East Fremantle Football Club

East Fremantle
East Fremantle
Names
Full name	East Fremantle Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sharks, Old Easts
2019 season
After finals	8th (WAFL); Premiers (WAFLW)
Club details
Founded	1898; 123 years ago
Colours	Blue, White
Competition	West Australian Football League (men); WAFL Women's (women)
Coach	Bill Monaghan (WAFL)
Captain(s)	(WAFL)
Premierships	show List
Ground(s)	East Fremantle Oval (capacity: 20,000)
Uniforms
	Home
	Home
Other information
Official website	effc.com.au

The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval. East Fremantle are the most successful club in WAFL history, winning 29 premierships since their entry into the competition in 1898.^[1]

History[]

1903 premiership side

The East Fremantle Football Club was formed in 1898 and has won 29 league premierships in the West Australian Football League, making the club the second most successful in Australia, after Port Adelaide in the SANFL.^[2]

East Fremantle has a fierce rivalry with its Port cousin, South Fremantle, and the Foundation Day Derby between the two sides is a much anticipated highlight of the local football calendar. East Fremantle's success has thus far eclipsed that of South Fremantle, who (as of 2020) have won 14 WAFL premierships.

Up until 1987, Western Australia was immersed in WAFL culture and East Fremantle enjoyed a strong following. In 1987, a Perth-based club – the West Coast Eagles – joined an expanded Victorian Football League. West Coast's initial squad included many East Fremantle players and they were coached by former East Fremantle premiership player and coach, Ron Alexander. Interest in the semi-national competition saw attendances at WAFL games start to fall, with severe consequences for the club's support base and finances. By the middle 2000s, East Fremantle was in severe trouble on and off the field, winning only nineteen of eighty matches between 2003 and 2006 and suffering severe financial difficulties,^[3] though since then the clubs has substantially recovered without winning a thirtieth premiership. The Sharks once pulled on average 10,000 people to a home game. Now 1,500 people to a home game is considered a strong attendance.

East Fremantle was a foundation member of the WAFL Women's competition in 2019. They were the inaugural premiers of the competition, defeating Swan Districts in the grand final.^[4]

Club song[]

The East Fremantle Football Club team song is sung to the tune of "Notre Dame Victory March".

Cheer, Cheer the Blue and the White

Honour the Sharks by day and by night

Lift that loyal banner high

Shake out the thunder from the sky

Whether the odds be great or be small

We'll go out and win over all

While our players keep on fighting

Onwards to victory

Honours[]

Club honours[]

Competition	Level	Wins	Years won
Premierships
WAFL	Seniors	29	1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1957, 1965, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1998
WAFL Women's	Seniors	1	2019
WAFL Reserves	Reserves	13	1926, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1970, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2008
WAFL Colts	Colts (U19)	11	1962, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2017
WAFL Fourths (1965–1974)	Fourths	2	1972, 1974
Other titles and honours
Rodriguez Shield	Multiple	6	1957, 1977, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998
State Premiership (1902–1924)	Seniors	5	1902, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910

Individual honours[]

Sandover Medal: 12 — Lin Richards (1931), Jim Conway (1950), Jack Clarke (1957), Ray Sorrell (1961, 1963), David Hollins (1971), Graham Melrose (1974), Brian Peake (1977), Murray Wrensted (1985), Craig Treleven (1995), Adrian Bromage (1998), Rory O'Brien (2013)

Simpson Medallists (in Grand Final): (10 total) 1945: Alan Ebbs, 1957: Frank Conway, 1962: Ray Sorrell, 1964: Norm Rogers, 1965: Dave Imrie, 1974: Gary Gibellini 1979: Kevin Taylor, 1992: Clinton Browning, 1994: , 1998: Adrian Bromage

Simpson Medallists (in State Game): (5 total) 1962: Ray Sorrell, 1982: Kevin Taylor, 1991: Paul Harding, 1995: Craig Treleven, 1999: Rod Tregenza

