▁recent ▁coming ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁– ▁breaking ▁a ▁thirty - two - year ▁premi ership ▁dr ought ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 ; ▁the ▁second ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁S AN FL . ▁ ▁Club ▁history ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 7 ) ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁adopt ing ▁mag enta ▁and ▁white ▁as ▁their ▁colours ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Sub urban ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁West s ▁won ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Sub urban ▁Association ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁club ' s ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁club ▁joined ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Football ▁Association ▁( SA FA ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁The ▁SA FA ▁would ▁subsequently ▁become ▁the ▁S AN FL . ▁ ▁Upon ▁entering ▁the ▁SA FA , ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁changed ▁their ▁colours ▁to ▁black ▁and ▁red , ▁the ▁colours ▁previously ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁def unct ▁Ad ela ide ▁Football ▁Club ▁and ▁moved ▁its ▁training ▁headquarters ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Park lands . ▁The ▁club ▁often ▁strugg led ▁to ▁field ▁a ▁full ▁team ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁as ▁clubs ▁were ▁then ▁controlled ▁by ▁wealth y ▁business men ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁no