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.
Jul 29, 2010
by Ron Head
One of the Subiaco Football Club’s best ever wingmen, who went on to represent Western Australia and won two club fairest and best awards, originally wanted to play with East Perth.
“I tried out at Perth Oval in 1955, but coach Mick Cronan, in his last year as coach of the Royals, told… more »
Jul 27, 2010
by Ron Head
John Brindley is a dyed in the wool Fremantle(and South Fremantle) man.
The South Fremantle forward played a hundred and seventeen games with the red and whites, after being brought up a few Gero punt kicks away from Fremantle Oval. Born in Fremantle,he is a past secretary of the Fremantle Trotting Club, worked… more »
Jul 22, 2010
by Ron Head
Alex Hamilton was told he was too small to make it at the top level early in his football career. “I was selected in the East Perth combined under fourteen squad, but my size was given as the reason for my eventual culling from the final twenty,” he told Footygoss.
After playing with… more »
Jul 20, 2010
by Ron Head
Think East Fremantle rovers and straight away the names come up.
Trizzy Lawrence, Tony Buhagiar, Graham Melrose, Jack Sheedy, Oscar Howard, Jim Conway, Ron Cicerello and Steve Marsh are a sample of the little men to wear the blue and white over the years.
John Martinson never reached those heights after… more »
Jul 15, 2010
by Ron Head
When Karl Bearman was transferred in his employment to Perth, the former Tasmanian rover knocked on the doors of two clubs before settling on East Perth, the main reason for his choice being that the other two weren’t interested.
“The late Subiaco player, Rod Newton, invited me to try out with his club,… more »
Jul 13, 2010
by Ron Head
Where Are They Now? has cast a wide net in search of stories of not just the well known footballers of the past, but some of those not so well remembered.
Another group who should be featured in a series such as this are those who appeared set for a long and rewarding… more »
Jul 8, 2010
by Ron Head
The Western Australian State football team that beat Victoria in the Brisbane carnival of 1961 is still remembered as a great combination, with every member of the side part of folklore.
Unlucky not to be included among them was John Dethridge.
Dethridge was a solid performer in the two lead up… more »
Jul 6, 2010
by Ron Head
At the end of 1975, Brian Needle’s career at East Fremantle looked to be over.
The target of a John Todd rant after the last game of the season, and virtually shown the door by the volatile coach, Needle was at the crossroads. A change of coaches at Moss St for the following… more »
Jul 1, 2010
by Ron Head
Chat with Joe McKay and you quickly realise you are talking to a man who is passionate about football as a team game, with the rewards and satisfaction earned by participation much more important to him than any individual success.
It’s hard to get any personal achievements out of a… more »
Jun 29, 2010
by Ron Head
East Perth have been blessed with many fine rovers over the years, but none have given them longer and more consistent service than Hans Verstegen.
Verstegen played two hundred and four league games for two hundred and twenty four goals with the Royals between 1967 and 78, winning an FD Book Medal as… more »
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