▁secret ▁that ▁players ▁were ▁regularly ▁po ached ▁from ▁less ▁wealth y ▁clubs . ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" po or " ▁clubs ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁won ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁ 3 1 ▁matches . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁season ▁the ▁SA FA ▁introduced ▁district ▁football ▁in ▁which ▁players ▁had ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁where ▁they ▁lived . ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁immediately ▁gained ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁" B un ny " ▁Dal y ▁who ▁threw ▁himself ▁into ▁developing ▁the ▁club . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁club ▁still ▁strugg led ▁and ▁had ▁won ▁only ▁twenty ▁and ▁drawn ▁two ▁of ▁ 1 2 7 ▁games ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁including ▁a ▁second ▁win less ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁However , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Richard ▁" D ick " ▁Head ▁joining ▁veter ans ▁James ▁Tier ney ▁and ▁former ▁South ▁Ad ela ide ▁champion ▁" D in ny " ▁Re ed man , ▁West ' s ▁fort unes ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁change ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁would ▁enter ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁its ▁" G old en ▁Era " ▁ ▁Golden ▁era ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁season , ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁never ▁finished ▁higher ▁than ▁fifth ▁on ▁the ▁premi ership ▁lad der . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁however , ▁West s