Prahran Football Club
Prahran | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Prahran Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Two Blues | |
Club song | "Here come Prahran boys" | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1886, re-formed 1899 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Victorian Amateur Football Association | |
Coach | Brett Dickinson | |
Ground(s) | Toorak Park (capacity: 15,000) | |
Uniforms | ||
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The Prahran Football Club (
Prahran fields Senior, Reserves, Club XVIII and junior teams.
History
Prahran Football Club was formed at a meeting at Prahran Court House on 20 March 1886. The club was admitted to the
Prahran was reformed as a club on 15 March 1899, and rejoined the VFA
The club continued to exist in an administrative capacity after its departure from the VFA, and continued to operate the Prahran Tabaret – a gambling bar it owns and operates in
Achievements
Club honours
Premierships | |||
Competition | Level | Wins | Years Won |
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Victorian Amateur Football Association | Seniors (Division 2) | 1 | 2017 |
Seniors (Division 3) | 1 | 2011 | |
Victorian Football Association |
Seniors (Division 1) | 5 | 1937, 1951, 1970, 1973, 1978 |
Seniors (Division 2) | 2 | 1966, 1987 | |
VFA/VFL Reserves | Division 1 | 2 | 1946, 1991 |
Division 2 | 1 | 1965 | |
VFA/VFL Thirds | Division 1 | 2 | 1970, 1972 |
Division 2 | 1 | 1964 | |
Metropolitan League | Seniors | 1 | 1959[8] |
League Best & Fairest Awards
- VFA - Recorder Cup
- VFA - J J Liston Trophy
- 1993 - Michael Sinni
Club champions/best and fairest
- 1904 – George Brown (best all-round)
- 1940 – Bill Faul
- 1945 – A Gardiner
- 1952 – Ian Armstrong
Team of the Century
- Back: Vin Crowe, Kerry Foley, Robert Anderson
- Half back: Bill Faul, Dick Culpin, Ian McGuiness
- Centre: Frank Smith, Pat Walsh (c), Ken Emselle
- Half forward: Wayne Johnston, Bill Morrow, Glenn Dickson
- Forward: Barry Pearson, George Hawkins, Les White
- Follower: Rod Payne, Kevin Rose, Ray Harvey (vc)
- Interchange: Kim Smith, Bill Koop, Graeme McMahon, John Townsend, Ross Thornton, Michael Sinni.
- Coach: Kevin Rose
Selected in 2003 by - Jack Morgans, Ray Harvey, Charlie Roach and Ray Ryan.[12]
VFL/AFL players
The following well known footballers played with Prahran FC prior to making their senior VFL/AFL debut. View the complete list at the bottom of this page under "Prahran Football Club Players".
- 1941 - Harold Bray – finished in the top three in the Brownlow Medal three times
- 1967 - Kevin Sheedy – former coach of Essendon Football Club and former Richmond player, began his football career with Prahran.
- 1979 - Wayne Johnston – went on to play in four Premierships for Carlton Football Club
- 1980 - Ross Thornton – went onto to play for Fitzroy Football Club
- 1984 - Graeme Yeats – went on to play 182 games for Melbourne Football Club
- 1987 - Jim Stynes – won a Brownlow Medal and went on to set an Australian Football League record for most consecutive games (244) for Melbourne Football Club
The following footballers played with Prahran FC after playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their first season with Prahran.
- 1951 - VFAPremiership team.
- 1978 - Sam Kekovich – North Melbourne Premiership player and well known football identity.
- 1991 - Brian Taylor
- 2001 - Tony Free – player-coach in 2001 and 2002 after retiring from an illustrious career with the Richmond Football Club including being Captain of the Tigers.
Thomas Anthony McLaughlin. Born Belfast, travelled to Australia to complete his professional Football career playing for Prahran 1963-1965
Further reading
- Fiddian, Marc The Blue Boys: a History of the Prahran Football Club, Prahran Football Club, Melbourne 1986
References
- ^ "The Football Season". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 30 April 1886. p. 6.
- ^ Vin Maskell (11 March 2012). "Albert Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Rover (7 April 1888). "Football". The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian. p. 7.
- ISBN 0958989907.
- ^ "Prahran Football Club". Prahran Football Club.
- ^ "A senior club at Prahran". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 16 March 1899. p. 7.
- ^ Adrian Dunn (13 October 1994). "Plan a 'victory' for VFA identity". Herald Sun (Afternoon ed.). Melbourne, VIC. p. 73.
- ^ "Prahran gets Toorak Oval". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 6 October 1959. p. 52.
- ^ "1928 - Best & Fairest Player". The Argus. 27 August 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "1931 - W. Koop to Receive Recorder Cup". Sporting Globe. 7 November 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "1935 - VFA Best & Fairest". The Age. 9 September 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Prahran FC - Team of the Century". Boyles Football Photos. Prahran FC. 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2021.