West Adelaide Football Club

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**West Adelaide**

Full name	West Adelaide Football Club
Nickname	The Bloods
Strip	Black with red sash
Founded	1892
Sport	Australian rules football
League	South Australian National Football League
First season	1897
Ground	Broadspectrum (Richmond) Oval
Club song	We’re a happy team at Westies
President/Chair	Ray Charlton
Coach	Wayne Weidemann
Captain	David Piasente
2006	9th of 9

West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, nicknamed The Bloods in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

1 Club history
2 Home Ground
3 Colours
4 Premierships
5 Magarey Medallists
6 League Top Goalkickers
7 Famous players
8 External Links

[edit] Club history

West Adelaide was formed in 1892. The club played in the Adelaide and Suburban Association form 1895 to 1896. In 1897 the club joined the (then) South Australian Football Association, which subsequently became the SANFL.

[edit] Home Ground

Broadspectrum Oval (formerly known as Richmond Oval).

[edit] Colours

Black and Red.

[edit] Premierships

Senior 1908-09, 1911-12, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983.
Runners-up 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958-59, 1962, 1991, 2003.
Reserves 1929, 1940, 1951, 1994.
Thirds/Under 19s 1943-44, 1968, 1978, 2002, 2004.
Colts/Under 17s 1948, 2001, 2002, 2006.
Other Premierships
Adelaide and Suburban Association 1895-96.
Championship of Australia 1908, 1911.
SANFL Night Series 1985, 1987.