Bernie Naylor Medallists: (20 total) 1904: Ernest Kelly (38), 1905: Henry Sharpe (50), 1907: Henry Sharpe (48), 1908: Charles Doig (26), 1909: Charles Doig (38), 1917: Arthur Rawlinson (46), 1919:Joseph Lawn (55), 1923: Dinney Coffey (36), 1933: George Doig (106), 1934: George Doig (152), 1935: George Doig (113), 1936: George Doig (109), 1937: George Doig (144), 1941: George Doig (141), 1949: George Prince (82), 1966: Bob Johnson (92), 1979: Kevin Taylor (102), 1989: (90), 1999: Rod Tregenza (86), 2000: Rod Tregenza (86)

Prendergast Medallists: (9 total) 1954: Bill Taggart, 1977: Joe Angel, 1978: Kevin Taylor, 1994: Jon Stagg, 2002: Leigh Willison, 2007: Morgan Cooper, 2008: Conor Davidson, 2010: James Murray, 2011: Timothy Viney, 2017: Benjamin Harding

Jack Clarke Medal: 5 — (1985), (1989), (2000), (2001), Jacob Green (2013)

Chesson Medallists: (2 total) 1972: Greg Brown, 1973: Doug Winning

All-Australian team: Jack Clarke (1953, 1956, 1958, 1961), Alan Preen (1958), Norm Rogers (1958), Ray Sorrell (1958, 1961), Brian Peake (1979, 1980, 1986), Tony Buhagiar (1979), Kevin Taylor (1983), Peter Wilson (1986)

Tassie Medal: Brian Peake (1979)

Records[]

Highest Score: Round 17, 1944 – 33.23 (221) vs. South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval

Lowest Score: Round 13, 1898 – 1.2 (8) vs. West Perth at The WACA

Greatest Winning Margin: Round 17, 1944 – 201 points vs. South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval

Greatest Losing Margin: Round 10, 1981 – 178 points vs. West Perth at Leederville Oval

Most games: Brian Peake 304 (1972–1981 & 1985–1989)

Most goals: George Doig 1111

Record Home Attendance: Round 3, 1979 – 21,317 vs. South Fremantle

Record Finals Attendance: 1979 Grand Final – 52,781 vs. South Fremantle at Subiaco Oval

Most consecutive victories: 35, between 28 July 1945 (Round 13) and 17 May 1947 (Round 3), including the 1945 and 1946 premierships

Most consecutive losses: 13 1 between 18 May 1968 (Round 7) and 17 August 1968 (Round 19) 2 between 11 April 1970 (Round 2) and 11 July 1970 (Round 14)

Current squad[]

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Senior list								Coaching staff
1 Nick Kommer 2 Kody Manning 3 Jordan Snadden 4 Ambrose Ryan 5 Max Murphy 6 Cody Leggett 7 Cameron Eardley 8 Matthew Jupp 9 Blaine Boekhorst 10 Alexander Bray 11 Morgan Davies 12 Jonathon Griffin (c) 13 Kyle Baskerville 14 Milan Murdock 15 Thomas Bennett 16 Luke Strnadica 17 Cameron Davidson 18 Ryan Lester-Smith 19 Durak Tucker 20 Zachary Jackson 21 Matthew Burton 22 Dylan Winton 23 Lachlan Bailey 24 Jarrad Jansen 25 Nicholas Bonomelli 26 Jai Jackson 27 Alex Montauban 29 Cameron Loersch		30 Andrew Trefry 31 Thomas Marshall 32 Corey Robinson 33 Michael Tassone 34 Jamie Meade 35 Jordan Mills 36 Brynn Teakle 37 Corey Holmes 38 Kennedy Sorrell 39 Timothy Bockman 40 Nicholas Watson 41 Joshua Ritchie 42 Cody Smith 42 Zachary Hayward 44 Brodie Riach 46 Adam Sereda 47 Luke Dobson 48 Tom Monaghan 49 Jacob Ingham 50 Deon Welhan 51 Jakob Ah Chee 52 Zachary Wilkinson 53 Ben Wardle 54 Michael Wright 55 Bayley Waddell 57 Enrique Aiken-Featherstone 58 Thomas Wallis 59 Reuben McGuire						Head coach Bill Monaghan Assistant coaches Bradd Dalziell Paul Sanzone Craig Smoker Joe Comande Craig Anderson Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Long-term injury list Upgraded rookie(s) (vet) Veterans list Updated: July 2020 Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Hall of Fame[]

On Saturday 2 June 2012 the East Fremantle Football Club inducted 52 individuals into the inaugural East Fremantle Football Club Hall of Fame. 9 inductees were also given 'Legend' status. Only Players, Officials and Volunteers that served the club between 1898 and 1986 were deemed worthy to be inducted. See: East Fremantle Football Club Hall of fame

Premiership teams[]

Team of the Century[]

In 1997 the East Fremantle Football Club named its Team of the Century, to coincide with the club centenary celebrations. The team includes many names that have become synonymous with East Fremantle.

