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The North Beach Football Club is currently enjoying one of the greatest winning streaks in senior football in any competition in Australia.
In winning the West Australian Amateur Football League A-Grade Grand Final on September 11, 2010, the club won its seventh successive senior pennant, which also means The Beach has secured 10 of the last 12 senior premierships – all under the direction of former Essendon star Bill Duckworth.
That run of seven consecutive premierships surpasses records in all other States at amateur level, but North Beach has no intention of easing back.
Established in 1964, North Beach took 25 years to won its first A-Grade title, but since then has flourished in a competition which continues to grow in stature as the premier amateur competition in the State.
Duckworth, the 1984 Norm Smith medallist has been central to the domination over the last 12 years, creating a winning culture but also finding the balance between success and an outstanding social environment.
To support the A-Grade title in 2010, the club also won its first A-Reserves premiership but thrives as a club providing players of all skills levels with the opportunity to play the greatest game in the world – Australian football.
The club boasts five senior teams and two colts teams and is based at Charles Riley Reserve, North Beach, just a couple of hundred metres off the spectacular coast of Perth's northern suburbs.
North Beach welcomes all prospective players to a club that thrives on the challenges of playing to the highest possible standards, but creates great unity and camaraderie through a vibrant social scene that is enjoyed by all players and supporters.
The club can be contacted through President David Cassidy on 0402 848 958.
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Smooth as silk 250 (post on May 18, 2012)
 Luke Smith demonstrates his style
North Beach legend Luke Smith will tomorrow celebrate his 250th game when the Beach hosts newly-elevated club Swan Athletic at Charles Riley Reserve.
Smith, a veteran of nine A-Grade premierships, has this season taken on the mantle as A-Reserves captain and is so far undefeated in that capacity.
Nicknamed “Smooth”, probably as much for his calm demeanour as for his silky skills, Smith is a stalwart of the club who has also contributed a great deal off-field, currently serving on the executive committee as treasurer.
A man who expertly reads the play and distributes the ball to perfection, he was a key element of the defensive rebound which saw the Beach win seven successive titles, before slipping to third in 2011.
Appropriately, on his big day, a couple of other North Beach superstars in Simon Pearce and Chris “Tex” Perkin will also resume. Perkin, dubbed “the king” around Royal Chas Riley, played in 10 premierships and will take the field for the first time this season, while Pearce, who played in nine flags, will resume after a fortnight on the sidelines.
The A-Reserves will be looking to celebrate Smith’s milestone in style, while the A-Grade team will need to return to the winners’ list against Swan Athletic.
Again there have been a number of changes, with Tim and Andrew Langsford, Aaron Jarvis, Josh Bollen and Chris Casey all elevated to the senior team, with a mix of injury and unavailability creating those opportunities.
The best story out of the inclusions is obviously Tim Langsford, who missed all of last season through injury, resumed a few weeks ago and has quickly regained the form which made him one of the club’s emerging defenders.
The North Beach A-Grade team is sitting at two wins and three losses, in sixth position, while Swan Athletic, with just one more win in a tight competition, is in third position. This match looms as a must win game and the Tigers will be hoping for a strong home crowd to carry them to the line.
The Phil Scott Colts also face a must-win game, with finals hopes already starting to fade after a 1-4 start to the season. A tough draw has seen North Beach face all of the leading contenders, but must now start winning to stay in touch.
Claremont-aligned Albany product Nathan Willmott will be welcome addition as the Beach strives to hit the winners’ list.
North Beach faces winning opportunities in all other matches, so this game could hold the key to the day. Unfortunately resources in the colts have been thinned with a number of players opting to head to a concert in a Bunbury.
Round 6 Fixtures
A-GradeNorth Beach v Swan Athletic, 2.30pm at Charles Riley Reserve
A-Reserves
North Beach v Swan Athletic, 12.35pm at Charles Riley Reserve
Phil Scott Colts
North Beach v Swan Athletic, 10.45am at Charles Riley Reserve
D-GradeHamersley-Carine v North Beach, 2.30pm at Carine Open Space
D1-Reserves
Hamersley-Carine v North Beach, 12.35pm at Carine Open Space
Brett Jones Colts
Wesley-Curtin v North Beach, 10.45am at South Oval, Curtin University
E2-Grade
Warnbro v North Beach, 2.30pm at Warnbro Sporting Complex
Bowed, but not defeated (post on May 13, 2012)
 Andrew Langsford continued his good form for the undefeated A-Reserves
By Gary Stocks
The frustration of being so close, but narrowly missing victory was tempered by the belief that North Beach is capable of mixing it with the best after a fortnight of searching tests teams in the WAAFL A-Grade competition.
Backing up from the challenge of confronting Collegians in round four, the Beach faced Trinity-Aquinas at Bill Grayden Reserve on Saturday and lost a nail-biter.
While winning was infinitely more desirable, the Beach does take away some positives, having measured up against top shelf opposition and being within reach in both games.
Against T-A, the Beach produced an inspired second half and had victory in their finger tips, leading by two goals with a few minutes remaining, before the ladder leader found a way to win and clawed their way to a thrilling one-point win.
While the defeat represented the second successive loss for the Tigers against quality opposition, coach Bill Duckworth would doubtless have been heartened by the performance. He would have been disappointed with decision errors and skill execution foibles in the dying minutes, but otherwise would have been reasonably happy.
