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Our trusty scoreboard attendant of thirty plus years Steve Bicknell, better known as "tags", has passed away. A good bloke who was at his happiest up there in the old scoreboard adding another 6 points to the Tigers tally and listening to Carlton on the trannie. Farewell Tags.

Tiger of old wrote: Our trusty scoreboard attendant of thirty plus years Steve Bicknell, better known as "tags", has passed away. A good bloke who was at his happiest up there in the old scoreboard adding another 6 points to the Tigers tally and listening to Carlton on the trannie. Farewell Tags.

RIP. It is always sad when true WAFL stalwarts pass away.

Bud Byfield and Ted Brunton each won premierships in the debut seasons of short but eventful WAFL careers.
Claremont and West Perth are mourning the loss of their 1940s premiership winners after both men died within a day of each other this week.
Arnold Stanley “Bud” Byfield, who was 91, will be commemorated at the WA football hall of fame dinner next week after being an inaugural inductee in 2004.
He played in the third of Claremont’s premiership hat-trick in 1940 amid 36 matches for the club, was a member of Melbourne’s losing grand final team in 1946 but made his greatest contribution to the game during half a century as a tireless country football administrator.
The Northam product was president of the country football league for nearly two decades, was the prime mover in the establishment of the WA Football Development Trust and was a ceaseless promoter of the sport in regional areas. He played and umpired nearly 500 senior matches of country football.
Byfield was also a talented cricketer who played six matches for WA in the early 1950s, helping them draw against a strong Australian XI, top scoring against South Africa and dismissing Test batsmen Bob Simpson and Ian Craig in his best Sheffield Shield performance.
Edward William Brunton was 16 when he made his debut in the under-age competition in 1942, but finished a memorable season by kicking six goals in the grand final and winning the WAFL goal-kicking award with 93 majors.

Nice report winger, I had heard of Bud Byfield because i know the names of the majority of Tiger premiership players but was enlightened to find out so much more about him in a members e mail, hadn't known about his country footy and cricket. For those who are interested he was one of seven Tigers to have played shield cricket for WA the others being Wally Langdon, Harry Price, John Munro, Sticks Brayshaw, Bruce Duperouzel, and Dennis baker.

Tiger of old wrote: Nice report winger, I had heard of Bud Byfield because i know the names of the majority of Tiger premiership players but was enlightened to find out so much more about him in a members e mail, hadn't known about his country footy and cricket. For those who are interested he was one of seven Tigers to have played shield cricket for WA the others being Wally Langdon, Harry Price, John Munro, Sticks Brayshaw, Bruce Duperouzel, and Dennis baker.

Didnt Kimberley John Hughes also play at Tigerland tiger of old?

yes he did

Cry baby Hughes? Didn't know that, must have been some Colts or reserves, I know he's a subi supporter that's the only wafl story I know of him
The old cricketer / footballer thing is something of a bygone era. I reckon Todd Breman would have been the last. Or possibly Michael Clarke from swans who was on Fremantles list - did he ever play shield?

Tiger of old wrote: Cry baby Hughes? Didn't know that, must have been some Colts or reserves, I know he's a subi supporter that's the only wafl story I know of him
The old cricketer / footballer thing is something of a bygone era. I reckon Todd Breman would have been the last. Or possibly Michael Clarke from swans who was on Fremantles list - did he ever play shield?

Yeah Michael Clark played League AFL/WAFL & Sheffield Shield cricket for WA, he may have also played Australia A cricket before succumbing to his injuries which plagued his footy & cricket unfortunately.

yep, he never played league football, but he has mentioned playing reserves over the years.

From the Westside Football, April 18,1980