Medal to Bootsma

A BARNSTORMING finish took South Fremantle's Brad Bootsma to victory in the 2004 Herald Medal count which was announced at the home of the Bulldogs last week.

Bootsma was in third position behind team mate Joe McLaren and Shark Kingsley Hunter when votes went secret with five games to play. He polled 18 votes in those games. Hunter polled in each of the last five games and finished second in the count.

The medal was presented by 1970 South Fremantle premiership player Franz Tomka.

Paul Hasleby was on hand to receive his second Herald Docker Award while club president Rick Hart accepted a replica of Hasleby's award on behalf of the Fremantle Football Club.

The Dale Kickett Award, as we reported last week, was won by South Fremantle volunteer Marion Reid.

Hunter and McLaren received awards for making up the placings in the medal voting and there was a special presentation to Toby McGrath who has retired from football and enlisted in the army.

The Herald Medal combines the two Fremantle based WAFL teams with votes cast on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis at each East and South Fremantle game during the qualifying rounds.

Bootsma has played 161 games for South Fremantle and also played 23 AFL games for Fremantle.

The previous winners of the award are: 1993 Cliff Collard (SF); 1994 Peter Bell (SF); 1995 Craig Treleven (EF); 1996 John Porter (SF); 1997 Haydon Kilmarton (EF); 1998 Marty Atkins (SF); 1999 Paul Hasleby (EF); 2000 Matthew Clucas (EF); 2001 Tim Malssed (EF) & Darryn Rennick (SF); 2002 Scott Chisholm (SF); 2003 Kris Miller (EF).

All the votes 2004: Brad Bootsma (SF) 45; Kingsley Hunter (EF), 41; Joe McLaren (SF) 33; Kris Miller (EF), Jason Morgan (EF) 32; Haydn North (SF) 26; Clinton Jones (SF) 24; Toby McGrath (SF) 22; Matthew Capuano (SF), Ryan Murphy (SF), Scott Simister (EF)19; Tony Bourke (EF), Brett Peake (EF), Adam Hay (SF) 17; Steven Dodd (EF) 15; Matthew McNally (EF) 13; Michael Collica (EF), Kasey Green (EF), Brent Jones (EF), Matthew Clucas (SF), Jaymie Graham (SF) 12; Daniel Gilmore (SF), Andrew Siegert (SF), Nic Polce (EF), Rob Wilkie (EF) 11; Leith Teakle (EF) 10; Ryan Webb (SF) 9; Daniel Chidlow (EF), Mark Pilling (EF) 7; Theo Adams (SF), Gerard Wilkie (SF) 6; Andrew Green (EF), Shaun McManus (EF), Ray Smithers (SF), Keren Ugle (SF) 5; Damien Gaspar (EF), Wayne Roser (EF) 4; Alex Lee (EF), Paul Duffield (SF), David Gault (SF), Scott Thornton (SF) 3; Nic Chidgzey (EF), Nathan Cicerello (EF), Michael Saunders (EF), Brent Staker (EF), Travis Gaspar (SF), Chris McLaren (SF), Shaun Tinsley (SF), Craig White (SF) 2; Rhys Monteath (EF), Gavin Wilbraham (EF), Daniel Sesko (SF) 1.

2004 Herald Medal winner Brad Bootsma. Photo by Les Everett

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