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KEY FACTS

Official name
South Fremantle Football Club

Known as
South Fremantle

Nickname
Bulldogs

Formed
1900

Colours
White and red

Associated clubs
South Fremantle Reserves; South Fremantle U19s; South Fremantle WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1900–2024

Home Ground
Fremantle Oval

WAFL Premierships
1916-17, 1947-48, 1950, 1952-53-54, 1970, 1980, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2020 (14 total)

Senior Premierships
R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1983-4, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016 (7 total)

Most Games
266 - Marty Atkins (1990-2003)

Most Goals
1034 - Bernie Naylor (1941, 1946-1954)

League Top Goalkickers
H.Kelly (50) 1905; G.Thomas (31) 1910; H.Campbell (47) 1922; S.Lawn (75) 1928 & (96) 1929; B.Naylor (131) 1946, (108) 1947, (91) 1948, (147) 1952, (167) 1953, (133) 1954; J.Gerovich (74) 1956, (101) 1960 & (74) 1961; R.Bauskis (108) 1977 & (82) 1978; C.Edwards (54) 1992; J.Dorotich (88) 1996 & (114) 1997; Z.Parsons (65) 2002; B.Saunders (66) 2012, (59) 2014 & (52) 2016; M.Shaw (23) 2020 (24 total)

Sandover Medalists
Jack Rocchi 1928; Frank Jenkins 1937; Clive Lewington 1947; Steve Marsh 1952; John Todd 1955; Stephen Michael 1980 & 1981; Mark Bairstow 1986; Craig Edwards 1989; Toby McGrath 2005; Haiden Schloithe 2017 (10 medallists/11 medals)

Postal Address
PO Box 368, Fremantle, WA, 6160

Website
southfremantlefc.com.au

President
W.J Hughes

South Fremantle



"Among the champion players to wear the red-and-white jumper with distinction in the 1980s and ‘90s were 1986 Sandover Medallist and eventual Geelong skipper Mark Bairstow, dynamic on-baller Scott Watters, flame haired utility Brad Hardie (later a Brownlow Medallist with Footscray), powerful key position player Jon Dorotich, 1989 Sandover Medallist Craig Edwards, versatile and tenacious English policeman Marty Atkins, and a panoply of West Coast Eagles stalwarts such as Peter Matera, John Worsfold, Glen Jakovich and David Hart ... "

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1951 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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South Fremantle's 1951 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A South Fremantle 2.213.717.726.13 169 WON Perth 5.36.49.711.9 75 94 WAC Apr 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H South Fremantle 2.35.89.1514.19 103 WON Subiaco 4.36.56.79.8 62 41 FRE Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H South Fremantle 2.18.511.1017.15 117 WON West Perth 7.49.814.1115.11 101 16 FRE May 9 (Wed, 12:00) Scores
4 A South Fremantle 3.28.514.822.11 143 WON East Perth 4.36.610.1214.13 97 46 POV May 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A South Fremantle 1.38.712.1216.16 112 WON Swan Districts 3.38.510.510.9 69 43 BAS May 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A South Fremantle 2.47.109.1313.16 94 WON Claremont 4.46.511.912.11 83 11 CLM May 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A South Fremantle 3.39.610.1213.17 95 LOST East Fremantle 6.68.1014.1316.17 113 -18 FRE Jun 4 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
8 H South Fremantle 2.26.56.711.15 81 LOST Perth 6.57.812.913.10 88 -7 FRE Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A South Fremantle 3.37.610.1215.12 102 WON Subiaco 2.33.78.1312.15 87 15 SUB Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A South Fremantle 0.72.116.1912.21 93 WON West Perth 1.27.77.1110.13 73 20 LEE Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H South Fremantle 5.38.710.1312.19 91 LOST East Perth 5.29.514.916.11 107 -16 FRE Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H South Fremantle 3.47.1110.1416.17 113 WON Swan Districts 3.36.77.1210.16 76 37 FRE Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H South Fremantle 6.310.915.1322.13 145 WON Claremont 5.47.510.811.14 80 65 FRE Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H South Fremantle 4.55.106.1810.21 81 WON East Fremantle 3.36.47.49.5 59 22 FRE Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A South Fremantle 0.15.36.36.7 43 LOST Perth 2.62.85.167.18 60 -17 WAC Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A South Fremantle 1.14.76.912.13 85 WON Subiaco 4.54.59.89.8 62 23 SUB Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H South Fremantle 1.22.36.108.14 62 LOST West Perth 3.26.59.814.12 96 -34 SUB Aug 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H South Fremantle 2.38.613.822.20 152 WON East Perth 1.43.44.59.11 65 87 FRE Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A South Fremantle 5.612.917.1021.16 142 WON Swan Districts 4.35.48.810.8 68 74 BAS Sep 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A South Fremantle 1.36.413.1015.10 100 WON Claremont 5.09.49.615.8 98 2 CLM Sep 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A South Fremantle 4.88.1212.1617.19 121 WON East Fremantle 1.38.710.715.10 100 21 FRE Sep 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF H South Fremantle 3.25.117.129.17 71 WON West Perth 4.24.49.79.9 63 8 SUB Sep 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF H South Fremantle 1.25.77.912.13 85 LOST West Perth 7.48.510.813.10 88 -3 SUB Oct 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.