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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WAFL ROUND 1 MARCH 20, 2015 $3.00 Sharks and Royals SHOWCASE ChannelChannel 7’s7’s returnreturn toto WAFLWAFL Subiaco team poster Collectables Entertainment THE TLC GROUP THE LIFTING COMPANY www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au Lifting,There Rigging is andAlways Height a Safety Solution Specialists Specialists in Lifting, Rigging and Height Safety Equipment TLC SURFACE TREATMENT www.TLCSurfaceTreatment.com.au Protective Coating Applicators Perth’s Industrial Spray Painting & Sandblasting Specialists TLC FABRICATION www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au Engineering, Design & Fabrication THE LIFTING COMPANY Professionals in Fabrication www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au There is Always a Solution Proud sponsors of the Perth Demons Football Club Ph: (08) 9353 4333 www.theTLCgroup.com.au CONTENTS 3 Every Week 6 ..................Collectables 7 ..................Tipping 7 ..................Tweets of the Week 20-22 .......WAFC 23 ...............Club Notes 24 ...............Stats 25 ...............Scoreboards and ladders 26 ...............Fixtures Features 4-5 .............WAFL back on Channel 7 8 ..................Entertainment 14-15 ...........Subiaco team poster Game time 9 ..................Game previews 10-11 .............South Fremantle v West Perth 12-13 ...........Swan Districts v Perth 16-17 ...........Subiaco v Claremont 18-19 ...........East Fremantle v East Perth CONTENTS 4 Channelbiggest 7 again provide Publisher This publication is proudly produced for the WA Football Commission by LEADING into the They take back the broadcast rights from the Media Tonic. 1978 WAFL season, ABC who were the stand along broadcasters of the Phone 9388 7844 WAFL from 1987 up until the end of last season. Fax 9388 7866 the biggest pre-season Channel 7 first broadcast the WAFL in 1961. Sales: [email protected] football story involved Editor They aired about a quarter of a match in the Tracey Lewis Channel 7 Perth. evening to give supporters a taste of the weekend’s Email: [email protected] Now, 37 years later, action. Throughout the history of the WAFL bring Photography the re-kindling of the shown on television there were seasons when Andrew Ritchie, William Crabb & relationship between the Channel 7 and the ABC both broadcast games. Belinda Pike State League competition In 1986, when they were last involved in WAFL Design/Typesetting By Tracey Lewis and the prominent broadcasting, Channel 7 featured commentary Jacqueline Holland broadcaster has meant that Direction Design and Print partnerships of Dennis Cometti and Eric Sarich much of the conversation along with Percy Johnson and Peter Ensell. Printing about the 2015 McDonald’s Data Documents WAFL premiership season has centered on Channel “The WAFC has worked extremely hard over the www.datadocuments.com.au 7’s renewed involvement. last two years to ensure certainty of state-wide free- to-air television coverage of the WAFL competition In 1978 Channel 7 announced that, for the next going forward,” said Nicholas Sautner, Chief Cover four years, the winner of the Sandover Medal would Operating Officer at the West Australian Football Andrew Stephen receive a cash reward of $20,000. photo by Duncan Watkinson Commission of the re-emergence of Channel 7 on East Perth’s Phil Kelly made the most of the new the WAFL landscape. deal, winning the Sandover Medal that first year of “We are delighted to partner with Channel 7 for the new sponsorship deal. the 2015 season and beyond. The Football Budget is printed on Channel 7 will broadcast 18 matches this “McDonald’s is the major broadcast and naming Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced season as part of a new deal with the WA Football from a sustainably managed forest rights partner for the 2015 McDonald’s WAFL and uses manufacturing processes of Commission. premiership season with games to be televised live the highest environmental standards. Matches and timeslots have been chosen to throughout Western Australia on Channel 7. Bouncedown is printed by an avoid a clash with significant AFL fixtures, giving the “The broadcast will also be made possible by Environmental Accredited printer. The WAFL a better chance to enjoy a solid TV audience. magazine is 100% recyclable. supporting partners AHG, reiwa.com, TABtouch, Kennards and the WAFL clubs.” WAFL admission prices Sautner believes the coverage will not only $15 – Adult* enhance the profile of the competition, but allow $12 – Concession* additional outcomes to be delivered to the WAFL 2 for 1 offer – Student Edge Member* clubs and the wider community. Free – Children U16 *Includes a copy of Football Budget “It is fantastic that some clubs have already reported an uplift in interest from additional sponsors, which I’m sure will only increase once the Find us on broadcast