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Moore is now looking to represent Australia at international level, having been called into their training camp ahead of their 2019 World Cup campaign. The game flowed with no real advantage to either side until the last quarter. Final Scores BHH 13.9 (87) defeated by Footscray 16.13 (109). This category has the following 75 subcategories, out of 75 total. Ground Location: Springfield Park, Cnr Dorking & Springfield Roads, Box Hill North. He was appointed head coach of Collingwood in 2013, but the club sacked him after one season. He is a four-time premiership player, three-time premiership captain and a two-time Norm Smith Medallist. Since leaving QPR, Tim has worked as an analyst for ABC Sports Radio and Fox Soccer Channel in both Australia and England respectively before returning to playing coaching roles with A-League sides Western Sydney Wanderers (2014) Brisbane Roar (2015present. With Frank Scammell stepping aside from the coaching role, the club appointed Rick Batten as a playing captain/ coach in 1996, further improving the playing stocks. ZERO HANGER Australia's #1 independent AFL news source. In November 1994 an interest free loan was obtained from the Box Hill Council and work on the extended social rooms commenced at the beginning of 1995. In the grand final we again met arch-rivals Box Hill Methodists and won by 17 points in a most exciting and dramatic battle fought in the rain and mud. margin-bottom: 1.5rem; A very young and innocent looking David Smith looked at the coach and said "Ted, I'm sorry, mum's cooking a roast and I need to leave early." For season 1999, with the club relegated to 4th division, senior coach Rick Batten decided to move on and former player Dennis Crozier took up the coaching role. Ken's willingness to look after injured players was enormous. Pre-season began at Wattle Park in February with our new players from the juniors, Greg Crawford and Neil Stevenson setting the pace. This gave training, and the approaching season, much needed direction and leadership. He represented Victoria at senior level on several occasions, including being named vice-captain of the team that won the national championships in 2014. Dennis Crozier rucked all game, every game, and never gave an inch. 1973 was a disappointing and relatively unsuccessful season in terms of finals performances. He joined Hawthorn in 2018 and has since been one of their most prolific players, scoring five goals from five games this season. Then came the rain and mud. He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club in the 1995 Pre-season Draft, but never made an appearance for them. Kenna made his debut for Mount Gravatt during the 2003 season and would go on to play 270 matches over seven seasons with the club. Damian Carroll started his career at Springvale Football Club in 1992 and went on to play for Bonbeach from 2005-2008 before joining Gippsland Power in 2009. A ransom letter was sent to Darryl "Razzle" Collings which demanded a $50 drink card to be left at the bar on Saturday night or "Ozzie" would be gone. The Under 16 team reached the finals with Bruce Campbell as captain. The second decade of the club's existence had yielded fourteen premierships. The teams to beat in 1969 were St Mary's, Donvale United, Burwood and Emmanuel. It was a remarkable year all round. 1956:Box Hill reaches the V.F.A. Includes : History of the Box Hill District - 1837-1887, players lists of those within Victorian Football League connections. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. An Under 13 team was formed in 1970 and while the Under 15 and Under 17 teams both won flags, our senior sides were not as fortunate having lost some of the bigger and experienced players who had provided sterling service in previous years. John Bedford played 13 games in 1964 with us. Kenna left the AFL at the end of 2004 but has continued to play in state leagues around Australia since then. Greene made his debut for the Dogs against Port Adelaide at Eureka Stadium on 29 July 2018. This Web Page contains sections of this fine publication which includes many photos of the first fifty years of this great club. He was originally drafted by Collingwood with pick number three in the 2010 Rookie Draft but left after one season to join Tassie Mariners. After losing the first two games of the season, we gradually developed into a hard-working, running team and, with Alan White kicking 106 goals during the home and away games, we finished in fourth position with a finals berth. With a forced move back to Springfield Park (after 24 years at Sparks Reserve) we now faced a struggle for survival. He "borrowed" a ute that was in the car park and drove towards our motel. The 2003 season started with enormous enthusiasm with both senior and reserve sides keen to improve on their preliminary finals appearances. The Box Hill Hawks have formally lodged and can now confirm our 2021 playing list. Also, his pre-season headgear, a red and white bandana, sent the football fashion gurus into a frenzy. He has previously played for Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. We again managed to make the finals, only to be defeated by North Balwyn by a few points in the preliminary final with a kick on the siren. 1987 saw us back to A grade. Having spent 2022 with us and this past AFLW season with Hawthorn History. Despite lacking depth of players, Alan's professionalism and attention to detail, along with his considerable football ability enabled the senior side to play off in the grand final against noted rivals Hampton United. David Smillie continued to be a standout along with Peter Farmer in the backline while Rudy Breier added toughness to our side and first year players Bob Brindley, Peter Sutton and Craig Hoath acquitted themselves well. By Admin July 16, 2022. In the first game, against Bulleen Presbyterians at Springfield Park, we won 38-33-261 to 1-1-7. There were a couple of standout performances for the year. Includes : History of the Box Hill District - 1837-1887, players lists of those within Victorian Football League connections. He was also an All Australian three times and Brownlow Medalist in 2012. With a greatly strengthened team we approached the season with levels of vigour and dedication higher than ever before. We pay respects to Elders both past and present and stand together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders of . CLEARANCES. Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer), Paul Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1984), Bill Morris (Australian rules footballer), Brett O'Farrell (Australian rules footballer), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Box_Hill_Football_Club_players&oldid=804363397, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 14:23. Box Hill Hawks Football Club . Andrew Moore was born on 30 May 1991 in Tasmania. The coach and a couple of premiership players found the billiard table the most suitable spot to catch a brief snooze before rejoining the festivities. In 2006, he was selected as part of the NU/18 Championships squad and went on to play 25 games for them that year before being picked up by Gold Coast in 2010. 2010:Box Hill Hawks Development team win back-to-back Premierships, defeating Williamstown in the Grand Final 17.20 (122) to 16.9 (105). We inherited a training ground (East Oval), a playing ground (West Oval) and a social room. We entered 1975 with the same coaching panel and, in addition to being senior coach, Brian Little was appointed as club president. This was not lost on the country recruits who likened Pioneers to a country football club in the city. The club also competed in the Foxtel Cup for the first time taking on West Perth at Etihad Stadium. It was revealed in Meat & Pastry that our president Cliff Hoath and secretary Bob McKenzie shared boundary umpiring duties. 1940:Victorian Football Association comprised twelve Clubs and was a most powerful football body, rivalling the V.F.L. Players by VFA Competition or Division One where two divisions existed We hope that Jeff got as much pleasure out of helping and watching the team play as we did from seeing his passion for his tasks. During the same period, Box Hill players have also claimed the WPL's gold medal for player of the season on five occasions; . Iles joined Gold Coast as a replacement for Nathan Brown in 2011, and he has been one of the Suns' most consistent performers over the past two seasons. After spending two years out of the game due to injury, he signed with West Coast on a one-year deal for 2019. Joe Mama. Nevertheless, after a period of four years, we tasted finals football again, gave the best we could, and would be promoted to A Grade. He kicked seven goals in 2007 to help his team win their first flag since 1992. The 2018 Victorian Football League season was the 137th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. Warren has since had a solid season at NORTH MELBOURNE, averaging 14 disposals (five contested) per game across 22 matches this campaign good enough for eighth on the club list overall. } .minu-table-of-contents.hide{ The renaming of the club was necessary due to the refusal of the SFL to allow the club to join the EFL, and at the same time gave the club a close link to the junior club, Whitehorse Colts who were now playing in the famous "White & Maroon". Upload file; Recent changes; Latest files; This page was last edited on 6 July 2018, at 22:03. Gibson retired from playing football in 2017 but continues to work as an assistant coach with North Melbourne's VFL affiliate side Sandringham Dragons. After the unexpected successes of the previous year, the club looked forward to season 1997 with great anticipation. A loss in the second semi to Heatherton was a rude awakening, but the senior side bounced back the following week to comfortably beat North Kew and earn its first grand final berth in eleven years. 2000Box Hill Mustangs establish an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club to form the Box Hill Hawks. We were a very young club with an average senior team age of 21, yet a highly talented and fit team that was more than competitive. This frustrated the committee after years of nurturing players, but there was an enthusiastic young group ready to tackle A grade ESCFA again. Church parades were becoming more enjoyable as they were now being held in conjunction with the Pioneers girls' netball team. After missing most of 2010 due to injury, Aaron returned to play for Brisbane during the 2011 AFL Grand Final loss against Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium. At 19 years old, it's sure that there's plenty more potential for this talented young player to reach as he continues to improve both on and off the field. Suburban football was changing rapidly. Callum Porter was born in 2002, so he is just starting to make a name for himself in the AFL arena. To. He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted by the Lions. Jordan is 184 cm tall and plays as a key forward or ruckman. 1936: Box Hill City amalgamated with Box Hill East to become the Box Hill Football Club. That transformed our approach to the game, and the side we played that day, East Camberwell (now Surrey Park), still remember the ferocious way we attacked the ball. Search. One day, when a player checked the contents, he found under the usual ice packs a number of VB cans. Unfortunately we were unable to attract the required players and so began a long and tough season. During this year, Peter Farmer and Bruce Campbell played their 100th games with the club. introduces Divisional Football. Ted added, "Have a look beside you, because your mate might not be here next year! Overall the club was just treading water, yet surviving. Moore is a midfielder and has played 72 games for Port Adelaide since debuting in 2010, including 21 appearances this season. The addition of the social rooms enabled the club to hold many of its functions at the ground and created an all round "good feeling" about the club. He did go early because no one would be silly enough to say that in front of 40 odd players and be prepared to take the ribbing that was to last a few seasons, just to get out of a few sprints up and down hills. Over the next 3 years the club went from strength to strength, competing in the A grade finals each year, while the reserves won 3 out of 4 premierships. Neil Stevenson returned from Belgrave and some of the more experienced St Peters players, such as Doug Gilbert, Murray Curnow, Wayne Amiquet and Graham Parsonage made Pioneers their home. 1984:Mustangs dominated the V.F.A. Kris has been married to his wife Toni since 2005 and they have two children together - son Lachlan (born 2006) and daughter Emmie-Lousie (born 2008). 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. Our A grade senior and reserve teams were both runners-up. In times when under financial pressures, when players were scarce and the going was tough, we stuck to our traditional values of hard work and fair play. Callum Porter is 182 cm tall and weighs 76 kg. 1961:V.F.A. Thursday and Saturday nights were well attended, with players and families enjoying the new social facilities. These were successful years with many fine players in both the seniors and reserves. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. North Melbourne Football Club. Cameron Hunter (born 30 March 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer, who briefly played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and also played for Sandringham and Box Hill in the Victorian Football League (VFL). 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. This was very unsettling, but no excuse for missing the finals after such a good start to the year. Deane Job played his 250th game during the year while Greg Crawford and Jim D'Arcy both reached their 200th. He was drafted by the club with pick 31 in the 2016 National Draft. Hugh as he leads from front once more during pre-season training and looks set to continue playing football at an elite level well into his thirties. New players Paul Jacobs, Glen Bailey and Chris Salisbury from the juniors added skill and pace to the team, with the reserves able to make fourth position. These included David Kline, Peter Chowne and Shane McBride. Thornbury (Royal Blue & Red stripes, ended up in the Diamond Valley F.L, but folded in 1990). During the season the club held three church parades and membership fees were set at $5 and $2 for ladies. During the year Steve Berry played his 150th games for the club and Andrew "Goose" Bruce played his 200th. I was at Teachers' College at the time and one of my fellow students had to call out from the other end of the corridor, "How are you going black balls?" Box Hill Hawks Development Team reaches fourth consecutive Grand Final but defeated by Coburg 16.12 (108) to 15.11 (101). With their alliance with Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL providing support for younger players to develop and transition from junior ranks to senior competitions, this club is sure to remain competitive on both local and national levels for many years to come..minu-table-trigger {font-size: 1.3rem; M. Box Hill Football Club players This list has 238 . Today, Geoff Bryant works as a football commentator for Fox Sports News with his son Jason. Col Austen was a talented football player and coach who represented his country at the highest level. for popularity and drawcard players. We struggled to compete in A grade and the club was committed to survival through this difficult time and into the future. We were now aware of the requirements needed to be competitive in the new league, and embarked on a recruiting campaign necessary to succeed in the SFL second division. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020. FREES AGAINST. The Under 15s were also runners-up and narrowly missed a record-breaking five premierships in successive years. He previously played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Where he collected nineteen touches and four marks across the half-back flank in what was ultimately his final appearance as a Lion player Aaron currently plays for Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League. We believe the police picked them up as they headed out of town. Callum Porter is a highly-rated player and was drafted by the Western Bulldogs in 2017. Heres how: 1) Pour a small amount of mild soap into a bowl or cup. border-radius: 0.4rem; During this year, the Hoath family continued to make their presence felt with Peter, Garry, Craig, Trevor and Russell playing in the A grade and Reserves sides. Back men Alan Pincott and David (Gangus) Gangoiti put fear into the opposition which was scary. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. Tickets were $14 per head all inclusive. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. Kristy is a talented player who has represented Victoria at junior level and played for Box Hill Hawks (VFLW) this year. Club stalwart Neil Tucker was appointed Reserves coach and both coaches worked hard to again put the Pioneers into finals contention. Kris was born on 15 July 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It nearly started a war! During the year we had one win and one loss against them, so we went into the finals with some confidence. With so many new young players and girlfriends at the club during this time, it was a pleasure to see the respect and caring between Jeff and members of our club. The current team is led by captain Luke Hodge and includes stars such as Jordan Lewis, Chad Wingard and Angus Brayshaw. He has scored 74 goals during his career and was an important part of the club's premiership victory in 2004. In 2017, Newman won accolades as VFL Coach of the Year after leading Richmond to their