Down by 21 points at half-time and in danger of being blown away by Trinity-Aquinas, the Beach rallied, reduced the margin to just seven points and then took control in the last quarter. In a high calibre game, Trinity-Aquinas responded and kept their unbeaten record intact.
Ruckman Alex Hack continued his good form with another solid four-quarter effort while experienced midfielder Kyle Riemann produced the grunt and energy to kick North Beach into life while Josh Pearce was also in good touch.
While the A-Grade team met the challenge, but failed to win, the A-Reserves responded again to the contest against quality opposition.
Following a similar pattern in recent matches against teams likely to be finals opponents, the well-drilled combination again made light of many changes to its structure and were never seriously threatened on the way to a 19-point triumph.
Significantly, Tim Langsford, returning from a long-term injury, Matt Irvine, in his first game for the year, Andrew Langsford, Marc Welsh and ruckman Liam Vardy were important factors in the Michael Pratt coached team retaining its unbeaten record.
Unfortunately, the two colts teams fell well short of the mark with disappointing displays.
The Phil Scott Colts, after a good first quarter, dropped away badly and conceded seven last quarter goals on the way to a 77-point loss.
It was no better for the Brett Jones Colts, who failed to score after quarter time.
The D1 and D1 Reserves were also among those conquered by Trinity-Aquinas, although they were more competitive than the colts.
The D1 Grade was out-pointed by 10 goals, with the youthful combination finding it tough against their more experienced opposition. Ben DeRosa was effective in the ruck while Chris Douglas and Shane Duckworth also worked hard.
After being goal-less in the first half the D1-Reserves dug deep and fought the game out to the end before losing by 25 points.
Jack Collins, Mark Langsford and Dean Wilson set a terrific example which was followed by their teammates.
The E2 team produced a solid victory against Whitford with Cain, Tim Elliott and Shaun Reynolds strong and consistent across the four quarters as the Beach eked out a solid 12-point victory.
A-Grade
North Beach 2.1 4.3 8.6 11.8 74
Trinity-Aquinas 2.1 7.6 9.7 11.9 75
Goals – North Beach: Witheridge 3; Underwood 2; Bandy, Harwood, Holden, Ingham, Riemann, Wilson 1.
Best – North Beach: Hack, Riemann, J Pearce
A-Reserves
North Beach 5.2 5.8 6.9 8.13 61
Trinity-Aquinas 0.1 1.1 4.3 6.6 42
Goals – North Beach: Bowdal, Sitters, Faithfull 2; Mead, Taylor 1.
Best – North Beach: T Langsford, Irvine, A Langsford, Welsh, Vardy.
Phil Scott Colts
Trinity Aquinas 2.2 6.5 7.10 14.13 97
North Beach 2.0 2.1 3.1 3.2 20
Goals – North Beach: Begley 2; Baker 1.
Best – North Beach: B Collins, Zampogna, Messenger.
D1
Trinity-Aquinas 6.2 7.4 12.4 14.5 89
North Beach 1.1 3.1 3.3 4.4 28
Goals – North Beach: Foreman 2; Binks, Campbell.
Best – North Beach: DeRosa, Douglas, S Duckworth, M Collins, Hurley.
D1-Reserves
Trinity-Aquinas 3.0 4.3 4.6 7.7 49
North Beach 0.1 0.3 2.3 3.6 24
Goals – North Beach: Christie, Pope, Botica 1.
Best – North Beach: J Collins, Wilson, M Langsford.
Brett Jones Colts
Trinity-Aquinas 1.5 8.7 10.11 14.14 98
North Beach 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 7
Goals – North Beach: Grapiglia 1.
Best – North Beach: Fitzroy, Clapham, Galvin.
E2-Grade
North Beach 3.2 4.6 4.9 7.11 53
Whitford 2.0 2.2 4.4 6.5 41
Goals – North Beach: Perris 2; Smith, Cole, Braccia, Gangemi, Manokow 1.
Best – North Beach: Cain, Elliott, Reynolds, Manokow.
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‘A’ GRADE PREMIERS
1989, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PREMIERS
1975 ‘B’ COLTS, 1976 ‘B’ COLTS, 1980 ‘F’ GRADE, 1981 ‘B’ COLTS, 1980 ‘E’ GRADE, 1991 ‘I’ GRADE, 1994 ‘C’ COLTS, 2003 ‘A’ COLTS, 2008 'LAURIE KEENE COLTS', 2010 ‘A‘ RESERVES
RUNNERS UP
1970 ’D’ GRADE, 1971 ’C’ GRADE, 1974 ‘B’ GRADE, 1981 ‘B’ GRADE, 1982 ‘D’ GRADE, 1983 ‘H’ GRADE, 1992, 1994 ‘A’ COLTS, ‘G’ GRADE, 1999 ‘A’ COLTS, ‘E RES’ GRADE, 2002 ‘A’ COLTS, ‘A RES’ GRADE, 2003 ‘A RES’, ‘A/B 3’ GRADE, 2004 ‘A RES’, ‘A/B 3’ GRADE, ‘A’ COLTS, 2008 'E' GRADE
WAAFL CLUB CHAMPIONS
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