3 ▁to ▁their ▁last ▁S AN FL ▁Prem iers hip ▁to ▁date ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Le an ▁years ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁premi ership ▁win ▁and ▁subsequent ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁West ▁Ad ela ide ▁would ▁go ▁through ▁a ▁very ▁lean ▁time . ▁After ▁finishing ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁club ▁lost ▁amongst ▁others ▁Ker ley , ▁E ust ice , ▁Jeff ▁B ray ▁and ▁Don ▁Ro ach ▁from ▁their ▁playing ▁ranks ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁lean ▁spell ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁After ▁having ▁played ▁in ▁th ir teen ▁final s ▁series ▁and ▁six ▁grand ▁final s ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁for ▁two ▁premiers hips ▁( 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁the ▁club ▁would ▁only ▁reach ▁the ▁final s ▁another ▁five ▁times ▁( 1 9 6 8 ▁– ▁fourth , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁third , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁fifth , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁– ▁third ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁fifth ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁ground ▁record ▁crowd ▁for ▁Richmond ▁O val ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁Round ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁season ▁when ▁ 1 5 , 7 4 2 ▁turned ▁up ▁to ▁see ▁West ies ▁take ▁on ▁a ▁Glen el g ▁side ▁co