Mel Whinnen

October 6, 1942

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

He also played 14 interstate and carnival games for Western Australia. In total, Whinnen played 371 games for West Perth, a league record, playing in four premiership sides and finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal on two occasions, as well as winning West Perth"s best and fairest award, the Breckler Medal, on a record nine occasions. He was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Whinnen made his state debut for Western Australia against the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1963. Whinnen again played in premierships in 1969, 1971 and 1975. In 1975, he was awarded the Simpson Medal as the best on ground in West Perth"s premiership defeat of South Fremantle. Whinnen was appointed as captain of West Perth for the 1977 season, and retired at the end of the year. His 371 games is both a West Perth record and a WAFL record for the most games played for any one club

Mel Whinnen

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Australian-rules footballer

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He also played 14 interstate and carnival games for Western Australia. In total, Whinnen played 371 games for West Perth, a league record, playing in four premiership sides and finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal on two occasions, as well as winning West Perth"s best and fairest award, the Breckler Medal, on a record nine occasions. He was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Whinnen made his state debut for Western Australia against the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1963.

Whinnen again played in premierships in 1969, 1971 and 1975. In 1975, he was awarded the Simpson Medal as the best on ground in West Perth"s premiership defeat of South Fremantle.

Whinnen was appointed as captain of West Perth for the 1977 season, and retired at the end of the year. His 371 games is both a West Perth record and a WAFL record for the most games played for any one club

Achievements

Whinnen was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in June 1976, for "services to sport", along with former teammate Bill Dempsey. In October 2000, he was named in the centre in West Perth"s Team of the Century. Whinnen was an inaugural inductee of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in March 2004. One of the entrance gates at Subiaco Oval is named after Whinnen, and a grandstand at Arena Joondalup, West Perth"s home ground since 1994, is named the Whinnen–Dempsey Stand in honour of the two players" contribution to the club Since 1998, the Mel Whinnen Medal has been awarded to the player judged best on ground in the grand final of the WAFL"s colts (under-19) competition. Notable winners have included Paul Hasleby, Scott Stevens, Jacob Surjan and Matthew Leuenberger.

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Whinnen was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in June 1976, for "services to sport", along with former teammate Bill Dempsey.

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Member of the Order of the British Empire the Simpson Medal; the Breckler Medal