East Keilor Football Club
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| Full name | East Keilor Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Cougars |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1967 |
| League | Essendon District Football League |
| Home ground | Overland Reserve, East Keilor |
| Colours | Navy blue Red Gold |
| President | Geoff Nicholl |
| Secretary | Gavan Wignall |
| Website | [1] |
East Keilor Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 16 km northwest of Melbourne in the suburb of East Keilor. The club was founded in 1967 as a junior club.
The Senior club was established in 1971 in B Grade and the club's first premiership was in 1978. The club's second B Grade premiership was in 1992. The club won Senior Division 2 premierships in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
After losing the A Grade grand final in 1993 the club's won its only A Grade premiership in 1994.
The club fields eight under-age teams. The club has won 28 junior premierships.
Senior Premierships (6)
Division 2 2012, 2014, 2016. B Grade 1978, 1992 A Grade 1994
Notable AFL footballers
- Mark Harvey – Essendon
- Gary Young – Essendon
- Rohan Welsh – Carlton
- David Calthorpe – Essendon and Brisbane Lions
- Matthew Hogg – Footscray and Carlton
- Glenn Manton – Essendon and Carlton
- Troy Moloney – Footscray
References
External links
Books
- History of football in Melbourne's north west – John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924