Golden Grove Football Club
The Golden Grove Football Club, more commonly known as the Kookaburras, is an Australian Rules Football Club based in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide that was formed in 1995.[1] The club is based at Harper's Field, located on One Tree Hill Road in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Golden Grove's senior teams compete in the Adelaide Footy League Division 3, Division 3 Reserves, Division C3, C4, Division Club 18 (D) & Under 18 competitions[2]. Its women's teams compete in the SAWFL Division 2, & Division 2 Reserves competitions, whilst its junior teams compete in the SANFL Juniors competition.
| Golden Grove Kookaburras | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Golden Grove Football Club | |||
| Nickname(s) | Kookaburras | |||
| Club song | "We're The Mighty Kookaburras" | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 1995[3] | |||
| Colours | Green, Gold, Blue | |||
| Competition | Adelaide Footy League (Division 3, 3R, C3, C5, C7, U18) & SAWFL (Division 2 & 2R) | |||
| President | Kate Grandey | |||
| Coach | Eric Kells | |||
| Captain(s) | Judd Morris | |||
| Premierships | 3 D4 (2014) D5 (2008) D6 (2003) | |||
| Ground(s) | Harper's Field, Golden Grove, South Australia | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Other information | ||||
| Official website | ggfc | |||
History
The football club lobbied for a long time to find a permanent home, with the club outgrowing its temporary home at the Greenwith Oval & Greenwith Community Centre within the first two years, after rapidly growing junior numbers.[4] Despite this, the council, unfortunately, had nowhere else for the club to move to, and the club had to wait until 2001 before a decision to move from its temporary clubrooms could be made.[5] Talks were held in the 2002 pre-season for the club to move its base to Golden Grove High School. However, negotiations with the school were stopped as neither party could agree on the building of a licensed clubhouse.[6] Club officials were "disgraced" when offered a stop-gap solution by the council at the end of the 2002 season, offering to build new toilets and changerooms, but no clubrooms.[7]
A breakthrough for a permanent home occurred in 2004 when the club was given the green light for a future permanent home at Harpers Field.[8] However, there was still the major hurdle of funding for clubrooms. Originally approved for a $2.1m council grant to build clubrooms, this was later declined due to a change in federal government and the council not willing to pick up the extra 50% funding.[9] A match in 2004 was one for the history books, when the Golden Grove A Grade defeated Greenacres by an enormous 297 points. This still remains the club's biggest win, highest score and the Adelaide Footy League's 27th highest ever score in a single match - 51.21 (327) d. 5.3 (33).[10]
Late 2008 saw the final documents signed to secure a clubhouse and by the start of the 2010 season, the club was ready to operate from its new home.[11] The club made agreements with Tea Tree Gully Council to assist with the development of the Harpers Field site and this led to the work starting on the second oval. The oval was finished and ready to use at the start of the 2013 season. This gave the club two ovals and marked the end of the use of Greenwith Oval.[12] Since 2013, the club has developed the site to include goal netting, an electronic scoreboard, a canteen/kitchen extension and new lighting. The new floodlights were officially switched on at the trial game against Modbury on Saturday 21 March 2015.[13] Early in 2015 the committee signed a ten-year lease of the Harpers Field site with Tea Tree Gully which gives the club primary use of all the facilities.
More recently the club was awarded a share of a national grant to upgrade women's change rooms at sporting venues around Australia. The upgraded changerooms were completed for the beginning of the 2017 season.[14]
During the 2017 season, the 'Kookaburras' made their way through to the Division 3 Grand Final facing the Brighton Bombers who were competing in their first Adelaide Footy League season since moving from the Southern Football League, returning to the league they left 20 years ago.[15] They were comfortably beaten by 49 points[16], however ensured their promotion into Division 2 for the 2018 season, being the highest division the club had ever competed in since its inception.
At an October 2019 Tea Tree Gully Council meeting, the Golden Grove Football Club had the motion passed for a feasibility study regarding expansion and a new clubhouse to be undertaken at Harpers Field.[17]
Current Senior Squad (2019 season)
| A Grade 2019 Semi-Final Squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 31 August 2019 | |||||||
Senior Performance
| A Grade | B Grade | C Grade | D Grade | E Grade | Women | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Div | Pos | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | A Grade | B Grade | ||||
| 1997 | D7 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 28 | D7R | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | D6 | 6th | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | D6R | D10N | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | D6 | 3rd | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 24 | D6R | D10N | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | D6 | 7th | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | D6R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | D6 | 4th | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 | D6R | D10N | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D6 | 4th | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 24 | D6R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | D6 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 28 | D6R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | D5 | 8th | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | D5R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | D5 | 6th | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | D5R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | D5 | 10th | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | D5R | D9N | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | D6 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | D5R | C5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | D5 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | D5R | C5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | D4 | 6th | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | D4R | C4 | C5 | - | - | - |
| 2010 | D4 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | D4R | C4 | C6 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | D3 | 10th | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | D3R | C4 | C6 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | D4 | 4th | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | D4R | D8 | D8R | - | - | - |
| 2013 | D4 | 2nd | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | D4R | D8 | D8R | - | - | - |
| 2014 | D4 | 1st | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 34 | D4R | D8 | D8R | - | - | - |
| 2015 | D3 | 4th | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | D3R | D8 | D8R | - | - | - |
| 2016 | D3 | 7th | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | D3R | C3 | C5 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | D3 | 3rd | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | D3R | C3 | C5 | - | D5 | - |
| 2018 | D2 | 9th | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | D2R | D7 | D7R | - | D4 | D5 |
| 2019 | D3 | 5th | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 | D3R | C3 | Club 18 | C4 | D3 | D5 |
| 2020 | D3 | D3R | C3 | C5 | C7 | D2 | D2R | ||||||
| Denotes Premiership | |
| Denotes Promotion (Runner Up Grand Finalist) | |
| Denotes Relegation |
Club Honours
Total premierships: 27 (9 senior[18] / 17 junior)
| No. | Year | Grade | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | B Grade (D6R) | North Pines | 9.7 (61) – 6.8 (44)[19] | |
| 2 | 2003 | A Grade (D6) | Brahma Lodge | 16.7 (103) – 9.9 (63) | |
| 3 | 2007 | B Grade (D5R) | Hope Valley | 10.1 (61) – 9.4 (58)[20] | Salisbury Oval |
| 4 | 2008 | A Grade (D5) | Greenacres | 10.10 (76) – 10.12 (72) | Salisbury Oval |
| 5 | 2008 | C Grade (C5) | Modbury | 9.7 (61) – 8.6 (54) | Hope Valley Oval |
| 6 | 2010 | C Grade (C4) | Adelaide University | 7.4 (46) – 2.5 (17) | Thebarton Oval |
| 7 | 2014 | B Grade (D4R) | Hope Valley | 15.12 (102) – 6.4 (40)[21] | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 8 | 2014 | A Grade (D4) | Salisbury West | 15.17 (107) – 9.4 (58)[21] | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 9 | 2019 | Under 18 (Red) | Goodwood | 6.7 (43) - 3.5 (23)[22] | Payneham Oval |
