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I've just read on the Brisbane Lions' website that Les Hughson Jr passed away on April 4, aged 85. Les (DOB: December 1, 1938) played 28 senior games for Fitzroy between 1958 and 1962 and was a nephew of the great Fred Hughson (164 games), who captain-coached the Roys' most recent senior...

East Perth for me since my long-ago Grade 1 days at Tammin Primary School. My good mate then in Grade 2 supported the Mighty Royals, hence I followed suit (as you do when you're younger).

Alan Rose joined Subi from South Fremantle, but I'm unsure of his local club before becoming a Bulldog. I suspect Mark Stewart joined the Lions from East Perth, given that he played 58 league games for the Royals between 1974 and 1978. My records indicate that Stewart joined EP from St Kilda...

This game presents a dilemma for the great Superboot - would he support Fitzroy or St Bernard's? ;)

Emuboy, I can answer your first question. The 2 players who spring to mind are Shane Zantuck and Daryl Cumming. Zantuck played 5 games for North Melbourne (1974-76), 56 games for South Melbourne (1977-80) and 88 games for Melbourne (1981-86). Cumming, who ironically played the bulk of his senior...

That's a great stat about ladder symmetry, emuboy. The WANFL ladder after Round 11, 1972, had a magnificent symmetry. 1. Claremont 9-2 2. East Perth 8-3 3. West Perth 7-4 4. East Fremantle 6-5 5. Perth 5-6 6. South Fremantle 4-7 7. Subiaco 3-8 8. Swan Districts 2-9 Coincidentally, after each...

Dreadfully sad news and condolences to Matt Rendell's family. Echoing previous sentiments, Matt was far too young. The first game I saw Matt play was when he kicked 7 goals in our 69-point win over South Melbourne at the Junction Oval in Round 4, 1981. Rest In Peace, Matt, and thank you for the...

I've just read that Matt Rendell is critically ill after suffering a severe heart attack. I'm sure the Fitzroy family and the football community at large hope that Matt can overcome this severe health threat and return to full health. Keep fighting, Matty and the Rendell family...

I don't know the value of WAFL clubs' salary caps, but I think they'd need to be significantly higher to attract more VFL and SANFL stars to WA. And that would largely depend on the WAFC opening its purse strings given that most clubs are just "hanging on" financially. Peel Thunder have at least...

You make some good points, dinnaz, but I don't necessarily think the standard of footy is poor (just my opinion). I agree with you about Subiaco's dominance, but Claremont hasn't won a flag since 2012. In that time, Subi has won 5 flags, Peel Thunder and West Perth have won 2 each, and South...

A tremendous performance by the Royal Blues at Leederville yesterday. Many of us thought that at some point West Perth would mount a significant challenge. Yet, the only time the Falcons did manage to kick consecutive goals was just before time-on in the last quarter when the game was all but...

To be honest, Andrew, I've been flat out with work and haven't had time to read Bob Beecroft's book. It doesn't help that I'm addicted to buying cricket and footy books and most of them - including Bob's book - unfortunately gather dust. I also have copies of Russell Holmesby and William...

Based on Subiaco's strong win over Claremont yesterday, Mighty Eagles, last week's victory has added merit. Regards last night's trip to Lathlain Park, I saw it as a real danger game because sooner or later Perth will show the benefit of Peter German's coaching. However, another powerful opening...

Any win's a good win, Mighty Royals, particularly being on the right side of the ledger in a one-point game in Round 1. Very proud of the way the boys fought back after looking down the barrel early in the last quarter. However, we certainly made things very hard for ourselves after a poor third...

Great work posting all this Fitzroy-related footage, McIvor. Many thanks.

A left-field idea, but that would be fantastic if it happened, AJML. I'm a member of the Fitzroy Reds in the VAFA, have a lukewarm interest in the Brisbane Lions and am passionate about East Perth in the WAFL. When it comes to rugby league, I nominally follow Parramatta and Penrith and support...

Pretty well thanks, 35Daicos, as I also hope you are. Work has kept me busier than I'd like, but I hope to get more involved with BigFooty in 2023.

Great work, 35Daicos. My apologies if you mentioned it and for some obscure reason it was hidden from my (cyber) view, but that Round 17, 1927, Footscray-Fitzroy game at the Western Oval was similarly amazing to the St Kilda-Geelong match at the Junction Oval in terms of the lopsidedness of the...

Thanks, Mr Ripper, I've ordered my copy of Bob Beecroft's book. Geez, Beecroft was a very good player for Fitzroy, with 291 goals in 96 games. He seemed to "dine out" against Melbourne, with bags of 10 (in our record 190-point win in 1979), 9 (1978), 8 (1979) and 6 (1980). However, I think...

IrishBlueBagger, you're spot on about the Fitzroy-Collingwood rivalry being fierce in the VFL's early days, with the animosity stemming from the old VFA. This is an excerpt from a description of the 1905 VFL Grand Final in Fitzroy's Fabulous Century (published in 2020). "The Herald’s evocative...

FF78, Fitzroy had a 14-8 record (112.1%) - a game and percentage clear of both Hawthorn and Richmond - when they finished 5th after the 1981 home-and-away season. I suppose they did "come from the clouds" as they won 9 of their last 11 games. The Lions finished higher (4th) with a lower win-loss...

Definitely Superboot for me, though Lynchy was a damn fine player.

I didn't see the colts or reserves, Boogyman, but there wasn't much to enthuse about the league team's performance. I fear the team "checked out" for the season after losing to Swans a few weeks ago, with their three losses since reflecting just how much they've lost their way. With the coaching...

It was certainly a very disappointing performance yesterday, Boogyman, following on from our disheartening game against Swans last Saturday. I don't doubt that the boys tried, but going the extra yard and doing the one-percenters was sadly lacking, as you alluded to. There seemed to be an air of...

Big Nic's telescopic arms make him stand taller than his already lofty 198cm. As you say, Freez, he seems to be a "confidence player".

Boogyman, absolutely no courtesy required because I have a very thick (some would say, weathered) skin and nothing you've said has remotely upset me. Differences of opinion - both between supporters of different clubs and also between supporters of the same club - help make our game great. Yes...

Thanks, Freez, coincidentally Nic Bonomelli will be wearing Eddie Simpson's former No.33 guernsey today (and good luck to Eddie at East Freo). It's no surprise that Bonomelli joined East Perth given he'd been playing in the South-West league with Carey Park, Jeremy Barnard's home club. I think...

Thanks for these great weekly stats, Ric. This round was quite bizarre in that no team kicked a double-figure goal tally. Do you know when this last occurred in a full round of fixtures?

I agree with your thoughts on our new players, Boogyman. While they're both still young, the 2022 performances of Pebbles and Stan have been a revelation. Pebbles has shown he has a keen goal sense, with Stan's kicking and his ability to get out of trouble is uncanny.

Boogyman, with all due respect to Subi, I don't think that they could be considered one of the form sides of 2022. Given West Coast beat SF two weeks ago, yesterday was a real danger game and we did enough to take the four points. True, the Eagles didn't have Nic Nat and a few others yesterday...