Altona Football Club

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Full nameAltona Football Club
Nickname(s)Vikings
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Founded1918;106 years ago (1918)
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Competition Western Region Football League (s. 1988)
OwnersMembers
PresidentJohn Ryan Jr
CoachTravis Varcoe
Premierships1947, 1951, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2022
Ground(s)Grant Reserve, Altona [1]
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The Altona Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988. [2] The team is based in the Melbourne suburb of Altona.

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History

An Altona FC team of 1919. Altona Football Club 1919.jpg
An Altona FC team of 1919.

Altona Football Club was established in 1918 in a Pier Street café by James Duke. Altona's nickname in the 1930s was “The Seagulls” or "The Seadogs". In 1939 Altona changed their Guernseys to Navy Blue with a white "A" on the breast and were known as "The As" In 1940 Altona struggled to keep a team going due to many players joining the Armed Forces. With 2 games to complete the 1940 W.D.F.L. season, Altona were expelled from the Association due to not fielding a team on 2 occasions. Altona would go into recess from 1941 to 1943. In 1944 a group met at Leo Barnes' shop in Pier Street Altona and formed a committee to resume the football club which would play social matches in 1944. In 1945 Altona entered the Footscray District Football League in B-Grade where they won the 1947 Premiership and were elevated into the A-Grade for seasons 1948 and 1949.

In 1950 Altona did not field a Senior team due to the Werribee Shire unwilling to supply a satisfactory playing area, Altona only ran an Under 18 team in C-Grade of the F.D.F.L.

In 1951 with a new playing area Altona rejoined the B-Grade of the F.D.F.L. where they won the Premiership Flag.

In 1952 the F.D.F.L. made it mandatory that there would only be 1 Senior Grade and that all teams must have an Under 18 side. Altona could not raise an Under 18 side so it joined the Werribee Football League and changed its Guernseys back to purple & gold. Altona played in the W.F.L. from 1952 to 1964 and were finalists every year and winning the 1956 & 1964 Premierships.

In 1965 Altona had 2 Senior sides and Juniors. Due to the W.F.L. only having one Senior Division, Altona joined the strong Metropolitan Football League with 1 Senior side and had its Reserves and Juniors in the Werribee Football League. Altona's Reserves would move to the 2nd Division of the Metro Football League in 1966 and the Juniors played in the Western Suburban Football League which had changed its name from the Werribee Football League on the request of the South Melbourne Football Club whom was sponsoring the League.

In early 1969, Altona Football Club Committee released a statement that due to lack of support and poor finances Altona would not field a Senior side and only field Juniors in the W.S.F.L. Former Altona Shire President, Bill Lee had registered the name "Altona City Football Club" with the W.S.F.L. and this would be the start of a new club which would have all the A.F.C. players, same colours and same ground. In 1972 Altona City adopted the nickname "The Vikings" and penned the theme song which would pay homage to the Altona Football Club with the ending chorus of "C'mon the As". This era would be Altona's most successful winning Senior Premierships in 1970,71,72,73,75 &76.

In 1977 Altona City FC joined the FDFL for 3 seasons.

Altona rejoined the WSFL in 1980 winning the Division 2 flag and the 1987 Premiership. Altona City played in the WSFL until 1988 when the WSFL merged with the FDFL. In 1991 Altona City won the F.D.F.L. A2 Division Premiership which elevated them to the A1 Division in 1992.

At Altona's AGM at the end of 1992, it was voted that Altona City would be named Altona Football Club and all records from both clubs be amalgamated. Altona played in the A1 Division until they were relegated back to the A2 Division after the 2003 season. 2004 saw Altona win the A2 Premiership. Instead of taking the elevation into the A1 Division, the thoughts of the club that they were not ready to play in the A1 Division and decided to stay in the A2 Division in 2005 where they won back to back Premierships and were elevated into A1 Division for season 2006. The club rebuilt itself from 2006 and saw some lean years but it paid dividends were Altona won the 2012 A1 Division Premiership.

Team Of The Century 1918 - 2018

Back pocketFull backBack pocket
Danny BrennanBernie BrennanIan McLeod
Half backCentre half backHalf back flank
Bill "Scud: Thompson -VCFrank NielsonIan Harris
WingCentreWing
John RohlederMal TisdaleGreg Cunninghan
Half forwardCentre half ForwardHalf forward
Steve SheilsSteve MandicsWayne Muschialli
Forward pocketFull forwardForward pocket
Andrew VennerRon SchwabeBill Devereaux
RuckRuck roverRover
Gordon TimminsMartin Crump Noel Rohleder -Capt
Interchange
Vic PaterasGeoff Bebend Kevin Rohleder Peter Mildenhall
CoachAssistant Coach
Mal TisdaleLou Thompson

Competitions

Y.M.C.A

1921,1924,1925,1927,1928 (5 Seasons)

