Langhorne Creek Football Club

Langhorne Creek Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Langhorne Creek, South Australia that currently competes in the Great Southern Football League. The club plays its home games at Langhorne Creek Memorial Park which is located at Murray Road, Langhorne Creek.

Langhorne Creek
Names
Full nameLanghorne Creek Football Club
Nickname(s)Hawks
Club details
Founded1906 (1906)
Colours   
CompetitionGreat Southern Football League
PresidentJess Chandler and Greg Follett
CoachPeter Galbraith
Captain(s)Matt Dominish
Premierships1933, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ground(s)Langhorne Creek Memorial Park
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttps://www.langhornecreekfc.com/

History

The Langhorne Creek Football Club's first recorded match was against Milang in 1906[1] and during those early years would play one-off matches against teams from neighbouring towns. The club began playing more official matches when it joined the Alexandra Football Association in 1922 however this competition disbanded in 1924. Langhorne Creek joined the B Grade competition of the Hills Central Football Association in 1932 and lost the grand final to Milang in this first season before winning the club's first premiership the following season, once again against Milang. Langhorne Creek joined the Hills Football League when it was established in 1967. For the majority of the club's time competing in the HFL, they were known as the Tigers and wore black and gold. After winning three consecutive A Grade premierships in the Hills Football League between 1975 and 1977, the club joined the Great Southern Football League and became the Hawks. The switch to the GSFL saw the club enjoy immediate success, winning the 1978 GSFL grand final to make it four premierships in a row. The club endured a 23-year premiership drought until they achieved success once again in 2001. Since that time, Langhorne Creek have won seven premierships. They were back-to-back premiers in 2001/2002, 2011/2012 and most recently a three-peat in 2018/2019/2020.

Premierships

A Grade - 1933, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020[2]

Reserve Grade - 1976, 1998, 2006, 2020[3]

Senior Colts - 1962, 1972, 1975, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2005

Junior Colts - 1973, 1974, 1975, 2016

Mini Colts - 1978, 1994, 2006

Mail Medallists

A Grade

1950 - Ian Dodd

1951 - Leo Hayes

1962 - Ken Follett

1964 - Ken Follett

1983 - Dennis Elliott[4]

1988 - Kym Warren[5]

2000 - Luen Credlin[6]

2001 - Brett Heinrich[7]

2006 - Randall Follett[8]

2008 - Randall Follett[9]

2009 - Ben Moore[10]


Reserve Grade

1976 - Trevor Hull

1993 - Geoff Warren[11]

1994 - Mark Chandler[12]

1995 - Mike Perrey[13]

1996 - Darren Hull[14]

2000 - Rob Clark[15]

2005 - Tim Footner[16]

2007 - Jake Miller[17]

2008 - Ant Tonkin[18]

2009 - Rory Nixon[19]

2015 - Rob Lyon


Senior Colts

1962 - Bill Tonkin

1969 - Ian Tonkin

1970 - Geoff Warren

1980 - Robbie Potts[20]

1986 - Phil Chandler[21]

1988 - John O'Driscoll[22]

1992 - Craig Scutchings[23]

1994 - Russell Scutchings[24]

2015 - Jedd Rothe

2020 - Mitchell Felton[25]


Junior Colts

1980 - Grantley Hull[26]

2002 - Felipe Hill[27]

2017 - Matthew Roberts

Honour Roll

Season President Secretary Treasurer A Grade Coach A Grade Captain A Grade B&F A Grade

Leading Goalkicker

A Grade

Finishing Position

Reserve Grade B&F Senior Colts B&F Junior Colts B&F
1906 A Clifford
1914 A.T. Dowding Ivan Dowding E Nancarrow
1922 Charlie Clifford Henry Eckert 2nd
1923 Charlie Clifford J Bray J Bray
1932 Lionel Leslie Jack Lane 2nd
1933 Percy Dodd Lionel Leslie Jack Lane Jack Lane Premiers
1935 Lionel Leslie Peter Cleggett 5th
1947 E Truscott Ian Dodd Ian Dodd
1948 E Truscott Ian Dodd Premiers
1949 E Truscott Ian Dodd Ian Dodd Ian Dodd Premiers
1950 Eric Howard Denys Potts Ian Dodd Harold Richards Ian Dodd 3rd
1951 Eric Howard Ron Nurse Ian Dodd Leo Hayes Leo Hayes Premiers
1955 Murray Johnson Harold Richards / J Penny Alan East Ian Dodd 4th
1956 Murray Johnson Noel Craig Alan East 4th
1957 Murray Johnson Noel Craig Harold Richards Ian Chandler
1958 Murray Johnson Noel Craig Richard Martin Bill Humphrey 2nd
1959 Murray Johnson D Fowler Noel Craig Ian Chandler Ian Chandler
1960 Murray Johnson Les Webber Noel Craig Len Tucker Ian Chandler Noel Craig Premiers
1961 Murray Johnson Les Webber Noel Craig Ian Chandler 2nd
1962 Murray Johnson Les Webber Noel Craig Ken Follett Ken Follett Ken Follett Ken Follett Premiers
1963 Murray Johnson Len Tucker Les Webber Ken Follett
1964 Murray Johnson Len Tucker Noel Craig
1965 Murray Johnson Len Tucker Ken Follett 2nd
1966 Murray Johnson Neville Collins Jimmy Rose Bill Scutchings
1967 Murray Johnson Neville Collins Jim Rose 7th
1968 Murray Johnson Robert Giles Clarrie Zadow 8th
1969 Murray Johnson Robert Giles Clarrie Zadow 7th
1970 Murray Johnson Robert Giles Warren Mills 7th
1971 Murray Johnson Robert Giles / Jamie Warren Kevin Dodd Ken Follett Edward Adamczak (43) 6th
1972 Murray Johnson Ted Milne / Ian Tonkin Kevin Dodd Ken Follett Ian Tonkin Edward Adamczak & Graham Edwards (30) 6th Paul Tucker Michael Perrey
1973 Murray Johnson John Bradford Ian Tonkin Ken Follett Ken Follett Russell Edwards Greg Cotton (41) 4th Mac Cleggett Paul Tucker Michael Perrey
1974 Murray Johnson John Bradford Ian Tonkin Warren Mills Ken Follett Greg Cotton (55) 4th Neville Donhardt Joe Borrett & Kym Warren John Freschi
1975 Murray Johnson John Bradford Geoff Warren Warren Mills Warren Mills Jamie Warren Greg Cotton (109) Premiers Trevor Hull Kym Warren Mark Chandler
1976 Murray Johnson Terry Yates / Ted Milne Geoff Warren Warren Mills Warren Mills Jamie Warren Greg Cotton (124) Premiers Graham Edwards
1977 Murray Johnson Geoff Warren David LeBrun Ian Roberts Ian Roberts Mark Williams Greg Cotton (120) Premiers
1978 Murray Johnson Geoff Warren / Bill Tonkin David LeBrun Ian Roberts Ian Roberts Ian Roberts Greg Cotton (115) Premiers Mark Chandler
1979 Murray Johnson Geoff Warren / Bill Tonkin David LeBrun Ian Roberts Geoff Warren Robert Cook (76) 7th Kevin Fischer Robbie Potts Grantley Hull
1980 Murray Johnson Geoff Warren / Paul Tucker David LeBrun / Janet LeBrun Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Ian Roberts Robert Cook (133) 3rd Chris Martin Robbie Potts Grantley Hull
1981 Murray Johnson Geoff Warren / Paul Tucker Janet LeBrun Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Robert Cook (120) 4th Gavin Correll
1982 Murray Johnson Paul Tucker / Bill Tonkin Robert Truelove Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Robert Cook (55) 6th Chris Eckert
1983 Murray Johnson Robert Truelove Janet LeBrun / Helen Cromwell Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Robert Cook (110) 6th Joe Borrett
1984 Murray Johnson Barbara Nicholls Helen Cromwell Dennis Elliott Dennis Elliott Ally Wray Ally Wray (66) 4th Joe Borrett
1985 Murray Johnson Barbara Nicholls Helen Cromwell Phil Heinrich Michael Potts Kym Warren Ally Wray (59) 2nd Mark Eckert
1986 Murray Johnson Barbara Nicholls Helen Cromwell Phil Heinrich Phil Heinrich Dennis Elliott Ally Wray (37) 9th Steve Scott Phil Chandler John O'Driscoll
1987 Murray Johnson Barbara Nicholls Helen Cromwell Phil Heinrich Phil Heinrich Dennis Elliott Ally Wray (61) 5th Neil Westley Darren Hull
1988 Murray Johnson Sue Phillips Helen Cromwell Phil Heinrich Phil Heinrich Kym Warren Ally Wray (59) 4th Tony Sorrell John O'Driscoll
1989 Murray Johnson Sue Phillips Sue Phillips Mark Symonds Mark Symonds Mike Perrey Mark Symonds (75) 7th Brian Johnson Randall Follett Craig Scutchings
1990 Murray Johnson Sue Phillips Sue Phillips Mark Symonds Mark Symonds Randall Follett Mark Symonds (57) 6th Gavin Correll Brent Mayes
1991 Murray Johnson Sue Phillips Sue Phillips Mark Symonds Mark Symonds Randall Follett Mark Symonds (62) 6th Jamie Birchmore Craig Scutchings Ant Tonkin
1992 Murray Johnson Len Tucker Sue Phillips Peter Heinrich Steve Michelmore Peter Heinrich Roger Follett (28) 9th Craig Scutchings Ant Tonkin
1993 Murray Johnson Len Tucker Sue Phillips Peter Heinrich Rob Clark Peter Heinrich Rob Clark (34) 8th Phil Chandler Lachlan Milne
1994 Murray Johnson Sue Phillips Sue Phillips Al Schenscher Rob Clark Tim Follett Tim Follett (35) 5th Mark Chandler Russell Scutchings Braden Tonkin
1995 Murray Johnson Michael Perrey Sue Phillips Chris Pelle Randall Follett Randall Follett Tim Follett (39) 9th Mike Perrey Jonathan Browning Ben Warren
1996 Murray Johnson Michael Perrey Sue Phillips Darren Sicheri Randall Follett Chris Griffiths Darren Sicheri (42) 9th Josh Milne Braden Tonkin Ben Puiatti
1997 Murray Johnson Michael Perrey Sue Phillips Darren Sicheri Randall Follett Randall Follett Tim Follett (66) 5th Neil Johnson Ben Warren Nick Warren
1998 Murray Johnson Rebecca Loman / Marie Milne Cheryl Pridham Phil Heinrich Randall Follett Randall Follett Tim Follett (58) 4th Rob Clark Ben Warren Josh Nurse
1999 Mark O'Connor Marie Milne Dianne Follett Ian Cox Randall Follett Randall Follett Clint Godwin (134) 2nd Rob Clark Ben Warren Josh Nurse
2000 Mark O'Connor Marie Milne Dianne Follett / Sue Phillips Ian Cox Randall Follett Luen Credlin Clint Godwin (84) 3rd Rob Clark Nick Warren &

Brad McHughes

Jason Puiatti
2001 Mark O'Connor Lee-Anne Rothe Sue Phillips Shayne Mitchell Randall Follett Brett Mannion Clint Godwin (74) Premiers Ant Tonkin Jason Puiatti Felipe Hill
2002 Mark O'Connor Lee-Anne Rothe Sue Phillips Shayne Mitchell Randall Follett Matt James Tim Follett (63) Premiers Nathan Bradford James Tonkin Shane Rothe
2003 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Sue Phillips Steve Green Randall Follett & Matt James Brett Mannion Tim Follett (24) 6th Shane Rothe Rory Nixon
2004 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Sue Phillips Steve Green Nick Warren & Tim Follett Randall Follett Clint Godwin (52) 2nd Mark Dominish Shane Rothe Matt Tonkin
2005 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Deb Eckert Steve Green Nick Warren Matt James Tim Follett (37) 7th Tim Footner Shane Rothe Chad Rothe
2006 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Deb Eckert Michael Simmons Nick Warren Randall Follett Tim Follett (93) 2nd Rowan Marsden Brendan Saunders Stanley Long
2007 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Deb Eckert Michael Simmons Nick Warren Matt James Josh King (57) 2nd Jake Miller Stanley Long Jake Ashton-Place
2008 Gordon Tonkin Deb Eckert Deb Eckert Michael Simmons Nick Warren Nick Warren Tim Follett (46) 3rd Ant Tonkin Tom Johnson Riley Mattner
2009 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Deb Eckert Michael Simmons Matt Footner Felipe Hill Ben Moore (55) 3rd Simon Grosvenor Jake Ashton-Place Riley Mattner
2010 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Dionne Follett Paul Sherwood Damien James Paul Sherwood Loccy McGregor (56) 5th Tim Footner Jake Ashton-Place Nick Lawrie
2011 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Dionne Follett Anthony Murgatroyd Ben Warren Jarrod Kellock Ben Warren (94) Premiers Rob Lyon Brodie Mortensen Daniel Cleggett
2012 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Dionne Follett Anthony Murgatroyd Nick Warren Jarrod Kellock Jarrod Kellock (42) Premiers Dennis Raymond Riley Mattner Jedd Rothe
2013 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Kristy James Anthony Murgatroyd Nick Warren Jarrod Kellock[28] Tom Derham (38) 4th Brad McHughes Nathan Beer Jake Dominish
2014 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Elspeth Dover Ben Moore Curtis Perrey Jarrod Kellock Tynan Keeley (35) 3rd Brad McHughes Brayden Frost Zac Stacey
2015 Roger Follett Rachel van Dijk Elspeth Dover Ben Moore Curtis Perrey Curtis Perrey Tynan Keeley (56) 7th Brad McHughes Jake Dominish Noah Harrison
2016 Roger Follett Vanessa James Vanessa James Angus Lally Curtis Perrey Shaun Tapp Caleb Howell (31) 9th Gavin McHughes Jake Dominish Noah Harrison
2017 Matt James Vanessa James Vanessa James Clint Godwin Curtis Perrey Tom Derham & Jarrod Kellock Caleb Howell (41) 4th Brad McHughes Shannon Jones Matthew Roberts
2018 Matt James Vanessa James Vanessa James Clint Godwin Curtis Perrey Jarrod Kellock Jarrod Kellock (63) Premiers Alex Lyon Mason Peglar Matthew Roberts
2019 Matt James Vanessa James Luke Cooper Clint Godwin Curtis Perrey James Sellar Jarrod Kellock (46) Premiers Kent Cooper Noah Harrison Adam Towk
2020 Rob Lyon & Ben Moore Beck Burgess Shannon Granger James Sellar Curtis Perrey James Sellar Coby Helyar (28) Premiers Kent Cooper & Tyler Follett Mitchell Felton Ashton Hoffman
2021 Ben Moore Beck Burgess Shannon Granger James Sellar Curtis Perrey Jarrod Kellock Caleb Howell (43) 2nd Jordan Jones Jack Hall Sam McKenzie
2022 Jess Chandler & Greg Follett Beck Burgess Shannon Granger Curtis Perrey Matt Dominish Matt Dominish Coby Helyar (47) 4th Tyler Follett Adam Towk Anthony Campbell-Kartinyeri
2023 Jess Chandler & Greg Follett Beck Burgess Shannon Granger Curtis Perrey Matt Dominish Jarrod Kellock Darcy Clifford (29) 6th Brayden Frost Sam McKenzie Griffin James
2024 Peter Galbraith


