Memory Lane
Each week we will display an interview with one of the past Western Australian players. The players will be remembered by football followers for their talents from the past. You will find out where they are now and what they feel about the game today, plus, relive the times in their era.
Keep a look out each week as we catch up with a past player on Memory Lane.
Feb 4, 2012
by Ron Head
When eighteen year old John Colgan was selected to play in Boulder City Football Club’s senior team midway through 1950 he had to ask permission from his parents.
Two seasons later he was part of Western Australia’s sixty point victory over South Australia at Subiaco Oval. Selected again on the Tuesday, he was… more »
Feb 1, 2012
by Ron Head
“The Fighting Swan,” motto of Swan Districts Football Club, has been exemplified by the tenacity and toughness of many who have donned the black and white over the years, but none more so than Wally Brown.
A dedicated, reliable player who was a tower of strength through many years of struggle for the… more »
Jan 28, 2012
by Ron Head
Football recruiting in Western Australia has thrown up many anecdotes over the years regarding how players end up at whatever club, with the story of Steve Marsh walking into the wrong change room at Fremantle Oval in 1945 achieving folklore status.
In another quirk of the game, Kellerberrin ruckman Ray McAuliffe was signed,… more »
Jan 25, 2012
by Ron Head
The 1966 WAFL grand final has become part of football folklore.
Nineteen year old East Perth centreman/half forward Mark O’Donoghue, in the side after a handful of league games, was flattened moments after the opening bounce. The clash set the scene for a fiery encounter, with the youngster’s team mates and the crowd… more »
Jan 21, 2012
by Ron Head
Barry Cable and Bill Walker were such outstanding rovers in the sixties and seventies that the efforts of the abundance of other fine little men produced in the WANFL during that period can be overlooked.
While the aforementioned players were two outstanding exponents of the game there were many others at the time… more »
Jan 18, 2012
by Ron Head
The 1980 VFL Grand Final between Richmond and Collingwood was notable for the performance of Tigers rover Kevin Bartlett, whose seven goals led the way to a resounding eighty one point victory by Richmond.
Played in front of a crowd of 113,461 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it was a memorable day for… more »
Jan 14, 2012
by Ron Head
Concussion has ruined many promising league careers over the years, the risk of permanent head or brain damage far too high a risk to contemplate.
Claremont back pocket player Brendan Hendry had to make the decision at a time he was riding high, one of Western Australia’s best in an upset win over… more »
Jan 11, 2012
by Ron Head
1951 saw the beginning of four memorable careers at South Fremantle.
Three of them, John Colgan, Cliff Hillier, and Ray Richards, went on to become outstanding players for the Bulldogs and Western Australia, but the fourth, despite never taking a mark, laying a tackle, or booting a goal, was to achieve legendary status… more »
Jan 8, 2012
by Ron Head
When Mick Grasso made his league debut for Swan Districts in round one of the 1987 season, he was better prepared than most first gamers, having chalked up sixty two league games with South Bunbury in the tough South West Football League.
“I had grown up a keen West Perth supporter, with Peter… more »
Jan 3, 2012
by Ron Head
The first clash of the 1989 WAFL finals series became a promoters dream, when East Fremantle and West Perth fought out a thrilling draw in the first semi final.
The replay was re scheduled as a curtain raiser for the second semi final between Claremont and South Fremantle the following week, and a… more »
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