
History
WAFL & AFL Hall of Fame
The introduction of the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004 signified a major step forward in the preservation of the sport’s history and its champion players – and recognised many champions of the past, both off and off the field.
Home Grown Players
- Ron Alexander
- Ted Kilmurray
- Mal Atwell
- Ken McAullay
- Mal Brown
- George (Staunch) Owens
- Derek Chadwick
- Frank Sparrow
- Mick Cronin
- Val Sparrow
- Graham (Polly) Farmer
- Peter Spencer
- Ross Glendinning
- John Watts
- Jackie Guhl
Players with other Club Affiliations
- Reginald (Nashy) Brentnall
- Phil Matson
- Greg Brehaut
- Ian Miller
- Jack Sheedy
- Hugh (Bonny) Campbell
- William (Digger) Thomas
- Jerry Dolan
- Ron Alexander
Player 1971-85
Games Played: 322
East Perth 98; Fitzroy 133;.East Fremantle 76; WA 13; Victoria 2
Coaching career: East Fremantle captain-coach 1982-85; Coach 1986; West Coast 1987
Premierships: East Perth 1972 (player) East Fremantle 1985 (captain-coach)
Honours: East Perth fairest and best 1975; Fitzroy fairest and best 1981; Simpson Medal WA v Victoria 1974; captain East Perth 1975; captain Fitzroy 1979-80 - Malcolm Atwell
Player/coach 1958-73
Games Played: 255
East Perth 162; Perth 76; WA 17
Coaching career: Captain-coach Perth 1966-69; coach 1970-71; South Fremantle 1972-73
Premierships: East Perth 1958-59 (player); Perth 1966-67-68 (captain-coach)
Honours: Member 1961 WA Carnival-winning team; East Perth president 1983-85; Life Member East Perth - Greg Brehaut
Player 1965-73, 75
Games Played: 173
Perth 157; WA 16
Premierships: 1966-67-68
Coaching career: Woodville (SA) 1974; East Perth 1983-86
Honours: All Australian 1969 - Reginald (Nashy) Brentnall
Player 1914-27
Games Played: 213
South Fremantle 46 (1914-17); East Perth 161 (1918-27); WA 6
Premierships: South Fremantle 46 (1914-17); East Perth 1919, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27
Honours: Life Member East Perth - Malcolm Brown
Player/coach 1965-77
Games Played: 218
East Perth 188 (1965-71); Richmond 14, (1974); Claremont 12, (1975-76; South Fremantle 10, (1977) WA 16
Coaching career: Captain-coach East Perth 1970-73; Claremont 1975-76; South Fremantle 1978-84, 1992; Perth 1985-87; WA coach 1973, 81, 82 and 88
Premierships: East Perth 1972 (captain-coach); South Fremantle 1980 )coach)
Honours: Sandover Medal 1969; All-Australian captain 1972; East Perth fairest and best 1969, 70, 72; Life Member East Perth - Barry Cable
Player/coach 1962-79
Games Played: 405
Perth 225; East Perth 43; North Melbourne 116; WA 20; Victoria 1
Coaching career: Captain Coach Perth 1972-73; captain coach East Perth 1978-79; coach North Melbourne 1981-84
Premierships: Perth 1966-67-68 (player); North Melbourne 1975, 77 (player); East Perth 1978 (captain-coach)
Honours: Sandover Medals 1964,68,73; Simpson Medals 1966,67,68 (grand finals) 69 Carnival; Tassie Medal 1966; All Australian 1969; Perth fairest and best 1965-66-67-68-69, 71,73 - Hugh (Bonny) Campbell
Player 1915-28
Games Played: 203
North Fremantle 12; South Fremantle 88; East Perth 88; WA 15
Premierships: South Fremantle 1916-17; East Perth 1926-27
Honours: Leading WAFL goal-kicker 1922 (South Fremantle), 24; 1926-27 East Perth; WA 15; Life Member East Perth - Derek Chadwick
Player 1959-72
Games Played: 291
East Perth 269 (club record); WA 22
Coaching: East Perth captain-coach 1967-68
Honours: East Perth fairest and best 1963,64; East Perth captain 1969; Simpson Medal 1964 interstate tour; member 1961 Carnival team; East Perth Life Member - Jerry Dolan
Player 1923-50
Games Played: 209
East Fremantle 166; East Perth 33; WA 10
Coaching career: East Fremantle captain-coach 1930, 1932-33; coach 1941-48, 50; East Perth captain-coach1934-38; WA captain-coach 1933; coach 1946-49
Premiership: East Fremantle 1925, 28-29, 31 (player) 1930, 33 (captain-coach), 1943 (coach) under-age years; 45-46 (coach) East Perth 1936 (player coach)
Honours: East Fremantle president 1954-55 - Lawrence (Plum) Duffy
Player 1919-29
Games Played: 156
East Perth 147; WA 9
Premierships: 1919, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27
Honours: East Perth fairest and best 1926′ Captain 1929; Life Member East Perth - Deverick (Mick) Cronin
Player/coach 1930-55
Games Played: 176
East Perth 164; WA 12
Premierships: 1936 (captain)
Coaching career: 1941, 1951-55; State coach 1951
Honours: Tassie Medallist 1937 Australian Carnival; East Perth fairest and best 1931; captain 1936-40; Life Member East Perth
League Umpire: 1947-48 - Graham (Polly) Farmer
