After being recruited from Nollamara, he joined the club in 1973 as a rover in the reserves. Despite being only 16, he played well enough to take the fairest and best award. He made his debut in the senior team in round 8 of the same year against East Fremantle Football Club, becoming the youngest player to represent West Perth at league level. He tasted premiership glory in 1975 when West Perth defeated South Fremantle.[1][2]
He was club captain from 1980 to 1986 making him the longest serving captain at West Perth, during which he earned the nickname 'Captain Courageous'.[1]
Fong retired after the 1987 season having played 284 games.
^ abcHead, Ron (14 October 2009). "Les Fong: Captain Courageous". FootyGoss. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^"Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era - 1931 - 2009". West Australian Football Commission. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^"WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Playing Record of all Members @ March 2012". West Australian Football Commission. March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
External links
Les Fong at AustralianFootball.com
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fong, leslie, robert, fong, born, august, 1956, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, west, perth, football, club, west, australian, football, league, wafl, personal, informationfull, nameleslie, robert, fongdate, birth, 1956, august, 1956, place, bir. Leslie Robert Les Fong born 24 August 1956 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League WAFL Les FongPersonal informationFull nameLeslie Robert FongDate of birth 1956 08 24 24 August 1956 age 66 Place of birthPerthOriginal team s NollamaraPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1973 1987West Perth284 332 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals 1977 1983Western Australia6 6 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1983 Career highlightsWest Perth premiership side 1975 West Perth Best amp Fairest 1982 1983 West Perth Captain 1980 86 Source AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Honours 4 Family 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career EditAfter being recruited from Nollamara he joined the club in 1973 as a rover in the reserves Despite being only 16 he played well enough to take the fairest and best award He made his debut in the senior team in round 8 of the same year against East Fremantle Football Club becoming the youngest player to represent West Perth at league level He tasted premiership glory in 1975 when West Perth defeated South Fremantle 1 2 He was club captain from 1980 to 1986 making him the longest serving captain at West Perth during which he earned the nickname Captain Courageous 1 Fong retired after the 1987 season having played 284 games Coaching career EditAfter retiring from playing he began coaching Trinity Aquinas in the Western Australian Amateur Football League He coached Sunday Football League club Wanneroo to consecutive premierships in 1991 and 1992 1 Honours EditFong is the first rover in West Perth s official Team of the Century Fong was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2006 3 Family EditLes is the brother of Neale Fong References Edit a b c Head Ron 14 October 2009 Les Fong Captain Courageous FootyGoss Retrieved 24 July 2012 Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era 1931 2009 West Australian Football Commission p 5 Retrieved 24 July 2012 WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Playing Record of all Members March 2012 West Australian Football Commission March 2012 Retrieved 24 July 2012 External links EditLes Fong at AustralianFootball com This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Fong amp oldid 987593580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
