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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
F. Sumpton

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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1939 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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South Fremantle's 1939 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H South Fremantle 5.58.715.1515.19 109 WON Swan Districts 0.26.68.812.12 84 25 FRE Apr 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H South Fremantle 5.114.315.721.12 138 WON East Fremantle 5.36.610.1211.13 79 59 FRE Apr 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A South Fremantle 3.16.57.79.13 67 LOST Claremont 6.49.515.1115.15 105 -38 CLM May 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H South Fremantle 1.29.611.614.11 95 LOST Perth 3.57.914.1616.19 115 -20 FRE May 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A South Fremantle 2.24.34.69.9 63 LOST East Perth 3.66.119.1410.17 77 -14 POV May 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A South Fremantle 2.45.99.1116.16 112 WON West Perth 4.37.49.511.7 73 39 LEE May 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A South Fremantle 7.310.512.515.10 100 LOST Swan Districts 2.45.1110.1813.23 101 -1 BAS Jun 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A South Fremantle 5.77.917.1722.21 153 WON Subiaco 3.38.98.1113.14 92 61 SUB Jun 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H South Fremantle 7.49.613.1218.14 122 WON East Fremantle 0.35.910.1014.18 102 20 FRE Jun 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A South Fremantle 1.55.127.1710.18 78 WON Perth 2.23.48.811.9 75 3 WAC Jul 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H South Fremantle 3.37.69.1213.16 94 WON Claremont 1.35.48.511.9 75 19 FRE Jul 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H South Fremantle 4.17.511.713.9 87 LOST East Perth 2.16.711.819.16 130 -43 FRE Jul 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H South Fremantle 5.712.920.1323.18 156 WON West Perth 5.49.913.1017.12 114 42 FRE Jul 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H South Fremantle 2.37.911.1215.14 104 WON Subiaco 4.54.66.89.10 64 40 FRE Jul 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H South Fremantle 2.23.87.148.15 63 LOST East Fremantle 4.29.710.1214.20 104 -41 FRE Aug 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A South Fremantle 3.34.310.1312.14 86 LOST Swan Districts 2.47.911.1114.14 98 -12 BAS Aug 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A South Fremantle 5.86.1011.1414.15 99 WON Claremont 2.59.811.1213.12 90 9 CLM Aug 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A South Fremantle 1.72.86.157.15 57 LOST Perth 1.16.46.69.11 65 -8 WAC Aug 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H South Fremantle 7.211.415.916.12 108 WON East Perth 4.08.311.712.13 85 23 FRE Sep 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A South Fremantle 2.48.1110.1820.28 148 WON West Perth 3.35.58.69.7 61 87 LEE Sep 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A South Fremantle 2.27.68.814.9 93 LOST East Perth 7.49.414.717.10 112 -19 SUB Sep 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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