▁and ▁could ▁not ▁recover ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side . ▁M ick an ' s ▁place ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁ 6 ' 7 " ▁( 2 0 0   cm ) ▁tall ▁D irk ▁de ▁J ong ▁who ▁had ▁actually ▁retired ▁from ▁league ▁football ▁one ▁game ▁into ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁Ker ley ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁following ▁M ick an ' s ▁injury . ▁Despite ▁some ▁impress ive ▁performances ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁four ▁games , ▁including ▁out ▁playing ▁experienced ▁St urt ▁r uck man ▁Frank ▁Spiel ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁de ▁J ong , ▁who ▁started ▁his ▁S AN FL ▁career ▁with ▁West s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁again ▁retired ▁from ▁football ▁after ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁having ▁played ▁ 5 3 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Roger ▁Lud ers ▁created ▁history ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁player ▁to ▁ever ▁kick ▁ 1 0 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁an ▁S AN FL ▁season , ▁finishing ▁with ▁ 1 0 5 ▁goals ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁played . ▁Lud ers ▁k icked ▁ 9 4 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁game ▁minor ▁round ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁his ▁ 7 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Sem i - final ▁against ▁Nor wood ▁he ▁k icked ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁Lud ers ▁remains ▁the ▁club ' s ▁all - time