ela ide ▁by ▁just ▁two ▁points ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ten ▁points ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁former ▁year ▁a ▁late ▁kick ▁for ▁goal ▁by ▁r uck man ▁Jack ▁Richard son ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁given ▁West ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁only ▁nin ety ▁seconds ▁remaining ▁hit ▁the ▁post ▁allowing ▁Port ▁to ▁hold ▁on . ▁Later ▁on ▁grand ▁final ▁night , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁West s ▁players , ▁including ▁Ker ley , ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁O val ▁and ▁cut ▁down ▁the ▁goal post . ▁The ▁post ▁would ▁later ▁end ▁up ▁h anging ▁over ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁Football ers ' ▁Club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁club ' s ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁ground ▁was ▁solved ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Richmond ▁O val . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ground ▁purpose ▁built ▁for ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁in ▁Australia , ▁pre - dating ▁the ▁V FL ' s ▁W aver ley ▁Park ▁by ▁twelve ▁years . ▁Richmond ▁O val ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁long - ser ving ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁Sir ▁Ly ell ▁Mc E win ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁A ▁capacity ▁crowd ▁saw ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁christ en ▁their ▁new ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 2 . 1 1 ▁( 8 3 ) ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 1 3 ▁( 7 3 ) ▁win ▁over ▁neighbour ing ▁club ▁West ▁Tor r ens