first premiership since 1982/83 season.. Chris is married to football journalist Tara Brown and they have two children; son Charlie (born 2002) and daughter Evie (born 2006). Newman was drafted in the 55th overall by Richmond. At the end of the home and away rounds we had finished second on the C grade ladder, lost the second semi-final to Box Hill Methodists by 28 points then spiritedly defeated St Peters by 3 points in the preliminary final. We play in the Eastern Football & Netball League where we field Senior, Reserve, Under 19 and Netball teams. Premiership after defeating Werribee 13.13 (91) to 7.12 (54). It is fair to say there was some competition between the brothers, but it was never more evident than when Brian offered to get Jim a phone book to stand on to reach the pool table on the footy trip. There was a big influx of policemen and firemen to the club, thanks to Constable Greg Crawford and Deane "I can put out your fire" Job. She has been impressive during her time with the club and is set to continue her career in the near future. Post-premiership blues had hit the Pioneers. He played for Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) before being drafted by Port Adelaide in the 2009 National Draft. To do justice to this history, mention should be made of the Adelphians Football Club which was in existence prior to World War II and reformed when the Association resumed competition in 1946. Kenna is a powerful forward, capable of playing as a primary or off-ball player. or to form alignments with existing V.F.L. Box Hill Hawks Football Club acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of the lands and waters on which we live, learn, work and play. We finished the year with a social get-together at Mr and Mrs Lord's home and, while not winning many games, felt reasonably satisfied that the club had survived and put a sound structure in place for the future. On one particular day at Sparks Reserve, when we were getting changed and Brian was giving us final instructions for an important game, there was a knock on the clubroom door. Neville Jacobs was appointed senior coach at the start of the 1969 season and he brought to the club the benefits of his experience at the Box Hill Football Club in the VFA. James Parsons (born 12 April 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Box Hill Hawks team in the VFL. Newman has spent most of his career at Hawthorn as an assistant coach, but he did play one game for them in 2007. He is best known for his time at Richmond, where he enjoyed a lengthy career from 1950 to 1995. The combination of strong administration, dedicated coaching staff, committed players, loyal and generous supporters had created a decade of success that was unimaginable before and unparalleled since. An Under 14 team was fielded for the first time in an unofficial competition. 1976:New Social Rooms were opened. Lukas Markovic is an exciting player to watch because he can play both on the ground and up high, which makes him very dangerous. Training for some players was a constant battle. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Our club also came under considerable pressures and on-field successes were few. The first game of the season saw the club play at City Oval Box Hill, in front of a large crowd, and despite a brave showing, we were shown the level of football required for 3rd division EFL. Ian was already changed and ready to take to the field, when they had a quiet chat with him and took him back to the station to "assist with their inquiries". About halfway through the season, the club made a conscious decision to look to the future rather than rely on the previous playing lists of the two clubs. Stephen Kenna was born in Hamilton, Queensland on 8 October 1981. Beer sales trebled and there seemed to be some incredible bonding between players who were enjoying both the social and playing aspects of the club. Despite not having had much experience outside of Victoria, Jordan has performed admirably for Geelong this year, showing great composure under pressure and plenty of energy on the field throughout matches. This followed a season where the club won 15 out of its 20 Home and Away matches and finished second on the ladder at seasons end. A number of dedicated people, headed by Ian Job, contributed in a variety of ways to the building of new clubrooms. One night at pre-season training, the coach set out what needed to be completed before we left the ground. 1994:Box Hill Football Club finally contests a First Division Grand Final. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971. 2021 Finalised Playing List. We were aware that our Under 17s, coached by John Fox [St Peters], had an excellent squad of players and, as a huge supporter of local football, was keen to see them continue at the club. After retiring from football, he worked in commercial real estate before becoming involved in coaching and mentoring younger players. In 2018, Hodge moved to the Brisbane Lions, before retiring in 2019. At only 22 and 6ft 6in (198 cm) he was a monster of a man, a ruckman and in his first coaching role. The Under 15 team, coached by Herb Smith and Ross Peart as captain, were runners-up. Col Austen was born in 1920 and played for Hawthorn between 1940-1943 and 1950-1952. Luckily he was never swept away by a sudden flooding of Sparks Reserve. Late in that year, our Annual General Meeting had to be postponed due to lack of numbers and a call was made through the Meat & Pastry for people who would be willing to help administer the club. To foster this, the club committee and coaching panel organised a BBQ at our pre-season training venue in Wattle Park to formally welcome all players from both clubs and to get to know each other in a social setting. For an additional $35 the EFFC Past Players and Officials Membership is a great way to remain in contact with teammates and friends of yours gone past as well as combatants from opposition teams.