Graham Farmer
Teams of the Century (all as first ruckman)
- AFL Team of the Century
- Western Australian Team of the Century (as vice-captain)
- Indigenous Team of the Century (as captain)
- East Perth Football Club Post-War
- Geelong Football Club
- West Perth Football Club
Premierships
- East Perth: 1956, 1958, 1959
- Geelong: 1963
- West Perth: 1969, 1971
League Best and Fairests
- Sandover Medal: 1956, 1957 (ret.), 1960
Club Best and Fairests
- East Perth: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961
- Geelong: 1963, 1964
- West Perth Football Club: 1969
Simpson Medal
- 1956, 1959, 1961, 1969
Miscellany
- Represented Australia in "The Galahs" Tour: 1968
Graham Vivian "Polly" Farmer, MBE (born 10 March 1935) is a retired Australian rules football player and coach. Born in Western Australia, he joined the East Perth Football Club as a ruckman in 1953, where he won several awards and contributed to the team winning three premierships. He was recruited to the Victorian Football League (VFL) league in 1962 for the Geelong Football Club, where he played 101 games and captained the team for three seasons. Farmer returned to Western Australia and became the captain/coach of the West Perth Football Club in 1968, leading the club to premierships against East Perth in 1969 and 1971. After retiring as a player, he coached Geelong, East Perth and Western Australia's first state of origin team.
Farmer is an official Legend of Australian rules football, and he revolutionised ruckwork and handballing. The Graham Farmer Freeway in his hometown of Perth is named in his honour.
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