by FOURTH ESTATE » Sun May 24, 2020 8:23 pm
by FOURTH ESTATE » Sun May 24, 2020 8:24 pm
by RB » Sun May 24, 2020 8:29 pm
by FOURTH ESTATE » Sun May 24, 2020 8:44 pm
by mal » Thu May 28, 2020 7:59 pm
by mal » Fri May 29, 2020 11:14 pm
by RB » Fri May 29, 2020 11:55 pm
by mal » Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:41 pm
by robranisgod » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:04 pm
FOURTH ESTATE wrote:Still believe that adding Woodville to the comp hurt West Torrens more than Port Adelaide
Stats from 1964 - 1990 don't lie second worst winning percentage in the league and worst finals percentage
D-Day's grade point average (Animal House) 0.00%
by Aerie » Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:49 am
by robranisgod » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:18 pm
Aerie wrote:Lindsay Head mentions the 1963 WT side to be the best he played in and stronger than the 1953 premiership
West Torrens decimated by the inclusion of Woodville in 1964.
Then since the merger, WWT has an overall winning percentage 2nd only to Port. Unfortunately seem to have the same problem in the major round as the old Eagles.
Woodville should never have come in. Admitting Central was a good move.
A special committee formed in 1962 to decide on the future of Central and Woodville who had been admitted to play Reserves since 1959. It was recommended the league stay at 8 clubs, but South Adelaide relocate to Elizabeth. It was recommended no more clubs in the west and that by 1975, two more clubs should be based at Noarlunga and Tea Tree Gully to make 10 teams. West, Port, Sturt and Torrens voted for this. The other 4 clubs voted against, so the Chairman, Tony Kenny had the final say and the rest is history.
by the milky bar kid » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:38 pm
RB wrote:On the subject of accurate kicking, Port beat the Eagles at Alberton in 1993 by two goals - 19.2 to 14.20.
At least one of Port's behinds was rushed.
by mal » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:50 pm
by Wedgie » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:15 pm
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
by mal » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:33 pm
Wedgie wrote:Noarlunga Centre was only built in the 70s. Was stuff all down there except for Christie's and Port Noarlunga.
Wouldn't have been viable for a team down there till the 90s.
by RB » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:51 pm
robranisgod wrote:Aerie wrote:Lindsay Head mentions the 1963 WT side to be the best he played in and stronger than the 1953 premiership
West Torrens decimated by the inclusion of Woodville in 1964.
Then since the merger, WWT has an overall winning percentage 2nd only to Port. Unfortunately seem to have the same problem in the major round as the old Eagles.
Woodville should never have come in. Admitting Central was a good move.
A special committee formed in 1962 to decide on the future of Central and Woodville who had been admitted to play Reserves since 1959. It was recommended the league stay at 8 clubs, but South Adelaide relocate to Elizabeth. It was recommended no more clubs in the west and that by 1975, two more clubs should be based at Noarlunga and Tea Tree Gully to make 10 teams. West, Port, Sturt and Torrens voted for this. The other 4 clubs voted against, so the Chairman, Tony Kenny had the final say and the rest is history.
I agree that Woodville coming in certainly hurt Torrens, but the straw that broke the camel's back was giving Torrens the North East in the 1970s and then taking it away in 1983. I don't know whether Torrens asked for the area in the early 1970s or asked to relinquish it as their area in 1983 but both moves were strange. Hindsight of course is marvellous but if they wanted 10 teams, rather than Woodville, Tea Tree Gully would have been a better option, or in the early 1970s sending Woodville out there rather than Torrens.
by Wedgie » Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:12 pm
mal wrote:Wedgie wrote:Noarlunga Centre was only built in the 70s. Was stuff all down there except for Christie's and Port Noarlunga.
Wouldn't have been viable for a team down there till the 90s.
Without knowing which areas were aligned to which clubs in the mid 50s
Was there anywhere else deepish south for an Sanfl expansion ?
What about Mclaren Vale areas ?
Or could they have formed a team in the Adelaide Hills ?
If i go back down the hill and use say Reynella for a team, that might be a GL area back then ?
Having a team not deep enough south of town might bugger up GL ?
We had CD formed
Where else could a 10th team be located back then ?
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
by mal » Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:52 pm
by robranisgod » Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:39 pm
mal wrote:Had Woodville and Centrals not been formed the following players may have ended elsewhere in the SANFL
This is mainly speculative , happy to be corrected
MALcolm Blight to PA
Ralph zip zap Sewer to PA
Bob Simunsen to WT
Colin MacVicar NA
Are they correct ?
Who else could have ended up elsewhere ?
by Wedgie » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:02 pm
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
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