Watsonia Football Club

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

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

History of the Watsonia Football Club[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Seniors[edit]

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[edit]

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

Under 19’s[edit]

Year League Division Result Best on Ground Captain Coach
2022 NFNL 3 Watsonia (7.13.55) def. Mernda (5.4.34) Patrick Dooley Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi Silvio Iocannis
1977 DVFL 1 Watsonia def. Reservoir-Lakeside

Senior League Best & Fairests[edit]

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

Reserves League Best & Fairests[edit]

Year League Division Player
2023 NFNL 2 Jack Larkin
2014 NFNL 3 Simon Joules
2013 NFNL 3 Simon Joules
1990 DVFL 2 R.Blinman
1987 DVFL 2 A.Lampton
1981 DVFL 1 K.Carey

Under 19’s League Best & Fairests[edit]

Year League Division Player
2011 NFL 3 Nick Gaylor
1983 DVFL 2 J. Viglione
1979 DVFL 1 M.Lamb
1977 DVFL 1 Malcolm Griffiths
1975 DVFL 1 G.Anderson

Senior League Leading Goalkicker Award[edit]

Year League Division Player Goals
2023 NFNL 2 James Lucente 59
2000 DVFL 2 Gavin Tapner 90
1979 DVFL 1 Robert Downie 64

Reserves League Leading Goalkicker Award[edit]

Year League Division Player Goals
2022 NFNL 2 James Latross 68

Under 19’s League Leading Goalkicker Award[edit]

Year League Division Player Goals
2019 NFNL 2 Kyle Wheatley 47
2013 NFNL 2 Jack Larkin 61
2012 NFNL 2 Joshua Clancy 80
1995 DVFL 2 M. La Franci 41
1977 DVFL 1 A. Smith 50
1973 DVFL 1 G. Livermore 55

Watsonia Football Club Best & Fairest Awards[edit]

Seniors[edit]

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 Josh Boulton Kobe Van Zwienen Harry Sinclair
2022 Josh Boulton Corey Potter Kobe Van Zwienen
2021 Teague Van Zwienen Lachlan Potter Riley Taylor
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[edit]

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 Jack Larkin Spencer Briggs Cooper Burns & Fraser Kubeil
2022 Jack Larkin James Latross Luke Whyte
2021 Charlie Khoury Ryan Eley Ben Weissenfeld
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 & Gary Ring
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[edit]

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 James Charbel David Gill Ben Park
2022 Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi Liam Doherty Jack Tatter
2019 Jordan Kubeil Frasier Kubeil Noah Bazzano
2017 Adrian Saccuzzo Dhiraj Shivakumar Vincent Nativo
2015 Luke Turco Kane Richardson Austin Creak
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

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