The Calder Cannons is an

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club from

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. The club competes in the

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, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs. The geographic catchment area for the club is the north western suburbs of Melbourne extending to cover the Macedon Ranges area.

Honours

*Premierships (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010 *Runners-up (3): 2002, 2006, 2014 *Wooden Spoons: Nil

Performances

The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the

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at the

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. They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals. In the 2007 TAC Cup Final, Calder beat the

Murray Bushrangers The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the NAB League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval. The team is coached by Mark ...

, with Ashley Arrowsmith the winner of the TAC Medal for best on ground. Victorian representatives for Calder at the U18 Championships included Addam Maric,

James Polkinghorne James Polkinghorne (1788 – 15 September 1851) was a champion Cornish wrestler of the 19th century. He was born in 1788 at St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom but spent much of his life at St. Columb Major, where he ran a pub called the Red ...

, captain

Mitchell Farmer Mitchell Farmer (born 4 January 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with both the Richmond Tigers and Port Adelaide Power in the Australian Football League (AFL). The back pocket player is quick, durable and aggressive. He ...

and Arrowsmith.

Club Information

The club trains and play home matches at the Highgate Recreation Reserve (known since 2014 as RAMS Arena) in northern Craigieburn. It was previously based at the

Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Piranha Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the Cob ...

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. Former Collingwood footballer and

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winner, Robert Hyde, coached the Cannons from 1996 to 2006. The club's

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award is called the Robert Hyde medal, in honour of Hyde. Currently The Club is the Feeder Club to the

Coburg Football Club The Coburg Football Club, nicknamed the Coburg Lions, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It is based at Coburg City Oval since 19 ...

in the VFL

Players drafted from Calder Cannons

Many notable players in the

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have been recruited from the ''Cannons''. *

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David Round David Round (born 25 June 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Round, the son of former Brownlow Medal winner Barry, was drafted by the Western Bulldogs und ...

Darren Milburn Darren Milburn (born 15 April 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, tall and weighing , Milburn was renowned for his competitiveness, decisi ...

Ashley Fernee Ashley Fernee (born 24 June 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected for the Adelaide Football Club in the 1995 draft, having previously played with the Calder Cannons. F ...

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Mark Kinnear Mark Kinnear (born 21 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Kinnear was selected by Sydney with the fourth pick of the 1996 National Draft, from the Cald ...

, Jason Johnson, Marcus Barham, Mark Johnson *

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Marcus Baldwin Marcus Baldwin (born 24 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian ...

, George Bakoulas, Jamie Cann *

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, Ezra Bray, Paul Chapman,

Ryan O'Keefe Ryan O'Keefe (born 24 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), and was part of the Swans' 2005 and 2012 premiership-winning sides. O'Keefe was a member o ...

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, David Johnson *

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, James Kelly, David Rodan, Andrew Welsh,

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, Jordan Barham, Scott Howard, Adan Winter *

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, Tom Lonergan,

Brad Murphy Brad Murphy (born 27 October 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2004 and 2005. He was drafted from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup with the 33rd selection in ...

, Cameron Wright,

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, Daniel Sipthorp *

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, Brent Hartigan, Ben Clifton, Adam Bentick *

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, Matthew Little, James Ezard,

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, Jesse W. Smith, Dean Limbach, Adam Iacobucci, Eddie Betts, Jesse D. Smith,

Ben Jolley Ben Jolley (born 12 February 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for Williamstown in the Victorian Football League. A midfielder from the Calder Cannons, Jolley was picked up by the Essendon Football Club as a rooki ...

, Nick Becker *

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– Richard Douglas, Matthew White, Lachlan McKinnon, James Wall, Shane Neaves, Tim O'Keefe *

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Jarryd Allen Jarryd Allen (born 14 January 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer for the AFL's St Kilda Football Club. He was drafted with the 59th selection by the Saints in the 2006 AFL draft from TAC Cup club, the Calder Cannons. On the first ...

, Peter Faulks *

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– Addam Maric,

Darcy Daniher Darcy Daniher (born 21 September 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer drafted by the Essendon Football Club at pick 39 under the ( Father-Son Rule) in the 2007 AFL Draft. Daniher was a mid-sized, mobile defender originally from TAC Cup ...

, Dean Putt, Aaron Kite, Phil Smith, Ashley Arrowsmith,

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Jackson Trengove Jackson Trengove (born 2 November 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Port Adelaide (2010–2 ...

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, Marcus White, Thomas German *

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, Anthony Long, Robert Hicks, Thomas Hunter *

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– Dion Prestia, Matthew Watson,

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Jordan Schroder Jordan Schroder (born 5 December 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup with the 54th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft, Schroder made his ...

, *

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, Tom Sheridan, Daniel Markworth, Michael Talia, Fraser Dale, Hal Hunter *

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– Jonathan O'Rourke,

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, Sean Gregory *

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, Peter Wright, Jake Lever,

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, Jayden Foster, Damien Cavka,

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, Sam Ramsay, Lachlan Gollant *

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References

External links

Calder Cannons home page
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