North Shore Football Club Inc, nicknamed the ''Seagulls'', is an

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and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

club based in the suburb town of North Shore,

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. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League, the premier league in

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

History

The club was formed in 1927 and first tasted success with back to back flags in 1938 and 1939. After the

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the club spent many years in the Woolworths Cup competition of the

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 other ...

. Promoted to Division one from 1965 they then joined the

Geelong Football League The Geelong Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. It is widely regarded as the highest standard Australian rules football league in regional Victoria, with several former AFL players n ...

when that league was founded in 1979 and won six premierships in a row from 1995 to 2000. Some of the more influential names to play for the club through this golden era include Ron Watt, Glenn Keast, Tom Hall, Danny Warren, Simon Riddoch, David Milsome, Wade Chapman, Bill Nicholls, Travis Robertson, Chris Huxtable, Brad "Don't Bowl Here" McDougall and the mercurial Robert Alslop. Since the beginning of the Geelong Football League in 1979, North Shore have played in 15 Senior Grand Finals, winning 11 and losing 4 at 73.33% win percentage. The reserves have competed in 22 Grand Finals, winning 9 and losing 12 (42.86%).

Premierships

**1980, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 *

**1938, 1939, 1948, 1974, 1976, 1977.

Bibliography

* ''Cat Country: History of Football In The Geelong Region'' by John Stoward -

References

External links

Official website
{{Geelong Football League Geelong Football Netball League clubs 1927 establishments in Australia Geelong & District Football Netball League clubs Sports clubs and teams established in 1927 Australian rules football clubs established in 1927 Netball teams in Geelong Australian rules football clubs in Geelong