Official Magazine of Fremantle Football Club fremantlefc.com.au Edition 1, April 2006 $3.95 inc GST PP606264/1022 Proud Platinum sponsor of Fremantle Football Club Contents 4 President’s Column 7 The Premiership Quarter Twelve Spells Fan’s Fine Art Proud Platinum 2006 Milestones In his twelfth AFL season, the Wiz sets records and sets the record straight as he becomes 5 Life’s Good only the eighth indigenous 6 Number Ones player to play 200 AFL games 19 Number One Ticket Holder and Season Guide sponsor of Club Patron Your complete pull-out guide to season 2006 7 Twelve Spells The Wiz set to reach memorable milestones 12 New Faces Fremantle Football Club Fremantle’s new additions 13 NAB Cup 15 Quick Kick Andrew Browne 16 Watery Adventures The players play at Adventure World 17 Purple Haze 2006 Match Day Diary Mascots Race for Diabetes Carrying the Queen’s Message 18 Hard Man Helps Children 2006 Events Diary 33 Home Now Away Member Rewards 19 2006 Season Guide Your 8 page pull-out guide with Great deals for Members everything you need to know for the year 27 Keep Up To Date The new look web site a must-visit to 42 keep up-to-date Looking Good 28 Purple Shorts The new 2006 Merchandise Catalogue to keep you in 29 2006 Community Camp a Purple Haze in 2006 This year’s camp in the Peel Region 32 A Word From Our Sponsors 33 Member Rewards Great deals for club members 36 Family Fun Day 37 Membership News What you need to know for 2006 38 Wiz Kidz Just for kids with the Wiz 40 Community Development 42 2006 Merchandise Catalogue FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB LTD A Product of the Fremantle Football Club Inserts And Flysheet Advertising Docker – Official Magazine of the Fremantle Communications Department. 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Picture: Tony McDonough. fremantlefc.com.au April 2006 Docker 3 From the President The Premiership Quarter There comes a time resources and equipment, and all of the vision and talent in season 2006 and beyond, and in the life of (hopefully) and dreams, envelops the football club as that we will ultimately reward our loyal and every football club, the whole club proceeds toward the “window passionate supporters. It will reward also the where everything of opportunity” that presents itself to only effort that has gone into producing a group that lines up, and all the those clubs that are fortunate enough to have will be capable of grabbing the opportunities planning, preparation put things together in sufficient enough form as they present in the future, and as the club and vision will come to warrant being presented with the chance. becomes a competitive force, it will cement the together and provide a view of what is so aptly Fremantle Football Club enters that phase, Fremantle Football Club as one of the powers in phrased – “the window of opportunity”. It is so in my view, in season 2006. the AFL competition. named because the opening is often narrow, We have as a club promised much, have But none of that will come easily. This certainly the time frame is limited, and only disappointed somewhat in the last two AFL competition is the toughest sporting the quick and well prepared are able to take seasons, but are nevertheless well placed competition in world sport. No one will step advantage of the moment. to go forward with renewed energy and aside and let Fremantle have its moment Often that comes within a game of football, enthusiasm to provide our club, and in the sun. Everything that you get in this and it is the third quarter of a critical game that consequently our loyal and passionate competition you will work for, there is no is universally referred to as “the premiership supporters, with an opportunity to become quarter given and no quarter asked for. quarter”, where the window of opportunity regular and competitive finals participants. For Fremantle Football Club – we will now opens and the team that takes the initiative is And with that onward and inexorable charge prepare to enter our “Premiership Quarter” most often the one that is the ultimate winner. comes the opportunity to compete for what – it will ultimately be up to us how we accept Taking a somewhat broader viewpoint and every person involved with this club wants the challenge. looking across the whole spectrum of the more than anything, and that is the opportunity to one day win an AFL Premiership. I’m looking forward to an exciting and rewarding performance of the Fremantle Football Club, season in 2006 and I wish all associated with as it enters phase two of its strategic planning, There are genuine signs that Fremantle will this great football club a wonderful and fruitful I firmly believe that the club is about to enter realise the potential that we all know has year in footy! the “Premiership Quarter” of its development existed over recent seasons. The experience as a football club and performer. All of the that this playing group has now accumulated planning on and off field, all of the intense will stand them in great stead as many of scrutiny of the playing list over the previous those players enter the prime period of their seasons, all of the investment in human playing careers. I’m sure we will see excitement Rick Hart Coca-Cola Zero is the proud sponsor of this year’s Player of the Week on fremantlefc.com.au. Milestones 2006 Register now and vote for the player you think was Fremantle’s best The Club after each weekend’s game. Voting will take place on a 3-2-1 basis, 8 wins to reach 100 AFL wins with 3 votes being for the player you think was Fremantle’s best. Peter Bell Voting will remain open until Thursday following each game, and the player attracting the most votes will be awarded the Player of the Week. 22 games to reach 250 AFL games At the end of the home and away season, the player with the most votes will be the Coca-Cola 16 games to reach 100 games as Zero Player of The Year and will be announced at an exclusive function at the Fremantle Football captain for Fremantle Club headquarters at Fremantle Oval by Coca-Cola Amatil’s WA General Manager, Mr James Lane. Jeff Farmer One lucky registered voter in the Coca-Cola Zero Player of the Week will be selected at 1 game to reach 200 AFL games random each week to win a Coca-Cola Zero/Fremantle Supporter Pack valued at over $200. 19 games to reach 100 games for Fremantle Matthew Pavlich Fremantle Fan’s fine art 9 goals to equal club’s all time goal kicking record of 178 goals 3 consecutive games to become the first Fremantle player to play 100 consecutive games 22 games to reach 150 games for Fremantle Heath Black 5 games to reach 150 AFL games 9 games to reach 100 games for Fremantle James Walker 17 games to reach 150 games for Fremantle Paul Hasleby 20 games to reach 150 games for Fremantle 11 consecutive games to reach Well known television reporter and is not widely available and Duncan was also 100 consecutive games passionate Fremantle member Alison Fan is one of Luke’s teachers at Christ Church adding another string to her bow by trying her Grammar School. Antoni Grover hand at painting, all in the name of charity. 6 games to reach 100 games for Fan and MacLaurin have been working on the Fremantle Fan is making a masterpiece of star forward painting since February and so far she is very Luke McPharlin’s ‘Mark of the Year’ last year pleased with the results. Matthew Carr to be auctioned at a gala black-tie dinner 12 games to reach 100 games for in May with proceeds going to the Princess The charity art event being run by Tristan’s Art Margaret Foundation. Gallery will be held on 13 May at the Perth Fremantle Helped along by amateur artist and husband Convention Centre and with the art work Paul Medhurst Duncan MacLaurin, Fan chose McPharlin’s already creating some interest the painting 13 games to reach 100 games for ‘Mark of the Year’ as the subject as the image will have a reserve price for the auction. Fremantle 4 Docker April 2006 fremantlefc.com.au News Life’s Good In November last year the club proudly announced that LG Electronics will be the club’s Major Sponsor for the next three years. Fremantle Chief Executive Officer Cameron leading, elite sporting competitions.