Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club
| Geelong Amateur | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Geelong Amateur Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Ammos | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1926 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Bellarine Football League | |
| Premierships | 1931, 1953, 1966, 1972, 1985, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Ground(s) | Queens Park, Highton | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | geelongamateur.com.au | |
The Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Ammos', is an Australian rules football and netball club situated in the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
GAFNC teams currently play in the Bellarine Football League.
History
The Geelong Amateur Football Club was formed in 1926 as a result of teachers and students from The Geelong College and The Geelong Grammar forming a football team to play in Victorian Amateur Football Association. Hence the green (College)and light blue (Grammar) colors and the Pegasus Logo of the club.[1]
They moved to their current home at Queens Park, Highton in 1957.
They started in the VAFA [2] participating as high as A Grade before in 1983 the club decided to base itself in Geelong and joined the Geelong and District Football League. Playing in the V.A.F.A. meant travelling to Melbourne every fortnight, whereas joining the Geelong & District Football League meant that all games were played locally.
In 1985 they won the GDFL premiership. The club then briefly went up to the Geelong Football League but was unable to sustain itself there and moved back to the GDFL in 1989.
The club experienced a period of troubled times over the next few years and, after much soul searching and survival meetings, in 1995 the club joined the Bellarine Football League and has remained since.
Premierships (9)
- Victorian Amateur Football Association
- 1931, 1953, 1966, 1972
- Geelong & District Football League
- 1985
- Bellarine Football League
- 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016
League Awards
League Best & Fairest
- 2001 Mark Trevaskis
- 2009 Lindsay Smith
League Leading Goalkickers
- 2010 Jason Tom 89
- 2011 Jason Tom 120
- 2015 Mitchell Day 114
- 2016 Mitchell Day 87
Notable players
VFL/AFL players
- Graeme Linke with Geelong and Footscray.
- David Clarke with Geelong and Carlton.
- Tim Clarke with Hawthorn.
- Spiro Malakellis with Geelong
- Tony Malakellis with Geelong and Sydney Swans.
- Ben Bucovaz with Fremantle
- Josh Saunders with St Kilda
- Mason Wood with North Melbourne
- Hugh Goddard with St Kilda
- Peter Featherby with Footscray 1975–76 and Geelong 1979–83
Other
- Lindsay Hassett (Test cricketer)
- Ian Redpath (Test cricketer)
Bibliography
- Cat Country: History of Football in the Geelong Region by John Stoward – Aussie Footy Books, 2008 – ISBN 9780957751583
References
- ^ "Club History : Geelong Amateur Football Club". Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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External links
- Bellarine Football League
- Sports clubs established in 1926
- Australian rules football clubs established in 1926
- 1926 establishments in Australia
- Victorian Amateur Football Association clubs
- Geelong Football League clubs
- Geelong & District Football League clubs
- Netball teams in Victoria (Australia)
- Geelong Grammar School
- Geelong College