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	Sydney Olympic Games Athlete Profiles - Tim Neesham (Waterpolo)
		The 20-year-old is the son of David Neesham, a four-time Olympian in water polo, and nephew of Gerard Neesham, who also played for Australia.
		Neesham first began playing the game when he was seven-years-old at the Melville Water Polo Club, one of up to 50 Neeshams to have turned out for the club.
		Neesham is the sort of player the Sharks will require to fire in Sydney if they are to close the gap between themselves and the top European nations.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/profiles/TIMNEESHAM.htm (351 words)

	Curtin NewsBytes: Reconciliation needs to connect
		Inaugural coach of the Fremantle Dockers, Gerard Neesham, who was Curtin's guest speaker for Reconciliation Day, believes that reconciliation can be as simple as a practical get together like a barbeque after a football match.
		Nevertheless, Neesham as director of the Clontarf Football Academy – through competitive football – has found a vehicle that is proving successful at connecting Indigenous youth with their peers in the community.
		Neesham said also that a fear of educational institutions – or school phobia – develops because on average they miss a third of their primary school which makes it virtually impossible to catch up.
	newsbytes.curtin.edu.au /archive/feature-a/f_Recons_0406.html (331 words)

	Stateline Western Australia
		GERARD NEESHAM: Our aim is to try and, initially, just to get them re-engaged in education and stay there for long enough to be able to get an outcome which allows them to be employable.
		GERARD NEESHAM: The young kids kick all the time and they're forever playing and wherever you go, whether it's out in the desert or up the country, the Kimberleys, they're always playing football.
		GERARD NEESHAM: Eddie Brown is an exciting person both, you know, in the work force and on the football field and he could be one of the most exciting talents.
	www.abc.net.au /stateline/wa/content/2004/s1151836.htm (937 words)

	POST Newspapers Online: Headline News
		Their story began early in the year when Gerard Neesham quietly asked Mosman Park Football Club if it would consider backing a team of young players, new boys, some of whom had rarely played in a team.
		Gerard was a former AFL player and coach deeply respected by the Mosman Park club, but some people were still hesitant about fielding a completely Aboriginal team.
		He said Gerard started the program four years ago but these days had to spend most of his time trying to arrange sponsorship and did not get to do much coaching.
	www.postnewspapers.com.au /20030920/news/017.shtml (695 words)

	bomberland :: News :: The Coach
		GERARD Neesham and Tony Shaw are both former AFL coaches.
		Gerard, who had control of Fremantle, dabbles a bit in the media, too, but his main job of work these days is with the Clontarf Football Academy in Perth.
		Over time Gerard and all the other people he is working with at Clontarf are going to have a lot of success stories.
	www.essendonfc.com.au /news/coach.asp?id=6 (865 words)

	Clement's rise no surprise, says former Fremantle coach - realfooty.com.au
		One person not surprised by the burgeoning reputation of James Clement is his former coach at Fremantle, Gerard Neesham.
		Neesham coached Clement in his first three AFL seasons from 1996-98 and remembers him as "very much a confidence player - the more confidence you instil in him, the better he plays".
		Clement played 84 games in five years at Fremantle and must have caught the eye of current Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, who at the time was in charge at cross-town rival West Coast.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/09/25/1032734223452.html (267 words)

	Indigenous Stock Exchange: Media Releases: Introducing the Clontarf Australian Football Academy - 19 October 2004
		Gerard Neesham who, through his coaching roles in the WAFL and AFL, has had a long and successful association with young Aboriginal footballers developed the concept for the Academy.
		Gerard was acutely aware of the cycle of disadvantage confronting Aboriginal people and the largely negative image of them held by many in the wider community.
		Gerard found that through the involvement in football individuals developed positive behaviours and much negative behaviour started to become less prevalent.
	www.isx.org.au /news/media/Clontarf.html (779 words)

	stephanie
		Stephanie Neesham with Fremantle captain Peter Bell at her farewell.
		The niece of inaugural coach Gerard Neesham began her association with the fledgling AFL club in 1994 when she helped out at a function before taking on the job of assistant football secretary in the club's first season.
		Over Fremantle's 10 seasons in the AFL Stephanie established herself as a vital cog in the football department often going well beyond the call of duty in helping players, their partners and families.
	www.australianrules.com.au /2005stories/stephanie.html (460 words)

	Discussion Forums : Docker Discussions : Now the truth starts coming out. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For years you've been defending Gerard Neesham and his recruiting yet you can't let the Trent Croad deal go.
		It's old news, n secret that the Croad deal did not work with 20/20 rear view vision and not all trades have - ask Gerard Neesham but to single out a trade 4-5 years after it happened is hardly news.
		Neesham Neesham Neesham Neesham Neesham Neesham Neesham Neesham
	www.dockerland.com /cgi-bin/teemz/teemz.cgi?board=_master&action=opentopic&topic=11645&forum=Docker_Discussions (1654 words)

	Lives go "heywire"...
		The Midwest Football Academy uses the attraction of a potential career in AFL football to attract and re-engage "at risk" students who might otherwise fail to gain an education.
		The concept was introduced to Geraldton by Clontarf Football Academy Director Gerard Neesham and initially concentrated on enticing young people back into the classroom in a traditional secondary school environment.
		However it soon became evident to the teaching staff that despite the attraction of football, many of the students were struggling to re-engage in the mainstream classes.
	www.centralwest.wa.edu.au /news/05Sep/football.html?OpenDocument (374 words)

	The Purple Passion: History
		The Fremantle Football Club was handed its birth certificate in the form of an AFL licence on 21 July 1994.
		On that night its nickname (The Dockers) and colours (red, white, green and purple) were announced, but by then the club already had a chief executive (David Hatt), a home (Fremantle Oval) and a coach (Gerard Neesham, from local club Claremont).
		Coach Neesham's contract was not renewed and he was succeeded by Sydney assistant coach Damian Drum.
	www.geocities.com /jpklzm/s2_history.html (948 words)

	riley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		WE can exclusively report that current Claremont coach and former Fremantle assistant Mark Riley may be on the verge of a move east.
		Riley's an interesting case in that he didn't play senior WAFL footy but made it into the senior coaching system after coaching Gerard Neesham in the bush.
		We don't know where Riley will be heading - as an assistant coach - but he's sure to be well connected as he's a sucker for coach education courses - and he did work with Neale Daniher at the Dockers.
	www.australianrules.com.au /gossip/riley.html (106 words)

	OptusNet Sport
		The former coach of the Fremantle Dockers, Gerard Neesham, and former West Coast captain Steve Malaxos were also honoured.
		Kemp, who played 243 games for West Coast, said he was surprised to be chosen for such an accolade.
		Neesham said he was very excited to be given such an accolade.
	excite.com.au /sport/afl/news/story/abc/20050310/11/sport/1320057.inp (208 words)

	The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP - Media Centre
		Ex-Dockers coach, Gerard Neesham, is the founder, CEO and inspiration behind the academies.
		The funding announced today is in addition to previous grants totalling $850,000 provided by the Australian Government since 2001, and recognises the significant educational benefits received by the students who take part in the programmes.
		I congratulate Gerard Neesham and the Clontarf Foundation, not only for their vision and leadership in driving these academies, but also for their ongoing practical efforts to help close the educational divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.
	www.dest.gov.au /Ministers/Media/Nelson/2005/08/n1180220805.asp (358 words)

	Weekly Wrapup
		Fremantle announced they won't be renewing Gerard Neesham's contract, ending a battling four years for their inaugural coach.
		Final home game for the year for Freo and the last one ever for Neesham, but his men couldn't do it as they were thoroughly outplayed in the last quarter-and-a-half by the Power.
		Neesham refused to talk to the press ("Don't come near me"), preferring to mix with fans and players.
	www.footy.com.au /dags/98/wrapup/wrapup_r21.html (5119 words)

