. The new team trained in a yard behind the Land of Promise Hotel but this was soon found to be inadequate so the players used Port Road as their training track. He resigned the position after making a point of principle at the SAFA meeting while being abused by fellow delegates. They also play two or three games per season at their pre-season base of Thebarton Oval, a ground which has six light towers that the club has upgraded in 2012 to allow night games at the ground for the first time since the 1983 Escort Cup Grand Final (a game won by West Torrens). Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. 6. Except that, as so often appears to be the case, 'next season' after a season of apparent promise proved to be an enormous disappointment. The club is also famous for having a fantastic social scene and you can be assured that your partnersand families will really feel apart of the club andenjoy the atmosphere at our club. However, having qualified for the elimination final the Woodville players may have subconsciously decided that they had achieved enough for one season; in any event, they were never in the contest against reigning premier Norwood and went down by 11 goals. The club has a strong proactive committee and an excellent football department led by our football director Peter Johnson and our Senior Club Wayne Knowles. True, the side did manage to win 4 and draw 1 of its 20 minor round matches in 1966 to finish in the dizzy heights of eighth position, but overall it was rapidly becoming clear that both Woodville and fellow newcomers Central District were little better than competition makeweights. from 1964-66 inclusive. Player Stats - Woodville-West Torrens Football Club. Past Players & Officials. West Coast Eagles Football Club; Seasons. Woodville Oval was the club's base, but home games were played at Football Park. This page was last edited on 17 July 2022, at 19:48. Thought I better post some Woody info. In 1946 the Woodville Football Club managed something which they would never achieve in twenty-seven seasons as a member of the SANFL: earned the right to call themselves the best team in an entire competition. The fourth quarter was just as thrilling, but gradually it was the Warriors who appeared to be getting on top. For instance, I have no idea why Rodney Allen was credited with 23 games in 1967, but that is how many is recorded in the SANFL Year Book, and it is commensurate with his official total of games. In Gold and Green and Blue, italics current coach On returning to South Australia, Ray Huppatz played initially with his former club Woodville, adding 17 SANFL games to his tally in 1981. Do we have the ability to PM each other. I think he also spent some time as a male stripper. They defeated Glenelg in the 2021 SANFL Grand Final by a margin of 67 points to claim their 5th premiership and became only the second team all year to defeat Glenelg. For most of this three year period it was clear that the club was living on borrowed time, and while the formation of the Adelaide Crows at the end of the 1990 season may have precipitated matters, the merger with West Torrens which produced the WoodvilleWest Torrens Eagles in 1991 may, in hindsight, be viewed as having been almost inevitable. Reference can also be found to an Annual Meeting of the Club at the Squatters Arms Hotel on April 7 th 1881 at which time the colours of the Club were changed to Red and White. Moreover, and without at all wanting to seem unkind, it is hard to imagine any alternative set of circumstances which would have given rise to the word 'Woodville' being engraved on the Thomas Seymour Hill Trophy. This was a splinter group of dissatisfied members of the Port Adelaide Football Club, who, in 1894, broke from that Club when unable to get games with Port, and formed their own team known as the Port Natives. It then comfortably accounted for Collegians 14.10 (94) to 6.10 (46) in a semi final. The records you've got are of course not perfect, but I thought I might point that out. history search requests & donations history timeline premierships honour board the players hall of fame team of the century club centurions club achievements afl draftees venue shop merchandise single entry tickets pick-a-picket baggy blue contact home; player profiles; player profiles. Photographer possibly Ashley Hornsey, dated 20 May 1989 B 75500/44: Torrens player Damien Christensen marks the ball, other player is Michael Long. Any reflections on this classic victory are welcome. [8]. Well curiousity has got the better of me and I went through all of the posts and got just about every league player I could find! The Eagles went in as the underdogs but coach Michael Godden (in only his second year with the team and in a senior coaching position) believed his Eagles could overcome the Dogs. I know most of these did play League for Woodville, but just to make sure, I'd like to see the AH brand of microscope placed over them. The 38-year-old Sewer who was playing his 382nd and last game of SANFL football. Do you still have a player you don't know their first name? After 125 league games for Woodville, which elicited club best and fairest awards in 1969-70-71 and 1973, Huppatz joined Footscray in the VFL where he soon earned a reputation as a tigerish, classy, determined customer. The West Torrens Club, as the fans knew it, had its beginnings from a group of players known as the Port Natives. I think they all played league, but feel free to let me know if they didn't. It appears that the Club went by the somewhat strange pseudonym of The Butchers, and perhaps this was because the team contained a number of slaughtermen and it seems to have played matches near the West Park slaughterhouse that was situated behind the Adelaide Gaol. I happened to mention it a guy at school the next day and it turned out he was in the Port Adelaide Cheer Squad. I've always believed and hammered home at Woodville that you have got to get your act in order off the ground first - that means from administration down to playersIn the past three years I've been hoping like hell that things would go well. It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991. List of Woodville-West Torrens Players Edit This is a list of players to have played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The clubrooms have been recently renovated and our oval is superbly maintained by the Charles Sturt Council. Woodville-West Torrens Football Club. At quarter time their confidence appeared to be seriously mis-placed. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. As a struggling club with limited fans and finances, there were regular calls throughout the 1980s to merge Woodville with another club. Not even a change of emblem in 1982 from the admittedly whimpish 'Woodpeckers' to the ostensibly more macho Warriors could arrest the decline; after all, it is "the men inside the guernseys that count". Woodville began the following season strongly, reaching the Escort Cup grand final only to lose narrowly to West Adelaide. [3] Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Welshpool. I know where a Des Batt lived until about May last year. The club won just three matches, all against Central Districts. In 1940 it changed its colours to purple and white and was admitted to section A2 of the South Australian Amateur Football League. It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991. The good old days. His first season back in Adelaide was unsuccessful, with the club finishing with the wooden spoon. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. In 2011, a study commissioned by the AFL identified Woodville-West Torrens as the most effective developer of AFL talent in the country. However, after overcoming minor premiers Exeter at the semi final stage and Payneham in the final it was unable to overcome Exeter again in the challenge final. In the final, played at Mortlock Oval, Woodville had to battle all the way to shake off a determined Goodwood, but steadiness under pressure ultimately paid off with a 12.7 (79) to 10.14 (74) win. Not so this time. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! All matches are played on Saturdays. As a junior, he was a very good athlete. [6]. I've actually got 331 players listed who played a league game for Woodville. Get the latest news and information about the Woodville Eagles football from Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Huppatz also played interstate football for both South Australia and the VFL. "There was no better player than Muir," says his first coach . It would be the last trophy the Woodville Football Club would win in the SANFL. B 75500/128: Player action shot, showing Garry Haylock, Woodville West Torrens, and another player. The Kreig Dynasty at the Woodville Football Club Can recall Larry, but not Curly & Mo!!! I walked into a room where they were preparing the North Adelaide banner. 20152019 - Patrick Giuffreda & Luke Thompson, South Australian Premiers: 9 1924, 1933, 1945, 1953, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2020, 2021, South Australian Night Series Winners: 4 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, Record Night Attendance at Thebarton Oval: 4,566 v, Most Goals for the Club: 312 by Mark Passador (200310), Most Years as Coach: 9 by Michael Godden (201018), Most Premierships as Coach: 2 by Jade Sheedy (2020, 2021), Most Years as Captain: 8 by Luke Thompson (201522), Most Premierships as Captain: 2 by Luke Thompson (2020, 2021), Most Best & Fairest Awards: 5 by Mark McKenzie (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011), Longest Winning Run: 14 (199394 last 7 games in 1993, first 7 games in 1994), Longest Winning Run in a Season: 12 (2004), This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:30. Also, I looked in the Round 20 1990 Budget I got from "At the Toss of a Coin" store and noticed that Sewer had played 380 matches (plus one) so that would make 381, opposed to 382 you have. For the record Woodville 14-20 104 defeated Port Adelaide 11-13 79 in front of 6,775 fans. For instance, I have no idea why Rodney Allen was credited with 23 games in 1967, but that is how many is recorded in the SANFL Year Book, and it is commensurate with his official total of games. + Score at the end of extra time. [7] Blight's charges refused to lie down, however, and by half time, incredibly, they had closed to within just 5 points. This proved to be a false dawn, however, as the side recorded only 2 further wins for the year - one of which was against Central District - to finish in a position which was to become familiar: last. West Torrens introduction to the South Australian Football Association in 1897 was a baptism of fire, as the SAFA refused to recognize Dr. Ralph Potts, the Club Patron, as one of the Clubs chosen delegates. He was high among North's best players in the losing 1978 grand final against Hawthorn. The merger effectively marked the death knell of the Woodville Football Club as an autonomous organisation, and from that point of view was probably regarded in a negative light by many of the club's supporters, at least initially. South Australian Football Hall of Fame members. All rights reserved. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game, Age at first & last AFL gameFirst game: 25y 196dLast game: 31y 315d, Height and weightHeight: 170 cmWeight: 70 kg, Senior clubsWoodville; PortAdelaide; Footscray; NorthMelbourne, Jumper numbersFootscray: 7NorthMelbourne: 10, 2, Recruited fromWoodville (1974); Footscray (1978); NorthMelbourne (1980); Woodville (1982), Hall of fameSouth Australian Football Hall Of Fame (2003), AFL: 8,642nd player to appear, 2,809th most games played, 1,114th most goals kickedFootscray: 631st player to appear, 198th most games played, 80th most goals kickedNorthMelbourne: 699th player to appear, 466th most games played, 242nd most goals kicked. Both matches took place at Woodville Oval. Ahhh, those Powerful Pressurising Peckers for Premiers. On returning to South Australia, Ray Huppatz played initially with his former club Woodville, adding 17 SANFL games to his tally in 1981. It may not display this or other websites correctly. He played 105 Games and kicked 7 Goals during his Woodville career.Don't have his Norwood or Melbourne details and also played in the early '90s for Woodville/West Torrens. I'm sure Fatty, TBW, McAlmanac et al will have a few stories to tell about some of those players! Games: 164 Woodville, 178 North Melbourne Goals: 359 Woodville, 444 North Melbourne Captain Coach: 1983-85 Premierships: North Melbourne 1975, 77 Best and fairest: Woodville 1972 . in Adelaide for work or looking for more senior footy than was available in the star studded Shark line up of the mid 80's? Having a TidyHQ Account lets us remember who you are so we can keep everything in one place for you ready to access and update at any time. When I originally posted his name on FootySA, McAlmanac was curious about this too. John Carr subsequently succeeded him. Correct on all counts. Things deteriorated still further in 1971 as the 'Peckers plummeted to the wooden spoon, and although this particular indignity was avoided during the rest of the 1970s it was only towards the end of the decade that the club began to give serious on field indications that it could be anything other than an also ran. *Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on. A Woodville Football Club, about which hardly anything is known, also existed as late as 1910 but thereafter references cease for more than two decades. The Hindmarsh Council spent a lot of pounds in an effort to improve the situation over the years and the Club used the Oval until 1922 when it moved its head quarters to Thebarton Oval. In the meantime, a succession of home grown champions - McKellar, Huppatz and Blight - went off across the border in search of the mythological VFL pot of gold. Our newly upgraded Gym allows us to provide the best training facilities, equipment and football experience for our players.We are a very professionally run club and do everything possible to provide the best playing conditions for all of our members. Wearing Gold and Green and Blue He was high among North's best players in the losing 1978 grand final against Hawthorn. A four-decade player. Here's my list of the Woodville one hit wonders: Here are my statistics on Rodney Allen, John O'Connor, John Cummins and Ralph Sewer. 