Francis William "Frank" Treasure, Sr. (10 January 1925 – 9 April 1998) was an

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who played for the South Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He also represented

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in five

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matches. Treasure was inducted into the

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in 2010.

Career

Treasure began his career playing for CBC in the Fremantle Ex-Scholars' competition. He participated in 1942 and 1943 for in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL), which was restricted to players under the age of 18 for the duration of

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. He joined the

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in February 1943 as a corporal in the 47th Battalion, serving until the end of the war, and playing in several army football teams in

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– wafc.com.au. Published 11 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011. Treasure rejoined South Fremantle for the 1946 season. He played mainly as a half-back flanker, gaining selection in the Western Australian state team in 1949. Treasure finished second in the 1951

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to 's Fred Buttsworth, won South Fremantle's best and fairest and was again selected in the state team. He was elected captain of South Fremantle for the 1954 season, serving in that role until the end of the 1955 season, when he accepted a position as playing coach of the Coolamon Rovers Football Club in the South Western District Football League (SWDFL) in

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Last updated 21 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011. Treasure returned to South Fremantle for the 1957 season, retiring at the end of the season. In total, he played 254 games for South Fremantle, at the time a club record. Treasure accepted a position as coach of the Meckering Football Club in the

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(AFA) in 1958, winning a premiership in his first season. He returned to Fremantle in 1961, and held various positions at South Fremantle, including selector and property manager. His son, Frank Treasure, Jr., played 61 games for South Fremantle from 1974 to 1977. Treasure died of

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in April 1998, aged 73. He was inducted into the Fremantle Football Hall of Legends in 1998, and into the

in 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Treasure, Frank 1925 births 1998 deaths Australian Army soldiers Australian Army personnel of World War II Deaths from mesothelioma Australian rules footballers from Fremantle South Fremantle Football Club players West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Deaths from cancer in Australia