Fremantle Team of Legends
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The Fremantle Team of Legends was selected to recognise legends of Australian rules football
in Fremantle
, Western Australia
.
clubs. The players must have also been significant figures in Australian rules football and their club(s).
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...
in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
, Western Australia
Western 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...
.
Selection criteria
The main selection criteria for players selected in the team was that they must have played 100 games for either of the Fremantle-based WAFA/WAFL/WANFLWest 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...
clubs. The players must have also been significant figures in Australian rules football and their club(s).
Selectors
Choosing the team were:- John O'ConnellJohn E. O'ConnellJohn E. O'Connell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Claremont in the Western Australian National Football League and Geelong in the Victorian Football League ....
(Claremont Football ClubClaremont Football ClubThe Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
player) – chairman - Brian AtkinsonBrian AtkinsonBrian Atkinson is an English former footballer who played as a left winger or central midfielder....
– football historian - Tony Parentich (South Fremantle Football ClubSouth Fremantle Football ClubThe South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...
player) - Laurie Nugent (East Fremantle Football ClubEast Fremantle Football ClubThe East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
player) - Trevor SpriggTrevor SpriggTrevor Sprigg was an Australian politician and legislator from Western Australia, as well as a former football star...
(East Fremantle Football ClubEast Fremantle Football ClubThe East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
player) - George GrljusichGeorge GrljusichGeorge Ned Grljusich was a sports journalist, commentator and former Australian rules footballer from Western Australia.-Education:...
– football commentator
Team
The final selected team was announced at the Foundation Day Derby Ball on 2 June 2007. It also involved the commissioning of a jumper to commemorate the team which consisted of the colours of the two Fremantle WAFL teams. The sleeveless jumper is predominantly white with red trimming around the neck and sleeve lines and two blue thin hoops around the stomach region with a Titan holding a shield in the left hand and sword in the right. The word "Fremantle" is above the Titan and "Legends" is below the Titan.See also
- Greek Team of the CenturyGreek Team of the CenturyThe Greek Team of the Century was a representative team chosen in 2004 in the sport of Australian rules football.Anthony Koutoufides and Peter Daicos were named vice-captains, Lou Richards was captain. The criteria was that any Greek blood whatsoever constituted eligibility for the team...
- VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century
- Indigenous Team of the CenturyIndigenous Team of the CenturyThe Indigenous Team of the Century was selected to recognise the role of Indigenous Australians in the sport. It was announced in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first senior game played by an indigenous player, Fitzroy's Joe Johnson...