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Official Magazine of the Fremantle Football Club www.fremantlefc.com.au PP606264/1022 Vol 5.3, September 2009 $5.50 inc GST MAJOR SPONSOR WoodsideNEWS joins Fremantle LIVE THE DREAM Living2009 the life of an AFL footballer MASTER AND APPRENTICE Sandilands and Clarke HART AND PURPLE HERO SOUL PATCH POSTER Farewell to Our patch of Rising Star President passionate Stephen Hill Rick Hart supporters fremantlefc.com.au TEAM STORE End of Season Sale 30% off everything in store* Both Fremantle & Subiaco Team Stores SEPTEMBER ONLY Opening hours for the Team Store at Subiaco Oval (Gate 13): Monday-Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm Every Saturday: 9.00am-1.00pm Opening hours for the Team Store at Fremantle Oval (Parry Street): Monday-Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm Closed Saturday *This offer is available for the month of September only and excludes sale items. CONTENTS 4 PURPLE POCKET FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB LTD Docker – Official Magazine of the What’s happening around Fremantle Football Club your club Volume 5, Edition 3, September 2009 6 THE MASTER & THE Parry Street, Fremantle WA 6160 APPRENTICE P.O. Box 381, Fremantle WA 6959 Sandilands shows Clarke the way up Administration: T (08) 9433 7000 8 CLUB NEWS 4 F (08) 9433 7001 Woodside join the team as Membership: T (08) 9433 7111 a major sponsor 20 MEMBERS Marketing: A thank you message from 9 SEASON 2009 F (08) 9433 7002 the Leadership Group [email protected] Round by Round 12-15 www.fremantlefc.com.au 21 MEMBER OFFERS 10 SEASON 2009 Offers from sponsors A Product of the Fremantle Football Round by Round 16-19 Rick Hart and MBF Health Club Communications Department. Editor: Katie Mitchinson 8 11 SEASON 2009 21 2009 COMMUNITY Writers: Katie Mitchinson, Round by Round 20-22 DEVELOPMENT RAFFLE Luke Morfesse Email: 12 MILESTONES 22 PURPLE PATCH [email protected] David Mundy – Our own patch full of the 100 consecutive FFC Games Design & Production world’s most passionate Scout Creative supporters 13 HERO POSTER 1 Wing Court Maylands WA 6051 Rising Star: Stephen Hill 24 LIVE THE DREAM T (08) 9371 8257 Living the life of an AFL [email protected] 14 HERO POSTER 14 footballer www.scoutcreative.com.au Rising Star: Nick Suban 26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Printing 17 MILESTONES PROGRAM Abbott & Co Luke McPharlin – Fremantle delivering 21 Glassford Road 150 AFL Games Kewdale WA 6105 key initiatives to the T (08) 9353 1166 18 HART AND SOUL WA community www.abbottco.com.au Farewell to President 27 KIDZONE Inserts and Flysheet Advertising Rick Hart Johnny ‘The Doc’ Docker’s Communications Department, 19 2009 SEASON STATISTICS page of activities Fremantle Football Club All the stats for the season © Fremantle Football Club 2009. 18 BACK COVER All rights reserved. Without CLASS OF ’09 limiting the rights under copyright above, no part of this publication This season’s first year shall be reproduced, stored in or debutants introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by 6 any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior permission of the Fremantle Football Club. Photography: 27 Fremantle Football Club, AFL Photos, The West Australian Front cover: Derby jubilation – first year players celebrating after the round 17 win. 10 fremantlefc.com.au September 2009 3 With Nick Suban FREO’S NUMBER ONE KID! in round 21 JESSE DART spent his final PURPLE POCKET home game as our Number Compiled by Katie Mitchinson One Junior Ticket Holder as a roving reporter for FTV, after the club’s emphatic round 21 As seen on win over Essendon. Dart, who was become a unearthed weekly on The fixture Footy on Alan Carpenter Show after 92.9’s with appearing Steve Rosich breakfast on its Street show during Talk segment, MCPHARLIN MARKS FREMANTLE HERITAGE season 2008 has been the in the lead up FORMER PREMIER AND AVID Fremantle supporter Alan At the 2008 club’s junior Doig Medal to Fremantle Carpenter has made a donation to the Fremantle Football ambassador for the home games, Club which was accepted by CEO Steve Rosich. past two seasons. as well as Carpenter’s gesture was to ensure a depiction of Luke During his tenure as being a McPharlin’s 2005 AFL Mark of the Year was returned to the Freo’s number one kid, guest tipper in a number club to receive a position of pride and place at Fremantle’s Dart has been a welcome of football tipping headquarters. visitor to the club, as well competitions around town. “I purchased the piece at a charity auction in 2006 and as having VIP access to club His Fremantle guernsey always had the intention of presenting it to the club at events including the 2008 collection has also grown some stage,” he said. Doig Medal where he stole during his term with jumper “Luke McPharlin is a great exponent of the high mark the show on the red carpet. numbers 10 (Palmer) and which I think is one of the greatest features of our game. Another highlight was 5 (Ibbotson) being added “Given that particular grab took out the mark of the when Jesse joined Mark to his original favourite 22, year honours, I believe the piece has significance to it and Harvey in a team meeting which is donned by Scott the artwork is better belonging to the football club than and selected his 22 players Thornton. He has claimed hanging in my electorate office.” for an upcoming fixture. however that number 8 McPharlin won the award for his high-flying effort In true Jesse-style, the (Suban) and number 23 against West Coast in round 3 of the 2005 season and selections came with plenty (Mayne) may get a run in Rosich said the club was appreciative of the donation. of cheek as he gave pep- season 2010. “Even though the club is only 15 years young, we are talks to selected players Popular amongst staff taking seriously the collection of our heritage and this about how to play on their and players, Jesse’s endless particular piece will sit with pride alongside the other opponents! energy and passion for the memorabilia that we are assembling at the club,” he said. The stint also saw Jesse Fremantle Football Club “We are grateful that Alan has made this donation to has been a great journey the club and it will hold a position of pride and place here for everyone who has been at Fremantle.” involved with him. To add to its value, the work of art was commissioned On behalf of the for charity by veteran Channel 7 reporter and Fremantle coaching staff and playing devotee Alison Fan. group, a huge thank you to Fan painted McPharlin’s ‘Mark of the Year’, which was Jesse for flying the flag for auctioned at Celebri-Art in 2006. Carpenter paid $2300 Fremantle. As Mark Harvey for the masterpiece, with all proceeds going to the Princess said, “Jesse – watch out Margaret Hospital Foundation. With Sam Newman in 2010!” for ‘Street Talk’ FLASHBACK: Alison Fan working on the masterpiece in 2006 Launching the 2008 season with Matthew Pavlich 4 September 2009 fremantlefc.com.au BE AT THE DOIG MEDAL COUNT Last year saw Matthew Pavlich take home his fifth Doig Medal This is Cindee – non the wiser at this stage! after another outstanding season for Fremantle, which also saw him receive his sixth All Australian selection. Runner-up was Aaron Sandilands, who impressed the football world after imposing himself on the competition in season 2008, earning GAVIN IS ALL HART Romeo in her seat, and he his first All Australian guernsey. THE RICK HART game day got down on bended knee… So, who will take the honours in round 19 saw a ‘Hart- and the rest as they say – is in 2009? felt’ twist unfold, when a history. The 2009 count could come down supporter took the Rick Gavin told Docker that to the wire this year with the break-out seasons of Hart banner competition to whilst this sort of proposal Paul Duffield and Chris Tarrant in the backline, as well as the consistent performances of Matthew Pavlich, Aaron a passionate level. was not the usual approach, Sandilands and Paul Hasleby throughout the season. But 24-year-old Gavin he said he ‘wowed’ The other award worth witnessing will be the crowning Caporn wasn’t chasing everyone with his story, of the club’s best first year player, the Beacon Award. the 42" LG HD Plasma especially Cindee, and television, which was up for With 11 debutants this season, the emergence of the first that was all he was really year players in Stephen Hill, Nick Suban and Greg Broughton grabs as first prize, thanks worried about. to Rick Hart. will make for an interesting count, and a preface to what lies “Cindee said she was very He was eyeing the prize ahead for the club’s exciting list. surprised and very happy of a different kind… the Also acknowledged on the evening will be best Best with the game day proposal hand-in-marriage from his Clubman, the WAFL Recognition Award, the Harbour – well, she said yes, didn’t long-time girlfriend and Masters Award and the Past Players’ and Officials Award. Fremantle member Cindee she?! Come along and enjoy a sumptuous three course meal Allister, 24. “It couldn’t have gone any and premium beverages as we take a look back on the Gavin unveiled his better and it’s something season that was. banner to the game day we’ll never forget.” To book your place at your club’s night of nights please cameras on the boundary The couple who contact the Events Department on (08) 9433 7146, or fill which read ‘Forever in have been together for in the form on the address fly sheet that came with your my Hart, Cindee, will you eight years will celebrate magazine.