. ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁West ▁Ad ela ide , ▁captain - co ached ▁by ▁Neil ▁Ker ley , ▁won ▁their ▁sevent h ▁premi ership ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁when ▁they ▁defeated ▁Nor wood ▁by ▁six ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final . ▁The ▁club ▁would ▁play ▁its ▁nem esis ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁grand ▁final ▁and ▁once ▁again ▁would ▁go ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁heart bre aking ▁three ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁Mag p ies . ▁Ken ▁E ust ice ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁club ' s ▁t enth ▁Mag are y ▁Medal ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁S ens ation ally ▁after ▁taking ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁two ▁Grand ▁Final s ▁and ▁one ▁premi ership ▁in ▁his ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁Ker ley ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁as ▁West ' s ▁coach ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁rel uct antly ▁replaced ▁by ▁long time ▁team mate ▁and ▁friend ▁Doug ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁committee ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁un success fully ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁re - inst ate ▁Ker ley ▁as ▁captain - co ach . ▁Ker ley ▁continued ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁honour ing ▁his ▁contract , ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁become ▁captain - co ach ▁of ▁South ▁Ad ela ide , ▁taking ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁from ▁bottom ▁in ▁ 1 9 6