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on the right taken in 2005Football club History
First game: Sunday 17 July 1949 between the Towns team and Meatworks in a practice game.
1949: Towns formed themselves around the Police, Teachers, public Works Dept. and local people. Their colours were white singlets and white shorts.
First game: The final score was Town 4:8 (32 points), Meatworks 3:3 (21 points). 'Mr Adlam, who had charge of the whistle, did a very satisfactory job'.
Formed: 1949
First Captain: Kevin Townsend
Premierships: (24) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957. 1959, 1961, 1969,
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002,
2003, 2008.
WKFA Fairest and Best Winners:
1953 Sid Tolentino
1954 Ernie Rahman
1955 Ernie Rahman
1975 Phil Grantham
1976 Greg Howard
1977 Greg Howard
1983 Julius Barker
1985 Mark James
1986 Mark James
1993 Chad McElroy
2004 Joe Sara
2009 Tim Richter
TOWNS FOOTBALL CLUB FAIREST AND BEST WINNERS
1977 GREG HOWARD
1978 ERIC WHITTLE
1979 ERIC WHITTLE
1980 JOE EDGAR
1981 ERIC WHITTLE
1982 M GARVIN
1983 ERIC WHITTLE
1984 J. FAIRMAN
1985 M. JAMES
1986 M. JAMES
1987 GLENN MURRAY
1988 J. DUTTON
1989 ROBERT WILSON
1990 R. ARMSTRONG
1991 LINDSAY FOSBERY
1992 GLENN MURRAY
1993 CHAD McELROY
1994 NEIL MARSHALL
1995 EDDIE SKIBA - G. GIBSON (TIE)
1996 DON CAMPBELL
1997 ANDREW QUIN
1998 JAMES WATKINS
1999 WILLIAM SCOTT
2000 WARRICK ELLERRY
2001 LINDSAY DEAN
2002 WARRICK ELLERRY
2003 JOE SARA
2004 JOE SARA
2005 NICK HAMMOND
2006 BROCK BROWN
2007 BRENDAN BUITENHUIS & LUKE KELLEHER
2008 RYAN McRAE
LEADING GOALKICKER
1981: S. GREGORY
1982: G. HOWARD
1983: S. GREGORY
1984: E. WHITTLE
1985: R. COCKING
1986: R. COCKING
1987: S. GREGORY
1988: L. BEDFORD
1991: G. FOSBERY
1992: L. BEDFORD
1994: L. BEDFORD
1995: G. MATTHEWS
1996: G. MATTHEWS
1997: G. MATTHEWS
1998: J. WATKINS
1999: D. THOMAS
2000: A. DICK
2001: B. DUDLEY
2003: B. DUDLEY (32)
2004: N. BECK (32)
2005: N. BECK
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photo
on the right taken in 2005
2006 B. BROWN
2007 J. DAVIS
2008 D. McKENNA, C. TOLENTINO
Towns have been a power house in Broome football. Don Gibbs captained their side for 12 years and took off 6 flags. Towns went through the season of 1953 undefeated and their full forward, Bob Stephens kicked 14 goals in the Final. They played their first game on 24 July 1949. Throughout the 1950's Towns played in white singlets and shorts.
Father McMahon coached the side in 1974 which began a run of 5 flags in a row. When going for their 5th flag in a row their incentive was the five letters that make up TOWNS.
Some players in their "Hall of Fame" include Don Gibbs, Ross Woods in the early 1960's, Simon Bernard, Peter Talman, Eric Whittle, Stewie Gregory, (he played in 9 winning Grand Finals for Towns and that is a record for the Broome Competition), Peter Marshall, Greg Howard, Don McKenzie, Phil Grantham, Mark James, Robert Wilson, Lindsay Fosbery, Chad McElroy, Neil Marshall, Gavin Mitchell, Greg Fiorenza, Dave Bushell (played 3 years with East Fremantle) and Jeff Trott (played for East Fremantle) Glen Murray, L. Bedford, Glen Murray, Mark James, Bill Hutton, Andrew Blackley, Neil Marshall,
(Photo of Stewie Gregory taken Nov 1998: Life member of Towns)
Towns life members:
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