ry ▁Mc Int osh . ▁Form er ▁Nor wood ▁premi ership ▁player ▁and ▁C rows ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Michael ▁Taylor ▁replaced ▁Morris ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁West ▁would ▁reach ▁a ▁best ▁of ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁final . ▁Full - forward ▁Adam ▁Richard son ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁player ▁since ▁Ron ▁Ph ipp s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁in ▁goal ▁kick ing ▁when ▁he ▁k icked ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁five ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁ 8 5 ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁win ▁the ▁Ken ▁Far mer ▁Medal . ▁ ▁After ▁missing ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁h ired ▁former ▁premi ership ▁captain ▁and ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁winner ▁Ian ▁Bor ch ard ▁as ▁coach . ▁Bor ch ard ▁led ▁the ▁Blo ods ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁El im ination ▁Final ▁each ▁time . ▁Form er ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁junior ▁and ▁dual ▁Ad ela ide ▁C rows ▁premi ership ▁player ▁Sh a un ▁Re hn ▁replaced ▁Bor ch ard ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁a ▁Grand ▁Final ▁for ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁time