year of 1997. Nicknamed "The Great", he was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004 as an inaugural inductee. The Fremantle Football Club and Essendon Football Club created the "Albert Thurgood Challenge" to be played between the two teams. The first ever meeting was known as D-Day. On 11 February 1995 Fremantle won its first official game of AFL, defeating Essendon by 50 points at East Fremantle Oval. Bill Bateman, one of the leading men behind the push for "Victorian Rules" to become the dominant football code in Western Australia, represented the club from 1887-1894 for 40 matches and was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004 as an inaugural inductee. Paddy Knox represented the club from 1888-1894, for a total of 63 games, including six premierships (1888-1890, 1892-94) and captaining the side to four premierships (1889-1890, 1892-93). He was the first person made a life member of the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1902 and was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004 as an inaugural inductee. Notes References Australian rules football clubs in Western Australia Former West Australian Football League clubs Australian rules football clubs established in 1882 Australian rules football clubs disestablished in 1899 1882 establishments in Australia 1899 disestablishments in Australia