Point Cook Football Club
The Point Cook Football Club, nicknamed The Bulldogs, is an Amateur Australian rules football club, based in the Melbourne suburb of Point Cook, playing in the Western Region Football League (WRFL). The club was founded in 2003 as a junior club and expanded to senior teams in 2010.[1] Point Cook's home ground is Saltwater Reserve. It is located on the Cnr of Saltwater Promenade & Point Cook Road, Point Cook 3030
Point Cook Football Club | |
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Names | |
Full name | Point Cook Football Club |
Nickname(s) | The Bulldogs |
2023 season | |
After finals | 2nd |
Home-and-away season | 2nd |
Leading goalkicker | Max Rouvray (47) |
Best and fairest | TBA |
Club details | |
Founded | 2003 | (entered juniors 2004, seniors 2010)
Colours | Red White Blue |
Competition | Western Region Football League Seniors Div. 1 |
President | Ivo Havard |
Coach | Clay Smith |
Captain(s) | Nicholas Buykx |
Premierships | 20 Senior (1)
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Ground(s) | Saltwater Reserve |
Former ground(s) | Carranballac College (2004) |
Altona Green Primary School (2005 - 2010) | |
Dunnings Road Oval (2007 - 2012) | |
Alamanda Reserve (2011 - 2012)) | |
Training ground(s) | Saltwater Reserve |
Other information | |
Official website | pointcookfc.com.au |
Guernsey: | |
History
The Point Cook Football Club was established in October 2003 as an Australian Rules Junior Football Club, catering for the needs of Junior footballers in the Point Cook and surrounding areas. 2004 was the first year of football competing in the Western Region Football League (WRFL).
Due to the growth of the members and the need for Senior football in the area, the Point Cook Football Club entered Senior and Reserve teams in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in season 2010.
In 2014 the Point Cook Football Club fielded their very first 'Youth Girls' team with players aged between 13 – 18 competing against other girls the same age. In 2015 the Point Cook Football Club fielded their first 'Superules' team with players aged over 35 competing against other teams in the AFL Masters, Victorian Metropolitan League
Following a Special Meeting of the members and a vote the club moved its Senior & Reserve Sides from the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) Division 3 to enter the Western Region Football League (WRFL) in Division 2 for the 2018 Season.
In 2018 the Club entered 2 teams (Point Cook Blue & Point Cook Red) into the Western Region Football League (WRFL) Inaugural netball Competition, where Point Cook Blue won the Inaugural Victoria University Western Region Football League (WRFL) Netball Premiership Defeating Braybrook Red by 34 goals.[2]
Also in 2018 in its first year in the Western Region Football League (WRFL) Division 2 competition the Seniors took out the Premiership Defeating Yarraville Seddon Eagles by 7 points at Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee.[3] Gaining promotion into Division 1 in Season 2019.[4]
Due to the growth of Female Football, the Club entered a Senior Women's team into the Western Region Football League (WRFL) Competition for the 2019 Season.
In June 2022, Point Cook Junior Massimo D'Ambrosio, was selected at Pick 3 in the 2022 AFL Mid Season Draft, by Essendon.[5] Massimo became the first Point Cook Junior to be drafted by an AFL Club. And in Round 14 2022 Massimo made his AFL debut against St Kilda. 2 weeks later Massimo was the Round 16 NAB AFL Rising Star Nominee for his match against Sydney.[6]
Club honours
Honour Board
Season | President | Vice President | Administrator | Treasurer |
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2004 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Les Mayne | |
2005 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Carol Mills | Les Mayne |
2006 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Carol Mills | Les Mayne |
2007 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Wayne Gough | |
2008 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Jeff Curmi | Wayne Gough |
2009 |
Steve Ward | Wayne Tandy | Jeff Curmi | Wayne Gough |
2010 |
Steve Ward | Jeff Curmi | Samantha Pruscino | Wayne Gough |
2011 |
Steve Ward | Anthony MacGibbon | Samantha Pruscino | Wayne Gough |
2012 |
Steve Ward | Anthony MacGibbon | Samantha Pruscino | Wayne Gough |
2013 |
Steve Ward | Anthony MacGibbon | Samantha Pruscino | Wayne Gough |
2014 |
Steve Ward | Anthony MacGibbon (Snr) Mark King (Jnr) | Ivo Havard | Wayne Gough |
2015 |