	The Courier-Mail: Sacked Fremantle coach awarded $40,000 [ 29jul05 ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mr Magro took legal action against Fremantle and former directors David Hatt, Gerard McNeil and Ross Kelly, accusing them of deceptive and misleading behaviour under the Trade Practices Act (TPA).
		He also claimed Dockers officials had promised him an interview for the head coaching job if the position became available, to find employment for his wife, Anna, and to cover his relocation expenses.
		But after just 12 months into Mr Magro's role with the Dockers, then head coach Gerard Neesham was sacked.
	www.thecouriermail.news.com.au /printpage/0,5942,16089941,00.html (358 words)

	mob
		Some of the greats of Fremantle football were there...Carla Ashworth, Daniel the Dinosaur, Docker Dave, Gerard Neesham, Dale Kickett, Jason Norrish, Brad Wira...
		Gerard Neesham told me just being there had put his emotions back into whack.
		He'd realised again that the Fremantle Football Club did have a real beating heart - it was there in Bannister Street last Sunday just as surely as in those who made it happen at the MCG.
	www.australianrules.com.au /2003stories/mob.html (428 words)

	Damian Drum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1994, Drum moved to Sydney, taking up a position as the assistant coach of the (Click link for more info and facts about Sydney Swans) Sydney Swans Australian Football League club, under renowed coach and former player (Click link for more info and facts about Ron Barassi) Ron Barassi.
		After five years in this role, Drum was approached by the league's newest team, the Fremantle Dockers, who had not renewed the contract of their first coach, Gerard Neesham.
		Drum had been one of the most highly anticipated coaching recruits of the season, and some were surprised that he signed with the struggling Dockers.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Damian_Drum.htm (775 words)

	Taking the long-term view may help keep coaches in a job - ColumnJakeNiall - www.realfooty.com.au
		In October 1997, Gerard Neesham was approaching what turned out to be his fourth and final year as coach of Fremantle, having won 10 games and missed the finals by a whisker that year.
		Jeff White's homesick return to Melbourne had handed Neesham a precious early draft choice, No.2 overall, in what was hailed - and has subsequently proven - to be a draft pool deeper than Bass Strait.
		Now, Neesham might not have traded the pick in a vain attempt to save his skin - he might have considered Fletcher and Bond to be a two-for-one bargain that would deliver a premiership - but the point is that Fremantle should never have allowed such a deal to happen.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/10/05/1065292470142.html (766 words)

	Demon Talk - Can we win the next three games? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		We lost an opportunity to recruit one of the greats of coaching in John Todd in 1984, when he reneged on a verbal agreement to coach us for 3 years and stayed with Swan Districts.
		When Mal Brown left he said Perth need some onfield leadership and the ideal man would be Gerard Neesham, he went to Claremont.
		It wouldn't hurt the club to approach Gerard Neesham or Ken Judge, they can only say yes or no, but maybe, just maybe they might have a desire to coach once more.
	www.perthdemons.com.au /cgi-bin/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1139&whichpage=4 (2797 words)

	Fashion Newsrat: Your Source for Fashion News on Dockers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mine experience for Connolly Dec 10, 2003 With his two children Emma (11) and Michael (13), the Fremantle Dockers coach was amazed by the large scale industry while on his first visit to a coal mine.
		Former Fremantle Dockers coach Gerard Neesham was the driving force behind the establishment of the GFA nearly 18 months ago.
		Swimming with Sharks Dec 11, 2003 Nicholson, on the other hand, looks like your old trig teacher, a 50-year-old with gray hair parted off to the side and a paunch spilling over his Dockers.
	newsrat.com /fashion/designers/Dockers.html (3082 words)

	A Yobbo’s View » The Purple Impostors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In their formative years, Freo suffered under the megalomaniacal coaching regime of Gerard Neesham: “Give me the players, and I’ll make them stars” was his catch-cry.
		He didn’t seem to be making much of an effort to breed out the Neesham game, but to be fair, it could be the case that he was trying, but the players couldn’t help themselves.
		Anyway, when Neesham was looking for players of any ability in late 1994 for the fledgling Dockers, Phil Gilbert would have been known to him.
	www.gravett.org /yobbo/?p=332 (2249 words)

	A win, for the record - realfooty.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Peter Mann wonders whether Fremantle's brief AFL history might have been different had Gerard Neesham's 1997 team made the finals.
		Mann won Fremantle's best-and-fairest in 1995 and was named captain two years later when Neesham became concerned Allan's chronic knee complaint would prevent him from playing many games.
		Had the team made the finals, Allan believes Neesham's tenure as coach might have lasted longer than four years.
	www.realfooty.theage.com.au /articles/2002/08/24/1030052992999.html (1068 words)

	Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Former Dockers directors David Hatt, Ross Kelly and Gerard McNeil will have to face legal action initiated by ex- assistant coach Stan Magro, the WA Supreme Court heard today.
		Magro alleges he was lured to Fremantle from his job at Collingwood Football Club by a verbal agreement that he would remain assistant coach for three years, irrespective of who became the senior coach.
		He also says he was promised that if coach Gerard Neesham left the club during this time, he would be interviewed for the senior position, and that employment would be organised for his wife.
	wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au /journalism/emunews/sport10.htm (388 words)

	Sharks Sink Subi
		For example, despite nearing the twilight of his career, Sharks ruck-rover and half back Brian Peake could still lay claim to being one of the best in the business, an assessment he proved in 1986 by being named captain of the All Australian team for the 2nd time.
		His on ball associate Gerard Neesham was another classy performer whose astute football brain would later be put to good use as a successful League coach.
		Playing on quickly, Neesham spots Brian Peake some 20 metres or so closer to goal, and coolly hits him on the chest.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /sharks_sink_subi.htm (4480 words)

	Barking Dockers 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		His hands were clean and his mind was uncharacteristically lucid on Easter Sunday.
		The equally maligned Shaun McManus was another who stood out, his no nonsense, no fannying about football was a breath of fresh air on a day reminiscent of the Gerard Neesham years.
		Finally, Luke McPharlin was a rock in defence, repelling countless attacks, and apart from a 10 minute period in the second term, soundly thrashed the King, Wayne Carey.
	www.bark.net.au /Dockers/Articles/article7.htm (380 words)

	Demon Talk - Clontarf Aboriginal Football College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Obviously Gerard Neesham is involved so there have been rumours of young Perth players being influences to go to Claremont.
		I would presume any Clontarf player is still tied to the WAFL club where they are zoned via their residential address.
		I belive Dale Kickett is also involved at Clontarf and Kevin Mitchell has been for a number of years so the Claremont connection is undoubtably strong.
	www.perthdemons.com.au /cgi-bin/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1152 (284 words)

	Sunday Times: $43,000 damages for sacked Fremantle coach [ 29jul05 ]
		Magro contended he was offered a three-year, $100,000 a year deal to relocate to Fremantle as an assistant coach in 1997, and that he would never have exposed his wife and children to a traumatic interstate move for a 12-month contract.
		He also claimed Dockers officials promised him an interview for the head coaching job if the position became available, to find alternative employment for his wife Anna, and to cover his relocation expenses.
		But after just 12 months into his role with the Dockers, then head coach Gerard Neesham was sacked.
	sundaytimes.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,7034,16090032^2761,00.html (400 words)

	Demon Talk - Who will coach 2006? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		As for Neesham I think it would take a lot to get him back to the wafl.
		Neesham is an absolutely brilliant coach; he's copped a hard path since his Fremantle Docker inception days, however it's hard to work with what he was given; considering the competition and it's level at the time.
		Interesting to see how all this Magro controversy in the courts span out..
	www.perthdemons.com.au /cgi-bin/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1159 (774 words)

	Office of the Vice-Chancellor
		To mark Reconciliation Day, a free public lecture by Gerard Neesham, inaugural coach of the Fremantle Dockers and Director of the Clontarf Football Academy, will be held on Monday 26 May, commencing at 4.30pm over wine and cheese at Curtin on the Park.
		Mr Neesham will speak on “The Way Forward for Indigenous Youth”, drawing on his work at the Clontarf Football Academy.
		The Academy was established at the Clontarf Aboriginal College in January 2000, and has developed programs for Indigenous youth using football as a vehicle to assist in developing self-esteem as well as physical wellbeing.
	www.ovc.curtin.edu.au /notetostaff/2003/030523notetostaff.htm (1043 words)

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