Gerard Neesham
| Gerard Neesham | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gerard Joseph Neesham | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1954 | ||
| 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) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1987–1994 | Claremont | 171 (123–45–3) | |
| 1995–1998 | Fremantle | 88 (32–56–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gerard Neesham (born 11 December 1954) is a former 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.
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.
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 Neesham having a brief and unsuccessful stint in the VFL with the Sydney Swans, where he played nine games for one goal in 1982.
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.
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.
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