ached ▁by ▁none ▁other ▁than ▁Neil ▁Ker ley . ▁Glen el g ▁defeated ▁the ▁Blo ods ▁ 1 8 ▁ 1 8 ▁( 1 2 6 ) ▁to ▁ 8 . 9 ▁( 5 7 ) ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁the ▁record ▁crowd ▁still ▁stands ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁decl ined ▁to ▁their ▁lowest ▁e bb ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁a ▁century , ▁finishing ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁repeating ▁this ▁ign om iny ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁West ▁un ear th ed ▁a ▁young ▁r uck man ▁named ▁D ex ter ▁Kennedy ▁who ▁made ▁his ▁league ▁debut ▁aged ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁and ▁ 2 ▁days . ▁Kennedy ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁ 2 3 6 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁before ▁playing ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁seasons ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide . ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁premi ership ▁player ▁and ▁nine - time ▁premi ership ▁coach ▁of ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide , ▁F os ▁Williams ▁began ▁co aching ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁t ough ▁start ▁the ▁team ▁improved ▁finishing ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 1 9