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EST. 1896 • BOULDER • WESTERN AUSTRALIA

130 Years 

of the Boulder Tigers

The Official Yearbook and Historical Record

OUR STORY • OUR PEOPLE • OUR CLUB

1896
2026

The Beginning

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

and Beyond

THE GOLDEN DECADE

1950 - 1959

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The 1950s became one of the defining decades in Boulder City Football Club history. Beginning and ending with League Premierships, the Tigers produced three Goldfields Fletcher Medallists, built remarkable depth across every grade and established a standard that would shape generations to come.

The decade opened in spectacular fashion. Returning from Victorian football, Dick Jones came home to Boulder for the 1950 season. More than simply pulling on the black and gold jumper again, Jones assumed the role of captain-coach and immediately transformed the club. His first season back became one of the finest individual campaigns in Tiger history.

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  • Captain-Coach

  • League Premiers

  • Fletcher Medallist (Goldfields Best & Fairest)

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Few individual seasons in Goldfield’s football have matched Dick Jones in 1950. Returning from Victoria as captain-coach, he led Boulder City to the League Premiership while claiming the Fletcher Medal as the competition's Best and Fairest. The Tigers also completed the League and Reserves double, confirming Boulder once again as the benchmark club of Goldfields football.

 

Success extended well beyond the senior side. The Reserves completed a remarkable three consecutive premierships in 1948, 1949 and 1950—an achievement not matched until Brenton Marr's Tigers produced another famous three-peat more than seventy years later. The Reserves added further premierships in 1956 and 1957, while the Colts celebrated their own success with the 1951 premiership. Throughout the decade, the club continued to build extraordinary depth across every grade.

After narrowly missing the premiership in 1958, Boulder appointed Phil Guy as captain-coach for the 1959 season. What followed remains one of the greatest individual seasons ever produced by a Tiger. Guy not only inspired Boulder City to the 1959 Goldfields Football League Premiership but also claimed the Fletcher Medal as the league's Best and Fairest.

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To be recognised as the competition's finest player while leading a premiership side was a rare achievement and firmly established Phil Guy among the greatest figures in Boulder football history. His influence continued into 1960 as senior coach, helping lay the foundations for the club's continued success.

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  • Three Fletcher Medallists.

  • Two League Premierships.

  • Five Reserves Premierships.

  • One Colts Premiership.

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The 1950s didn't simply produce champions. They produced the football culture that carried Boulder City Football Club into the modern era. It remains one of the most celebrated decades in Tiger history.

Fairest & Best

BOULDER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

1950 - 1959

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League Premiers

BOULDER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

1950 - 1959

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GFL Fairest and Best

BOULDER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

1950 - 1959

No club enjoyed greater individual recognition during the 1950s. Remarkably, all three Fletcher Medallists—Dick Jones, Bevan Kelly and Phil Guy—would later be selected in Boulder City's prestigious Team of the Half Century (1950–1999), recognising their lasting contribution to one of the greatest eras in Tiger history.

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Every football club has players who become legends. For the Boulder Tigers, Dick Jones was one of them.

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The mercurial footballer claimed the 1950 Fletcher Medal, recognising him as the Goldfields Football League's Best and Fairest after a brilliant season in the Black and Gold.

 

Blessed with exceptional skill, football instinct and the ability to change a game in an instant, Dick was one of the outstanding footballers of his era and a driving force behind the Tigers' success during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

 

His remarkable achievements included:

 

  • 1950 Fletcher Medallist

  • Boulder Club F&B — 1947, 1948 & 1950

  • 1950 Premiership Captain-Coach

 

Dick Jones was more than an outstanding player—he was an inspirational leader whose influence helped shape one of the great eras of Boulder football. His three Club Fairest & Best awards, League Best & Fairest honour and Premiership success speak volumes about the footballer he was and the respect he earned throughout the Goldfields. More than seventy-five years later, his name remains synonymous with Tiger greatness.

 

  • A mercurial footballer.

  • A premiership captain-coach.

  • A Fletcher Medallist.

  • One of the true legends of the Boulder Football Club.

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Some champions announce themselves early. Bevan Kelly did exactly that. In one of the most remarkable rises through the ranks in Boulder City Football Club history, Bevan progressed from the club's best junior to the Goldfields' finest footballer in just three seasons.

 

  • 1956 – Col Baker Trophy (GNFL Junior Fairest & Best) at 17 years of age.

  • 1957 – BCFC League Fairest & Best at just 18.

  • 1958 – Goldfields Football League Fletcher Medallist at only 19 years of age, recognised as the league's Best and Fairest.

 

 

His outstanding performances earned him the opportunity to test himself at the highest level with a stint at East Perth in the WAFL, further recognition of his exceptional football talent.

Bevan's excellence didn't end there. In 1963, he was once again recognised as Boulder City Football Club's League Fairest & Best, confirming his place among the elite players of his generation.

 

From the club's best junior...To Boulder's best senior...To the Goldfields' very best.

Bevan Kelly's career is a lasting reminder that greatness isn't measured by one outstanding season, but by sustained excellence. His 1958 Fletcher Medal remains one of the proud milestones in Tiger history.

Boulder City Football Club – Past, Present & Future Celebrating the champions who have shaped 130 years of Black and Gold history.

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Some champions announce themselves early. Bevan Kelly did exactly that. In one of the most remarkable rises through the ranks in Boulder City Football Club history, Bevan progressed from the club's best junior to the Goldfields' finest footballer in just three seasons.

 

  • 1956 – Col Baker Trophy (GNFL Junior Fairest & Best) at 17 years of age.

  • 1957 – BCFC League Fairest & Best at just 18.

  • 1958 – Goldfields Football League Fletcher Medallist at only 19 years of age, recognised as the league's Best and Fairest.

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His outstanding performances earned him the opportunity to test himself at the highest level with a stint at East Perth in the WAFL, further recognition of his exceptional football talent.

Bevan's excellence didn't end there. In 1963, he was once again recognised as Boulder City Football Club's League Fairest & Best, confirming his place among the elite players of his generation.

 

From the club's best junior...To Boulder's best senior...To the Goldfields' very best.

Bevan Kelly's career is a lasting reminder that greatness isn't measured by one outstanding season, but by sustained excellence. His 1958 Fletcher Medal remains one of the proud milestones in Tiger history.

Boulder City Football Club – Past, Present & Future Celebrating the champions who have shaped 130 years of Black and Gold history.

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