Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles

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Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
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Club information
Full nameAlbion Park-Oak Flats Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Colours  Maroon
  White
Founded1914;109 years ago (1914)
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachLachlan Murphy
Competition Group 7 Rugby League
Records
Premierships13 (1944, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
Runners-up5 (1962, 1965, 1974, 1976, 2005)
Minor premierships 10 (1963, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012)

The Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles are an Australian rugby league football team based in Albion Park, a country town of the Illawarra region. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in both the Illawarra and South Coast competitions, where it competes today. The club's greatest achievement to date is winning the Clayton Cup in 2007.

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History

Originally the team was known as Albion Park until 1964, before the team expanded to Oak Flats thus changing their name to Albion Park-Oak Flats. The team won two premierships before this time, the first in 1944 and the second in 1949. The Eagles were originally members of South Coast Rugby League before switching to the Illawarra District League in the 1920s where the remained until its return to the South Coast in 1933. [1]

After a slow start to the 20th century, they finished off with a bang winning the 1998 and 1999 First Grade Premierships. They brought this strength into the 21st century winning a third consecutive premiership in 2000. They remained one of the strongest team in the South Coast throughout the 2000s, appearing in six grand finals and winning the Clayton Cup in 2007. [2]

Name and Emblem

The Eagles logo is adapted from that of NRL and NSWRL side Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Colours

The team's colours are Maroon and White, again similar to that of the Manly Sea Eagles

Notable Juniors

Current accolades include:

Honours

Team

1944, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, [2] 2012
1963, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012
1938*, 1966, 1976, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2019
1954, 1966, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1999, [2] 2012, 2018
1963, 1968, 1969, 1975, 2000 [2]
1974, 1981, 1985, 1991 [2]
1975, 1984, 1985, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007 [2]
2007 [2]

Individuals

John Marley (1969), Jade Lucas (2000), Simon Pimanovs (2005 & 2007), Derek "Spud" Gray (2008)

David Jensen (2000), Sean Jenkins (2007)

Ralph Clarke (1987), Cole Skelly (1995), Mick Gillespie (1999), Simon Pimanovs (2000 & 2007), Sean Jenkins (2007), Danny Sartori (2009)

Craig Nicholls (1993), Sean Jenkins (2001)

Jacob Boon (2006)

Cole Skelly (1989), Ian Jones (1990)

Cole Skelly (1990), Ian Jones (1991)

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References

  1. ↑ "Group 7 History". South Coast Rugby League. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "History". Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles. SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
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