Steve Marsh (footballer)

Steve Marsh

Personal information
Full name	Stephen William Marsh
Date of birth	(1924-09-11) 11 September 1924 (age 92)
Place of birth	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Kalgoorlie Railways (GNFL)
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1956	South Fremantle	226
1957–58, 1960	East Fremantle	039
Total		265
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1946–1954	Western Australia	019
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1957–1958	East Fremantle	47 (36–11–0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Career highlights
South Fremantle premiership player 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954 South Fremantle fairest and best 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956 Sandover Medallist 1952 Simpson Medallist 1953 Western Australia captain 1954 East Fremantle premiership captain-coach 1957 All-Australian selection at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival

Stephen William "Steve" Marsh (born 11 September 1924) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented South Fremantle and East Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the 1940s and 1950s.

Marsh was regarded as one of the finest rovers of his era. Quick off the mark, elusive, courageous, a leader and highly skilled by hand or foot – he was famed for his drop kicks to position.

Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Marsh first played with the Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club, kicking four goals in their 1943 premiership win. He was on leave from the Air Force at the time. He then arrived in Fremantle before the 1945 WANFL season and upon arriving at Fremantle Oval, he was invited into the South Fremantle Football Club rooms first, so chose to play for them, rather than East Fremantle who also trained at the same oval. The commonly recited myth that he accidentally entered the wrong rooms is incorrect.

Here he played 226 games over 12 seasons, which included being a player in six premiership teams (1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954) from nine grand final appearances. South Fremantle made the finals in all the twelve years he played with the club. He won the Simpson Medal as best on ground in the club's 1953 grand final win. He was the winner of the 1952 Sandover Medal as the league's best and fairest and won the South Fremantle Fairest and Best award four times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1956). He was also a member of the inaugural All-Australian Team in 1953 after the Adelaide carnival.

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