St George AFC

St George Australian Football Club Inc is an Australian Football club competing in the AFL Sydney competition and based in the area of St George, New South Wales. At one stage affiliated with the Adelaide Crows football club, they reverted to their traditional red and white colours in 2009. They are known as the Dragons.

St George AFC
Names
Full nameSt George Australian Football Club
Former name(s)St George Crows (2001–09)
Nickname(s)Dragons
Club songThe Yankee Doodle Boy
2023 season
After finals6th
Home-and-away season6th
Club details
Founded1928 (1928)
Colours  Red   White
CompetitionSydney AFL
PresidentAngie Zissis
CoachAnthony Quinn
Captain(s)Ben Hodgson
Premierships
List
  • 41
    First Grade (5): 1937, 1938, 1943, 1964, 1993
    Reserve Grade (11): 1951, 1956, 1958, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1997, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022
    Colts (19): 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2014, 2017
    Includes U18s and U19s Premierships
    Third Grade (1): 2017 (Division 4)
    Women's (2): 2019 (Division 3), 2023 (Division 1)
    Masters (3): 2018, 2019, 2022
    Club Championships (10): 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1997, 2016
Ground(s)Olds Park
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitestgeorgeafc.com.au

History

The club formed in 1929. Their home ground is Olds Park, Penshurst. St George have been successful in recent seasons, including grand final appearances in 2004 and 2007 but the club is still aiming for their first premiership since 1993 after defeat in both those grand finals.

Based on market feedback and old colleagues/members requests, the Club Executive confirmed the Club in season 2009, would return to its original colours, Red & White, identified as the St George Dragons. The Club changed its name in 2001, to St George Crows, to align itself with Adelaide Crows AFL Club. This decision ultimately became a disaster and split the Club whereby, support from old players and supporters dropped off dramatically. The change back to St George Dragons, has allowed it to identify with the long established name, Dragons, identified with St George area, rugby league team, residents and businesses.

Premierships

First Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1937 11.16 (82) South Sydney 6.9 (45)
2 1938 6.20 (56) Newtown 1.9 (15)
3 1943 12.19 (91) South Sydney 9.10 (64)
4 1964 14.18 (102) Western Suburbs 4.18 (42)
5 1993 17.13 (115) North Shore 9.26 (80)

Reserve Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1951 7.8 (50) Newtown 5.7 (37)
2 1956 7.12 (54) Eastern Suburbs 6.13 (49)
3 1958 5.7 (37) Eastern Suburbs 4.5 (29)
4 1975 13.15 (93) East Sydney 5.10 (40)
5 1978 10.16 (76) Newtown 6.5 (41)
6 1986 11.7 (73) North Shore 7.13 (55)
7 1997 8.6 (54) East Sydney 5.9 (39)
8 2012 7.8 (50) UNSW-ES 6.10 (46)
9 2017 12.7 (79) Sydney University 5.5 (35)
10 2019 10.7 (67) Pennant Hills 5.9 (39)
11 2022 9.7 (61) Sydney University 7.11 (53)

Colts (under 18s/19s)

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1961 12.14 (86) Eastern Suburbs 10.10 (70)
2 1962 9.21 (75) Eastern Suburbs 7.7 (49)
3 1968 20.20 (140) Western Suburbs 7.5 (47)
4 1969 13.7 (85) Sydney Naval 9.7 (61)
5 1970 5.17 (47) Western Suburbs 5.6 (36)
6 1972 11.12 (78) HMAS Nirimba 7.12 (54)
7 1973 16.9 (105) Southern Districts 11.8 (74)
8 1974 12.10 (82) Southern Districts 10.13 (73)
9 1975 17.14 (116) North Shore 10.11 (71)
10 1976 16.22 (118) North Shore 9.4 (58)
11 1977 16.14 (110) Southern Districts 13.5 (83)
12 1983 15.16 (106) Campbelltown 14.12 (96)
13 1985 14.10 (94) Campbelltown 9.10 (64)
14 1989 12.9 (81) North Shore 12.8 (80)
15 1992 12.12 (84) Hills 9.10 (64)
16 1995 15.9 (99) Pennant Hills 2.1 (13)
17 2004 7.7 (49) Pennant Hills 7.6 (48)
18 2014 11.11 (77) North Shore 4.6 (30)
19 2017 10.13 (73) North Shore 6.10 (46)

Third Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against Division
1 2017 4.13 (37) UTS 2.5 (17) Division 4

Women's

No. Year For Opponent Against Division
1 2019 10.6 (66) Holroyd-Parramatta 7.12 (54) Division 3
2 2023 2.2 (14) UTS 1.2 (8) Division 1

Masters (over 35s)

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 2018 12.7 (79) North West Sydney 4.6 (30)
2 2019 6.13 (49) Inner West 2.2 (14)
3 2022 7.4 (46) Southern Dingoes 6.3 (39)

Club song

The club's song is sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy.


"Oh we're the St George team, the Dragons

A team of always do or die

Our victory we will always be assured

When for the ball the Dragons fly

And when the final bell is over

That's the time we celebrate

Oh, Dragons always stick together

We're a happy club forever

We are the good old red and white."

Famous players

The club produced Nick Davis for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.

Mark Roberts who played with Sydney, Brisbane Bears and won a premiership with North Melbourne was also from St George. Both Mark Roberts and Nick Davis played their junior football with Ramsgate JAFC.

Dylan Addison played with the GWS Giants in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, having previously played for Western Bulldogs over eight seasons. Addison's junior club was Bankstown.

More recently ex-St George players Lloyd Perris, Nick Shipley , & Jake Brown has been drafted by AFL clubs in the AFL draft.

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