Camberwell Football Club

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Camberwell Football Club
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Names
Full nameCamberwell Amateur Football Club [1]
Nickname(s)Tricolours, Cobras, Wells
Club details
FoundedMid-1880s
Dissolved1995;29 years ago (1995)
Colours   
CompetitionVarious
PremiershipsRDFA (4)
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
  • 1911
MDFL (3)
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
VFA (D2) (2)
Ground(s)Camberwell Sports Ground
Uniforms
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The Camberwell Football Club, nicknamed the Cobras, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. The club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1926 until 1990, which was followed by three seasons in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) before going into recess in 1995.

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History

Early years

Camberwell was formed around the mid-1880s, with a published match in 1886. [2]

The club first competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) in 1889, finishing sixth on the ladder, eighth in 1890 and eighth in 1891. At the 1895 VJFA AGM, the competition was reduced from 20 teams to 12 teams and Camberwell was one of the clubs that was not admitted and it appears that Camberwell FC went into recess for a number of years, before joining the Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA_ in 1899 and the Reporter District Football Association (RDFA) in 1905.

In 1912, Camberwell went into recess again, with their players being distributed to the Burwood and Kew football clubs. [3] In 1913, the club was readmitted into the VJFA, rated by many as the third highest grade of football in Victoria at that time. [4]

Camberwell won a three-peat in the Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) from 1921 until 1923, with the latter grand final held as a curtain-raiser at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before Essendon played South Melbourne in the second Victorian Football League (VFL) semi-final. [5]

In its earliest years, the club was playing at Camberwell Junction (the corner of Burke and Riversdale Roads); the space that became the home of the Camberwell Football Club for 80 years (eventually known as "Camberwell Sports Ground") was originally a vegetable garden ("Brooks Paddock') and part of Camberwell Racecourse. The preparation of a new sports ground (originally dubbed "Bowen Park") on this site was finished in 1909 and Camberwell Football Club first played at the new ground the following year (1910). A grandstand for visitors' rooms (the "Tramways Grandstand") was built in 1920. A much larger spectators' grandstand and pavilion was built in 1935 – and ready for the 1936 football season. [6]

VFA

After establishing itself as a successful junior and sub-district club, Camberwell was seen by the 1920s as a likely strong fit for expansions into the eastern suburbs of either the Victorian Football League (VFL) or the Victorian Football Association (VFA). It lodged applications to join both at different times during the early 1920s, [7] [8] and was admitted to the VFA for the 1926 season. [9] It reached its first Grand Final in 1935, losing by nine points to Yarraville. [10]

With the introduction of throw-pass football to the VFA in 1938, the club made one of the VFA's most significant ever recruiting coups when it recruited champion VFL player Laurie Nash for a huge salary of £8/wk. [11] [12] Following World War II, Camberwell won its first and only top division minor premiership in 1946, [13] but lost in the Grand Final against Sandringham by seven points. [14]

Following the end of the throw-pass era in 1950, Camberwell became one of several weaker VFA clubs who struggled throughout the 1950s. The club was operating as amateur in 1953 due to lack of funds, [15] and it faced pressure to hold its lease at the Camberwell Sports Ground from local soccer clubs who could offer the council more money. [16] It was generally near the bottom of the ladder, and found itself in Division 2 when the Association was partitioned in 1961. The club remained weak throughout the 1960s.

The club improved through the early 1970s, and became a regular Division 2 finalist from 1973. The club played in losing Grand Finals in 1975 against Brunswick [17] and in 1978 against Frankston, [18] before winning its first premiership in 1979, defeating Oakleigh by 38 points. [19] Promoted to Division 1 for the first time, the club was relegated after one season, but won the Division 2 premiership again in 1981, defeating Waverley by 32 points in the Grand Final. [20] In the next few years, Camberwell was considered one of the boom clubs of the VFA, and in 1984 it reached the Division 1 finals for the first time since the 1940s. [21]

Camberwell's position deteriorated abruptly in 1985. Struggling financially, as many VFA clubs were, it asked its players to take a pay cut at the start of the season; but, still unable to make its player payments, senior players began to walk out on the club at midseason. [22] Within a year, there had been an exodus of more than forty players, [23] plus the club was left with a large damage bill after a grandstand fire. [24] The inexperienced team which remained was winless with a percentage of only 30.1 in 1986, including suffering a VFA-record loss against Williamstown by 315 points, [25] and was relegated. [26] The club was more competitive in Division 2, but endured two consecutive winless seasons after the competition was recombined into a single division in 1989. After pre-season form indicated the club would be even less competitive in 1991, the club dropped out of the VFA a couple of weeks prior to the start of the season. [27]

VAFA

Camberwell hoped to regroup and rejoin the VFA in 1992, but this did not eventuate. Instead, the club joined the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) as Camberwell Amateurs for the 1992 VAFA season, competing in the G North section. [1]

Although the club finished fifth at the end of the season and did not make the finals series, they were promoted to F2 Section in 1993, in which they finished second-last with only three wins. [28]

Camberwell's final season was in 1994 in the Club XVIII North section (formerly known as G Section North), with the club winning its final game against North Old Boys. [1]

In the summer of 1995, Camberwell went into recess and folded later that year. [1] [29]

Honours

Club records

Highest Score43.22 (280) v Yarraville, Round 4, 1981, Camberwell Sportsground
Lowest Score1.8 (14) v Oakleigh, Round 9, 1959, Camberwell Sportsground
Greatest Winning Margin193 points v Yarraville, Round 4, 1981, Camberwell Sportsground
Greatest Losing Margin315 points v Williamstown, Round 16, 1986, Camberwell Sportsground
Lowest Winning Score6.10 (46) v Brunswick 6.9 (45), Round 3, 1928, Brunswick Park
Highest Losing Score20.24 (144) v Preston 21.19 (145), Round 20, 1940, Camberwell Sportsground

VFA best and fairest winners

Team of the Century

100-game players

The following footballers played at least 100 senior games for Camberwell in the VFA:


Seasons

Source: [32]

PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoon VFA/VFL leading goalkicker VFA/VFL best and fairest

Seniors

YearLeagueDivisionFinishWLDCoachCaptainPresidentBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoalsRef
1888 VJFA
1889 VJFA 6th1344 [33]
1890 VJFA 8th1461 [34]
1891 VJFA 8th932 [35]
1892 VJFA
1893 VJFA
1894 VJFA
1895 N/A(In recess)
1896 N/A(No formal competition)
1897 N/A(No formal competition)
1898 N/A(No formal competition)
1899 ESFA
1900 ESFA
1901 ESFA
1902 ESFA
1903 ESFA
1904 ESFA
1905 RDFA
1906 RDFA
1907 RDFA
1908 RDFA
1909 RDFA
1910 RDFA
1911 RDFA A Section
1912 N/A(In recess)
1913 VJFA
1914 VJFA
1915 N/A(No formal competition) [36] [37] [38]
1916 VJFA 8th3130 [39]
1917 VJFA [40]
1918 VJFA [41]
1919 VJFA [42]
1920 MDFA [43]
1921 MDFA
1922 MDFA
1923 MDFA
1924 MDFA
1925 VFLSD 1st [44]
1926 VFA George Rawle George Rawle H. Rooks Les Woodford Les Woodford 49
1927 VFA Tom Elliott Tom Elliott Reg Page Les Woodford 40
1928 VFA Wally Gunnyon Wally Gunnyon Rev. E. