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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
T. Dean

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 ... "

  • John Devaney reports on how the Bulldogs' star power has not always translated into premierships

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1997 Season (WR) Fixture

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South Fremantle's 1997 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A South Fremantle 4.112.419.825.10 160 WON Peel Thunder 5.26.36.48.4 52 108 RUS Mar 30 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
2 H South Fremantle 5.27.48.1011.13 79 LOST Subiaco 5.410.813.1116.11 107 -28 FRE Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 South Fremantle       Bye        
4 H South Fremantle 3.17.411.1217.14 116 WON East Fremantle 5.56.89.911.9 75 41 FRE Apr 18 (Fri, 12:00) Scores
5 A South Fremantle 3.39.714.919.11 125 WON East Perth 4.511.613.917.12 114 11 POV Apr 25 (Fri, 12:00) Scores
6 A South Fremantle 4.19.410.716.13 109 WON Claremont 7.110.312.615.7 97 12 CLM May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H South Fremantle 4.110.715.1026.17 173 WON Peel Thunder 1.43.47.68.7 55 118 FRE May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H South Fremantle 5.311.717.1123.14 152 WON Perth 3.27.48.610.7 67 85 FRE May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A South Fremantle 4.58.912.1318.17 125 WON Subiaco 5.25.59.810.10 70 55 SUB May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A South Fremantle 2.35.66.108.12 60 LOST East Fremantle 3.27.411.514.13 97 -37 EFO Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
11 South Fremantle       Bye        
12 H South Fremantle 5.16.48.59.6 60 LOST West Perth 3.17.48.814.10 94 -34 FRE Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A South Fremantle 1.43.54.79.11 65 LOST Perth 5.29.610.914.12 96 -31 LAT Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H South Fremantle 2.37.512.916.12 108 WON Swan Districts 3.37.78.78.8 56 52 FRE Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A South Fremantle 5.310.414.918.14 122 WON Peel Thunder 0.12.15.37.4 46 76 RUS Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H South Fremantle 3.26.39.612.11 83 DRAW East Perth 3.25.49.712.11 83 0 FRE Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H South Fremantle 4.26.58.713.10 88 LOST Subiaco 3.26.513.717.9 111 -23 FRE Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A South Fremantle 7.111.814.1215.15 105 WON West Perth 2.24.55.117.15 57 48 AJO Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 South Fremantle       Bye        
20 H South Fremantle 1.75.159.1813.21 99 WON Claremont 3.53.73.83.11 29 70 FRE Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A South Fremantle 6.18.416.818.12 120 WON Swan Districts 3.35.48.614.10 94 26 BAS Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
22 A South Fremantle 1.56.88.1315.15 105 WON Perth 1.46.58.910.15 75 30 LAT Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
23 H South Fremantle 1.27.29.314.6 90 WON East Fremantle 2.54.77.1310.14 74 16 FRE Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A South Fremantle 4.34.35.57.5 47 LOST East Fremantle 2.47.107.1110.12 72 -25 SUB Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF A South Fremantle 4.612.814.1219.13 127 WON Perth 3.25.511.514.6 90 37 SUB Sep 14 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
GF A South Fremantle 3.16.28.513.7 85 WON East Fremantle 5.48.610.1011.13 79 6 SUB Sep 21 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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