East Fremantle Team of the Century
B:		Con Regan	Michael Brennan
HB:	Doug Green	Carlisle 'Bub' Jarvis	Norm Rogers
C:	Ray Sorrell	William 'Nipper' Truscott	Chris Mainwaring
HF:	Jack Sheedy – Captain	George Prince	Alan Preen
F:		George Doig
Foll:	Jack Clarke	Brian Peake – Vice Captain	Jim Conway
Int:	Graham Melrose	Lin Richards	David Hollins

Coach:	Jerry Dolan

Fremantle Team of Legends[]

In 2007 the East Fremantle and South Fremantle Football Clubs came together to select the Fremantle Team of Legends. The Team consisted of players from East and South Fremantle that had played at least 100 WAFL games for either Fremantle club.

Fremantle Team of Legends
B:	Brad Hardie (South Fremantle)	Con Regan (East Fremantle)	Jack Clarke (East Fremantle)
HB:	Norm Rogers (East Fremantle)	Frank Jenkins (South Fremantle)	Carlisle 'Bub' Jarvis (East Fremantle)
C:	John Todd (South Fremantle)	Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle)	William 'Nipper' Truscott (East Fremantle)
HF:	(South Fremantle)	John Gerovich (South Fremantle)	Maurice Rioli (South Fremantle)
F:	Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle) – co-captain	Bernie Naylor (South Fremantle)	George Doig (East Fremantle)
Foll:	Stephen Michael (South Fremantle)	Brian Peake (East Fremantle)	Steve Marsh (East Fremantle) – co-captain
Int:	Doug Green (East Fremantle)	Tom Grljusich (South Fremantle)	Graham Melrose (East Fremantle)
	(East Fremantle)
Coach:	Jerry Dolan (East Fremantle)

AFL/VFL players (including Rookies)[]

East Fremantle has a relationship with the VFL/AFL dating back to the start of the 20th century, with numerous players moving in both directions to and from Victoria and Western Australia. The list below is a summary of East Fremantle footballers who have achieved the highest individual honours while playing for a VFL/AFL club.

Brownlow Medal: Simon Black (2002), Ben Cousins (2005)
Norm Smith Medal: Simon Black (2003), Jason Johannisen (2016)
All-Australian team: Ben Cousins (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006), Simon Black (2001, 2002, 2004)
VFL/AFL Premiership: Brian Roberts (1973, 1974), Simon Black (2001, 2002, 2003), Josh Carr (2004), Ben Cousins (2006), Jason Johannisen (2016)

There is a list of past and present East Fremantle players who have played at AFL/VFL:

Ron Alexander (Fitzroy)
Aliir Aliir (Sydney Swans/ Port Adelaide)
Liam Anthony (North Melbourne)
Dale Baynes (Collingwood)
Darren Bennett (West Coast Eagles and Melbourne)
Scott Bennett (West Coast Eagles)
Bill Berry (Essendon, Footscray and North Melbourne)
Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Tony Bourke (Carlton)
Mark Bradly (Melbourne)
Jacob Brennan (West Coast Eagles)
Michael Brennan (West Coast Eagles)
Mitch Brown (West Coast Eagles)
Ricky Browne (Geelong)
Clinton Browning (West Coast Eagles)
Ben Bucovaz (Fremantle)
Tony Buhagiar (Essendon and Footscray)
Bill Burns (1884–1955) (Geelong and Richmond)
Craig Burrows (Fremantle)
Bobby Byers (1871–1952) (Essendon)
Josh Carr (Port Adelaide and Fremantle)
Matthew Carr (St.Kilda and Fremantle)
Jeff Cassidy (Geelong)
Domenic Cassisi (Port Adelaide)
Daniel Chick (Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles)
Mitch Clark (Brisbane Lions, Melbourne and Geelong)
Matthew Clucas (Fremantle)
Michael Collica (Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles)
Rhys Cooyou (GWS)
Ben Cousins (West Coast Eagles and Richmond)
Jesse Crichton (Fremantle)
Jamie Cripps (St.Kilda and West Coast Eagles)
Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
Bradd Dalziell (Brisbane Lions and West Coast Eagles)
Peter Davidson (West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears)
Laurie Dearle (1919–1979) (Essendon)
Gary Dhurrkay (1974–2005) (Fremantle and Kangaroos)
Brad Dick (Collingwood)
Brad Dodd (Fremantle)
Steven Dodd (Fremantle)
Norman Doig (1910–2001) (Essendon)
Max Duffy (Fremantle)
Ryley Dunn (Fremantle)
Simon Eastaugh (Essendon and Fremantle)
Stephen Edgar (Carlton)
Shane Ellis (West Coast Eagles)
Alex Fasolo (Collingwood)
Brendon Feddema (Fremantle)
Neil Ferguson (1945–2016) (Hawthorn)
Charlie Foletta (1875–1966) (Fitzroy)
Andrew Foster (Fremantle)
Damien Gaspar (Melbourne)
Tim Gepp (Richmond and Footscray)

Eric Glass (1910–1985) (Melbourne)
Bill Goddard (1880–1939) (South Melbourne, Carlton and St. Kilda)
Martin Gotz (1883–1967) (Carlton)
Doug Green (South Melbourne)
Kasey Green (West Coast Eagles and Kangaroos)
Jonathon Griffin (Adelaide and Fremantle)
Richard Hadley (Brisbane Lions and Carlton)
Paul Harding (Hawthorn, St. Kilda and West Coast Eagles)
Kyle Hardingham (Essendon)
Paul Hasleby (Fremantle)
Tim Houlihan (West Coast Eagles)
Kingsley Hunter (Fremantle, Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn)
Garrick Ibbotson (Fremantle)
Jarrad Jansen (Brisbane Lions)
Michael Jez (Carlton)
Jason Johannisen (Western Bulldogs)
Courtney Johns (Essendon)
Bob Johnson (1935–2001) (Melbourne)
Dick Jones (South Melbourne)
Les Jones (1910–1956) (Melbourne)
Ken Judge (1958–2016) (Hawthorn and Brisbane Bears)
Ernie Kelly (1884–1939) (Carlton)
Harvey Kelly (1883–1944) (South Melbourne and Carlton)
Otto Kelly (1880–1946) (South Melbourne)
Josh Kennedy (Carlton and West Coast Eagles)
Daniel Kerr (West Coast Eagles)
Haydon Kilmartin (Melbourne and Hawthorn)
Brendan Krummel (West Coast Eagles, Fremantle and Hawthorn)
Rod Lester-Smith (Hawthorn and Brisbane Bears)
Paul Lindsay (Geelong)
George Lockwood (1872–19??) (Geelong and Collingwood)
Andrew Lockyer (West Coast Eagles)
Tarkyn Lockyer (Collingwood)
Kane Lucas (Carlton)
Greg Madigan (Hawthorn and Fremantle)
Chris Mainwaring (1965–2007) (West Coast Eagles)
Steve Malaxos (Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles)
Fred Mann (1878–1970) (Essendon)
Jonathon Marsh (Collingwood)
Chris Masten (West Coast Eagles)
Mark McGough (Collingwood and St. Kilda)
Shaun McManus (Fremantle)
Jamie McNamara (West Coast Eagles)
Luke McPharlin (Hawthorn and Fremantle)
Adam McPhee (Essendon and Fremantle)
Graham Melrose (North Melbourne)
Sam Menegola (Geelong)
Gerard Neesham (Sydney Swans)
Brock O'Brien (Fremantle)
Rhys Palmer (Fremantle, GWS and Carlton)
Marco Paparone (Brisbane Lions)
Brett Peake (Fremantle and St. Kilda)
Brian Peake (Geelong)

