Official Magazine of Fremantle Football Club fremantlefc.com.au Edition 3, September 2008 $3.95 i n c GST PP606264/1022 TEAM STORE End of Season Sale Fremantle AND Subiaco Up to 50% off selected items Team Store Gate 13 A new Team Store is now open at Subiaco Oval, located at Gate 13 on Roberts Road. Opening hours for the Team Store at Subiaco Oval: Monday-Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm Every Saturday: 9.00am-1.00pm Opening hours for the Team Store at Fremantle Oval: Monday-Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm Closed Saturday This offer is available until 31 October 2008. Keep an eye on www.fremantlefc.com.au for future offers. Contents 4 Hero Poster Luke McPharlin 5 Introducing new CEO, Steve Rosich 6 Purple News News from around the club 8 We Salute You 16 Shaun McManus We Salute You 10 We Salute You Jeff Farmer Peter Bell 12 Round by Round All the stats from rounds 15-22 16 We Salute You Jeff Farmer 18 We Salute You Heath Black 20 Season statistics All the stats for the season 22 21 Milestones Rounds 15-22 Our Rising Star 22 Our Rising Star Rhys Palmer was rewarded Rhys Palmer was rewarded for his stellar for his stellar season, season, named the 2008 NAB AFL named the 2008 NAB AFL Rising Star Rising Star 24 2008 State of Origin 25 Peter Bell/ Shaun McManus Your pull-out reversible hero poster 29 In 1998… Docker goes back into the archives to look at season 1998 29 For the Diary Club Events 38 30 We Salute You Triumph and Mark Johnson tragedy – 32 We Salute You an AFL journey Luke Webster The path to cracking the 34 A Word From Our Sponsors AFL can be a tough road 36 Strategic Partners to hoe 37 Member News 38 Triumph and tragedy – an AFL journey The path to cracking the AFL can be a tough road to hoe 40 Member Rewards Great deals exclusive to club members 44 Hero Poster Ryan Crowley 45 Community Goals Your club in the community through 46 Community Goals 46 KidZone Kidzone Just for kids The fun place for kids – just for the kids 48 Hero Poster Roger Hayden 49 Community Development Programme Fremantle delivering key initiatives to the WA community and abroad FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB LTD A Product of the Fremantle Football Club Inserts And Flysheet Advertising Docker – Official Magazine of the Fremantle Communications Department. Writers: Katie Communications Department, Fremantle Football Club Football Club. Edition 3, September 2008 Mitchinson, Andrew Bousfield & Luke Morfesse. © Fremantle Football Club 2008. All rights reserved. Email: [email protected] Parry Street, Fremantle WA 6160 Without limiting the rights under copyright above, no part of P.O. Box 381, Fremantle WA 6959 Design & Production Printing this publication shall be reproduced, stored in or introduced Administration: Scout Creative Lamb Print into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any T (08) 9433 7000 F (08) 9433 7001 1 Wing Court 9 Robertson Street means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or Membership: T (08) 9433 7111 Maylands WA 6051 Perth WA 6000 otherwise) without the prior permission of the Fremantle Football Club. Marketing: F (08) 9433 7002 T (08) 9371 8257 T (08) 9427 3500 [email protected] [email protected] Photography: AFL Photos and Fremantle Football Club www.fremantlefc.com.au www.scoutcreative.com.au Back Cover photo: Daniel Wilkins Photography 0433 410 818 fremantlefc.com.au September 2008 Docker 3 18. McPHArlIn From the CEO Introducing new CEO, Steve Rosich I am very excited to accept the responsibility of being only the third Chief Executive Officer in Fremantle’s 14-year history. I am proud of our club and what we have achieved off-field through the support of our members, and I am relishing the challenge of achieving our aim of sustained on-field success. Important to that aim is reinvigorating our playing list via the National Draft, where we will have six or more selections later this year. This focus has resulted in a significant number of retirements during and at the completion of season 2008. As you will see elsewhere in this edition of Docker, we pay tribute to the seven players who have called an end to their football careers this season. We will also be saluting the retired players at the Doig Medal Presentation Dinner on Saturday 4 October in the Burswood Grand Ballroom. Rhys Palmer’s outstanding arrival on the AFL I would also like to personally acknowledge the scene saw him cap off his stellar debut season significant contribution made to the club in their by winning the NAB AFL Rising Star Award and collective 841 games for Fremantle by Shaun being named the AFL Players Association Best McManus, Peter Bell, Jeff Farmer, Heath Black, First Year Player. Matthew Carr, Luke Webster and Mark Johnson. The continued strength, skill and