▁in ▁ 4 1 ▁years . ▁F acing ▁a ▁red - hot ▁Central ▁District ▁team ▁aim ing ▁for ▁their ▁third ▁premi ership ▁in ▁four ▁years , ▁West ▁went ▁down ▁ 1 7 . 9 ▁( 1 1 1 ) ▁to ▁ 1 1 . 1 1 ▁( 7 7 ) ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 2 8 , 1 9 9 ▁at ▁A AM I ▁Stadium ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final . ▁Dar ren ▁Brad sh aw ▁won ▁the ▁Ken ▁Far mer ▁Medal ▁as ▁the ▁S AN FL ' s ▁leading ▁goal ▁k icker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁kick ing ▁ 8 8 ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁added ▁another ▁nine ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁to ▁finish ▁on ▁ 9 7 ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Ab rupt ▁decl ine ▁and ▁rev ival ▁Once ▁again ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁failed ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁its ▁good ▁form ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁and ▁while ▁still ▁man aging ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁satisfied ▁with ▁just ▁a ▁fifth - pla ced ▁finish . ▁Things ▁went ▁from ▁bad ▁to ▁worse ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁with ▁the ▁wooden ▁sp oon ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Following ▁such ▁a ▁dram atic ▁drop ▁in ▁form , ▁Re hn ▁res igned ▁as ▁coach ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁former ▁C rows ▁team mate ▁Wayne ▁We ide