27-20 (W) Woodville @ East Chambers On 11/12, the Woodville varsity football team won their away playoff game against East Chambers (Winnie, TX) by a score of 27-20. Woodville's preliminary final opponents Glenelg, by contrast, were looking distinctly out of sorts, having lost badly to North Adelaide in the second semi final. It was also agreed that blue would be the primary colour of the merged club. This Club was accepted into the Adelaide and Suburban Association and won two Premierships in a row. SANFL Under 17's: 5 - 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1973, Most Games: 325 by Ralph Sewer (196980, 198490), First player to kick 100 goals in an SANFL season: Trevor Pierson (1982 - 104 goals). "Woodville's Acid Test" ran the headline to Mike Rucci's story in the prefinals issue of South Australia's weekly football newspaper 'Football Times'. Final scores were Woodville 8.13 (61); University 9.5 (59). Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! Trev Ettridge from Torrens!!! They had reckoned without the Warriors' intense desperation and desire, however,coupled with the pace of players like Colin McDonald, Ron Fuller and Kevin Harris, and the aerial ability of Michael Templeton and Andrew Taylor. I just told him he could see it for himself the next day just before the Roosters ran onto the Adelaide Oval. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. It contested the finals just three times, with third place in 1986 being its best ever effort. Woodville,Roys,NT Thunder Jan 12, 2006 Thread starter #1,004 Name the player? [5] Against both North Melbourne and South Melbourne he kicked three goals. Ruckman Craig Parry was named the Jack Oatey Medalist for Best on Ground for 2011. and played many fine games mainly at FB for the Mighty Warriors. In 1992 the new club moved permanently to the Woodville Oval (former home of the Woodville Warriors). 2021 (7 - 4) 2020 (8 - 3) 2019 (4 - 6) 2018 (11 - 1) The Port Natives, at their Annual meeting in March 1896, renamed themselves simply Natives and were accepted into to South Australian Football Association for that season. However it prevailed and finished in 6 th position out of 7 teams in the inaugural season. B 75500/43: Sturt v Woodville, players Richard Champion and Michael Friebel. Watched by a crowd of 39,086, the biggest to witness a first semi final since 1967, and indeed the largest crowd that Woodville was ever to appear in front of, Port opened with all guns blazing to register 9 opening term goals to 3 and seemingly have one foot firmly in the preliminary final. By 2018, the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club officially surpassed Woodville's total existence as it entered its 28th SANFL season, and interestingly, the club's on-field record read very similar to that of West Torrens prior to Woodville entering the competition in 1964. He would later play for North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), winning the Brownlow Medal in 1978 and joining a select group of players who had won the highest individual honor in both the SANFL and VFL competitions. 4. And there lies the tragedy of the 'form' side of the competition missing the double chance. Or if Ron Fuller is down, Colin McDonald or John Martin will rise to the occasion and tear through the centre to open up the forward line again." After finishing the minor round in second place behind University they had to overturn Semaphore Central (12.18 to 10.15) in a semi final and Colonel Light Gardens (13.15 to 11.9) in the final before responding to the challenge which University, as minor premiers, had the right to throw down. Intersate recruit that didnt set the world on fire-Kym Chatfield, dont think he racked up many games at East Freo before his Woodville stint either, how did they get hold of this guy? It took 27 years, but order was finally restored for SANFL clubs in the western suburbs in 1991. . Blight returned to Woodville in 1983 as Captain-Coach, leading the club through its most successful period. West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990. Finally, is there anybody out there perchance who knew ( or knows..) DES " The Battster " Batt? [5], Unable to register a senior game in 1972, Parker