Chairman: Frank Mansfield  Secretay: Frank Anderson

5 teams make it to the finals but none to the Grand Final.

Noel Myers from the Willetton Football Club pens the theme song, “We are the Boys from Willetton”  to the tune of “The Marine’s Hymn” for the Amateur’s Club and it is subsequently adopted by Willetton Junior Football Club.

The WAFL and Junior Council creates single age group competitions in 1983. There will be a grade for each age year which creates a need for more players, coaches and officials. Teams may now have unlimited reserves who can only be interchanged at at the end of each quarter, interchange during the game can only occur if a player is injured.

In March the Junior Football Committee states their commitment to ensure where there are more than one team in an age group they will select as far as possible teams of equal ability. This will mean every boy will experience a meaningful game each week.

The Willetton Sports Club submit a proposal to the City of Canning for a basketball stadium and additional toilets and changerooms to service the South Oval.  The combined stadium and southern changeroom cost will be $350,000 which the WSC will take out a loan for and the City of Canning has been requested to contribute $150,000.

From WSC Road Runner December 1983 edition

Burrendah Reserve has had a major set back to the establishment of the turf as the bore near Pine Tree Gully Road is found to be very high in acidity and is causing the grass to suffer.   This coupled with the ovals being fertilised while the bore was not working resulted in extreme burning of the grass which has the 1984 winter season in doubt. The WSC is hoping the efforts of the Council will ensure the grass is healthy and thriving soon,.

1983 Fairest and Best award recipients and Coaches and Coordinators

Peter Shack Perpetual Shield 17s Ashton George  Coach Bob Burns    C/O Keith Howard

15s Brandon Hearn Coach Barry McSwan  C/O Peter Gunn

14s Michael Fenner Coach Garry Pearce    C/O Arthur Wittaker

13s Kelvin Rout Coach Howard Manley

13s Phillip Street  Coach Norm Farrow

12s Blue Gary Landisch    Temp C/O John Hill

12s White

11s Blue Kane Morphett  Coach Richard Morphett C/O Roger Luff

11s White Scott Metcalf  Coach Eric Bazzan

10s Blue No voting at this age Coach Barry Sims and Darryl Knettleton

10’s White No voting at this age

9s Blue No voting at this age  Coaches Gary Hay and Owen Boyde

9s White  No voting at this age

Pee Wees  Co-ordinator Mervan Darcy

1983 Milestones

150 Games

Jamie Milne 14s

Paul Kirwan 15s

100 Games

Brandon Hearn Captain of 15’s team

Steven Gunn 15s

Charles Carver 17s

Derrick Rielly 17s

Roger Savill 17s

Michael Sirko 17s

Justin Cartwright 15s

Matthew Walsh 15s

Gavin Simms 14s

Robert DeLaeter 15s

50 Games

Stephen Garrett

Phillip Street

Matthew Gunn

Shane Hempie

Jason Sheridan

Adam Pereira 10s

Mark Hughes 11s

Matthew Izzard 11s

Bret Manley 11s

Scott Melcalf 11s

Peter Knott 11s

Todd McSwan 11s

Kane Morphett 11s

David Knox 12s

David Rawlings 12s

Paul Robson 12s

Steve Bibbiscombe 12s

Craige Greenwood 12s

Bradden Mole 12s

Paul Boon 13s

Deven Bull 15s

Matthew Wray 15s

Murray Hosking 17s

Paul Coffey 15s

Chad Smith 15s

Robert Stevens 15s

Vaughn Boswell 13s

Michael Bull 13s

Richard Norris 11s

David Repper 11s

David Owen 11s

Aaron Stammers 10s

Simon Chesson 11s

Paul Owen 11s

1983 Fairest and Best Awards

11s Blue: Fairest and Best: Kane Morphett,  Runner Up: Jason Sheridan.  Others: Peter Knott, Shaun Branley, Greg Wallace

11s White: Fairest and Best Scott Metcalf, Runner Up: Matthew Izard,  Others:  Stephen Gray, Cameron Fee, Wade Green

12s Blue:  Fairest and Best: Steven Biddiscombe, Runner Up: Paul Hardie,  Others: Troy Sweetman, Mark Pulumbo, Paul Denboer

12s White: Fairest and Best: Dakin Purcell, Runner Up: David Knox,  Others: Bradley Hilbert, Adam Western, Darryl White.

13s Black. Fairest and Best: Kevin Rout. Runner Up: Kane Whittaker. Most Improved: Stewart Hardy, Utility Player: Scott Whalin, Most Consistent Player: Peter Esselmont.

13s Blue:  Fairest and Best: Phillip Street, Runner Up: Robert Trinder, Utility Player: Peter Hall. Most Improved: Brian Knott.  Endeavour Award: Warren Farrow.

14s:  Fairest and Best: Michael Fenner. Runner Up: Ashley Major, Most Consistent: Michael Zovala, Best Endeavour: Gavin Simms, Most Improved: Bryce Adams.

15’s Fairest and Best: Brendon Hearn, Runner Up: Darren Unwin, Coaches Trophy: Paul Bresland, Darren McCarthy, Paul Coffey

17s: Fairest and Best: Ashton George, Runner Up: Roger Savill, Most Consistent: Chris Pobjoy, Best Utility: Rowan Clark, Most Improved Geoff Bishop.

 

Finals Player of the Match

11s Blue 1st Semi: Kane Morphett  11s White 2nd Semi: Scott Metcalf,  11s White Prelim Final:  Matthew Izard, 12s Blue 1st Semi:  Mark Pulumbo

12s White 1st Semi: Adam Western,  15s Semi Final: Craig McSwan

 

Individual Achievements

Coaches Barry McSwan and Richard Morphett are selected to coach the East Fremantle Football Club’s 16s and 12s combined teams.

Scott Metcalf wins the R & MJ Sobett Trophy for Willetton Football Club Junior Footballer of the Year

Scott Metcalf is awarded the East Fremantle district White division Fairest and Best player

Kane Morphett is awarded the East Fremantle district Blue division Fairest and Best player.

 

WSC The Road Runner June 1983 Junior and Senior Football  Flashback 10 year anniversary committee meeting summaries are provided in this document.

WSC The Road Runner August 1983 Junior and Senior Football

WSC The Road Runner October 1983 Junior Football

WAFL

Gavin Wake is recruited to East Fremantle and plays 42 games for the Sharks before moving to West Perth where he played a further 39 games. He kicked 22 goals over his career and represented Western Australia in 1987 where South Australia beat WA by 61 points. Wake polled 40 votes in the Sandover Medal counts with 1987 at West Perth being his standout where he amassed 22 votes during the season.