Anthony MacGibbon | Ivo Havard | Jason Ware | Wayne Gough |
2016 |
Anthony MacGibbon | Donna Morgan | Jason Ware | Wendy Morrison |
2017 |
Ivo Havard | Anthony MacGibbon (Snr) Jason Ware (Jnr) | Alicia Colley | David Rouvray |
2018 |
Ivo Havard | Anthony MacGibbon (Snr) Peter Gardner (Jnr) | Alicia Colley (Snr) Nick Ladbrooke (Jnr) | David Rouvray |
2019 |
Ivo Havard | Brett Archer (Snr) Dean Lawlor (Jnr) | Alicia Colley (Snr) Rachael Trembath (Jnr) | Ashley May |
2020 |
Cameron McKenzie | Brett Archer (Snr) Ivo Havard (Jnr) | Alicia Colley (Snr) Peta Kortum (Jnr) | Ashley May |
2021 |
Cameron McKenzie | Brett Archer (Snr) Vicky Adorno (Jnr) | Alicia Colley (Snr) Peta Kortum (Jnr) | Ashley May |
2022 |
Cameron McKenzie Ivo Havard | Brett Archer (Snr) Kirk Heberle (Jnr) | Andrew Gough (Snr) Alison Gray (Jnr) | Ashley May |
2023 |
Ivo Havard | David Rouvray (Snr) Samuel Fragapane (Jnr) | Jason Ware (Snr) Vicky Adorno (Jnr) | Andrew Gough |
Best Clubperson
- Shane Comino - 2005
- Derek Gatt - 2006
- Wayne Gough - 2007
- Sam Lachimia - 2008
- Susanne Gough - 2009
- Julie Ward - 2009
- Anthony MacGibbon - 2010
- Shane Comino - 2012
- Toni Waugh - 2013
- David Cook - 2014
- Andrew Gough - 2015
- Karen Cook - 2016
- Rachael Archer - 2017
- Toni Waugh - 2017
- Peter Gardner - 2018
- Andrew Gough - 2018
- Donna Morgan - 2019
- David Rouvray - 2019
- Scott Johnston - 2021
- Kirk Heberle - 2022
Life Members
- Steve Ward - 2013
- Shane Comino - 2013
- Wayne Gough - 2014
- Anthony MacGibbon - 2015
- Andrew Gough - 2019
- Ivo Havard - 2022
- Peter Gardner - 2022
Premierships: 20
- Senior: 1
- Division 2 (WRFL) - 2018 (Point Cook 9.14 - 68 Def Yarraville Seddon Eagles 8.13 - 61)
- Netball: 2
- Netball Division 1 (WRFL) - 2018 (Point Cook Blue 47 Def Braybrook Red 13)
- Netball Division 5 (WRFL) - 2023 (Point Cook 23 Def Laverton 21)
- Under 18: 1
- Under 18 Division 2 (WRFL) - 2011 (Point Cook 12.9 - 81 Def Deer Park 6.10 - 46)
- Junior: 16
- Under 14 Division D (WRFL) - 2008 (Point Cook 11.11 - 77 Def Flemington Juniors 5.5 - 35)
- Under 13 Division B (WRFL) - 2011 (Point Cook 4.12 - 36 Def Caroline Springs 4.5 - 29)
- Under 11 Division A (WRFL) - 2014 (Point Cook 6.5 - 41 Def Williamstown Juniors 0.2 - 2)
- Under 11 Division C (WRFL) - 2014 (Point Cook 6.11 - 47 Def Wyndham Suns 5.3 - 33)
- Under 13 Division A (WRFL) - 2016 (Point Cook 10.10 - 70 Def Williamstown Juniors 8.6 - 54)
- Under 13 Division C (WRFL) - 2016 (Point Cook 5.2 - 32 Def Caroline Springs 2.5 - 17)
- Under 15 Division 2 (WRFL) - 2017 (Point Cook 10.7 - 67 Def Albion 8.16 - 64)
- Under 14 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2017 (Point Cook 12.20 - 92 Def Caroline Springs 5.14 - 44)
- Under 13 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2017 (Point Cook 10.14 - 74 Def St Bernard's 5.10 - 40)
- Under 14 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2018 (Point Cook 6.12 - 48 Def St Bernard's 1.2 - 8)
- Under 13 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2018 (Point Cook 5.8 - 38 Def Williamstown Juniors 3.5 - 23)
- Under 16 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2019 (Point Cook 7.13 - 55 Def Caroline Springs 6.9 - 45)
- Under 14 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2019 (Point Cook 7.6 - 48 Def Williamstown Juniors 2.3 - 15)
- Under 12 Division 3 (WRFL) - 2019 (Point Cook 9.9 - 63 Def Newport Power Juniors 1.3 - 9)
- Under 14 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2022 (Point Cook 5.9 - 39 Def Williamstown Juniors 5.4 - 34)
- Under 12 Division 1 (WRFL) - 2023 (Point Cook 4.3 - 27 Def Williamstown Juniors 2.6 - 18)
League Best & Fairest: 30
- Senior Men: 1
- Jordan Lampi - VAFA Division 4 Seniors - 2012
- Senior Women: 1
- Kymberly Bays - WRFL Senior Women Division 1 - 2021
- Netball: 2
- Jenna Goricanec - WRFL Netball - 2018
- Jane Goodier - WRFL Netball Division 2 - 2021
- Under 18: 5
- Jordan Lampi - WRFL Under 18 Division 2 - 2011
- Jessi Lampi - WRFL Under 18 Division 1 - 2012
- Kai Logan - WRFL Under 18 Division 2 - 2021
- Cooper Mullens - WRFL Under 18 Division 1 - 2023
- Charlie O'Connor Moreira - WRFL Under 18 Girls - 2023
- Junior: 21
- Elliott Phasey - WRFL Under 14 Division D - 2005
- Andrew Gilmore - WRFL Under 16 Division C - 2007
- Samuel Georgiovski - WRFL Under 14 Division D - 2007
- Nicholas Buykx - WRFL Under 15 Division A - 2013
- Massimo D'Ambrosio - WRFL Under 11 Division A - 2013
- Massimo D'Ambrosio - WRFL Under 11 Division A - 2014
- Joshua Kuppen - WRFL Under 11 Division C - 2014
- Massimo D'Ambrosio - WRFL Under 12 Division A - 2015
- Bailey Moffatt - WRFL Under 14 Division 1 - 2017
- Massimo D'Ambrosio - WRFL Under 15 Division 1 - 2018
- Diesel Moloney - WRFL Under 14 Division 1 - 2019
- Thomas Burton - WRFL Under 12 Division 1 - 2019
- Nazzareno Foti - WRFL Under 12 Division 4 - 2019
- Michael Cilmi - WRFL Under 16 Division 1 - 2021
- Max Clark - WRFL Under 12 Division 1 - 2021
- Thomas Burton - WRFL Under 16 Division 1 - 2022
- Angus Tippett - WRFL Under 14 Division 1 - 2022
- Braith Lafaialii - WRFL Under 12 Division 1 - 2022
- Chloe Tate - WRFL Under 15 Girls Division 2 - 2023
- Kobe Page - WRFL Under 12 Division 1 - 2023
- Hylton Hoang - WRFL Under 12 Division 4 - 2023
AFL Players
- Massimo D'Ambrosio - Essendon 2022 -
Seniors
Senior Honour Board
Season | Coach | Captain(s) | Best & Fairest |
Leading Goalkicker |
League/Division | Finishing Position | Note: |
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2023 |
Clay Smith | Nicholas Buykx | Max Rouvray - 47 | WRFL - Div. 1 | 2/8 | Qualified 2nd after H&A. Lost Grand Final to Werribee Districts. | |
2022 |
Brett Jacobs | Nicholas Buykx | Nicholas Buykx | Luke Denny - 20 | WRFL - Div. 1 | 9/10 | |
2021 |
Brett Jacobs | Elliott Wood | Nicholas Poland | Joshua Kuppen - 8 | WRFL - Div. 1 | 10/10 | |
2020 |
Brett Jacobs Michael Boothey | (No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||
2019 |
Ian Denny | Mason Kip | Matthew Poland | Lochlan Allen - 21 | WRFL - Div. 1 | 9/10 | |
2018 |
Ian Denny | Mason Kip | Jessi Lampi | Kirk Heberle - 33 | WRFL - Div. 2 | 1/8 | Qualified 2nd after H&A. Won Club's Inaugural Senior Premiership against Yarraville Seddon Eagles. Promoted to Division 1 in 2019. |
2017 |
Ian Denny | Mason Kip | Robbie Milne | Tristan Furr - 23 | VAFA - D3 | 8/10 | |
2016 |
Ian Denny | Mason Kip | Mason Kip | William Dawson - 87 | VAFA - D4 | 2/9 | Qualified 2nd after H&A. Lost Grand Final to Westbourne Grammarians. Promoted to Division 3 in 2017. |
2015 |
Ian Denny | Mason Kip Paul Hegarty | Mason Kip | William Dawson - 50 | VAFA - D4 | 6/11 | Qualified 3rd after H&A. Lost Qualifying Final to Box Hill North. |
2014 |
Ian Denny | Barry Langley Paul Hegarty | Mason Kip Robbie Milne | Haydn Wilkinson - 26 | VAFA - D4 | 7/10 | |
2013 |
Daniel Fraser | Travis Cassidy | Andrew Auciello | Rick Munn - 39 | VAFA - D4 | 5/11 | Qualified 4th after H&A. Lost Qualifying Final to West Brunswick. |
2012 |
Daniel Fraser | Aaron Marsh Travis Cassidy | Tristan Furr | Aaron Marsh - 45 | VAFA - D4 | 4/10 | First Finals appearance. Lost to Eley Park. Jordan Lampi won League B&F |
2011 |
Daniel Fraser | Mark Pozzuto | Aaron Marsh - 74 | VAFA - D4 | 7/10 | ||
2010 |
Daniel Fraser | Glen McGaw | Aaron Marsh - 67 | VAFA - D4 | 10/11 | ||
Season | Coach | Captain(s) | Best & Fairest |
Leading Goalkicker |
League/Division | Finishing Position | Note: |
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2023 |
Nathan Bratby | Jack Craig | Matthew Harmer - 10 | WRFL - Div. 1 Reserve | 7/8 | ||
2022 |
Nathan Bratby | TBA | Tyson Roache | Matthew Harmer - 10 | WRFL - Div. 1 Reserve | 10/10 | |
2021 |
Todd Caulfield | Nicolas Blade James Borg | Dominik Morrison | Mitchell Waugh - 9 | WRFL - Div. 1 Reserve | 8/10 | |
2020 |
Todd Caulfield | (No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||
2019 |
Cameron McKenzie | Luke Mulquiney | Nicolas Blade | Cameron D'Altera - 13 | WRFL - Div. 1 Reserve | 8/10 | |
2018 |
Cameron McKenzie | Luke Mulquiney | Jordan Roache | Ricky Munn - 27 | WRFL - Div. 2 Reserve | 2/8 | Qualified 2nd after H&A. Lost Grand Final to Yarraville Seddon Eagles. |
2017 |
Cameron McKenzie | Jared Smith | Mitchell Chandler | Thomas Smith - 18 | VAFA - D3 Reserve | 8/10 | |
2016 |
David Da Silva | William Cameron | Tristan Furr | Matthew Harmer - 26 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 2/9 | Qualified 4th after H&A. Lost Grand Final to Westbourne Grammarians. |
2015 |
Dean Chambers | Chris Matcham | Domenic Favata - 27 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 3/11 | Qualified 3rd after H&A. Lost preliminary final to Westbourne Grammarians. | |
2014 |
Chris Jones | Luke Rappazzo | Peter Donoghue - 21 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 9/10 | ||
2013 |
Bradley Ward | Cameron Cox | Michael James | Brett Hunter - 38 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 5/11 | Qualified 5th after H&A. Lost Qualifying Final to West Brunswick. |
2012 |
John Panjari / Bradley Ward | Ryan Barker | Neil Burton - 32 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 5/10 | ||
2011 |
Khalid Haddara - 29 | VAFA - D4 Reserve | 8/10 | ||||
2010 |
VAFA - D4 Reserve | ||||||