returned to country football and played briefly at Gippsland club Leongatha. On the individual front, it did provide a Magarey Medallist in the shape of Malcolm Blight in 1972, while Woodville players topped the season's goalkicking on no fewer than four occasions. Whether it does win is in the hands of the 20 men Blight chooses to determine his destiny. Success in attaining the A2 premiership earned Woodville automatic promotion to A1, but the club had to wait until 1946 to savour the benefits of this privilege, as the SAAFL went into recess for the next four seasons owing to the war. [3]. Woodville, which played at Woodville Oval for the first time that year, won 13 out of 15 minor round matches to win the minor premiership. He was probably more suited to a ruck-roving role or full-forward than ruck. In fact i think somewhere in part 1 of this thread there is a pic or Larry displaying the "professor" look. You need a TidyHQ to buy tickets, register for memberships and interact with your organisation. Maxwell Sam Parker (born 29 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Initials I.P. There are newspaper references to a Woodville Football Club dating back to the 19th century, when Woodville and Adelaide were the only teams,[1] but the modern club was formed in 1938 to play in local amateur competitions. We are also fortunate to have one of the strongest networks of past players and supporters in the amateur league, many of whom also sponsor our club. Major Partner. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. Jim Crichton was also Assistant General Manager of the S.A. Housing Trust up until his death in around 1990 or 1991. "Zip Zap" as he was known, made his league debut with Woodville in 1969 and was playing his 325th game for the club. A club known as Woodville existed as long ago as 1869 when it was recorded as playing a scratch match against Adelaide on 30th July and losing by 3 goals to 1. He had kicked 430 goals (I'm assuming that takes night games out) plus another one he kicked that day, bringing the total to 431. In 1990, with the imminent entry of the South Australian-based Adelaide Crows into the national Australian Football League (formerly the VFL), it was decided to amalgamate Woodville with neighbouring West Torrens Football Club. After 67 games for the Bulldogs he crossed to North Melbourne and added a further 19 games in 1978 and 1980, being forced to miss the whole of the 1979 season with a knee injury. South Australian National Football League, "Full Points Footy: Max Parker (Footscray, Woodville, North Adelaide)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Parker_(footballer)&oldid=1105238095, This page was last edited on 19 August 2022, at 07:37. Now he becomes eligible for the "Worst Recruit" category, and would possibly be in the first few lines of the betting. 2014 AFL Season; 2013 AFL Season; 2012 AFL Season; 2011 AFL Season; 2010 AFL Season; . ( Flashback to Rd.7 1968 Norwood vs Woodville at Norwood Oval Game Details pretty please!! The twin highlights of this apprenticeship were arguably Bob Simunsen's successive Seconds Magarey Medal wins in 1961 and 1962. Yes, I saw Trevor Hoffman play, He was a little short and skinny to match it with the likes of Wedding, Darley, etc, but he had pretty good skills for memory. [4] He made five appearances for Footscray in the 1971 VFL season, aged only 17. Woodville-West Torrens entered a team in the SANFL Women's League in 2019 and, as of 2021 SANFL season, are the only club to have never won a wooden spoon. Adelaide . Despite winning 5 of its first its first 10 games to be in with an outside chance of finals contention it wilted during the second half of the season, managing just 1 further win to finish in ninth place. Whispers had grown throughout SA football circles that a merger would save these clubs throughout the 1980s. The 'Football Times' tipsters had changed their tune prior to Woodville's first semi final meeting with Port Adelaide, with four of the five favouring the Warriors. That would explain it, 12 games and 25 goals for Panagaris' career suggests he wasnt a complete dud. You are using an out of date browser. Heritage Game Lunch Interview with Des O' Dwyer. Hi everybody and hope we are all having a highly enjoyable 2009 thus far! Knew those old Footy Times yearbooks, might come in handysome of these names will test the memory of any Woody diehard!! Full forward Stephen Nichols booted 5 goals, with Templeton and Taylor bagging 3 apiece, while Kevin Harris, with 21 possessions, was best on ground. Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). 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