Inner West Magpies (formerly Western Suburbs AFC) is an
Australian rules football club competing in the
AFL Sydney
AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. The AFL Sydney competition comprises 126 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, a Master's Division ...
league. The club is based in the
inner west
The Inner West of Sydney is an area directly west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs that make up the Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson (Parramatta River ...
of
Sydney,
New South Wales
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, and its senior teams play their home games at their home ground of Picken Oval; having previously played out of
Henson Park
Henson Park is a multi purpose sports ground in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia.
History
It was established in 1933 on the site of Daley's brick pit, Thomas Daley operated the Standsure Brick Company from 1886 to 1914. The brickworks ...
in 2009 and 2010. The Western Wolves AFC women's team fully integrated with the men's team before the 2019 AFL Sydney season; in conjunction with this integration the club changed its name in order to better represent its region and community.
History
The Magpies were formed in 1926 and re-formed in 1947. The club, which became the first licensed Australian rules football club in New South Wales in 1962, is located in
Croydon Park, next to Picken Oval. During the 1960s and 1970s, Western Suburbs was by far the most successful club in the competition. They made every grand final from 1963 to 1969 and every grand final from 1971 to 1979 bar one.
In 2005, in the premier division Western Suburbs only lost one of the 16 minor round games and secured the minor premiership. However, they lost the grand final to old rivals North Shore. In 2009 and 2010, the club under the coaching tutelage of Craig Tognolini, made the preliminary final.
Many fine players have been recruited from the Magpies to the
AFL including
Paul Bevan (
Sydney), Arthur Chilcott (
Sydney),
Terry Ingersoll (
Hawthorn) and
Greg Stafford
Francis Gregory Stafford (February 9, 1948 – October 10, 2018), usually known as Greg Stafford, was an American game designer, publisher, and practitioner of shamanism.
Stafford is most famous as the creator of the fantasy world of Gloranth ...
(
Sydney/
Richmond) amongst others. Paul Bevan was a
Sydney Swans premiership player in
2005.
[Wilks, M. (2011) ''Australian football clubs in NSW'' Bas Publishing. p. 88] John Northey
John Neville Northey (born 29 June 1943) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played from 1963 to 1970 with the Richmond Football Club. Northey was a dual premiership player with Richmond, winning flags in 1967 and 1969. ...
coached at the club before coaching at
AFL Level.
Premierships
Senior men's premierships have been won in 1951, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1996.
References
External links
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Full Points Footy Profile for Western Suburbs Magpies
Australian rules football clubs in Sydney
1926 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1926
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