▁G oss , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁M ick an ▁and ▁Lind ner ▁( who ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁C rows ▁in ▁the ▁A FL , ▁had ▁played ▁enough ▁games ▁with ▁West ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final s ), ▁West ▁easily ▁defeated ▁three - time ▁def ending ▁premiers ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁by ▁ 8 9 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁El im ination ▁Final ▁before ▁winning ▁the ▁First ▁Sem i ▁against ▁Wood ville - West ▁Tor r ens ▁( a ▁new ▁team ▁formed ▁through ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁West ▁Tor r ens ▁and ▁Wood ville ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁by ▁ 6 0 . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁defeated ▁a ▁determined ▁South ▁Ad ela ide ▁by ▁ 2 1 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁Final ▁and ▁would ▁then ▁come ▁up ▁against ▁North ▁Ad ela ide , ▁a ▁team ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁be aten ▁since ▁Round ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁season . ▁Despite ▁the ▁Ro ost ers ▁squad ▁having ▁far ▁more ▁final s ▁experience ▁than ▁West , ▁the ▁in - form ▁Blo ods ▁were ▁r ated ▁an ▁even ▁chance ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Ro ost ers ▁who ▁were ▁playing ▁in ▁their ▁fifth ▁Grand ▁Final ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁match ▁there ▁were ▁rum ours ▁around ▁Ad ela ide ▁that ▁West ies ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁" go ▁the ▁b iff " ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁un sett le ▁the ▁Ro