Graham Farmer
Graham Vivian "Polly" Farmer (10 March 1935 – 14 August 2019[1][2]) was an Australian rules football player and coach. He was a handballer.
Farmer joined the East Perth Football Club as a ruckman in 1953. He later played for the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1962 for the Geelong Football Club, where he played 101 games. Farmer returned to Western Australia and became the captain/coach of the West Perth Football Club in 1968.
In 1999, Farmer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[3] He died in Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch, Western Australia on 14 August 2019 from the disease, aged 84.[2]
Graham Farmer Media
Farmer flies high over Jack Clarke of East Fremantle in 1954
Farmer in October 1966 as captain of Geelong, shaking hands with government minister and former cycling champion Hubert Opperman as his teammates look on
St Georges Terrace bronze tablet
References
- ↑ Connolly, Rohan (1 July 2008). "Polly Farmer No. 5 The Legends' 50 greatest". The Age: 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Butler, Steve (14 August 2019). "Aussie rules great Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer dies aged 84 at Fiona Stanley Hospital". The West Australian. https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/aussie-rules-great-graham-polly-farmer-dies-aged-84-at-fiona-stanley-hospital-ng-b881291392z. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ "Indigenous AFL trailblazer Graham 'Polly' Farmer dies aged 84". The Guardian. 13 August 2019.
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