Most Senior Games

Name A Grade Reserve

Grade

Total Senior

Games

Period
Geoff Warren 369 88 457 1969-1998
Tim Follett 345 87 432 1989-2017
Damien James 324 91 415 1999-2022
Mark Chandler 205 174 379 1975-2004
Randall Follett 360 10 370 1990-2016
Nathan James 193 161 354 1996-2016
Gavin McHughes 143 203 346 1999-2022
Steve Michelmore 270 75 345 1986-2008
Phil Rodgers 179 202 341 1986-2005
Rob Clark 244 84 328 1982-2001
Robbie Potts 147 178 325 1978-2001
Joe Hill 16 298 314 1999-2020
Neil Westley 10 300 310 1980-2001
Chris Dodd 193 115 308 1982-2003
Brendan Saunders 290 14 304 2004-2023

Leading A Grade Goal Kickers

Name Goals Games
Tim Follett 841 345
Robert Cook 641 130
Greg Cotton 603 151
Randall Follett 425 360
Michael Potts 358 177
Clint Godwin 344 93
Jarrod Kellock 318 183
Ken Follett 314 211
Caleb Howell 289 150
Ally Wray 308 184
Geoff Warren 287 369
Ben Warren 257 93
Ben McLeod 250 150
Loccy McGregor 238 89
Rob Clark 231 244
Mark Symonds 194 54

Life Members

Year Name
1966 Percy Dodd
1966 Louis Wenzel
1966 Henry Eckert
1976 Charlie Clifford
1976 Murray Johnson
1982 Ken Follett
1982 Robert Giles
1982 Geoff Warren
1984 Len Tucker
1984 Tony Cleggett
1987 Bill Tonkin
1988 Ian Dodd
1988 Rick Eckert
1988 Paul Tucker
1992 Stephen Chandler
1993 Mark Chandler
1995 Chris Dodd
1995 Robbie Potts
1995 Neil Westley
1996 John Loman
1996 Rob Clark
1999 Phil Rodgers
2002 Rob Rodgers
2002 Steve Michelmore
2004 Sue Phillips
2004 Randall Follett
2005 Brett Phillips
2005 Tim Follett
2007 Brett Cleggett
2009 Marlene Follett
2009 Nathan James
2013 Damien James
2013 Joe Hill
2014 Roger Follett
2015 Gavin McHughes
2017 Ant Tonkin
2018 Nick Warren
2018 Grant "Elroy" Westley
2019 Brendan Saunders
2019 Brad McHughes
2020 Gordon Tonkin
2020 Matt James
2021 Jarrod Kellock
2021 Don Phillips
2022 Mike Perrey

Notable former players

Matt Roberts became the first Langhorne Creek player to be drafted to the AFL when he was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 34 in the 2021 AFL draft.[29] He made his AFL debut for the Swans on 27 May 2022 in their Round 11 match against Richmond at the SCG.[30] Matt was a talented junior player for Langhorne Creek and played in the club's 2018 GSFL A Grade Grand Final win at just 15 years of age.

Paralympian and world record holder Michael Roeger played junior football for Langhorne Creek from the late 1990s through to 2005. His final match for the club before leaving the game to focus on athletics was the 2005 Senior Colts grand final win. Despite living in Canberra where he has a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport, Roeger remains a passionate supporter of the Hawks.

Grant Bartholamaeus started his junior football for Langhorne Creek before his family moved to Forbes, NSW when he was 12 years old. He later went on to play VFL football for the Sydney Swans. He played 4 league matches for the Swans from 1986 to 1987.

Ben Warren played junior football for Langhorne Creek from the late 1980s through to 1999 before a season of A Grade football for the Hawks in 2000. He joined South Adelaide Football Club in 2001 and went on to play 163 league games for the Panthers and kick 345 goals from 2001 to 2010. Warren returned to Langhorne Creek in 2011 to captain the Hawks to an A Grade premiership. In 2012 he joined Norwood Football Club and played two seasons for the Redlegs and won back-to-back SANFL premierships[31] before announcing his retirement. He was appointed coach[32] of Norwood ahead of the 2014 season and guided the Redlegs to their third straight premiership[33] in his debut season as coach. Warren remained coach until the end of the 2016 season. Following his time at Norwood, Warren returned to Langhorne Creek as a player and was a member of the 2018 premiership team.

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