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South Fremantle Football Club ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK 2016 SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB 2016 ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB 2016 CLUB SPONSORS MAJOR PARTNERS PREMIER PARTNERS OFFICIAL SUPPORT PLAYER SOUTH WEST INSURANCE WA HINO CHURCHILL FINANCIAL PLANNERS TYRRELL’S WINES ATHLETES FOOT ROCKINGHAM NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY BEELIAR GARDENS WELSHPOOL FIAT PROFESSIONAL HOLDfaST FLUID POWER COOP ROPERTY S P 882 6PR Q CONTRACTING STRZELECKI GROUP ACCUWEIGH DRIFTWOOD WINES FLN GROUP P&G BODYBUILDERS FARRINGTON DRY CLEANERS HOMESTYLE SALAD MAKERS STEENS GRAY AND KELLY PROFESSIONALS FREMANTLE FERRARI FORMALWEAR KATIE & JAKOV ZAKNICH ESPLANADE HOTEL FREMANTLE SHELFORD QUALITY HOMES NATALE SECURITY SERVICES ROCKINGHAM MAZDA H-R PRODUCTS NUMERO UNO CROMMELIN SEATRAM GINO’S CAFE THE GATE BAR & BISTRO FRANK TREASURE FRAMESPORT ACTIMED AUSTRALIA WARREN’S MENSWEAR KEVIN LUFF BURNBACK WELDING FLN COMMERCIAL REPAIRS BURLEY SEKEM PERTH PEST CONTROL LP HARVEY ROOFING FLN SPRAY PAINTING CARLTON & UNITED BREWERY RAY & PAULINE PATON CLP LEGAL VALENTINE’S CAMERA HOUSE CHANNEL 7 4WARD NUTRITION STANDOUT SIGNS NEO METALS COCA-COLA AMATIL BUDGET STOCKFEEDS NEXUS RISK SERVICES DIAEGO BEST LOANS OAKWOOD FUNERALS BURNBACK WELDING KENNARDS HIRE FLN SPRAY PAINTING CRICKET & FOOTBALL SHOP GOLDEN EGGS MCDONALD’S AUSTRALIA SHAK SHUKA FREMANTLE GAZETTE THE WEST AUSTRALIAN RHODES FAMILY HARVEY FRESH NJ CRAYPOTS WESTEC DOORS & WINDOWS BENNY’S BAR AND CAFE CAFE BELLAVISTA S&D JEWELLERY NOR WEST SEAFOODS EMPIRE PROPERTY SOLUTION ARTagLIA ONTRACTING G-FORCE PRINTING SECURE COMPUTER RECYCLING T C GRUBO’S TRUCK’N TREMOR EARTHMOVING ISC EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLIES ROCKINGHAM CLEAR WATERS ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK 2016 SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB THE PREMIER FAMILY CLUB PROFESSIONAL UNITED SELFLESS PROGRESSIVE MISSION STATEMENT OUR ETHOS To be 'The Premier Family Club' Care and respect for the South Fremantle Family SOUTH FREMANTLE To maintain quality growth and development in FOOTBALL CLUB (Inc.) our zone through the district model Value our players, members, supporters and volunteers ABN To be a competitive force at all WAFL levels 62 379 082 609 Preserve our traditions, heritage and brand MAILING ADDRESS To develop our elite talent to AFL standard Cultivate club pride and a winning expectation PO BOX 368 FREMANTLE WA 6959 LOCATION To embrace and live the club ethos Leadership and discipline is our strength FREMANTLE COMMUNITY BANK OVAL PARRY STREET, FREMANTLE WA 6160 FOR THE CLUB'S SECOND CENTURY PHONE (08) 9335 1555 CONTENTS FAX PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2 CLUB EVENTS 38 (08) 9430 4143 CEO’S REPORT 4 AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 39 EMAIL OFFICE BEARERS/STAFF LIST 6 STATE REPRESENTATIVES 40 [email protected] RESULTS 2016 7 MILESTONES FOR 2016 42 LAYERS RETURNEES, RECRUITS 44 WEB P 2016 8 www.southfremantlefc.com.au YEAR OF SUCCESS 10 DEBUTANTS 46 ROUND BY ROUND WRAP 11 AFL PLAYERS 48 ANNUAL REPORT SFFC HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL MANAGER REPORT 50 AND YEAR BOOK 2016 19 LEAGUE COACH REPORT 20 TALENT MANAGER REPORT 52 EDITOR WJ HUGHES MEDAL 22 CLUB HISTORY 57 CHRIS PIKE CAPTAIN'S REPORT 24 VOLUNTEERS, LIFE TIME MEMBERS 58 ESERVES EPORT RECORDS AT A GLANCE 59 DESIGNER R R 26 BELINDA PIKE RESERVES AWARD WINNERS 27 PREMIERSHIP PLAYERS 60 COLTS COACH REPORT 28 PAST PLAYERS & OFFICIALS REPORT 61 PHOTOGRAPHY COLTS AWARD WINNERS 29 LIFE MEMBERS 62 BELINDA PIKE CARNARVON TRIP 30 CENTURIONS 64 PRINTER COLTS TEAM PHOTO 32 OBITUARIES 65 G FORCE PRINTING RESERVES TEAM PHOTO 33 BAR/FUNCTIONS MANAGER REPORT 66 FRONT COVER RED CAP DAY 34 CORPORATE CLASSIC/AUCTION NIGHT 67 FAIREST AND BEST WINNERS DANIEL LEAGUE TEAM PHOTO 35 TREASURER'S REPORT 68 BURKE, JAKE FLORENCA, SHANE PHOTOS OF 2016 36 HUGHES MEDAL NIGHT PHOTOS 69 HOCKEY. LEAGUE TEAM 1 SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB PRESIDENT’S REPORT HAYDN RAITT he 2016 season will be judged as a successful year for the South TFremantle Football Club. Whilst we didn’t finish off with a Grand Final appearance, in all three grades we have developed some very good young players for the future and all our sides made the finals and at one stage during the season occupied top spot on the ladder. The Bulldogs were the most successful WAFL club in 2016, winning the most games in all grades and taking home the Rodriguez Shield. Thanks must go to our senior coach Todd Curley, and his assistant coaches for a great job this year, along with Mark Foster and his team, doing a great job in developing our younger group. JOSH HEAD DON PASQUA STUART KEMP 2 ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK 2016 There is a great feeling in our club in all I would like to thank Stuart, Michelle, Jess and divisions that we are on the right track developing Cameron for the professional running of our leaders with a very strong leadership program. office. I would also like to thank our members, you are a great bunch and make my job easy. I would also like to praise David Depane and Jason Pedulla for their efforts in To Marion and your committee, you do a great creating such a smooth year and putting job with all your tasks and are becoming quite together a brilliant team down stairs and famous, not only with our club, but other WAFL creating such a happy atmosphere which rubs clubs. off on everyone. To the loyal Friday night members, we may To our loyal support staff, on behalf of the Board be down in numbers but not in quality. Many and our members, thank you. thanks for your great support. Our club is facing some changes next year with To my Board, you are the best. Your loyalty to the Dockers moving to their new facilities in our club is without question and I thank you, Cockburn. Our total use of Fremantle Oval is and I know the club also thanks you. We have still unsure as we await the City of Fremantle to one of our dedicated Board members - Tim Reed move forward and recover the head lease back. retiring this year. Many thanks mate, you did your family proud. When and if that happens, it will give our club the opportunity to run events again at And lastly to my wife – Sue. Thank you for Fremantle Community Bank Oval as we did allowing me the time to commit to this great prior to the Dockers coming. club. I treat this job as a privilege. This will help to make our club more HAYDN RAITT sustainable in the future. PRESIDENT With the WA Football Commission not securing the management rights of the new stadium it will put financial pressure on all WAFL clubs in the future. Football in WA is currently going through a complete review by an independent company with the outcome due in early March 2017. All WAFL clubs are working hard to make sure our great competition is not put back, and as in the past it remains the second tier elite competition that we all love, as did our families in the past. Enough said on that. We as a great club will try in 2017 to bring back more Past Players and Officials, and will work hard with the PP&O committee to make this happen. It is essential we work with the past and blend it with the future. 3 SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT STUART KEMP n anyone’s estimation, 2016 was a congratulations on a great job fantastic year in many pillars of our for the club during the year. Iorganisation. On-field, the jump from Tony again worked diligently seventh in 2015 to second in 2016 after the with the senior group and his home and away season was a great result from efforts to make the finals was our football department. Off the field, in a tough a nice reward. Mark also did a economic environment, our financial result at professional job in 2016. His the time of writing this report is a profit. This new role of Academy coach has shown we are in a period of consolidation is a position we feel the club with some exciting projects set for next year. has needed and a big part My 2015 report commented that I felt we of that position description have made some significant gains from the is to ‘coach the coaches’ previous year and I feel exactly the same this in our development teams. year. We are confident we are heading in the Wearing two hats of coaching right direction in all areas of our business and the colts and looking after the rewards for everyone’s hard work is not far Academy, we are all very away. excited about his input into our kids and look forward in From a football perspective, in our league anticipation to becoming the team, although we didn’t reach the pinnacle, best development program in winning one final and having two chances the league. to play in the Grand Final was a credit to all involved. Todd Curley and his support coaches Finally I would like to thank again put their stamp on the playing group and all the assistant coaches, competition by building on all the hard support staff, medical staff work from the previous two years. The and volunteers for all their players themselves should be very hard work, across all grades. proud of their efforts, as the internal Year after year they put in the leadership and motivation from the group shone through this year. We hope to hard work and without their continue to build on this with the players professional efforts, none of CO-LOCATION BUSINESS CASE driving their own actions while at the club. our teams would be able to deliver.
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