Colin Beard (1942 - 2019) played 167 games for South Fremantle Football Club, winning the Fairest and Best Award in 1966 and twice representing WA on the state team. Moving to Richmond Football Club, he played 33 games between 1966 and 1971, being a prominent figure in the club’s 1969 Premiership win.
He is a member of the WAFL 200-club and was inducted to the South Fremantle Hall of Fame in 2015. Both South Fremantle and Richmond honoured Colin with life membership. After retiring as a player, Colin coached at South Fremantle Football Club at both League and Colts levels.
Beginning his senior football career at South Fremantle Football Club,Roger played 59 games before being drafted by the Fremantle Football Club in 2000. His twelve-year career at the Dockers incorporated 128 games, including six finals appearances, and inclusion in the 2007 All Australian Squad and the Fremantle Football Club's "Best 25 Since ‘95 Team" in 2019.
Moving on to a role as a development coach for nine seasons, he is now a Next Generation Academy coach for up-and-coming U15s. Roger was awarded life membership of the Dockers in 2020 and continues to contribute to community football at Hammond Park Football Club and coaching junior basketball at the Cockburn ARC.
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Debuting for South Fremantle in the WAFL competition in 1992, Tom became a regular player in 1993. Over a 12-season career, Tom kicked 57 goals across 200-games, a highlight undoubtedly being the 1997 six-point premiership win over crosstown rivals East Fremantle.
In 1999 he represented Western Australia in a win over Tasmania and held leadership roles at South Fremantle throughout his career. Tom's post-playing career includes numerous executive administrative roles within several football clubs, the WAFC, adn the Stephen Michael Foundation.
Marianna played juniors for local teams Cockburn City and the Western Knights soccer clubs, before moving into development programs which saw her represent Australia twice in her late teens. At the age of 15, she was a member of the Perth Glory inaugural women’s league team, and now sits third on their all-time A-league appearance list for representing the Club on 101 occasions between 2008 and 2021.
Marianna is also third on the Club’s all-time scoring list, with a tally of 20 goals, and has won one premiership with the club. A stint with Melbourne City also saw her part of two more A-League Championship wins. Marianna now holds a coaching role at Perth Glory and continues to play both football and futsal.
Nathan represented WA as a senior player for eleven years between 2003 and 2013, which included an Australian Championship in 2010.
He represented Australia internationally in 184 games across 16 tournaments, with results including World Championship wins of two bronze and one gold medal, and one silver medal competing in the Commonwealth Championship. After ending his playing career, Nathan moved into coaching. He served in coaching roles for seven years nationally with the senior WA women’s team in the Gilley’s Shield, as well as eight years of coaching roles with Australian senior men’s and women’s teams.
Jason started his professional career at Adelaide City Football Club in 1993, where he was part of the team that won the then-named National Soccer League championship title in 1994. Returning to Perth to play for Perth Glory in 1999, he was a key figure in the Club’s NSL dominance over the next five years, securing two more championship medals. After some time playing in the Turkish League, Jason again returned to Perth Glory with the advent of the A-league, racking up 177 appearances for the Club until his retirement in 2009. Widely regarded as Perth Glory’s greatest goalkeeper, he also represented Australia with the Socceroos on 15 occasions between 1995 to 2002.
Stephen played for West Perth in the Western Australian Football League before being drafted to Fremantle Football Club in the 2008 draft.
Debuting in the 2009 season, he was nominated for the 2009 AFL Rising Star Award and was the AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player in 2010. He went on to play 218 games for the Club, tallying 112 goals and playing in the 2013 Grand Final, as well as being named in the Club's "Best 25 Since ‘95 Team". Stephen now coaches players when they turn 18 at Freo’s Next Generation Academy, helping them transition from community level sport to State and AFL level competence.
Ashtyn played for Australia in her first Under 19 World Cup at just 15 years old, claiming a silver medal. Her sporting skill saw her selected for a scholarship program in 2012 to play college lacrosse at Jacksonville University, Florida, USA. She spent four years playing NCAA Division 1 lacrosse in the United States - captaining her team for two years, earning Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and making the Sports Center Top 10 highlight reel. She has now represented Australia at four World Cups, including captaincy roles and being named in the 'All-World Team'. Ashtyn also represented Australia at the World Games, an international multi-sport event for sporting disciplines not contested in the Olympics, winning bronze in both 2017 and 2022, the latter as team captain.
Shane played 584 club games for the Fremantle Rebels in the Perth Softball League, 218 games with the Southside Mariners in the State League, and represented WA between 1995 and 1997, then again in 1999 and 2001. After his playing career, Shane’s commitment to the sport of softball includes numerous coaching positions at state level, including coaching the senior women’s team to Australian Champions in the Gilley’s Shield in 2010, 2011 and 2013. At international level, Shane has held coaching positions for the Australian Under 19 team in several World Championships, including three bronze medal performances. He has also held the role of State Director at Coaching at Softball WA.
Robbie started playing at local clubs Cockburn United and Spearwood Dalmatinac before joining Adelaide City in 1988, where he played seven seasons, including two National Soccer League Championship wins and the 1991/92 National Cup, the same year he was named the National Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year. His goalkeeping skills earned him a Socceroos selection in 1990, going on to eventually make 42 appearances for Australia. In 1995, Robbie returned to state football before joining the national league again with Perth Glory, taking his career tally to 202 games. He was inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame in 2006.
From his beginnings with local soccer clubs, Michael played for South Melbourne from 1995 before joining the Turkish League in 2002. Following a successful career where he gained a reputation as one of Turkey’s best goalkeepers, he returned to Australia in 2009, playing another 33 games for Melbourne Victory. One of WA’s most celebrated goalkeepers, Michael’s accolades include six appearances for the Socceroos between 2001 – 2008, three-time National Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999, 2001 and 2002, and the rare honour of a goalkeeper scoring a goal in 2008, with a massive kick from inside his own penalty box, which cleared the opposing goalkeeper before bouncing into the net.
Robbie played for several local clubs from the age of five, with many junior representations for Australia and international academies before playing a season for Sydney Olympic Football Club in 2000 and then being selected for the WA State Team in 2002. From 2003 his soccer career relocated to playing in Brunei and Malaysia before becoming the first Australian to play professionally in the Indonesian Premier League from 2005 to 2012. After retiring in 2013, Robbie’s career turned to sports diplomacy, fostering links between WA and Indonesia using football to build relationships between the two countries. He has also been active in developing and supporting player associations and as a player development manager.