Gerard Neesham

Gerard Neesham
Personal information
Full name Gerard Joseph Neesham
Date of birth (1954-12-11) 11 December 1954 (age 70)
Original team(s) Fremantle CBC Amateurs
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1975–77, 1985–86 East Fremantle 79 (51)
1979–1984 Swan Districts 97 (93)
1982 Sydney Swans 9 (1)
1987–1989 Claremont 42 (14)
Total 227 (159)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1987–1994 Claremont 171 (123–45–3)
1995–1998 Fremantle 88 (32–56–0)
Total 259 (155–101–3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gerard Joseph Neesham OAM (born 11 December 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club, Swan Districts Football Club and Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Hailing from a famous Western Australian sporting family, Neesham enjoyed a very successful football career both as a player and coach, and was recognised for his achievements in 2004 when he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame. Since 2000, Neesham has served as chief executive officer of the Clontarf Foundation. His services to indigenous youth and to football were recognised in 2011 when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the Australia Day Honours List.[1]

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 three times.[2][3]

Sydney Swans

He won the best and fairest at Swan Districts in 1979 and 1980 which led to him being noticed around the country as a top quality player. This led to Neesham having a brief and unsuccessful stint in the VFL with the Sydney Swans, where he played nine games for one goal in 1982.[4]

He played in the last two of Swan Districts’ hat-trick of premierships in 1983 and 1984, and made it three in a row when he won a flag with East Fremantle in 1985.[5]

Coaching career

Claremont Football Club coach (WAFL) (1987–1994)

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 senior coach.[6]

Fremantle Football Club senior coach (AFL) (1995–1998)

In 1995, he was appointed the inaugural senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. While Neesham introduced an attacking and exciting style of game that exhibited flair, he had limited success as a coach, winning only 32 of his 88 games to a winning percentage of 36 percent. Fellow AFL coach David Parkin described Neesham’s gameplan, that encouraged possession and was influenced by Neesham’s water polo background, as before his time.[7][8] Neesham's first season as Fremantle Football Club senior coach was their inaugural season in the 1995 season, Neesham led Fremantle to finish thirteenth on the ladder with eight wins and fourteen losses. In the 1996 season, Neesham led Fremantle to finish thirteenth on the ladder with seven wins and fifteen losses. In the 1997 season, Neesham led Fremantle to finish twelve on the ladder with ten wins and twelve losses. In the 1998 season, Fremantle's on-field performance under Neesham dropped when they finished fifteenth in (second-last) position on the ladder with seven wins and fifteen losses.[9] At the end of the 1998 season, Neesham was sacked as Fremantle Football Club senior coach after Fremantle Football Club chairman Ross Kelly showed him the door.[10] Neesham was replaced by former Geelong player and Sydney assistant coach, Damian Drum as Fremantle Football Club senior coach.

Neesham is a member of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[11]

Clontarf Foundation

After leaving the AFL system Neesham became a teacher at Clontarf Aboriginal College and was asked to coach the school’s football team.[12] As an ex-AFL coach, Neesham's presence attracted a number of students and he saw the opportunity to use football as encouragement for the students to remain at school and improve their lives.[13] In 2000 he set up the Clontarf Foundation, which encourages school and football participation amongst indigenous youth in Western Australia. He is the chief executive officer and now runs 119 Academies across Australia, with a total enrolment of approximately 9,000 students.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Gerard Joseph NEESHAM". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2021. For service to Indigenous youth, and to Australian Rules football.
  2. ^ WAFL 200 Game Club
  3. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ben Collins (1 September 2006) Faster, harder, smarter
  8. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ^ "GERARD NEESHAM". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Father Freo". 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ WA Football Hall of Fame Profile
  12. ^ Flanagan, Martin (15 September 2006). "Unleash the Neesh". The Age.
  13. ^ Beal, Jonathan (9 July 2004) Governor celebrates WA’s indigenous footballers; Stateline
  14. ^ Alcoa helps kick goals for Clontarf Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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