The heroes of 1975 celebrating their 50 year premiership reunion.
Author: West Perth FC
West Perth 23-17:155 Defeated South Fremantle 7-9:51
West Perth went from last in 1974 to Premiers in 1975 under new coach Graham Campbell.
The biggest GF winning margin and the largest crowd of 52,322.
Everyone played their role with Mel Whinnen, winning the Simpson medal.
Barry Day kicking 7 goals in the last quarter, Alan Watling having 34 disposals and kicking 5 goals.
Goals: Day 8, Watling 5, Knell 4, Smeath 4, Wilson, Hillier.
Best: Whinnen, Dempsey, Watling, Hillier, Prunster, Sheridan, Smeath, Logan
1975 Grand Final Team:
B: Leon O’Dwyer, Geoff Taylor, Len Halley
HB: Geoff Hendriks, Lyndsay McGuinness, Ross Prunster
C: Ian Logan, Mel Whinnen, Stuart Hillier
HF: Stephen Smeath, Brian Anderson, Barry Day
F: Norm Knell, Ron Wilson, Les Fong
FOL: Bill Dempsey (c), Alan Watling, Shane Sheridan
RES: Laurie Heal, Peter Steward
Coach: Graham Campbell
Organised by Les Fong, it was a great weekend to meet and reminisce with the champions of 1975.
Missing from the photo were Graham Campbell, Len Halley, Mel Whinnen, Brian Adamson, Barry Day and Shane Sheridan.