Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club

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Aquinas Old Collegians
Names
Full nameAquinas Old Collegians Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bloods, Blooders
Club details
Founded1981
Colours     Red      Black      Green
Competition Victorian Amateur Football Association
ChairmanBarry Jess
Premierships3 (1987, 1996, 2017)
Ground(s)The Vein (Aquinas College Oval)
Other information
Official website Official website
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Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an amateur Australian rules football club in Ringwood, Victoria, playing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). [1] Previously called Aquinas Old Boys Football Club when it was founded in 1981, the club plays at Aquinas College. The club song is "We're a team of Champions", to the tune of "Join in the Chorus" .

The Bloods won the 1987 and 1996 Grand Finals and have played D1 football.

Aquinas won the Senior and Reserve D4 Premierships in 2017 and will be competing in D3 in 2018.

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References

  1. Devaney, John. "Aquinas Old Collegians". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 June 2012.