Player/coach: 1953-71
Games Played: 392
East Perth 176 (1953-61); Geelong 101 (1962-67); West Perth 79 (1969-71) Captain-coach; WA 31 (state record); Victoria
Coaching career: West Perth (1968-71); Geelong (1973-75); East Perth (1976-1977)
Premierships: East Perth 1956,58, 59 (player); Geelong 1963 (player) ; West Perth 1969-71 (captain-coach)
Honours: Sandover Medals 19856,57, 60; – Fairest and Best Awards East Perth 1954, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61; Geelong 1963, 64; West Perth 1969; All-Australian 1956, 58, 61; Tassie Medial 1956; Simpson Medals – 1956 (WA v SA), 1958 (WA v Victoria), 1959 (grand final); Life Member East Perth - Ross Glendinning
Player 1974-88
Games Played: 302
East Perth 56; North Melbourne 190; West Coast Eagles 40; WA 14; Victoria 2
Coaching career: WA 1996-97
Honours: Brownlow Medal 1983; All-Australian 1983-84; North Melbourne fairest and best 1982 83; West Coast inaugural captain 1987-83 - Ted Kilmurray
Player 1953-65
Games Played: 260
East Perth 164; WA 3
Premierships: 1956, 58-59
Honours: Sandover Medal 1958; Daily News Footballer-of-the-Year 1958; East Perth fairest and best 1958; Life Member East Perth - Phil Matson
Player/coach 1903 -27
Games Played: 170
West Perth 1 (1903); Sturt SA 24 (1909-10); North Fremantle 13 (1911); Subiaco 80 (1913-14); East Perth 35 (1919-23); WA13; SA 4
Coaching career: Subiaco (1913-14); East Perth (1918-24, 1926-28); WA 14
Premierships: Subiaco 1912-13 (captain-coach); East Perth 1919-23 (player-coach); 1926-27 (coach)
Honours: Captain WA Carnival team 1914; Life Member East Perth - Ken McAullay
Player 1967-75
Games Played: 158
East Perth 152, WA 6
Premierships: East Perth 1972
Honours: East Perth Fairest & Best 1971, Tassie Medal at Australian Carnival 1972, Simpson Medals (Australian Carnival) and Grand Final 1972, All Australian player 1972. Life Member East Perth - Ian Miller
Player-coach 1967-84
Games Played: 291
Perth 132, Fitzroy 80, East Perth 64, WA 15
Premierships: Perth 1968, East Perth 1978
Honours: Sandover Medal (Perth) 1972, Simpson Medal (East Perth) 1978 Grand Final, All Australian 1972 - George (Staunch) Owens
Player 1917-32
Games Played: 213
East Perth 195; WA 17
Premierships: East Perth 1919-20-21-22-23, 26, 27
Honours: Sandover Medal 1925; Six East Perth fairest and best awards 1917-32; Life Member East Perth
Umpired: 135 league games, including 20 finals and five grand finals - Jack Sheedy
Player/coach 1942-64
Games Played: 360
East Fremantle 210; East Perth 122; South Melbourne 6; WA 22
Coaching career: East Fremantle captain-coach 1949; East Perth captain-coach 1956-62; coach 1963-64; WA coach 1961
Premierships: East Fremantle 1943 (player); East Perth 1956, 59 (player-coach)
Honours: East Fremantle fairest and best 1943, 48, 53, 55; Coach WA Carnival winning side 1961; Life Member East Perth - Frank Sparrow
Player 1943-57
Games Played: 227
East Perth 153; Swan Districts 51; West Perth 6; WA 17
Coaching career: Swan Districts captain-coach 1953-55; West Perth captain-coach 1956, coach 1957
Premierships: East Perth 1944 (player) – under-age years
Honours: East Perth fairest and best 1948, 52; Swan Districts fairest and best1953; Football Media Guild Life Member - Valentine (Val) Sparrow
Player 1914-33
Games Played: 222
East Perth 213; WA 9
Coaching career: East Perth captain-coach 1929-30; Coach 31-32. 47-48; coach East Perth under-age team 1943
Premiership: East Perth 1919, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27 (player)
Honours: Life Member East Perth - Peter Spencer
Player 1974-87
Games Played: 239
East Perth 188; Subiaco 21; Claremont 2; North Melbourne 24; WA 7
Honours: Sandover Medals 1976, 84; East Perth fairest and best 1975, 76, 83; Likfe Member East Perth - William (Digger) Thomas
Player 1911-28
Games Played: 221
Subiaco 32 (1911-14); East Perth 177 (1915-28); WA 12
Premierships: Subiaco 1913; East Perth 1919, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27
Honours: Sandover Medal 1923; East Perth captain 1916, 18, 24; Member WA side that won the 1921 Carnival; Life Member East Perth - John Watts
Player 1954-62
Games Played: 230
East Perth 166, Geelong 52, WA 12
Premierships: East Perth 1956-57-58; Geelong (VFL) 1963
Honours: Simpson Medal 1959 WA v South Australia
Life Member East Perth
The following West Australians with an East Perth connection are alsomembers of the AFL Hall of Fame.
The AFL Hall of Fame
- Graham (Polly) Farmer – Legend
- Ross Glendinning
- Phil Matson
- Kevin Murray
- Jack Sheedy
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