(Western Bulldogs) Joel Tippett (Gold Coast and North Melbourne) Kurt Tippett (Adelaide and Sydney Swans) Gerard Toohey (Geelong) Shane Tuck (1981–2020) (Richmond) Travis Tuck (Hawthorn) Gary Wallis (Collingwood and St. Kilda) Peter Walsh (Melbourne and Port Adelaide) Larry Weideman (Essendon and Fitzroy) Mark Weideman (Collingwood) Beau Waters (West Coast Eagles) Scott Welsh (North Melbourne/Kangaroos, Adelaide and Western Bulldogs) Darren Wheildon (Fitzroy) Brent Williams (Adelaide) Craig Williams (St. Kilda) Mark Williams (Collingwood and Brisbane Bears) Ryan Willits (Port Adelaide) Cameron Wood (Brisbane Lions, Collingwood and Carlton) Dale Woodhall (Collingwood) Alby Yeo (Essendon) Influence and supporters The black and red colours of West End beer made by the South Australian Brewing Company came about after West Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide in the 1911 Grand Final, and defeated VFL premiers Essendon in the Championship of Australia play-off at Adelaide Oval shortly afterwards in the same year. Despite the SANFL being a localised league, West Adelaide have some high-profile Adelaide personalities as supporters of the club. Former Premier of South Australia (1996–2001) John Olsen AO, the current SANFL President and Chairman of the SA Football Commission, and former South Australian Sheffield Shield cricketer and SANFL umpire turned Adelaide television and radio personality K. G. Cunningham, are known to be proud Bloods fans. References Miscellaneous A song written dedicated to the West Adelaide Team by Reg Stoneham 1911. Scan of the sheet music External links History of the West Adelaide Football Club from Australian Football.com A Forum for Fans of the Mighty Bloods Bloods, Sweat & Tears – Merv Agars (1987) Legends of SANFL 1908 Premiership Coach John Cole Reedman Photos of Richmond Oval Jubilee Oval South Australian National Football League clubs SANFL Women's League Australian rules football clubs in South Australia 1892 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1892