Coldstream Football Club
| Full name | Coldstream Football & Netball Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Founded | 1890 |
| League | Eastern Football League |
| Home ground | Halley Supple, Reserve, Coldstream |
| Strip | |
| Blue with white Vee | |
Coldstream Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Cougars, is an Australian rules football team. It is based in the Yarra Valley of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.
History
Founded in 1890 in the town of Coldstream, the club had an erratic existence until it started regularly competing in the Croydon-Ferntree Gully FL in the mid 1950s.[1] It reformed in 1952 in the Yarra Valley competition before transferring to the Croydon-Ferntree Gully FL in 1956. It became one of the founding clubs of the Eastern District Football League in 1962.[2]
The club had to wait until 1975 to achieve their first premiership in Division 3. They again were successful in 1986 and 1990. Their last premiership was in 4th division in 2001.
Premierships
- 1975, 1986, 1990, 2001
VFL/AFL players
- Graeme Ellis - Richmond
- Jeff Hopgood - North Melbourne
- Jason Baldwin - Fitzroy, Richmond
- Daniel Hargraves - Western Bulldogs , Fremantle
- Lindsay Gilbee - Western Bulldogs
- Guy Richards - Collingwood
-Bayley Fritsch - Melbourne
References
- ^ "mysite - History by Doug Ackerly". Coldstream EFL - Coldstream Football & Netball Club.
- ^ "mysite - Coldstream over the years". Coldstream EFL - Coldstream Football & Netball Club.