▁as ▁Roger ▁Lud ers , ▁Bruce ▁Lind ner , ▁Ian ▁Bor ch ard , ▁Peter ▁Me ure t , ▁Geoff ▁Morris ▁and ▁Mark ▁M ick an ▁all ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁their ▁best ▁football ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁was ▁almost ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁season . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁West ▁were ▁locked ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁final ▁final s ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁lad der . ▁However , ▁Nor wood ▁again ▁ended ▁their ▁run ▁when ▁they ▁th ump ed ▁the ▁Blo ods ▁at ▁Nor wood ▁O val ▁cons ign ing ▁West ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 th - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁hit ▁its ▁stra ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁season , ▁winning ▁its ▁first ▁minor ▁premi ership ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁by ▁two ▁games ▁from ▁St urt ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 – 4 ▁record . ▁The ▁team ▁finally ▁got ▁its ▁reven ge ▁on ▁Nor wood ▁when ▁they ▁put ▁a ▁severe ▁dent ▁in ▁the ▁Red leg s ▁premi ership ▁defence ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 7 - point ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Sem i - final ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁Grand ▁Final ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁The ▁Following ▁week ▁St urt ▁defeated ▁Nor wood ▁in ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁to ▁ear n ▁the ▁other ▁Grand ▁Final ▁ber th . ▁West ies ▁won ▁their ▁e ighth ▁premi ership ▁when ▁Ker ley ▁co ached ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a