Herbie Screaigh

Who was Herbie Screaigh?

Wyborn Herbert George "Herbie" Screaigh was an Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League. Originally from York, Western Australia, where he played for the Central Football Club in the York District Football Association, Screaigh made his debut for East Perth in 1932, winning three club best and fairest awards in his first three seasons. Playing mainly as a rover, Screaigh was a member of East Perth's 1936 premiership side, and also led the club's goalkicking in three seasons. He captained the club in 1941, but enlisted in the Australian Army the following year, where he served with the 2/11th Battalion. Screaigh returned to football in 1945, playing two final seasons before retiring. He had also represented Western Australia in seven interstate matches between 1933 and 1939. Made a life member of East Perth in 1958, Screaigh was posthumously inducted into the East Perth Football Club Hall of Fame in 2011, and into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.