Sunshine & District Football Association

1922, 1923 (2 Seasons)

Melbourne & Suburbs A-Grade

1926 (1 Season)

V.F.A. Suburban District B Section

1929 (1 Season)

Footscray District Football League / Western Region Football League

1933,34,35,36,37,45,46,47,48,49,51,77,78,79,1988–present (45 Seasons)

Werribee District Football Association / Werribee Football League

1930,31,32,38,39,40,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64 (19 Seasons)

Metropolitan Football League

1965,66,67,68 (4 Seasons)

Western Suburban Football League

1969,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87 (16 Seasons)

Premierships Seniors

Premierships Reserves

Premierships U19s

Premierships U18s

Premierships U16s

Premierships U13s

Senior Grand Final Results

YearTeamScoreTeamScoreLeague
1925Abbotsford12:8:80DefeatedAltona11:5:71Y.M.C.A. Open Age
1930Altona10:11:71DefeatedTruganina9:6:60W.D.F.L.
1932Altona12:10:82DefeatedLaverton4:13:37W.D.F.L.
1947Altona12:25:97DefeatedWaratah4:5:29F.D.F.L. B Grade
1951Altona12:12:84DefeatedKingsville11:7:73F.D.F.L. B Grade
1956Altona9:13:67DrewWerribee INF10:7:67W.F.L.
1956Altona8:7:55DefeatedWerribee INF5:7:37W.F.L.
1957Werribee SouthDefeatedAltonaW.F.L.
1958Werribee INF12:17:89DefeatedAltona6:13:49W.F.L.
1959Werribee South6:11:47DefeatedAltona3:8:26W.F.L.
1963Werribee South10:13:73DefeatedAltona9:9:63W.F.L.
1964Altona5:13:43DefeatedWerribee South5:4:34W.F.L.
1970Altona City17:14:116DefeatedCentral Altona14:10:94W.S.F.L.
1971Altona City13:9:87DefeatedWest Newport11:13:79W.S.F.L.
1972Altona City16:8:104DefeatedNewport2:11:23W.S.F.L.
1973Altona City14:20:104DefeatedNewport8:12:60W.S.F.L.
1975Altona City20:13:133DefeatedCentral Altona10:13:73W.S.F.L.
1976Altona City25:9:159DefeatedBrooklyn14:13:97W.S.F.L.
1980Altona City18:11:119DefeatedLaverton11:9:75W.S.F.L. 2nd Div
1983Werribee Centrals25:13:163DefeatedAltona City10:7:67W.S.F.L.
1984West Newport12:12:84DefeatedAltona City7:9:51W.S.F.L.
1987Altona City18:10:118DefeatedHoppers Crossing15:9:99W.S.F.L.
1991Altona City10:14:74DefeatedSunshine Heights7:13:55F.D.F.L. A2 Div
2004Altona11:14:80DefeatedDeer Park8:7:55W.R.F.L. A2 Div
2005Altona19:12:126DefeatedGlenorden8:9:57W.R.F.L. A2 Div
2012Altona14:7:91Defeated Spotswood 12:18:90W.R.F.L. A1 Div
2019Altona9:10:64Defeated ByDeer Park9:13:67W.R.F.L. A1 Div
2022Altona10:21:81DefeatedWerribee Districts9:4:58W.R.F.L A1 Div

