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2007 Year Book …Really Good In our second year as the proud Major Sponsor of the Fremantle Football Club, LG congratulates you, the members, for your passionate support of the team and us, LG. Bring on 2008! Contents From the President ........................................................................................................ 5 From the Senior Coach ................................................................................................... 7 From the Captain ........................................................................................................... 9 The Doig Medal ........................................................................................................... 10 Doig Medallist – Matthew Pavlich ............................................................................. 10 Runner-Up – Antoni Grover ....................................................................................... 11 Third Place – Luke McPharlin ................................................................................... 11 Joint Fourth Place – Dean Solomon, Josh Carr, Roger Hayden and Peter Bell .............. 12 Beacon Award – Robert Warnock ............................................................................. 12 Best Clubman – Heath Black ................................................................................... 12 The Doig Medal Presentation Dinner ............................................................................. 13 Chief Executive Officer’s Report ................................................................................... 16 Football .................................................................................................................. 16 Finance .................................................................................................................. 18 Sponsorship and Strategic Partnerships .................................................................. 18 In the Community .................................................................................................... 19 Aligned Charities ..................................................................................................... 20 Commercial Operations ........................................................................................... 21 Membership ........................................................................................................... 21 Match Day .............................................................................................................. 22 Corporate Hospitality and Events ............................................................................. 22 Merchandise ........................................................................................................... 22 2007 Sponsors ........................................................................................................... 25 Honour Board .............................................................................................................. 26 2007 Team .................................................................................................................. 30 2007 Season Statistics ............................................................................................... 32 2007 Season Round by Round ..................................................................................... 34 Players ........................................................................................................................ 36 Board and Executive Management ................................................................................ 57 Staff ........................................................................................................................... 58 Farewells ..................................................................................................................... 59 FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB LTD Design & Production Year Book 2007 Scout Creative, 1 Wing Court, Maylands WA 6051 Parry Street, Fremantle WA 6160 T: (08) 9371 8257 [email protected] P.O. 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Fremantle Football Club Year Book 2007 3 From the President The coming season is about the Fremantle Football Club taking the next step. It is a step that we all want to take and it is one that we have to take. Some EXpected that to have already We are certainly doing something about it at We also said farewell to two retiring loyal occurred, especially after our 2006 season. Fremantle. We head into season 2008 with servants, Shane Parker and Troy Cook, There were high expectations on us from a new coaching team led by Mark Harvey. who gave our club everything they could those outside our club expecting that our His appointment, I believe, signals that our and played with a passion that has inspired Preliminary Final appearance of 2006 to next step is ready to be taken. We have a many a young player and excited the fans. automatically translate into much more strong, stable playing list to which we have Matthew Pavlich, in his first year as this year. Inside the club we were fully added some exciting young talent through Captain, led the team tremendously well aware that we could not underestimate the this year’s National Draft. with another outstanding season and was competition and the desire of every other While our off-field performance continues rewarded with his fourth Doig Medal and his club to achieve more in the coming year. to see our club as one of the strongest with fifth All Australian selection. a fifth consecutive record membership and We were all taught, especially the a record number of sponsors and corporate We are now very much focused on taking pundits that created those expectations, partners, our on field performance did not the important next step with our on-field a solid lesson of the closeness of the deliver what we expected. The year started performances. I firmly believe that we competition in which we play and the need and continued to deliver setbacks and have the coaching team, administration to consistently perform week in and week disappointments, whether that was with and playing group to deliver our objective out. A strong performance in one year does player unavailability or through our inability of establishing ourselves as consistent not automatically translate the following to deliver wins when we were positioned to finals participants. The changes we have season. We were not alone this year as do so at various stages of games. One of made leading into 2008 confirm that we are other clubs also experienced the transition those challenges we faced of course was clearly and firmly committed to achieving from finals one year to a September holiday the departure of Chris Connolly as Senior that objective. the following. Coach and Mark Harvey taking charge in such fine style for the remaining seven The competition must be respected as Unfortunately that feeling is experienced games of the season. other teams will be seeking to do similar by teams from all sporting codes around to us. However, with the commitment of our the world. The great Manchester United Despite what was thrown our way we dedicated staff, coaches and players, the experienced a 2005/2006 season continued to battle out the season. opportunity is before us and I look forward that was described as annus horribilis, We have seen players develop their to being able to refer to our season in the a horrible year. Their legendary Manager, careers further with the club, five of our young players made their AFL debuts and not too distant future as annus mirabilis, Sir Alex Ferguson said after that season acquitted themselves well as they took year of wonders. “people can curl up and die in the face of the first steps of their careers and our disappointment but men of purpose and established players reached memorable ambition do something about it.” career milestones. Shaun McManus played his 200th AFL game and Paul Hasleby, James Walker, Peter Bell and Troy Cook played their 150th games for the club Rick Hart earning Life Membership. President Fremantle Football Club Year Book 2007 5 From the Senior Coach It is a great honour to be the Senior Coach of the Fremantle Football Club. It is a role that carries with it a great responsibility, a responsibility that I take on willingly and look forward to as we prepare for the coming season. HeadinG into round 16 this year I was coaching team assembled that will take They have both made a magnificent asked to step into the role of Senior Coach us forward in Peter German, Dean Wallis, contribution to our club. for the remaining seven