7 5 , ▁fifth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁However , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁high ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁Blo ods ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁they ▁fell ▁dram atically ▁to ▁nin th ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁Williams ' ▁last ▁season ▁of ▁co aching ▁league ▁football ▁before ▁again ▁finishing ▁last ▁under ▁coach ▁Tre vor ▁Hugh es ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁other ▁great ▁highlight ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁Port ▁ro ver ▁Tre vor ▁Gr im wood ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ele vent h ▁Mag are y ▁Medal ▁winner ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In cons istent ▁but ▁dangerous ▁The ▁Blo ods ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁perform ▁poor ly ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁second ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁Tre vor ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁following ▁the ▁season . ▁Club ▁General ▁Manager ▁Doug ▁Thomas ▁and ▁President ▁Bob ▁Lee ▁ent iced ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁premi ership ▁coach ▁Neil ▁Ker ley ▁away ▁from ▁West ▁Tor r ens ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁the ▁improvement ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁immediate . ▁The ▁Blo ods ▁finished ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁El im ination ▁Final ▁by ▁Nor wood . ▁Under ▁Ker ley ▁players ▁such