Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club

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Aquinas Old Collegians
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Names
Full nameAquinas Old Collegians Football Club Inc [1] [2]
Former name(s)Aquinas Old Boys Football Club (1981−1986)
Nickname(s)Bloods, Blooders
Club details
Founded18 February 1981;43 years ago (1981-02-18)
Colours  Red   Black   Green
Competition VAFA : Senior men's
VAFAW : Senior women's
PremiershipsVAFA (3)
ESCFA (2)
Other information
Official website aquinas.com.au

The Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club, nicknamed the Bloods and also known simply as Aquinas, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood. [3]

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As of 2024, the club's men's team competes in Division 2 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), while the women's team is in Premier B of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) competition.

History

In 1980, discussions were held between former students of Aquinas College about forming a football club. [4] At a meeting at the Ringwood Parish Hall on 18 February 1891, the club was formally established as the "Aquinas Old Boys Football Club", entering E Grade in the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association (ESCFA). [4] [5]

In its second year, the club made the E Grade senior and reserves premiership, winning the latter. [5] Back-to-back senior and reserves premierships came in 1983 and 1984. [5]

Aquinas moved to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) at the start of the 1987 season, entering F Section. [4] The club, now renamed to "Aquinas Old Collegians", finished first on the ladder with just one loss for the season, and won the grand final by 1 point over Whitefriars. [6] [7]

The club won its second senior premiership in E Section (East) in 1996, defeating Yarra Valley Old Boys by 37 points. [8] A third senior premiership came 23 years later in 2019, claiming the Division 3 premiership in a 2-point victoruy over Manningham Cobras. [9]

Seasons

Grand finals

Premiers Runners-up Drawn
YearLeagueDivisionGradeOpponentScoreVenueCrowdDateReport
1982 ESCFA E GradeSeniors St Patrick's Mentone 16.7 (103) d. 10.8 (68)
1982 ESCFA E GradeReservesSpringvale Districts14.8 (92) d. 12.16 (88)
1983 ESCFA D GradeSeniors St Patrick's Mentone 16.11 (107) 7.5 (47)
1983 ESCFA D GradeReservesBlack Rock11.14 (80) d. 4.6 (30)
1984 ESCFA C GradeSeniorsSt Paul's Bentleigh15.10 (100) d. 12.10 (82)
1984 ESCFA C GradeReservesSt Paul's Bentleigh19.17 (131) d. 12.9 (81)
1985 ESCFA B GradeReserves Mazenod Old Collegians 7.11 (53) d. 2.9 (21)
1986 ESCFA B GradeReservesSt Kevin's Ormond20.23 (143) 10.8 (68)
1987 VAFA F Section Seniors Whitefriars 12.13 (85) d. 12.12 (84) [10]
1996 VAFA E East Seniors Yarra Valley Old Boys 18.9 (117) d. 12.8 (80) [11]
2019 VAFA Division 3 Seniors Manningham Cobras 8.14 (62) d. 7.18 (60)5 September 1987

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