Watsonia Football Club

The Watsonia Sporting Club is an Australian rules football club located in Watsonia, Victoria that currently competes in Division 2 in the Northern Football Netball League.

Watsonia Sporting Club
Names
Club details
Founded1967
Colours  Red, Black   and White  
CompetitionNorthern Football League
CoachGeorge Lattouf
Captain(s)Ben Sutherland
Ground(s)Binnak Park
Other information
Official websitewatsoniasc.com.au

Watsonia is located 15.2 km north east of Melbourne and has a population of 8739 circa 2006.[1]

History of the Watsonia Football Club

The club was established in 1967.

  • 1967 to 1968 Panton Hill Football League
  • 1969 to 1980 Diamond Valley Football League

Diamond Valley Football League split into two divisions for the 1981 season with the bottom four clubs at end of 1980 season and four other clubs affiliating from other competitions forming the lower tier.

  • 1981 to 2006 Diamond Valley Football League Second Division
  • 2007 to 2010 Northern Football League Second Division
  • 2011 to 2012 Northern Football League Third Division
  • 2016 – present Northern Football Netball League Second Division

Whilst always competitive, the club has not been consistently strong, the club won its only premiership the 1987 DVFL second division against Reservoir Lakeside. The club declined promotion to the first division due to uncertainty about player strength and financial stability. It is the only DVFL club to ever refuse a promotion.

  • 2022 - Moved from AK Lines Reserves to Binnak Park.

Teams

The Watsonia Sporting Club currently fields Senior Mens Football, Reserves and Under 19’s as well as Netball teams in the Northern Football Netball League.

Premierships

Seniors

Year League Division Result Best on Ground Captain Coach
2016 NFNL 3 Watsonia 14.11.95 def Epping 6.12.48 Levi Moss Matthew Crompton Corey McCall
1987 DVFL 2 Watsonia 13.13.91 def Reservoir-Lakeside 8.11.59 Adrian Sanderson Barry Rist

Reserves

Year League Division Result Best on Ground Captain Coach
2013 NFNL 3 Watsonia 8.8.56 defeated Panton Hill 7.6.48 Jamie Harris Simon Joules Steven Leeman

Thirds

Year League Division Result
1977 DVFL 1 Watsonia def Reservoir-Lakeside

League Best & Fairests

Year League Division Player
2016 NFNL 3rd Matthew Crompton
2013 NFNL 3rd Lochie Dornauf
2000 DVFL 2nd Paul Eccles
1990 DVFL 2nd Malcolm Griffiths
1979 DVFL 1st John Ellis

League Leading Goalkickers

Year League Division Player Goals
2022 NFNL 2 - Reserves James Latross 68
2000 DVFL 2 - Seniors Gavin Tapner 90
1979 DVFL 1 - Seniors Robert Downie 64

Junior League Best & Fairests

Year League Division Player
2011 NFL U17 - Red Nick Gaylor
1977 DVFL U18 Malcolm Griffiths

Watsonia Football Club Best & Fairest Awards

Seniors

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2019 Daniel Watson Hayden Mitchell Xavier Kelly
2018 Matthew Crompton Matt Gibbs Allan Young
2017 Matthew Crompton Ben Anderson Ben Sutherland
2016 Matthew Buzinskas Hayden Mitchell Matthew Crompton
2015 Jarryd Allan Jordan Brown Andrew Kidd
2014 Hayden Mitchell Jarryd Allan John Perichon
2013 Lochy Dornauf Joel Buckley Paul McConnell
2012 Matthew Crompton Joel Buckley Paul McConnell
2011 Paul McConnell Eldon Abbott Allan Young
2010 Michael Ryan Gary Ring Matthew Calcutt
2009 Dean Richardson Pat Tarrant Tony Hogg
2008 Sabastian Ciavola Tony Hogg Adam Curran

Reserves

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2019 Ryan Eley Sean Smith Austin Creak
2018 Gary Barton Ben McKenzie Michael Paske
2017 Ryan Eley Sam Miles Luke Hazelager
2016
2015 Andrew Reid Simon Joules Ryan Eley & Jake Osbourne
2014 Simon Joules Andrew Reid Steve Rickard
2013 Simon Joules Nathan Groves Jon Bunn & Ryan Joules
2012 Simon Joules Matt Buckley Dylan Jones
2011 Chris Thomson Daniel Basaranowicz Gary Ring
2010 Christopher McGregor Chris Thomson Luke Gaylor
2009 Eldon Abbott Nathan Groves & Steven Rickard Clint Dunell
2008 Nathan Groves Hayden Byrne Cameron Webb

Under 19s

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2019 Jordan Kubeil Frasier Kubeil Noah Bazzano
2013 Rodney Box Jamie Haber Ben Sutherland & Jack Larkin
2012 Jamie Haber Nathan Alty Liam McInereny & Josh Clancy
2011 Tyson Veenman Beau Rankin Liam McInerney & Timothy Edgell
2010 Luke Money David Bilusic Tyson Veenman
2009 Gary Ring Jess Barnett Brett George
2008 Liam Symons Matthew Crawford Gary Ring
2007 Jamie Harris Steven Rickard Gary Ring & Jarrod Magann

Under 17s

Year 1st 2nd 3rd Coach's Award Players' Award
2011 Nick Gaylor Matthew Rutter Jake Plunkett Jack Sherwin Luke Clarke & Tom Bowman

Watsonia Football Club Leading Goalkickers

Year Seniors Reserves Under 19s Under 17s
2011 Allan Young (29) Christopher Parr (38) Timothy Edgell (20) Brayden Mann (8)

References

  1. Full Points Footy, Northern Football League, retrieved 15 April 2009
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