9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁ground ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁junior ▁games ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁league ▁use ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁Blo ods ▁christ ened ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁at ▁Richmond ▁by ▁defe ating ▁neighbour ing ▁club ▁West ▁Tor r ens ▁by ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁ 1 2 . 1 1 ▁( 8 3 ) ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 1 3 ▁( 7 3 ) ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fans . ▁Such ▁was ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Richmond ▁O val ▁that ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁moved ▁its ▁traditional ▁AN Z AC ▁Day ▁match ▁from ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁O val ▁to ▁Richmond ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁where ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁defeated ▁their ▁long - time ▁Grand ▁Final ▁tor ment or ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁profile ▁matches ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁t ire less ▁efforts ▁of ▁people ▁like ▁club ▁captain ▁Brian ▁Fa es he ▁( who ▁iron ically ▁never ▁got ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁having ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Cl iff ▁Sem ml er , ▁Roy ▁Charles , ▁Cl iff ▁Tod d ▁and ▁City ▁of ▁West ▁Tor r ens ▁Mayor ▁Steve ▁Ham ra , ▁The ▁Blo ods ▁finally ▁had ▁a ▁home ▁ground ▁to ▁call ▁their ▁own . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁the ▁grand stand ▁at ▁the ▁o val ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁B .