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For a limited time purchase an Oska Pulse and use the Code WCI25 to receive a 5% discount To order visit www.oskawellness.com or call Darren Wedge on 0414 230 022 CONTENTS Email: [email protected] Oska Full Page Advert A4 AUG16.indd 1 1/08/2016 6:56 pm 3 Every Week 6 Collectables 7 Tipping 7 Footy Quiz 22-24 WAFC 27 Club Notes 28 Stats 29 Scoreboards and ladders 30 Fixtures Features 4-5 Subiaco Oval’s BIG NAMES 8 Entertainment 16-17 South Fremantle team poster Game time 9 Game previews 10-11 Claremont v East Fremantle 12-13 Perth v Subiaco 14-15 South Fremantle v Peel Thunder 18-19 Swan Districts v West Perth 20 Brisbane v Fremantle 20 CONTENTS West Coast stats 4 Big names take centre stage FROM bags of goals to acts of courage that having won the previous two in State clashes. won teams drought-breaking grand finals, In 1975 Barry Day, who played in several there has been no shortage of BIG NAMES positions throughout that year’s grand final, was switched to full forward in the last quarter where taking centre stage at Subiaco Oval since it he kicked seven goals in West Perth’s 104-point win first hosted a game of football in 1908. over South Fremantle. This week the Football Budget continues its Subiaco spearhead Austin Robertson, after three-part series celebrating the history of our whom the western end of Subiaco Oval is named, great game at the iconic venue as it prepares to hold the record for the most goals kicked in a game Publisher farewell AFL football at the end of this season. at the ground – bagging 15 in Round 21, 1968 in a This publication is proudly produced for We, along with WA football fans and former game against East Fremantle. the WA Football Commission by Media greats, will focus on the some of the biggest names The other end of the ground is named after Tonic. in WA football history and reflect on their heroic Phone 9388 7844 fellow goal kicking legend Ted Tyson. Fax 9388 7866 feats at football headquarters. Robertson finished his career with 1271 goals Sales: [email protected] Delve back to 1955 when Merv McIntosh played from 269 games for Subiaco and South Melbourne, Editor his last game of football in Perth’s first premiership while Tyson amassed 1,197 from 228 games with Tracey Lewis in 48 years. The triple Sandover medallist and one Email: [email protected] West Perth. of the greatest ruckmen of his time, McIntosh also In more recent years a spine-chilling goal after Photography won his third Simpson Medal in that grand final Andrew Ritchie, Duncan Watkinson, the siren from Fremantle’s Justin Longmuir gave Showcase photgraphix Design/Typesetting Jacqueline Holland Direction Design and Print Printing Data Documents www.datadocuments.com.au Cover Haydn Bunton Jnr, Scott Cummings, Justin Longmuir, Austin Robertson Jnr & Brad Smith The Football Budget is printed on Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced from a sustainably managed forest and uses manufacturing processes of the highest environmental standards. Bouncedown is printed by an Environmental Accredited printer. The magazine is 100% recyclable. WAFL admission prices $15 – Adult* $12 – Concession* Free – Children 15 and under *Includes a copy of Football Budget Find us on Copyright © No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in the Football Budget are not necessarily those of the WAFC. 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. Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 » Nic Naitanui and Daniel Rich at Subiaco Oval ahead of the 2008 WAFL grand final Big names 5 take centre stage at Subiaco by Tracey Lewis the Dockers a come-from-behind victory over St Kilda at Subiaco WA players and veteran football followers Oval in 2005. In 2000 Scott Cummings set a new record of 10 goals in a game recall some big names at Subiaco Oval at the oval when the Eagles beat Fremantle in Round 6. However, Bill Walker – Throughout our premiership years in 1961, 1962 and current Eagles full forward Josh Kennedy has since equalled and 1963 our ruck was very strong. We had Keith Slater, Cyril Litterick, bettered that mark at Subiaco – kicking 10 goals against the Western Fred Castledine and Tony Nesbit and Haydn Bunton Jnr and myself Bulldogs in Round 9,2011 and then taking ownership of the new roving so it was a pretty formidable ruck battery in those days. club record with a haul of 11 against GWS in Round 8, 2014. Tough, good-thinking ruckman, so that was our strength in those Cummings still holds the outright record of 14 goals, however days. they were kicked at the WACA Ground in 2000. Gerard Neesham – In the dying minutes of the 1993 grand final after we had really struggled to get a grasp of West Perth Dale “Kickett took the ball deep in the back pocket and broke away from a pack of players. He then took a few bounces, laid it off, got it back and basically ran the ball from the back pocket when everyone was totally exhausted and he kicked a goal. To me it was an outstanding effort because he wasn’t renowned for his great physical fitness but READER MEMORIES it was his courage that took him from one end of the ground to the other. It won us the grand final. WAFL supporters have shared some of their favourite BIG NAMES at Daniel Rich – I consider myself pretty lucky to say I played in a Subiaco Oval with the Football Budget via our Facebook page. You winning WAFL grand final on Subiaco Oval in just my fifth game of can also have your say by visiting our page. league football (Subiaco’s 2007 win over Claremont). The highlight “ Ben Somerford – Danny metropolis debut of the day for me was Brad Smith kicking a bag of goals and winning Matt Somerford – (responding to Daniel Metropolis debut) 6 the Simpson Medal. goals. Watched from third tier Ted Wishart – I was privileged to watch a WAFL match between Glen Johnson – Kevin Taylor State games and Snuffy (Neil Lester- Subiaco and Swan Districts and see young Nic Naitanui playing in Smith) stealing the 1992 flag the ruck and he just took my breath away. In all of the years I have Andrew McGregor – Michael Mitchell’s mark against Subiaco watched football I have never seen a ruckman with such a high leap.