commences on Channel 7,” he said. “All parties stand to benefit, with the clubs receiving free-to-air television coverage and new sponsorship opportunities, the sponsors being Copyright © No part of this publication may promoted throughout the broadcast and Channel 7 be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system producing great content for viewers. without the permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in the Football Budget “Unfortunately West Perth has not been included are not necessarily those of the WAFC. on the broadcast schedule at this point in time but The WAFC or affiliated clubs believe that we will continue conversations with West Perth the material produced in this publication is accurate, but gives no warranty in relation about having their games covered on Channel 7. thereto and disclaims all liability for claims against the WAFC or affiliated clubs, Media “West Perth has a proven track record of Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other attracting large audiences on television, given its person, which may rise from any person loyal supporter base, and we reiterate our desire acting on the materials contained herein. to have West Perth matches televised on free to air Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 television.” 5 pre- seasonnews In 1978 Channel 7 announced that, for the next four years, the winner of the Sandover Medal would receive a cash reward of $20,000. East Perth’s Phil Kelly made the most of the new deal, winning the Sandover Medal that first year of the new sponsorship deal. » 1978 Football Budget Other big news items to come out of this pre-season include the re-introduction of a top five finals series for the first time since 1994 and a new sponsorship of the WAFL colts competition. The nine WAFL colts team will compete for the RediMed Cup as part of an integrated WA Football sponsorship with local health services provider RediMed. “We are delighted that RediMed has taken this opportunity to grow its brand while contributing to grassroots football. “RediMed’s ability to service both »1986 Football Budget metropolitan and regional Western Australia makes them a fantastic partner for WA Football and communities throughout the State,” Sautner said. The last time the top five operated, East Fremantle won the flag under coach Ken Judge and captain and current Sharks coach Steve Malaxos. by Sean Cowan Collectables During 2015, 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. It’s been a long, hot summer and if you’re Those of you who read this column each anything like me, you will have been aching week would probably remember that it was for the footy to get underway for 2015. the Football Budget that started me on the Thankfully, there were plenty of WAFL road to collecting after I attended my first collectables on offer at auctions, markets and WAFL game back in 1985. car boot sales to keep me busy during the off- Since, then I have amassed a collection season. On the downside, there was plenty of of about 2100 Football Budgets (and its competition for most items. predecessor, the WA Footballer) from the 2552 Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, was published to the end of 2014. the number of mirrors that popped up for What most people don’t realise is that sale. The five different sets of WAFL mirrors, there have been hundreds of other programs produced between about 1970 and 1985, are produced in WA over the past 100 years, some of the most keenly sought after WAFL including those from pre-season games, collectables because they appeal to non- exhibition games and even national cup collectors who simply want their club’s mirror competitions. The series was to put up on the wall. Having been a collector for 30 years now, expanded to include Most collectors are also keen on them, it’s not often I come across a program I’ve all eight clubs in 1968 though only a few want all 40 mirrors. never seen. and was played in In just the past few weeks, a rare early But that’s exactly what happened this the pre-season. 1970s East Perth mirror sold for $250, a West month when I went out to visit a bloke named The Budgets Perth 1982 mirror sold for $200 and an East Scott, who told me he had a stack of his from the WAFL’s Fremantle mirror from 1978 sold for $350. father’s Football Budgets. night premierships These all sold privately. Scott’s dad played fourths for Swan in both 1967 and A Swan Districts mirror from 1982 was sent Districts in 1965 before serving in Vietnam, but 1968 are very to auction and fetched $290. had kept hold of all the Budgets he collected difficult to find. The other well-known WAFL collectable from 1959 through to about 1970. Please get in touch that popped up a few times over the break Finding such a large pile of 1960s Budgets if you have an was the Peters “Football Specials” ice cream has become something of a rarity in the unusual Budget or program that you would tin.