VFL/AFL players

Altona Juniors Football Club

ALTONA Senior Best & Fairest

 MOST BEST & FAIRESTS    5) Noel Rohleder 51,59,61,62,64  5) Steve Mandics 75,79,80,82,85  5) Greg Cunningham 87,89,93,94,96  4) Andrew Venner 97,98,99,01  4) Aaron Freeland  05,07,08,09  3) Mal Tisdale  67,71,74   3) Steven Kennedy 13,17,19  1919 Abe Johnson & J.Chandler 1931 Ben Wohlers 1938 Kevin Rohleder 1945 Bernie Brennan 1946 Ron Douglas 1947 W."Scud" Thompson 1949 Chris Birkitt 1951 Noel Rohleder 1952 Kevin Ridge 1953 Bob Blokeerus 1955 Max Stephens *Max Stephens League B&F 1958 Wilfred Haigh 1959 Noel Rohleder 1961 Noel Rohleder 1962 Noel Rohleder *Noel Rohleder League B&F 1963 Mario Piovesan *Mario Povesan League B&F 1964 Noel Rohleder & Bill Devereaux 1965 Bill Devereaux 1966 1967 Mal Tisdale 1968 Algie Vosilitis * Algie Vosilitis League B&F 1969 Graham Brennan 1970 Stephen Chatfield 1971 Mal Tisdale 1972 Martin Crump 1973 Gary Munro *Ron Schwabe League B&F 1974 Mal Tisdale 1975 Steve Mandics 1976 Danny Brennan 1977 Geoff Bebend  1978 Peter Robertson 1979 Steve Mandics 1980 Steve Mandics *Steve Mandics League B&F 1981 Peter Greenough 1982 Steve Mandics 1983 Murray Cooper *Murry Cooper League B&F 1984 Bradley Scholes 1985 Steve Mandics 1986 Colin Ritchie 1987 Greg Cunningham 1988 Shane Davis 1989 Greg Cunningham 1990 Darren Hyde 1991 Paul Whybrow 1992 David Wright 1993 Greg Cunningham 1994 Greg Cunningham 1995 Wayne Muschialli & Scott Evans 1996 Greg Cunninham 1997 Andrew Venner 1998 Andrew Venner *Andrew Venner League B&F 1999 Andrew Venner *Andrew Venner League B&F 2000 Scott Evans  2001 Andrew Venner *Andrew Venner R/up League B&F 2002 J.Dorward 2003 A.McMahon 2004 S.Smith 2005 Aaron Freeland & Brett Miller 2006 J.Magnabosco 2007 Aaron Freeland 2008 Aaron Freeland & Brett Shiels 2009 Aaron Freeland 2010 Lee Spiteri 2011 Reece Miles 2012 Travis Lunardi 2013 Steven Kennedy 2014 Daniel O'Leary 2015 Jayden Post      2016 Jordan Robbins 2017 Steven Kennedy *Steven Kennedy League B&F 2018 Patrick Rose 2019 Steven Kennedy 2021 Luke Whatman 2022 Joshua Bench  *Joshua Bench 3rd League B&f 2023 Joshua Bench

ALTONA Reserves Best & Fairest

MOST BEST & FAIRESTS 5) Anthony Hodgetts 2001,03,04,05,06  5) Brett Miller 2012,13,14,15,16  3) Darren Hyde 86,97,2002  3) Steve Shiels 91,92,94  3) Glenn Evans 98,99,2000  1965 Ern Gillert 1966 Lou Thompson 1967 Kevin Peachey 1968 John Neal 1972 Bill Devereaux *Bill Devereaux League B&F 1974 Geoff Bebend 1976 Steve Grainger 1977 Mick Howard 1978 Gary Nolan 1986 Darren Hyde 1990 Paul Nuske 1991 Steve Shiels 1992 Steve Shiels 1993 1994 Steve Shiels 1995 Robert Grierson 1996 Greg Cooney 1997 Darren Hyde 1998 Glenn Evans  1999 Glenn Evans  *Glenn Evans League B&f 2000 Glenn Evans  2001 Anthony Hodgetts  *Glenn Evans League B&f *Anthony Hodgetts R/up League b&f 2002 Darren Hyde  2003 Anthony Hodgetts 2004 Anthony Hodgetts  2005 Anthony Hodgetts  *Anthony Hodgetts League B&f 2006 Anthony Hodgetts  *Anthony Hodgetts R/up League B&f  2007 Kevin McDonald    *Anthony Hodgetts R/up League B&f 2008 Kevin McDonald  2009 Shaun Hagger 2010 Allan Casser  *Anthony Hodgetts League B&f   2011 Allan Casser  2012 Brett Miller  *Brett Miller League b&f  2013 Brett Miller  *Brett Miller League B&f 2014 Brett Miller  *Brett Miller League B&f *Bilal Souki R/up League B&f  2015 Brett Miller  *Brett Miller League B&f 2016 Brett Miller  *Brett Miller League B&f 2017 Jordan Allen 2018 2019 Matthew McCartney 2021 William Ward 2022 Matthew McCartney 2023 Ben Tipper *William Naismith R/up League B&F

League Best & Fairest

Seniors

1955 – Max Stephens. 1962 – Noel Rohleder. 1963 – Mario Piovesan. 1968 – AlgieVosilaitis. 1973 – Ron Schwabe. 1980 – Steve Mandics. 1983 – Murray Cooper. 1998 & 1999 – Andrew Venner. 2017 -Steven Kennedy.

Reserves

1972 – Bill Devereaux. 1999 – Glenn Evans. 2001 – Glenn Evans. 2005 – Anthony Hodgetts. 2010 – Anthony Hodgetts. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 – Brett Miller.

Under 19s

2018 – J.Callaway & B.Searle.

Under 18s

1960 – Brian Skinner. 1970 – Steve Chatfield. 1971 – E.Valente1999 – R.Cassidy. 2007 – M.Hardiman. 2008 – Corey Lawson. 2009 – Alex Vivoda. 2017Ethan Taylor

Under 17s

1978 – Neil Condon.

Under 16s

1966 – Richard Zapart. 1968 – Steve Chatfield. 1971 – Joc O'Conner.

Under 12s

1977 – Doug Cooper. 1983 – Jason Skinner.

Under 10s

1977 – Andrew Taylor.

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  2. ↑ "BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club".

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