Whittlesea Football Club is a local

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club in

Whittlesea, Victoria Whittlesea is a town in Victoria, Australia, north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. Whittlesea recorded a population of 6,117 at the . History The Post Office opened ...

, on the outer suburbs of

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playing in the

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. From the club's inception until the 1970s, Whittlesea wore navy guernseys with gold band and trim. Now it wears dark blue with an eagle and wing on the front similar to the

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AFL side. In 2019 the club entered a team into the AFL Masters League as an over 35s Superules team under the same club name and colours. In 2020 the club entered the first Senior Women's team at Whittlesea after a successful decade of Junior Girls development which seen Chloe Molloy having a successful career which continues for Collingwood in the AFLW.

Timeline of different leagues

1904 – Whittlesea was a founding club of the Whittlesea DFA. 1906 – Whittlesea played in the Bourke-Evelyn FL 1933 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL 1934 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL 1940 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL 1946 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL 1947 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill FL 1987 – Whittlesea played in the Riddell DFL Whittlesea changed name to Northern Eagles FC. 1992 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL (now

), and changed the name back to the Whittlesea Football Club

Premierships 17

*1907 – Bourke-Evelyn FL *1923 – Bourke-Evelyn FL *1924 – Bourke-Evelyn FL *1925 – Bourke-Evelyn FL *1932 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1954 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1957 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1958 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1959 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1960 – Panton Hill & District Football Association *1973 – Panton Hill FL *1974 – Panton Hill FL *1988 – Riddell DFL Division Two as Northern Eagles *2010 – Northern Football League Division Two - 2010 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 11 September Whittlesea 9.17.71 defeated Lower Plenty 9.3.57 *2013 – Northern Football League Division Two - 2013 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 14 September Whittlesea 17.14.116 defeated Fitzroy Stars 14.13.97 *2015 - Northern Football League Division Two - 2015 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 12 September Whittlesea 14.13.97 defeated Lalor 14.10.94 *2019 - Northern Football League Division Two - 2019 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 14 September Whittlesea 10.14.74 defeated Banyule 6.11.47

References

{{DVFL Australian rules football clubs established in 1904 Northern Football League (Australia) clubs 1904 establishments in Australia Sport in the City of Whittlesea Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne