Christies Beach Football Club
The Christies Beach Football Club is an Australian rules football team based in the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide that first fielded junior teams in the Southern Football League in 1964. In 1966 senior teams were formed and almost instant success was achieved with A-Grade premierships in 1967 and 1968. The Christies Beach Football Club continues to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League. Between 2016 and 2019, Christies Beach fielded Women's teams in the Adelaide Footy League (previously South Australian Women's Football League).
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| Full name | Christies Beach Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Saints | ||
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| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Colours | red white black | ||
| Competition | Southern Football League | ||
| President | Craig Blake | ||
| Coach | Brett Thomson (Men), Michael Dean (Women) | ||
| Captain(s) | Nathan Stock (Men), Monique Hepden (Women) | ||
| Premierships | A Grade (7): 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1994 Women (1): 2017 | ||
| Ground(s) | John Bice Memorial Oval | ||
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Christies Beach has produced a number of Australian Football League (AFL) players including Jason Horne-Francis (North Melbourne/Port Adelaide),[1] Dean Brogan (Port Adelaide/GWS), Nigel Smart (Adelaide), Tony Modra (Adelaide/Fremantle), and Chris Groom (Adelaide/Fremantle/North Melbourne).[2][3]
A-Grade Premierships
1967 SFL A-Grade
1968 SFL A-Grade[4]
1971 SFL A-Grade Undefeated[5]
1972 SFL A-Grade
1974 SFL A-Grade
1983 SFL Division 1[6]
1994 SFL Division 1
Women's Premierships
2017 Adelaide Footy League Women Division 2
Greatest SFL Team
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.[7]
| B: | Darren Mason Vice-Captain | Michael Moroney | R. (Bob) Butcher |
| HB: | Peter George AM | Fenwick Thompson | John Goldfinch |
| C: | Paul Crate | W. (Bill) Herron Captain | Craig Thompson |
| HF: | Ken Applegarth | Kym Nadebaum | John Hall OAM |
| F: | Ian Winton | Robert Hunt | Brian McLeod |
| Foll: | Jim Gulliver | Allan Fox | Frank Howard |
| Int: | Julian Andruszkiewicz | Andrew Nation | Luke Berry |
| Coach: | Brian Thredgold | ||
References
- Mayne, Joshua (24 November 2021). "AFL Draft 2021: Which players are predicted to go top five?". Sporting News Holdings Limited. The Sporting News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "SFL to AFL". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- Thomas-Wilson, Simeon; Turner, Matt (22 November 2021). "Hype's right: Moment SA young gun won over Modra". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
Along with eye-catching football talent and the Fleurieu Milk link, Modra and Horne-Francis have something else in common — both are products of Christies Beach Saints. One of Horne-Francis's last games for the Southern Football League club, where Nigel Smart, Dean Brogan and Nikki Gore were also juniors, was an under-15 grand final in 2018.
- "1968 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "1971 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "It's A Beach Bonanza". The Southern Argus. 22 September 1983. p. 16.
- Whitford, Jane (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger. p. 13. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
