Gerry Bahen
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Gerry Bahen is a former Australian rules football
er who played 8 games for the North Melbourne Football Club
in 1951, as well as representing Western Australia in state football. He played 69 games for the South Fremantle Football Club
in the West Australian Football League
.
, Bahen played nine reserves games at South Fremantle in 1949 before his job took him to Melbourne, where he joined the Mentone club in the Federal League. The following season an approach from North Melbourne saw him line up with the Kangaroos on eight occasions, before returning to Western Australia in 1952. In 1954 he represented Western Australia
in a state football match against Victoria.
The Bahen family had run the P&O Hotel in Fremantle for many years, and Gerry and his wife Adrian had inherited that responsibility during the latter stages of his football career. At the close of the 1955 season, at the age of 26, Bahen decided to quit the game in favour of his family and business commitments. He has since maintained his close association with South Fremantle Football Club, serving as a committeeman, vice president, and bar manager. He is a patron of the club, and organises the annual "Gerry Bahen Classic", an athletic event. He is a life member of the South Fremantle Football Club.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played 8 games for the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in 1951, as well as representing Western Australia in state football. He played 69 games for the South Fremantle Football Club
South Fremantle Football Club
The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
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Biography
Bahen's father Clem played 158 game for Subiaco between 1917 and 1928. Playing his under age football at Aquinas CollegeAquinas College, Perth
Aquinas College is a Catholic independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Salter Point, Western Australia. Its sister school is Santa Maria Ladies College located in Attadale...
, Bahen played nine reserves games at South Fremantle in 1949 before his job took him to Melbourne, where he joined the Mentone club in the Federal League. The following season an approach from North Melbourne saw him line up with the Kangaroos on eight occasions, before returning to Western Australia in 1952. In 1954 he represented Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in a state football match against Victoria.
The Bahen family had run the P&O Hotel in Fremantle for many years, and Gerry and his wife Adrian had inherited that responsibility during the latter stages of his football career. At the close of the 1955 season, at the age of 26, Bahen decided to quit the game in favour of his family and business commitments. He has since maintained his close association with South Fremantle Football Club, serving as a committeeman, vice president, and bar manager. He is a patron of the club, and organises the annual "Gerry Bahen Classic", an athletic event. He is a life member of the South Fremantle Football Club.