Woodville-West Torrens will offer footy fans the chance to buy their piece of Eagles history
WOODVILLE-West Torrens is offering footy fans a rare chance to join Eagles legends with their own slice of the SANFL club.
ANDREW Payze has his fair share of memories playing at Woodville Oval.
The life member, life governor and wingman in the Woodville-West Torrens team of the decade is himself a walking slice of the club’s history.
Eagles fans can only dream of coming close to the experiences of the 308-game star, but can now purchase their own piece of the oval through the Eagles’ pick-a-picket campaign.
“Footy is all about history and the fans being inclusive. This gives them an opportunity to be a part of the club,” Andrew says.
“Key to that is coming and watching and supporting — and now they get an opportunity to purchase something that’s more permanent to rust them on to the club in another way.”
Supporters will be able to buy a plaque and pick the location of their picket for $120 with a choice of yellow, blue or green colouring.
Each variant is a homage to the colours, history and future of the club that was born from the Woodville and West Torrens football clubs, who amalgamated in 1991 to become the present-day Eagles.
General manager of commercial operation Chris Branson said proceeds from the plaque sales will go back into providing a better experience for supporters at Woodville Oval.
“The money going back to improving the facilities, which will be a better game-day experience for fans when they come to home games,” he says.
“That involves a number of projects which supporters will notice when we host West Adelaide in our first home game for the season in Round 2 (Saturday, April 15).”
The fence has been paid for by Charles Sturt Council, which also bought and installed seating for the club from the demolished Football Park stands.
These will replace the old metal bench seating in the Barry Jarman Stand.
Other Woodville Oval improvements include a portable electronic scoreboard at the southern end for match days, along with planned upgrades to interchange boxes, the PA system, and food and beverage outlets.