- Senior
- A Grade: 2003 (D6), 2008 (D5), 2014 (D4)
- B Grade: 2002 (D6R), 2007 (D5R), 2014 (D4R)
- C Grade: 2008, 2010
- Under 18: 2019 (Div 1)
- Under 17: 2006
- Junior Boys
- Under 16: 2005, 2006, 2007
- Under 15: 2009
- Under 14: 2017
- Under 13: 2005, 2018, 2019 (Div 1), 2019 (Div 3)
- Under 12: 2015, 2017
- Under 11: 2009, 2011, 2016
- Junior Girls
- Under 13: 2010
- Under 12: 2018, 2019
Drafted players in the AFL
| Year
Drafted |
Year
Finished |
Name | Club | Draft pick | Games
Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | - | Shane Edwards | Richmond Tigers | 26 | 252 |
| 2009 | - | Daniel Menzel | Geelong Cats (2010-2018)
Sydney Swans (2018 -) |
17 | 80 |
| 2012 | 2017 (Del) | Troy Menzel | Carlton Blues (2012-2015)
Adelaide Crows (2015 - 2017) |
11 | 44 |
| 2012 | 2016 (Del) | Cameron Shenton | St. Kilda Saints | 30 (Rookie) | 24 |
| 2012 | 2013 (Del) | Justin Hoskin[23] | Port Adelaide Power | 20 (Rookie) | - |
| 2014 | - | Trent Dumont | North Melbourne Kangaroos | 30 | 82 |
Guernseys
Senior home guernseys
- 1997–1999: green, gold and blue tri-panel (seniors only)
- 2000–2016: stylised yellow kookaburra on a green/blue base, blue collar and cuffs, yellow numbers
- 2017-current: green base, gold chevron with blue upper, blue cuffs and collar, gold numbers
Junior guernseys
- 1996–2000: bottle green base, yellow and blue 'V's, blue cuffs and collar, yellow numbers (juniors only)
- 2000-current: stylised yellow kookaburra on a green/blue base, blue collar and cuffs, yellow numbers
One-off guernseys
- 2011: Breast Cancer Awareness Guernsey – pink base and pink numbers
- 2015: 20th Anniversary Guernsey – throwback guernsey based on 1996 junior guernsey
- 2016: ANZAC Day Guernsey – camouflage guernsey based on a modern take on the 1996 junior guernsey[24]
Grounds
- 1996–2015: Greenwith Oval, The Golden Way, Greenwith (used as an overflow oval for junior games from 2005-2015)
- 2002–2003: Hargreaves Reserve (used as an overflow oval for junior games)
- 2005–current: Harpers Field, One Tree Hill Road, Golden Grove
References
- ^ Bloch, Fred (1995). A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994. p. 127.
- ^ Turner, Matt (5 April 2018). "Division Two Through To Seven Clubs Ready For Round 1 of Adelaide Footy League Season". Eastern Courier Messenger.
- ^ "History". Golden Grove Football Club.
- ^ Mellor, Leonie (22 July 1997). "Baseball, soccer and Aussie Rules are... Sports running out of room". The Messenger – Leader.
- ^ Hullick, Jenny (18 February 1998). "Footballers v. residents mismatch to go on". The Messenger – Leader.
- ^ Castello, Renato (30 October 2001). "Uncertainty Over Footy Club's Future". The Messenger.
- ^ Stevens, Paul (16 May 2002). "Move to Remedy Oval 'Disgrace'". The Messenger.
- ^ Quast, James (23 November 2004). "Harping on about Opening". The Messenger – The Leader.
- ^ Homfray, Reece (29 May 2007). "And Now The End Aint Near". The Messenger.
- ^ "SAAFL Highest Scores (1911 - 2015)". Adelaide Footy League.
- ^ Belperio, Francesca (23 March 2010). "Kooka's New Nest". The Messenger.
- ^ "House of Representatives Petition – GGFC Funding" (PDF). July 2011.
- ^ Abbracciavento, Daniela (11 February 2014). "$150,000 backing for night footy". Leader Messenger. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Bignell MP, Hon Leon (19 February 2017). "Golden Grove Football Club to receive new or upgraded female change rooms" (PDF). Ministry for Recreation and Sport.
- ^ Keam, Patrick (8 September 2017). "Brighton Bombers to face off in amateur league grand final one year after leaving Southern Football League". CoastCity Weekly Messenger.
- ^ "Division 3 2017 Grand Final". SportingPulse. 9 September 2017.
- ^ "MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF TEA TREE GULLY" (PDF). City of Tea Tree Gully. 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Golden Grove". Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "SAAFL History – 2002". Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "SAAFL History – 2007". Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "SAAFL History – 2014". Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Adelaide Footy League 2019 Grand Final".
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- ^ "Golden Grove FC provide Xmas donation". Returned & Services League of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2017.