The Oakleigh Chargers is an

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club playing in the

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, the top statewide under-18 competition in

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. They are based at Warrawee Park in

Oakleigh, Victoria Oakleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia 14 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Monash Local government areas of Victoria, local gover ...

, representing the southeastern suburban area of

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. The Chargers were one of two additional metropolitan clubs introduced to the competition in 1995 as part of a plan by the

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to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs.History of TAC Cup
/ref> This was to help aid in player development and the process of the

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. In June 2008 the Chargers moved into a new pavilion at Warrawee Park. The chargers are aligned to Collingwood, Richmond & Port Melbourne. The Chargers have had the past 2 #1 AFL Draft picks and last #1 AFL W Draft picks making them one of the most successful development programs in Australia.

AFL Draftees History

*1995: - *1996:

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, Adam Morgan, James White, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg *1999:

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, Chad Davis, Luke Williams *2000: Matthew Smith,

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*2001:

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, Campbell Brown, Ashley Hansen,

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, Justin Crow *2002: Cameron Croad, Stephen Gilham *2003: Julian Rowe, David Jackson, Thomas Roach *2004:

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*2005: Marc Murphy, Beau Dowler, Matthew Laidlaw *2006:

Todd Goldstein Todd Goldstein (born 1 July 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goldstein is a ruckman who wears the number 22, and was drafted from the Oakleigh Charg ...

, David MacKay, Robert Gray,

Sam Sheldon Sam Sheldon (born 8 March 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Early life Sheldon is of Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the W ...

*2007: Andy Otten *2008:

Luke Shuey Luke Shuey (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Shuey was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers with pick 20 in the 2008 National Draft. After a ...

, James Strauss,

Dan Hannebery Daniel Hannebery (born 24 February 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2009 to 2018 and for the St Kilda Football Club fro ...

Zac Clarke Zachary Clarke (born 28 March 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Clarke was born in Au ...

, Jordan Lisle, Casey Sibosado,

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*2009: Jamie MacMillan, Sam Shaw, Ben Sinclair *2010: Andrew Gaff, Patrick Karnezis,

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, Sam Crocker, Viv Michie, Alex Browne,

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*2011: Tim Golds,

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, Adam Tomlinson,

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, Tom Curran, Daniel Pearce,

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*2012: Jackson Macrae, Kristian Jaksch,

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, Jason Ashby *2013:

Jack Billings Jack Billings (born 18 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Billings played TAC Cup with Oakleigh Chargers and played for Vic Metro in Under 18 Champions ...

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, Lachlan Mackie, Will Maginness *2014:

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, Daniel McKenzie,

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, Jack Sinclair *2015: David Cuningham,

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, Jack Silvagni, Tom Phillips, Ben Crocker,

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*2016: Jordan Ridley, Sam McLarty,

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, Dion Johnstone,

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, Nick Larkey,

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*2017: Ed Richards,

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, Toby Wooler *2018: Isaac Quaynor ,

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, Xavier O'Neill, Will Kelly, James Jordon, Jack Ross,

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, Ben Silvagni,

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, Will Golds *2019:

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, Dylan Williams, Nick Bryan, Trent Bianco, Lachlan Johnson *

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, Will Phillips, Conor Stone,

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, Bailey Laurie,

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, Lachlan Rankin, Patrick Voss, Karl Warner *

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: Elijah Tsatas, Matthew Jefferson,

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, Max Gruzewski, Alwyn Davey, Jr., Jack O'Sullivan, Bailey MacDonald, Jayden Davey

Honours

*Premierships (5): 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, Girls 2021. *Runners-up (2): 2011, 2018 *Wooden Spoons: Nil *Morrish Medallists:

(2017) *Grand Final Best-on-Ground Medalists: Matthew Rowell (2018, 2019)

References

External links

Oakleigh Chargers Website
NAB League clubs 1995 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1995 Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne NAB League Girls clubs Sport in the City of Monash {{AFL-team-stub