Ormond Amateur Football Club
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Ormond Amateur Football Club is the second oldest suburban club in the VAFA.
The club is located 14 km south east of Melbourne
in the suburb of Ormond
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In 2008 Ormond welcomed back recently retired AFL player Matthew Robbins as player and assistant coach. After competing in B grade in season 2009, the 'Monds narrowly were relegated and moved back down to C grade for 2010.
Ormond FC won the 2008 C Grade premiership defeating Hampton Rovers
15.12.102 to 9.10.64.
The club is located 14 km south east of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in the suburb of Ormond
Ormond
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In 2008 Ormond welcomed back recently retired AFL player Matthew Robbins as player and assistant coach. After competing in B grade in season 2009, the 'Monds narrowly were relegated and moved back down to C grade for 2010.
Ormond FC won the 2008 C Grade premiership defeating Hampton Rovers
Hampton Rovers Football Club
The Hampton Rovers Amateur Football Club was established in 1918 and is located in Melbourne, Australia. The club is one of the largest Australian Rules Football Club’s in the country with over 500 registered players...
15.12.102 to 9.10.64.
AFL/VFL Players
In all, 43 Ormond footballers have played AFL/VFL football. Some notable players are:-
- Barry BeecroftBarry BeecroftBarry Beecroft is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne/Sydney in the Victorian Football League ....
, South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
- Barry Beecroft
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- Michael Oaten, South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
- Michael Oaten, South Melbourne
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- Peter BrenchleyPeter BrenchleyPeter Brenchley was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1950s....
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, 1957 premiership
- Peter Brenchley
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- Simon BuckleySimon BuckleySimon Buckley is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He played for Melbourne Football Club from 2006–2009...
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, CollingwoodCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
- Simon Buckley
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- Neil CromptonNeil Crompton (footballer)Colin Neil Crompton was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, 1964 premiership
- Neil Crompton
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- Neville CroweNeville CroweNeville Crowe is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1957 and 1967 for the Richmond Football Club. He served as Richmond's President from 1987 to 1993, at the helm of the club during the 1990 Save Our Skins campaign which saved the club from financial...
, RichmondRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
, later president
- Neville Crowe
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- Simon EisholdSimon EisholdSimon Eishold is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
- Simon Eishold
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- Dick Fenton-SmithDick Fenton-SmithRichard "Dick" Fenton-Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1950s....
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, 1957 and 1959 premierships
- Dick Fenton-Smith
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- Ricky JacksonRicky JacksonRicky Jackson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League ....
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
- Ricky Jackson
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- Dave McNamaraDave McNamaraDavid J. "Dave" McNamara was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-Forward....
, St Kilda (1905-08, 1914-15, 1918-19, 1921-23), played for Ormond from 1924 to 1929.
- Dave McNamara
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- Laurie MithenLaurie MithenLaurie Mithen is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during their successful period in the late 1950s under Norm Smith...
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, 1955-57, 1959-60 premierships
- Laurie Mithen
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- Roy QuinnRoy QuinnRoy Quinn was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League from 1943 to 1944 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1945 until 1946 for the North Melbourne Football Club....
, RichmondRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
, 1943 premiership & North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
- Roy Quinn
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- Matthew RobbinsMatthew Robbins (footballer)Matthew Robbins is a former Australian rules footballer who played with both Geelong and the Western Bulldogs in the AFL.Recruited to the Geelong Football Club with pick 36 in the 1994 AFL Draft, Robbins played only 7 games in his 3 seasons at the Cats, being traded to the Western Bulldogs for the...
, GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
& Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
- Matthew Robbins
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- Stephen Smith, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
- Stephen Smith, Melbourne
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- Will ThursfieldWill ThursfieldWill Thursfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League . Known as a courageous backman who has stood some of the more notable forwards of the current game...
, RichmondRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
- Will Thursfield
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- Brian Walsh, St Kilda
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- Colin WilsonColin Wilson (footballer)Colin Wilson is a formerly Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .He was a ruck rover in the Melbourne team that defeated Collingwood in the 1957 VFL Grand Final.-External links:*...
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, 1957 premiership
- Colin Wilson
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- Max GawnMax GawnMax Gawn is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .Gawn was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2009 AFL Draft by the Melbourne Demons. He was recruited from the Sandringham Dragons...
, MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
- Max Gawn