Alan Quartermaine (footballer)
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Alan R. Quartermaine is an Australia
n businessman and former Australian rules football
er who played for in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL). He was the winner of the 1975 Sandover Medal
.
, playing under-17s football at the age of 11 and making his debut for the Katanning Wanderers at the age of 15. The WAFL had no country zoning
at the time, and several clubs wished to recruit him, with East Perth eventually signing him. He played four games in the 1969 season, but most of his time was devoted to completing an economics degree at the University of Western Australia
. He represented the University's football club in the Western Australian Amateur Football League
(WAAFL) in the 1970 and 1971, gaining Amateur All-Australian selection in both seasons, and playing in the club's 1971 premiership.
Quartermaine returned to East Perth for the 1972 season after the completion of his studies, missing out on the Royals' Grand Final loss due to a three-week suspension for rough play in the second semi-final. He was selected for Western Australia in 1974, leading to offers from several Victorian Football League
(VFL) clubs, which he turned down.
Despite suffering from osteitis pubis
and being a 15–1 outsider, Quartermaine won the 1975 Sandover Medal
with 16 votes, ahead of teammates Peter Spencer
and Ross Glendinning
, and Stan Nowotny
of , all with 14 votes. Quartermaine took the 1978 off to complete an honours degree in economics, and played only two games in 1979 before retiring due to injury.
from 1979 to 1980. He won the Swim Thru Rottnest
in 1981.
In July 2011, Quartermaine was charged with assaulting a female bouncer
at a pub in Fremantle
. He later plead guilty to three charges of assault and one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm, and was fined a total of $
4500, with his son, Joel Quartermaine, also being charged over the incident and receiving a $4000 fine and a spent conviction.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman and former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL). He was the winner of the 1975 Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
.
Football career
Quartermaine was born and grew up in Katanning, Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, playing under-17s football at the age of 11 and making his debut for the Katanning Wanderers at the age of 15. The WAFL had no country zoning
Zoning (Australian rules football)
In Australian rules football, zoning refers to a system whereby a given area, either region or lower-level football league, is reserved exclusively for one club....
at the time, and several clubs wished to recruit him, with East Perth eventually signing him. He played four games in the 1969 season, but most of his time was devoted to completing an economics degree at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
. He represented the University's football club in the Western Australian Amateur Football League
Western Australian Amateur Football League
The West Australian Amateur Football League is the largest fully amateur Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.The competition began in 1922.-Clubs:*Ballajura*Bassendean*Beechboro*Belmont Districts*Brentwood Booragoon...
(WAAFL) in the 1970 and 1971, gaining Amateur All-Australian selection in both seasons, and playing in the club's 1971 premiership.
Quartermaine returned to East Perth for the 1972 season after the completion of his studies, missing out on the Royals' Grand Final loss due to a three-week suspension for rough play in the second semi-final. He was selected for Western Australia in 1974, leading to offers from several Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFL) clubs, which he turned down.
Despite suffering from osteitis pubis
Osteitis pubis
Since 1924, osteitis pubis has been known as a noninfectious inflammation of the pubis symphysis causing varying degrees of lower abdominal and pelvic pain. Osteitis pubis was first described in patients who had undergone suprapubic surgery and remains a well-known complication of invasive...
and being a 15–1 outsider, Quartermaine won the 1975 Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
with 16 votes, ahead of teammates Peter Spencer
Peter Spencer (footballer)
Peter Spencer Peter Spencer Peter Spencer (born 11 January 1956 is a former Australian Rules Football player, who played for the East Perth Football Club in the WAFL and Kangaroos in the VFL. He is a dual Sandover Medalist, winning the award in 1976 and 1984 and a triple F.D...
and Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
, and Stan Nowotny
Stan Nowotny
Stanley Robert "Stan" Nowotny is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League from 1969 to 1983.-References:...
of , all with 14 votes. Quartermaine took the 1978 off to complete an honours degree in economics, and played only two games in 1979 before retiring due to injury.
Post-playing career
Quartermaine served as General Manager of the Subiaco Football ClubSubiaco Football Club
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...
from 1979 to 1980. He won the Swim Thru Rottnest
Rottnest Channel Swim
The Rottnest Channel Swim is an annual open water swimming event from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island, off the coast of Western Australia, near Perth. It is open to solo swimmers and teams of two or four. It is one of the largest open water swimming events in the world. The distance is...
in 1981.
In July 2011, Quartermaine was charged with assaulting a female bouncer
Bouncer (doorman)
A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...
at a pub in Fremantle
Fremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
. He later plead guilty to three charges of assault and one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm, and was fined a total of $
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
4500, with his son, Joel Quartermaine, also being charged over the incident and receiving a $4000 fine and a spent conviction.