Melanka Football Club / Wests Football Club (NT)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1970 - A Newspaper article claimed that Melanka’s colors were to be green, white and black.
1971 - Melanka were known as the Bloods.
1973 - Wests were known as the Bloods.
2001 - Wests were known as the Bulldogs, and wore black guernseys with a red sash.

Timeline :
1970 - Central AFL : Melanka commenced, failing to win a match.
1972 - Central AFL : Melanka participated.
1973 - Central AFL : Melanka changed name to Wests FC.
1974-77 - Central AFL : Wests participated.
1978 - Central AFL Grand Final : Rovers 15.10.100 defeated Wests 11.14.80.

1979 (Central AFL) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - West 22.15.147 defeated Pioneer 11.10.76.
Grand Final - Wests 21.22.148 defeated Pioneer 21.16.142.

1980 (Central AFL) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Wests 20.14.134 defeated Pioneer 8.13.61.
Grand Final - Wests 17.14.116 defeated Pioneer 11.22.88.
Wests were premiers & champions.

1981 (Central AFL) :
Wests were 2nd after H&As.
Second Semi-Final - Pioneer 32.17.209 defeated Wests 16.10.106.
Preliminary Final - Wests defeated Federal.
Grand Final - Pioneer 15.17.107 defeated Wests 12.20.92.

1982 (Central AFL) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Wests 27.13.175 defeated Federal 10.12.72.
Grand Final - Wests 21.14.140 defeated Pioneer 15.17.107.

1983 (Central AFL) :
Wests were 2nd after H&As.
Second Semi-Final - Pioneer 25.12.102 defeated Wests 8.11.59.
Preliminary Final - Rovers 15.19.109 defeated Wests 12.13.85.

1984 (Central AFL) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Souths 14.19.103 defeated Wests 14.7.91.
Preliminary Final - Pioneer 21.18.144 defeated Wests 13.8.86.

1985 (Central AFL) :
Wests were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Souths 14.11.95 defeated Wests 10.22.82.

1986 (Central AFL A Grade) :
Wests were 3rd after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Wests 17.12.114 defeated Federal 10.10.70.
Preliminary Final - Rovers 14.12.96 defeated Wests 10.14.76.

1987 (Central AFL A Grade) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Grand Final - Pioneer 28.17.185 defeated West 20.6.126.

1988 - Central AFL A Grade : Wests finished 5th & last.

1989 (Central AFL A Grade) :
Wests were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Rovers 19.13.127 defeated Wests 17.15.117.

1990 (Central AFL A Grade) :
Wests were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Federal 24.17.161 defeated Wests 12.7.79.

1991-96 - Central AFL : Wests participated.
1997 - Central AFL Grand Final : Pioneer 23.15.153 defeated Wests 8.7.55.
1998-2001 - Central AFL : Wests participated.

2002 (Central AFL) :
Qualifying Final - Wests 16.10.106 defeated Pioneer 16.9.105.
Second Semi-Final - Pioneer 13.13.91 defeated Wests 13.7.85.
Preliminary Final - Wests 15.11.101 defeated Souths 8.10.58.
Grand Final - Wests 13.8.86 defeated Pioneer 10.14.74.

2004 (Central AFL) :
Wests were minor premiers.
Grand Final - Wests 10.14.74 defeated Souths 10.11.71.