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North Geelong Football Club
The North Geelong Football Netball Club Inc is an Australian rules football and netball club located in Geelong. History The club was established in 1876, and is currently in the Geelong & District Football League. The club's colours are black and white, with a magpie as their logo. Their home shorts are black with black socks. They have won a total of 17 senior premierships, 11 reserves premierships and 7 U18s premierships. Their home ground is Osborne Park in Swinbourne Street, North Geelong. The club dominated the league in the 1950s, winning seven premierships in a row and eight premierships in ten years between 1949–1958. In 1959, the club considered joining the Victorian Football Association, which was expanding at the time, and the club approached the VFA to enquire about minimum home ground requirements and the like; but it never ultimately joined. North Geelong also fielded a women's team in Division 1 of the Victorian Women's Football League (2015), before being e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong & District Football League
The Geelong & District Football League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, the others being the Geelong Football League, Geelong FNL and the Bellarine Football League, Bellarine FNL. There are 12 teams competing in the GDFL, which has also produced over 600 Australian Football League, VFL/AFL players. History The league was formed in 1879 as the Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA). In 1919 it changed name to the GDFL, before changing to the Geelong Junior Football Association in 1922. It reverted to the GDFL name in 1933, then back to the GDFA in 1939, and back to the GDFL in 1945. From 1922 until 1927, the league operated and administrated the Geelong Association Football Club, which competed in the Victorian Football Association. From 1946 onwards, the GDFL maintained a divisional system, with clubs in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hands
Ken Hands (26 October 1926 – 22 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer 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). On the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team, and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team. On 22 December 2017, Hands died at the age of 91. References Ken HandsaBlueseum* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1926 births 2017 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Carlton Football Club coaches John Nicholls M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Sarcevic
Ray Sarcevic (born 14 February 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Sarcevic, recruited from North Geelong, made just four VFL appearances, three of them in 1984 and the other in 1985. He later played at Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ... in the AFL Queensland competition and won a Joe Grant Medal for his performance in the 1989 Grand Final. In the same year he kicked a club record 20 goals in a game against Kedron. Sarcevic was a Queensland representative at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. References * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarcevic, Ray 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Perry (Australian Footballer)
Alex Perry (born 29 July 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club 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:Perry, Alex Living people 1940 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don O'Hara
Donald Francis O'Hara (born 15 February 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong 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:OHara, Don Living people 1933 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Muller
Nichol Haworth "Nick" Muller (10 September 1914 – 19 May 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Career Muller, from North Geelong, made three VFL appearances for Geelong early in the 1936 VFL season. He didn't play a senior game in 1937, but was a member of the Geelong seconds premiership team. His brother, Angie Muller, played in Geelong's senior premiership that year. In 1939 he joined Warrnambool in the Hampden Football League and ended the year with another premiership. He returned to Geelong in 1940 and played seven games, including their semi-final loss to Essendon, which would be his final appearance at VFL level. Death Muller died on 19 May 1947, aged 32.'' The Argus''"Source of poisoning remains unsolved" 2 August 1947, p. 6 An inquest found that he had died from nicotine poisoning Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of nicotine following ingestion, inhalation, or skin c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Muller (footballer)
Jack Muller (27 December 1919 – 26 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong 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:Muller, Jack 1919 births 1977 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Muller
Angus Alan Muller (13 November 1912 – 18 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club, Geelong and Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Muller was recruited locally, from North Geelong, and made his league debut in 1933 VFL season, 1933. The following season he had his best year, claiming nine Brownlow Medal votes to finish as the top placed Geelong player. In the 1937 VFL season, Muller appeared in 13 successive wins, the last of which came in the 1937 VFL Grand Final, Grand Final where he managed 28 effective disposals and claimed six marks. A left footer, he was used mainly on the wing but could also play as a centreman, rover and half forward flanker. He is credited as the 4000th player to appear in the VFL and represented the league at interstate football on four occasions. His brothers, Jack Muller (footballer), Jack Muller and Nick Muller, also played for Geelong. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mullane
Jack Mullane (13 July 1922 – 21 June 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South 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). Prior to playing with South Melbourne, Mullane served in the Australian Army during World War II. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullane, Jack 1922 births 2015 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players North Geelong Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Morrow (footballer)
Thomas Morrow (8 October 1923 – 18 June 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Prior to playing with Geelong, Morrow served in the Australian Army during World War II. See also * 1951 VFL season The 1951 VFL season was the 55th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 21 April until 29 September, and comprised an ... References External links * * Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Geelong Football Club captains North Geelong Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1923 births 2002 deaths One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Mather
Dale Alexander Mather (born 11 November 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong 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:Mather, Dale Living people 1940 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Manson
Harold Albert Manson (17 May 1894 – 23 April 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Geelong 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 * * 1894 births 1963 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Geelong Football Club players Warrnambool Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players Sportspeople from Warrnambool {{AFL-bio-1894-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