Senior Team records
VAFA (2010 - 2017)
Club | P | W | L | D | Win% | P | W | L | Win% | P | W | L | Win% |
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Overall (includes Finals) | Finals (includes Grand Finals) | Grand Finals | |||||||||||
Albert Park | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Box Hill North | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
Canterbury | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chadstone | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dragons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eley Park | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
Hawthorn Amateurs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
La Trobe University | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Manningham | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Masala | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monash Gryphons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mt Lilydale OC | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
North Brunswick | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parkside | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Power House | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Richmond Central | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Melbourne Districts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Mornington | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St Francis Xavier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Swinburne University | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UHS-VU | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Brunswick | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
Westbourne Grammarians | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Totals | 142 | 74 | 67 | 1 | 52.11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
WRFL (2018 - )
Club | P | W | L | D | Win% | P | W | L | Win% | P | W | L | Win% |
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Overall (includes Finals) | Finals (includes Grand Finals) | Grand Finals | |||||||||||
Albanvale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Altona | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
Caroline Springs | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deer Park | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hoppers Crossing | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Manor Lakes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Newport Power | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Footscray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parkside | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
Point Cook Centrals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spotswood | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St Albans | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunshine | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Werribee Districts | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
West Footscray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yarraville Seddon Eagles | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 36.36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
Totals | 90 | 36 | 53 | 1 | 40.00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
Overall
Club | P | W | L | D | Win% | P | W | L | Win% | P | W | L | Win% |
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Overall (includes Finals) | Finals (includes Grand Finals) | Grand Finals | |||||||||||
VAFA (2010 - 2017) | 142 | 74 | 67 | 1 | 52.11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
WRFL (2018 - ) | 90 | 36 | 53 | 1 | 40.00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
Totals | 232 | 110 | 120 | 2 | 47.41 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33.33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.33 |
References
- "WELCOME POINT COOK FOOTBALL CLUB". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- "POINT COOK WIN VU WRFL NETBALL TITLE". Western Region Football league. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "BULLDOGS CREATE HISTORY IN INAUGURAL SEASON". Western Region Football league. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "WRFL CONFIRMS 2019 SENIOR STRUCTURES". Western Region Football league. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "D'Ambrosio a story of triumph after disappointment". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Magnificent Massimo: Mid-season draftee gets Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2022.