Graham Polak (Fremantle and Richmond)
Andrew Purser (Footscray)
Peter Quill (Footscray)
David Rankin (Fitzroy)
Phillip Read (West Coast Eagles and Melbourne)
Alan Reid (Essendon and Geelong)
Curtis Reid (1876–1912) (Melbourne)
Lin Richards (1909–1992) (South Melbourne)
Chad Rintoul (Adelaide, West Coast Eagles and Collingwood)
Brian Roberts (1945–2016) (Richmond and South Melbourne)
Brad Rowe (Brisbane Bears, Collingwood and Fremantle)
Paddy Ryder (Essendon, Port Adelaide and St. Kilda)
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)
Eric Sarich (South Melbourne)
Jayden Schofield (Western Bulldogs)
Jack Scobie (1891–1974) (South Melbourne and Carlton)
Jim Sewell (Footscray)
Jack Sheedy (South Melbourne)
Brad Sheppard (West Coast Eagles)
Scott Simister (Melbourne)
Dwayne Simpson (Fremantle)
Josh Simpson (Fremantle)
Brad Smith (North Melbourne)
Earl Spalding (Melbourne and Carlton)
Scott Spalding (Carlton)
Matt Spangher (West Coast Eagles, Sydney Swans and Hawthorn)
Ray Sterrett (Geelong)
Koby Stevens (West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs and St. Kilda)
Cameron Sutcliffe (Fremantle)
Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne)
David Swallow (Gold Coast)
Bill Talbot (1895–1983) (South Melbourne and St. Kilda)
Harry Taylor (Geelong)
Kevin Taylor (South Melbourne and Fitzroy)
Laurie Tetley (1921–1994) (South Melbourne)
Ian Thomson (South Melbourne)
Bert Thornley (Carlton)
Craig Treleven (Hawthorn)
Percy Trotter (1883–1959) (Fitzroy)
Bruce Tschirpig (Richmond)
Brad Tunbridge (Sydney Swans)
Mario Turco (North Melbourne)
Michael Warren (Fremantle)
Chris Waterman (West Coast Eagles)
Colin Waterson (Richmond)
Matthew Watson (Carlton)
Luke Weller (Brisbane Lions and Richmond)
Darren Williams (Essendon)
Leigh Willison (Geelong)
Peter Wilson (Richmond and West Coast Eagles)
Shane Woewodin (Melbourne and Collingwood)
Murray Wrensted (West Coast Eagles and Collingwood)
Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions and West Coast Eagles)

Roll of honour[]

Former East Fremantle Football Club players killed in action include:

Corporal Percy Sutherland MOFFLIN (10th Light Horse), KIA, Gallipoli, 16 June 1915
Private Roy James 'Nugget' WRIGHTSON (11th Battn), KIA, Armentières, 30 May 1916
Private John Alexander Robertson 'Hooky' DOIG (44th Battn), KIA, Messines, 31 July 1917
Gunner John 'Jack' McCARTHY (36th Heavy Artillery), KIA, Ypres, 4 October 1917
Private Arthur Henry 'Cock' WRIGHTSON (48th Battn), KIA, Passchendaele, 12 October 1917

References and notes[]

^ East Fremantle – Part One: 1898 to 1947 – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ Cunningham, Antonia, ed. (2002). Guinness World Records 2002. Enfield, England: Guinness World Records, Limited. pp. 288. ISBN 9781892051066.
^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Sharks Rule Dunbar Safe: disappointed East Fremantle Fans Smell Coach's Blood But Not Club Bosses’; The Game, p. 15, from The West Australian, 24 April 2006
^ "East Fremantle claim Optus WAFLW crown". WA Football. 14 September 2019.

External links[]

[1] East Fremantle – Part One: 1898 to 1947 – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[2] Cunningham, Antonia, ed. (2002). Guinness World Records 2002. Enfield, England: Guinness World Records, Limited. pp. 288. ISBN 9781892051066.

[3] Lewis, Ross; ‘Sharks Rule Dunbar Safe: disappointed East Fremantle Fans Smell Coach's Blood But Not Club Bosses’; The Game, p. 15, from The West Australian, 24 April 2006

[4] "East Fremantle claim Optus WAFLW crown". WA Football. 14 September 2019.

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