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Leongatha Football Club
The Leongatha Football Club, nicknamed the ''Parrots'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Leongatha, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Gippsland League. Club history ;Leongatha Football Club Founded in 1894, the club has participated in various Gippsland football leagues over the last 100 plus years where the club has won a very credible 26 senior football premierships. In 1903 the club was reformed with George F. Michael as President. In 1910, Leongatha Junior FC (11.12 - 78) won the premiership, defeating Outtrim Junior FC (4.3 - 27). In 1911, Leongatha FC joined the Leongatha and District Football Association, along with the South Leongatha FC. In 1913, Leongatha finish second on the ladder with seven wins and their second semi final against Korumburra had to be played twice, after the first game was drawn. Korumburra won the replay by one goal. In 1915, the club colours were a blue guernsey, red sash with red and bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gippsland Football League
The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gippsland. Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League becomes Gippsland League as Wonthaggi concedes move, Wikinews, 10 December 2009 History The original Gippsland Football Association was formed in 1889, at a meeting of club delegates from the following clubs - Hazelwood, Morwell, Rosedale, Thorpedale, Traralgon and Yarrum. The Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL) has roots dating back to the Central Gippsland Football League (CGFL) which was founded in 1909 with many former CGFL clubs now part of the GFNL. The CGFL morphed into the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954. The promoters of the LVFL wanted to have a league that consisted of towns along the Orbost railway line, from Warragul to Sale. "The background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonald (footballer, Born 1916)
Jim McDonald (born 24 June 1916, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * *Demonwiki profile 1916 births Year of death missing Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Leongatha Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1916-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarryd Roughead
Jarryd Roughead (born 23 January 1987) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL and was the club's captain from 2017 until his retirement in 2019. Early and personal life Born in Leongatha in southern Gippsland, Roughead played for the Gippsland Power. After the under 18s season finished, Roughead helped his local team, Leongatha, win the WGLFL premiership. Roughead is friends with Australian basketball players Joe Ingles and Patty Mills. His cousin Jordan Roughead played for the Collingwood Football Club. Roughead is married and has a daughter. AFL career 2004-2007: Introduction to senior football Roughead was recruited to Hawthorn with the 2nd overall pick in the 2004 AFL draft. he was selected by Hawthorn along with future dual-club superstar Lance Franklin. Both Roughead and Franklin wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Adkins
Damien "Chipper" Adkins (born 9 March 1981) is an Australian rules footballer formerly with the Collingwood and West Coast Eagles Football Clubs in the AFL. He currently plays for the Frankston Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Collingwood Adkins was drafted by Collingwood with pick 50 in the 1998 AFL Draft. He played his first game for Collingwood in round 1, 2000. Adkins won a Rising Star nomination after collecting 19 disposals and kicking 2 goals in his third game, a match against Carlton in round 3, 2000. Adkins played 18 of a possible 22 games in his debut season. However, injury and form saw Adkins play only 4 games between 2001 and 2002. West Coast After the 2002 season, Adkins was traded to the West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Macri
Christin Macri (born 28 August 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Originally from Leongatha, Victoria, Macri played with Central District in the SANFL before being added to the Western Bulldog's supplementary list. He was promoted to the senior list in the 1998 AFL Draft and was already 24 by the time he made his AFL debut, against Carlton in round 18 of the 1999 season. A midfielder, he appeared in the following two rounds as well but played just two further games for the club after that, both in 2000. Delisted at the end of the 2000 season, Macri joined East Wagga in 2001, then played with the Wodonga Raiders from 2002 to 2004, as captain-coach for the final two years, before heading to Victorian Football League (VFL) club Williamstown in 2005. He was later a premiership coach at Ganmain-Grong Grong Matong. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Johnston (Australian Footballer)
Michael Johnston (born 16 February 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Footscray in the Australian Football League (AFL). A Leongatha recruit, Johnston appeared only sporadically for Hawthorn, his biggest run in the team coming late in the 1992 season when he made four appearances. His best game was his AFL debut, against the Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/ ... at Princes Park, where he kicked two goals and had 20 disposals. Johnston went to Footscray via the 1995 Pre-Season Draft and played two senior games for his new club in 1995. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Michael 1971 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Wigney
Stuart Wigney (born 19 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, Sydney, Adelaide and Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Wigney spent his first four seasons at Footscray, having been recruited from Leongatha. He had perhaps his best season in 1990 when he had 284 disposals, 132 marks and kicked 18 goals. It was the same year that he represented Victoria at State of Origin level, against Tasmania. A key position player, he was traded to Sydney at the end of the 1991 AFL season but made just one appearance for his new club due to an ankle injury. He was then traded to Adelaide for the 71st pick of the draft, which Sydney used on Mathew Aston. After making his Adelaide debut late in the 1993 season, Wigney played a role in their run to the preliminary final, with three goals in their elimination final win over Hawthorn. His fourth and final club was Richmond, which he joined in 1995 after being de-listed by Ade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the old City of Footscray west of Melbourne, the club won nine premierships in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before gaining admission to the Victorian Football League (which became the AFL in 1990) in 1925. The club has won two VFL/AFL premierships, in 1954 and 2016 and was runner-up in 1961 and 2021. Much of the club's supporter base comes from Melbourne's traditionally working-class western region. Docklands Stadium, in the city's inner-west, has served as the club's home ground since 2000, while its headquarters and training facilities are at its original home ground, the Whitten Oval. The club also plays home games at Mars Stadium in the city of Ballarat west of Melbourne. The Western Bulldogs guernsey features two thick horizo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Wallis
Stephen "Wally" Wallis (born 27 October 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He currently holds the club record for most consecutive games from debut. Originally from Leongatha, Victoria, Wallis arrived at the Footscray in 1982 and suffered an injury in a reserves game which kept him out for the rest of the season. He made his senior VFL debut in 1983 and became a solid defender and occasional midfielder. In 1989, Wallis was appointed captain of the Bulldogs, and became a representative of Victoria in State of Origin. Midway through 1991 he suffered a broken wrist, forcing him to miss the rest of the season, but returned in 1992 to help the Bulldogs to the finals. However, injury struck again early in the following year when he badly injured his knee. In 1996, he announced his retirement and played his last game in a three-point loss to Essendon (which is documented in the film ''Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Rasmussen
Ivan Rasmussen (born 23 July 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasmussen, Ivan Living people 1952 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players Leongatha Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Baker
Garry Baker (born 24 March 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne, Footscray and Sydney in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A ruckman, Baker was originally from Meeniyan and started his career at Footscray before moving to Melbourne where he played most of his football. He won Melbourne's best and fairest in 1978 but struggled in the subsequent seasons due to a knee injury. In 1983 he joined Sydney who were playing just their second season in the city but he only managed six games. He later played for and coached both Mordialloc and Moorabbin in the Victorian Football Association. Playing statistics : , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1972 , style="text-align:center;", , 27 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 2 , , 5 , , 1 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.0 , , 2.0 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1973 , style="text-align:center;", , 27 , , 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Moloney
Laurie Moloney (born 28 April 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Used initially as a wingman, Moloney played his best football for Essendon as a back pocket. He went to Oakleigh during the 1976 season, then was captain-coach of Queensland club Mayne in 1977. From 1978 to 1982 he played for Belconnen The District of Belconnen () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), used in land administration. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Belconne ... in the ACT, the last two years as captain-coach. In 1983 he left Australia for the United States, to take up a three-year posting with the US Department of Defence. Notes External links *Laurie Moloney's profileat Australianfootball.com Living people 1949 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
