Wiley & McIntosh shine at the Australian Football Hall of FameTuesday, August 24, 2021 - 8:11 PM

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates two greats of WA Football with Rob Wiley and Merv McIntosh honoured at the Australian Football Hall of Fame tonight.

A Giant of our game, Perth ruckman Merv McIntosh now rightfully sits as a legend. 

Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as an inaugural inductee in 1996, a 25-year wait sees the three-time Sandover Medallist an Australian Football Legend. 

The imposing ruckman won a premiership with Perth in his final game in 1955, to sit nicely alongside three Sandover Medals and six best and fairests.

McIntosh played his entire career in Western Australia, underpinning his role as a pioneer of this sport in WA. 

He is the third West Australian to be named a Legend, following Graham 'Polly' Farmer and Barry Cable.

Rob Wiley enters the Australian Football Hall of Fame off the back of a tremendous career across Perth, Richmond and West Coast.

Wiley was a champion Perth rover whose brilliance helped the Demons to two flags and four grand finals in his first five senior seasons, claiming the best-and-fairest award for every one of those seasons.

Wiley also played a key role in back-to-back flags in 1976-77, the last premierships to this day won by the Demons.

The former Richmond premiership player was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and now sits as one of the very best this state has seen.

Merv McIntosh
Perth 1939; 1946-55 217 games
WA 1947-54 24 games

Honours
Sandover Medal 1948, 1953-54
Tassie Medal 1953
Simpson Medal 1952, 53, 55
All-Australian 1953
Perth fairest and best 1946-50, 52, 54
Perth captain 1947-50, 52
Premiership 1955

Rob Wiley

Perth, 1974-78; 84-88; 179 games

Richmond, 1979-83 95 games

West Coast, 1987 18 games

WA, 1974-86 14 games

Total: 306 games

Premierships

Perth 1976, 1977

Richmond 1980

West Coast (assistant coach) 1992, 1994, 2006

Honours

Perth fairest and best 1974-78, 84-86

Captain: Perth 1985-86; 88

Coach: Perth 1988-89

Coach: East Fremantle 2016-18