Steve Marsh launched my book Gravel Rash: 100 Years of Goldfields Football at the Orient Hotel in Fremantle in 1996.
Continue readingFinal quarter for Steve Marsh by Les Everett
Category Archives: Footy
Against the Wind: Nicky Winmar’s story by Les Everett
I almost had a Nicky Winmar photo moment. It was after the semi final between St Kilda and Melbourne at the MCG in 1998. Led by Jeff Farmer with four goals, the Demons won by 51 points and put the Saints season to an end.
Continue readingLet old scoreboards live on by Les Everett
In the early 2000s from our homes in Williamstown (Victoria) and Fremantle (Western Australia) Vin Maskell and I started doing the same thing – taking photos of footy scoreboards.
We were alerted to the coincidence by mutual acquaintance and author of many fine footy books Paul Daffey, who said something like: “Do you know there’s a bloke on the other side of the country doing the same stupid thing as you?”
Continue readingAscension of the Sharks: WAFL season in review by Les Everett
• The premiership song. Photo by Lizzie Edwards.
Premierships are hard to win but somehow East Fremantle’s 2023 WAFL triumph seemed almost inevitable. In fact talk of the Sharks being 2023 premiership favourites started not long after the end of the 2022 season when they made the preliminary final.
Continue readingFremantle (Walyalup): mid-season report by Les Everett
“I’ve never been so confident at the start of a season,” was my answer to the often asked pre-season question.
“You told us you were gonna be good!” I screamed (inwardly) as Freo bumbled and fumbled towards defeat at home to North Melbourne in round two.
Continue readingRecruit Jarryn Geary has lifted Eaglehawk in BFNL by Richard Jones
Former St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary has helped lift Eaglehawk from outside the Top Five last season to the unbeaten ladder leader after five rounds in Bendigo footy.
Continue readingAll you need to know by Les Everett
I recently found myself in a paddock that was once a sports ground near Wickepin. During conversation my companion said, “I’d love to know what places had footy and cricket teams around here.”
Continue readingA message to you Suma (and The West) by Les Everett
I’m a follower of Fremantle in the AFL and East Perth in the WAFL.
Unlike others with an interest in the Dockers and the WAFL I have, over the years, been impressed with Australian football coverage in The West Australian newspaper.
Continue readingIf you’ll gather ’round me, children, story I will tell by Les Everett
It was appropriate half way through the AFL’s highly successful Gather Round in Adelaide that I finished a book about a great of South Australian football. An outlaw. An under recognised footballer Jack Dyer said was the most talented he ever saw.
Continue readingTime for Freo to sober up by Les Everett
Some people only drink to celebrate so the sobering observations offered here won’t be needed for that kind of Fremantle fan.
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