OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WAFL ROUND 3 AprIL 1, 2017 $3.00 Jones lives300 & breathes games his way to » Game previews » Entertainment » Collectables CONTENTS 3 Every Week 6 Collectables 7 Tipping 7 Tweets of the Week 20-22 WAFC 23 Club Notes 25 Stats 26 Scoreboards and ladders 27 Fixtures Features 4-5 Jones lives and breathes his way to 300 games 8 Entertainment Game time 9 Game previews 10-11 Perth v Claremont 12-13 Peel v South Fremantle 14-15 East Perth v Swan Districts 16-17 West Perth v Subiaco 18 West Coast v St Kilda 18 CONTENTS Port Adelaide v Fremantle 4 Jones lives and300 breathes his way to Publisher games This publication is proudly produced for the WA Football Commission by Media Tonic. 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The WAFC or affiliated clubs believe that the material produced in this publication is accurate, but gives no warranty in relation thereto and disclaims all liability for claims against the WAFC or affiliated clubs, Media Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other person, which may rise from any person acting on the materials contained herein. » Jones in action for St Kilda. Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 Courtesy St Kilda Football Club » Clint Jones 2006 WAFL grand final 5 JUST two weeks short of the 10-year anniversary of his AFL debut, Perth captain Clint Jones is set to join a cracking WA football club. When he leads the Demons onto Lathlain Park this Saturday, the 33-year-old will play his 300th senior game of football – becoming the 42nd WA player to do so. And one of his former teammates, current Perth Football Club chief executive Marty Atkins, likens him to another player already by Tracey Lewis immortalised as part of the elite club. “I rate Clint as high as I rate Peter Bell (who played 338 senior games),” Atkins said of Jones who was drafted as a mature-age recruit by St Kilda and made his debut on April 14, 2007. “Bell was written off by Fremantle but he didn’t take a backward step in backing himself in, knowing he could play AFL -- the rest is history. “Clint was told he would not play AFL due to his average kicking skills – the rest is history as he went on to play 149 games for the Saints (including three grand finals).” As for why the Demons worked so hard to get Jones in Perth colours when he returned home from Victoria two years ago, Atkins said it’s that fact that he lives and breathes football that sets him apart. “Clint was 32 when he started with the club last year and that age factor along should allow you to have a few training sessions off – but he didn’t,” Atkins said. » Clint Jones with his 2006 South Fremantle WA teammates - Hayden North, Evan Hewitt and Theo Adams “During the year, he and wife Jessica had their first baby who was 10 weeks premature, another reason to miss a few training sessions or THE 300 CLUB (list courtesy of WAFL historian Greg Wardell-Johnson) commitments – but he didn’t. PLAYER CAREER WAFL VFL/ SANFL OTHER STATE TOTAL “Clint was the only player to have a 100 percent attendance record GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES SENIOR at training/club commitments – that’s why I wanted him at the club.” GAMES Barry CABLE 1962-1979 267 116 21 404 A WAFL premiership player, three-time AFL grand finalist and Brian PEAKE 1972-1990 315 66 22 403 three-time State player, Jones joins a respected list of 300-game Graham FARMER 1953-1971 255 101 36 392 players including past Demons champions Barry Cable and Rob Wiley Mel WHINNEN 1960-1977 371 14 385 and current Perth coach Earl Spalding. Stephen MALAXOS 1979-1998 289 75 10 374 The most recent player to notch 300 games was former East Graham MOSS 1969-1983 254 89 23 366 Fremantle and South Fremantle midfielder Kris Miller who made the Jack SHEEDY 1942-1963 332 8 22 362 switch from the Sharks to the Bulldogs the year after Jones headed east. Steven CURTIS 1973-1988 215 130 13 358 Atkins played his last two seasons in the WAFL with Jones at the Bill DEMPSEY 1960-1976 343 14 357 Bulldogs. He then became the football manager at the club and has Darrell PANIZZA 1979-1995 274 74 6 354 remained tight with Jones. Ross GIBBS 1979-1993 97 251 3 351 Here he gives us some insight into the player and person Jones Dwayne LAMB 1980-1996 190 151 8 349 was as a youngster and how he has matured. Peter FEATHERBY 1970-1988 197 135 14 346 Describe Clint as a young man at South Fremantle Peter BELL 1994-2009 49 286 3 338 Glen JAKOVICH 1989-2004 51 276 9 336 A lad ........ Introverted ........ Respectful ........ Confident (not over) in Mark SEABY 2002-2015 129 206 335 own ability ........ One of the boys Graham MELROSE 1967-1983 214 111 9 334 Describe Clint as a professional footballer Jarrad SCHOFIELD 1993-2008 114 206 4 2 326 Bill WALKER 1961-1976 305 21 326 Team focused ........ Competitive ........ Self-driven ........ Professional ........ Simon BLACK 1997-2013 2 322 324 Dedicated Haydn BUNTON Jr 1954-1971 148 151 1 22 322 Describe Clint as Perth Football Club captain Guy McKENNA 1985-2000 49 267 5 321 Sets standards ........ Fiercely competitive ........ Clubman ........ Ron ALEXANDER 1971-1985 174 133 13 320 Dedicated ........ Wants club success Bob BEECROFT 1970-1985 126 96 86 10 318 Peter MATERA 1987-2002 60 253 5 318 Describe Clint as a friend and teammate Darren GLASS 1998-2014 47 270 317 Loyal ........ Trustworthy ........ Honest ........ Good for a laugh ........ Reliable Michael RICHARDSON 1978-1994 151 156 10 317 Nicky WINMAR 1984-1999 58 251 8 317 Dean COX 2000-2014 26 290 316 CLINT JONES’ ROAD TO 300 GAMES Tom GRLJUSICH 1960-1976 258 49 9 316 Earl SPALDING 1983-1999 95 211 8 314 2002-2006 – 84 games for South Fremantle (2005 premiership; Bryan COUSINS 1970-1987 240 72 1 313 2005 & 2006 fairest and best) Ryan TURNBULL 1989-2004 178 129 6 313 2007-2014 – 149 games for St Kilda (losing 2009 grand final, Robert WILEY 1974-1988 179 113 15 307 drawn 2010 grand final then losing 2010 grand final replay; 2009 Joel COREY 1999-2013 11 276 19 306 Robert Harvey most professional player award given to the player Daniel CHICK 1994-2009 49 252 3 304 with the highest standards of fitness and mental aptitude.) Kris MILLER 1999-2014 303 1 304 2007-2008 – 11 VFL games for Casey Scorpions Troy COOK 1994-2010 108 193 2 303 2012-2015 – 30 VFL games for Sandringham Ross GLENDINNING 1974-1988 56 230 16 302 2016-present – 22 games for Perth Maurice RIOLI 1975-1990 168 118 16 302 Drew BANFIELD 1992-2006 32 265 3 300 2005, 2005 & 2016 – 3 State games for WA NB: Haydn Bunton and Maurice Rioli are included as they played at least half of their careers in WA. 6 by Sean Cowan Collectables During 2017, the Football Budget will again feature a section on WAFL memorabilia and invites you to write or email if you want more information about the football collectables you have tucked away at home. I love it when old jumpers come out of the woodwork. I’m not talking about jumpers from the 1980s or 1990s, which do turn up from time to time. Rather, I’m talking about jumpers from the 1960s, which feature wool that made the wearer instantly itchy and hit the market maybe once every year or two. One such jumper was discovered by East Perth supporter Brett last week when he was cleaning out his late parents’ home in Lathlain. Brett was brought up in the wrong area for a Royals supporter, but stuck fast and has supported the black-and-blues his entire life. So it was no surprise that he should discover some East Perth items from his childhood when he started cleaning. What he didn’t expect to find was an old East Perth jumper with number 17 on the back. I’ve been able to date the jumper, which was made by Sekem, to the period 1966-1968 because of the design. Which fits well because Brett says his dentist gave him the jumper in about 1973 and told him that East Perth’s Gary ‘Flea’ Gillespie was the original owner. Gillespie, who played 197 games for the Royals between 1963 and 1975, apparently used the same dentist. The jumper itself has seen better days, with a couple of holes and a few amateur repairs being quite obvious. Perhaps the most interesting (and Finally, I wonder whether there might be a But it’s still a beauty and could find a controversial) item was a 1924 ‘PFC’ badge.