Sandringham Football Club
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| Names | |
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| Full name | Sandringham Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Zebras |
| Club Details | |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Colours | Black, Gold and Blue |
| Competition | Victorian Football League |
| Coach | Andy Lovell |
| Ground(s) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval (Capacity: 10,000) |
| Other information | |
| Official website | sportingpulse's page |
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Sandringham Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League.Before the VFL Sandringham played in the VFA - Victorian Football Association. The Zebras have an alignment with AFL club St Kilda FC. Previously, Sandringham had an alignment with Melbourne. Sandringham and Melbourne were the 1st 2 clubs to form an alignment with it being announced in 1999 to start in season 2000..The alignment had an immediate effect with Sandringham winning the 2000 Grand Final [1]Sandringham and St Kilda signed a 5 year alignment that started on November 1st 2008.
In 2005, the Zebras defeated Werribee in the VFL Grand Final to win their ninth flag, and achieve back to back flags for the first time in the history of the club.
In 2006, the Zebras again made the VFL Grand Final, this time defeating Geelong to achieve a record of 3 successive premierships.
The Zebra's home ground is the Trevor Barker Beach Oval. The Sandringham Dragons play in the TAC Cup are due to become part of the Sandringham Football Club in 2009
[edit] Famous former players
- Rex Hunt (1980-81)
- Chris Judd
- Brett Liddell
[edit] Honours
VFA/VFL Premierships (10)
1946 - Sandringham 14.15 (99) defeated Camberwell 13.14 (92)
1962 - Sandringham 14.10 (94) defeated Moorabbin 13.15 (93)
1985 - Sandringham 14.16 (100) defeated Williamstown 13.16 (94)
1992 - Sandringham 19.16 (130) defeated Williamstown 13.8 (86)
1994 - Sandringham 11.12 (78) defeated Box Hill 10.9 (69)
1997 - Sandringham 10.13 (73) defeated Frankston 5.14 (44)
2000 - Sandringham 15.18 (108) defeated North Ballarat 11.11 (77)
2004 - Sandringham 9.13 (67) defeated Port Melbourne 9.9 (63)
2005 - Sandringham 11.17 (83) defeated Werribee 11.8 (74)
2006 - Sandringham 13.13 (91) defeated Geelong 11.7 (73)
VFA/VFL Runners Up (5)
1947 - Port Melbourne 15.15 (105) defeated Sandringham 11.8 (74)
1960 - Oakleigh 18.14 (122) defeated Sandringham 8.14 (62)
1963 - Moorabbin 19.16 (130) defeated Sandringham 9.12 (66)
1977 - Port Melbourne 23.19 (157) defeated Sandringham 7.15 (57)
1995 - Springvale 14.10 (94) defeated Sandringham 6.15 (51)
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