WAFC Life Members to be inducted Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 8:52 AM

WAFC Life Members to be inducted

SIX new West Australian Football Commission Life Members will be inducted at an official function on Monday, December 9 in recognition of their distinguished service to WA Football. 

Induction to the WAFC Life Members’ Association is regarded as the WAFC’s highest level of recognition, distinct from life membership awarded by individual football clubs and associated bodies, and is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding overall contribution to football in Western Australia.

The 2019 inductees include Don Baker, Mal Brown, Terry House, Stephen Michael, Charmaine Rogers and Allan Stiles.

WAFC Chairman Murray McHenry congratulated each of the inductees on being announced to receive the honour and thanked them for their significant contribution to WA Football.

“I am delighted to congratulate this year’s WAFC Life Membership recipients for their excellent service and commitment to WA Football,” he said.

“They are all highly deserving of this honour and recognition and I hope it is received with great pride.”

DON BAKER

Wembley Football Club

1961 – 50 A-Grade games. B Grade Team Manager

1970-74 – Club Secretary

1978-79 – Club President

WA Amateur Football League

1986-90 – Junior Vice President

1986-1995 - WAAFL Delegate to AAFC

1991 – Vice President

1992-95 – President

1987-99 – Reinstatement Sub-Committee

2010-14 – WAAFL Hall of Champions Selection Sub-Committee

State Football

1974 - WA State Team Selector

1975-79 - WA State Team Manager & Selector

1980 - WAAFL Liaison Of?cer to visiting Victorian and SA teams

1982 – Perth Carnival Co-ordinator

1983-86 - Chairman— WAAFL State Team Sub Committee

1985-86 - WA State Team Manager

1988 - AAFC Team Of?cial NFL Bi-Centennial Carnival Adelaide

1991 - Perth Carnival Coordinator

 

MAL BROWN

East Perth Football Club

1965-1973 - 166 games, 254 goals

1972 – Club’s leading goalkicker 51 goals

1969, 1970, 1972 – Fairest and Best

1970-1973 – Captain / Coach

1972 – Premiership Captain Coach

1966, 67, 68, 71 and 72 Grand Finals

1969 – Sandover Medallist

1972 – Sandover Medal Runner-up

Life Member

State Football

Represented State 16 times including Australian Carnivals 1966, 1969 and 1972

All Australian selection: 1972 (Captain)

Chairman State selection 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991

Richmond Football Club

1974 - 14 games

Claremont Football Club

1975 -76 - 12 games

South Fremantle Football Club

1977 - 10 games

Coaching

WA coach 1973, 1981,1982 and 1988

East Perth 1970 – 1973. Won 62 Lost 30

Claremont 1975 -1976. Won 11 Lost 30

South Fremantle 1978-1984. Won 103 Lost 54 Drawn 1

Perth 1985-1987. Won 25 Lost 39 Drawn 1

South Fremantle 1992. Won 15 Lost 8

Life Member: South Fremantle

WAFL Life Member

WAFC

Commissioner 1988-1989

WA Football Hall of Fame

 

TERRY HOUSE

WA Country Football League

WACFL Executive in 1999-2017

WACFL Junior Vice President 2003-2006

WACFL Senior Vice President 2007

WACFL President 2008-2017

Vice President, Australian Country Football Councll

Football Experience

Playing Career spanned 17 years.

Played and coached league football for approximately 700 games, 150 of which were with South

Bunbury Fc.

Two times winner of Hayward Medal, Fairest & Best, South West Football League.

Wesfarmers Fairest 8: Best Award (Landmark Country Football Championships).

Coaching Career

Five times Premiership Coach South West FL.

Coached SWFL to ?ve Wesfarmers/Landmark Country Football Championship premierships (71-72-73, 78, 96).

Administration

WACFL State Selector for four years

All Australian selector 2002-2010 National Carnivals

South Bunbury Football Club board member

Chaired organising committee for 2004 National Carnival held in Bunbury

 

STEPHEN MICHAEL

Player: 1975-85

Games: 260: South Fremantle 243; WA 17

Goals: 246 (South Fremantle 231, WA 15)

1980 & 81 – Sandover Medallist

1980 – South Fremantle Premiership player

1977-79, 81, 83 – South Fremantle fairest and best

1983 – Simpson Medal

1983 – Tassie Medal 1983

1983 – All Australian Captain

1995 – South Fremantle Football Club Hall of legends

1999 – AFL Hall of Fame

2000 – Fremantle Sporting Wall of Fame

2004 – WA Football Hall of Fame inductee

2019 – WA Football Hall of Fame Legend elevation

 

CHARMAINE ROGERS

WA Women's Football League

Lynette Smith Volunteer of the Year recipient - 2015

Recognition of 15 years of service to WAWFL - 2015

U18’s competition renamed Rogers Cup - 2015

2013 - 2016 General Board Member

2009 - 2010 Vice President

2005 - 2008 General Board Member

2000 - 2001 President

1998 - 1999 Secretary

1996 - 1997 Competition Coordinator

Innaloo / CIaremont WFC

2017 - Assistant Coach

2014 - 2016 Head Coach

2013 - Club President

2011 - 2012 Committee Member

2011 - Coach, Rogers Cup 20/20

2010 - 2013 Assistant Coach

2010 - Coach, All Girls Auskick - lnnaloo Junior Football Club

2006 - CWFC Life Member

1999 - 2001 Coach

1996 - 1998 Captain

1996 - 1997 Club President

1994 - Member Inaugural WA State Team

1993 - 1998 Player

Warwick Greenwood Junior Football Club

2018 - 2019 Coach, Youth Girls

2013 - 2016 - Coach, Junior Girls

WA Football Commission

2011 - Present Female Football Representative on Claremont DFDC

1998 - 2010 WAWFL Delegate to Metropolitan Football Leagues Council & Community

Football Council

1998 - 2002 WAFC Schoolgirls Committee

Essendon Football Network

2017 Winner of the VicheaIth Community Award

 

ALLAN STILES

Perth Football Club

150 League Games – 1966-75

3 State Games

Simpson Medal 1970 (WA v SA)

Prendergast Medal (Reserves Competition Fairest & Best) – 1968

Reserves Fairest & Best – 1968

Colts Fairest & Best – 1965

Life Member – 1975

Coach – Reserves / League Assistant – 1982-84

Coach – Colts – 1985

Chairman of Selectors – Colts – 1999-2000

Club Legend – 2009

Member – Perth Nominations Committee – 2010 - present

Chairman – Perth FC Hall of Fame Committee – 2011 – present

South Perth Junior Football Club

Player – 1955-64

Patron – 2016-present

Willetton Junior Football Club

Coach – early 1970s

Great Northern Football League

Committee – 1991-93

Umpires & Country Carnivals Manager

WA Football Hall of Fame

Selection Committee – 2017 – present

WA Football Media Guild

Member – 1980-present

President – 1997-98

Vice President – 1995-96

Treasurer – 2006-19

Life Member – 2006