as ▁by ▁the ▁Blo ods . ▁Str ong ▁rec ruit ing ▁helped ▁the ▁team ▁improve ▁to ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁while ▁James ▁Ez ard , ▁nep hew ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Ess end on ▁premi ership ▁player ▁Alan ▁Ez ard , ▁joint ly ▁won ▁the ▁Mag are y ▁Medal ▁with ▁North ▁Ad ela ide ' s ▁Rh ys ▁Arch ard , ▁becoming ▁the ▁four teenth ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award . ▁ ▁West ies ▁again ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁missing ▁the ▁major ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁straight ▁year . ▁In ▁a ▁major ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁lights ▁for ▁night ▁games ▁were ▁installed ▁at ▁Richmond ▁O val ▁( now ▁called ▁City ▁Maz da ▁Stadium ▁under ▁a ▁spons or ship ▁deal ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁Friday ▁night ▁games ▁became ▁a ▁success ▁with ▁ 6 , 1 3 3 ▁fans ▁att ending ▁The ▁Blo ods ▁first ▁ever ▁home ▁game ▁under ▁lights ▁against ▁North ▁Ad ela ide ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March . ▁ ▁Despite ▁winning ▁their ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁St urt , ▁West ▁missed ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁sevent h ▁straight ▁season ▁finishing ▁third ▁last ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 – 1 2 ▁record . ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁well ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁record ▁but ▁inj uries ▁to ▁key ▁players ▁plus ▁general ▁poor ▁form ▁saw ▁the ▁Blo