consistency Since being appointed CEO on 25 July, I have Senior Coach Mark Harvey displayed by our more experienced (but still and General Manager been working closely with Senior Coach Mark young) leaders in Matthew Pavlich, Luke of Football Operations Harvey and Chris Bond, whom I recently appointed McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Michael Johnson, Chris Bond as General Manager of Football Operations. Ryan Crowley and Roger Hayden ensures that We are striving to ensure that we have the our younger and developing players will have best structures, staff and resources in place plenty of support in 2009. to prepare for the influx of new young players Our focus continues to be on building a club and provide the entire playing group with the that can support a talented playing group and first class environment required to achieve achieve our aim of sustained on-field success. sustained on-field success. Of course, such success is not possible Unfortunately, we have not been at the required without the support of our proud, loyal and levels in these areas to date. passionate members. Our focus will result in a number of changes Fremantle’s home games, which were sold out in staff and resources across several areas, regularly in 2008, were attended by a vibrant including coaching, player development, sports and passionate crowd that created a fantastic science, medical operations and player welfare. environment for our players. Like everyone associated with the club, I share in This sets us apart from other clubs in the your disappointment of not meeting expectations competition. for on-field results in 2008. However, I do take In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your some confidence out of securing four wins from football “off-season”, while everyone here at our last seven games and we can all take heart the Fremantle Football Club continues to look from the development of our young players. towards the challenges and opportunities of the The willingness of the coaching staff to give 2009 season with great anticipation. our younger players increased opportunities We can’t wait! this season has seen the emergence of Rhys Palmer (20 games in 2008), Garrick Ibbotson (19), Chris Mayne (17), Clayton Hinkley (5) and the continued improvement of players such as Byron Schammer, Paul Duffield and Marcus Drum. Steve Rosich, Chief Executive Officer 2008 Member Elections NomInatIons WIll be sought in early It is therefore important that the club has every for members at which the results of the 2008 October for one of the two member-elected member’s current postal address. If your postal elections will be announced for the member representatives on the Board of Directors of details have changed during the last twelve elected representative to the Board of Directors the Fremantle Football Club. Each of the club’s months please notify the club in writing before of the Fremantle Football Club. Members are two member-elected Board representatives are 30 September 2008. encouraged to visit the club’s website where appointed for a two-year term. David Garic’s Full details of the election procedures and term expires on 30 November 2008. Ben election and Members Meeting details will be important dates will be posted on the club’s Allan is the second of the two member-elected regularly updated. website, www.fremantlefc.com.au. representatives, and his term expires in 2009. As in any election, members may only vote Voting is only open to eligible club members The ballot will once again be conducted by an once, whether members choose to vote through that are fully paid up as at 30 September 2008. independent body and will be conducted in the Internet or by post. All members will be It is important that members retain their 2008 both on-line and postal format. Eligible club provided with detailed voting instructions for members will receive all information on the Membership Card as the membership number may be required in order to complete the both methods of voting to ensure all votes election directly from the independent body received are valid. managing the ballot process. The club will have voting procedures. no other role in the ballot other than to supply The 2008 Members Meeting will be held in late Please note that a Voting Club Member does the current names and postal addresses of November 2008 and members will be posted not include Associate Members or any member voting club members as at 30 September 2008. a Notice of Meeting. This is the annual meeting under the age of 18. fremantlefc.com.au September 2008 Docker 5 Purple News CPA acknowledges Rhys rated number one Rhys Palmer claimed his second revered award in as many weeks in Jeff Farmer September when he was named the AFL Players’ Association Best First Year Player.