Gerard Neesham (born 11 December 1954) was an Australian rules footballer in the WAFL and VFL as well as coach in the WAFL and AFL. Today he is chief executive of the Clontarf Foundation. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ... The acronym WAFL may refer to: West Australian Football League Write Anywhere File Layout Warwick Functional Language Workshop on Altaic in Formal Linguistics This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word... VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... Chief Executive may refer to: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Chief Executive of Macau Chief Executive Officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Football career

Playing career

In the WAFL, Neesham played for East Fremantle in 79 games, Swan Districts in 97 games, and Claremont in 42 games. He also represented Western Australia 3 times. The acronym WAFL may refer to: West Australian Football League Write Anywhere File Layout Warwick Functional Language Workshop on Altaic in Formal Linguistics This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word... Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ... Swan Districts are an Australian Rules Football club based in the suburb Bassendean to the east of Perth. ... Formed: 1906 Joined WAFL: 1926 (as Claremont-Cottesloe) Home Ground: Claremont Oval Colours: Navy Blue and Gold Nickname: Tigers WAFL Premierships: 1938-39-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 Record Home Attendance: 18,268 v. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...

He won the best and fairest at Swan Districts in 1979 and 1980 which led to him being noticed around the country as a quality player. This led to him having a brief stint in the VFL with the Sydney Swans, where he played 9 games for 1 goal in 1982. Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ... VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

He played in 2 premierships for Swan Districts, the back-to-back triumph of 1983-1984, and made it 3 in a row when he won a flag with East Freo in 1985.

Coaching career

Neesham coached 259 games in total, 171 of which were for the Claremont Football Club in the WAFL. He won premierships in 1987 and 1989 as player-coach, and again in 1991 and 1993 as coach. Formed: 1906 Joined WAFL: 1926 (as Claremont-Cottesloe) Home Ground: Claremont Oval Colours: Navy Blue and Gold Nickname: Tigers WAFL Premierships: 1938-39-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 Record Home Attendance: 18,268 v. ... The acronym WAFL may refer to: West Australian Football League Write Anywhere File Layout Warwick Functional Language Workshop on Altaic in Formal Linguistics This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word...

In 1995 he was appointed inaugural coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. While he had introduced an attacking and exciting style of game that exhibited flair, he had limited success as a coach, and was moved on after 1998 when he had won only 32 of his 88 games. Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and also commonly known as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...

Today

Neesham is a member of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame. A bloodied Haydn Bunton Junior celebrates Swan Districts first Grand Final win, in 1961. ...

He is now the chief executive of the Clontarf Foundation, which encourages school and football participation amongst indigenous youth in Western Australia. Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...