ex per ien ced ▁Blo ods ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁joined ▁forced ▁with ▁Glen el g ▁in ▁a ▁w art ime ▁competition , ▁finishing ▁second , ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁in ▁a ▁four - team ▁competition . ▁ ▁" There about s " ▁but ▁never ▁" there " ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁following ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁full - scale ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁club ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁before ▁winning ▁its ▁sixth ▁premi ership ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁defe ating ▁Nor wood ▁ 1 0 . 1 5 ▁( 7 5 ) ▁to ▁ 8 . 1 5 ▁( 6 3 ). ▁One ▁of ▁West s ▁leading ▁players ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁future ▁S AN FL ▁legend ▁F os ▁Williams ▁who ▁played ▁ 5 4 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁captain - co ach ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁would ▁ha unt ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁th ir teen ▁seasons ▁as ▁West s ▁would ▁lose ▁five ▁Grand ▁Final s , ▁all ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁goals , ▁to ▁the ▁Williams - co ached ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and