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The WA Football community’s deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of Garry Sidebottom following the news of his passing aged 64 after a battle with cancer.
Sidebottom represented WA 15 times in State of Origin matches and was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
The powerful ruckman played 114 games with Swan Districts before playing 104 games in the VFL with St Kilda, Geelong and Fitzroy.
The Swans is where Sidebottom excelled, kicking 227 career goals, as well as winning two best-and-fairest Swan Medals in 1976 and 1985.
Sidebottom finished with 56 goals in his second season at St Kilda as the club’s leading goalkicker in that season.
He famously finished with six goals in WA’s 1984 victory over Victoria.
Garry Sidebottom
Player 1973-1987
Games 233: (Swan Districts 114, St Kilda 54, Geelong 7, Fitzroy 43, Western Australia 15)
Goals: 395 (Swan Districts 227, St Kilda 86, Geelong 6, Fitzroy 53, Western Australia 23)
Honours: Swan Districts Fairest and Best (Swan Medal) 1976 & 1985, SD Leading Goalkicker, 1985 (78 goals), St Kilda Captain 1980, St Kilda Leading Goalkicker 1979, Swan Districts Team of the Century 1934-2000, SDFC Life Member (2000)
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WA Football acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands across Western Australia where we train, play, and come together through football. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people. We recognise the deep and continuing contribution First Nations peoples make to our game and our communities.
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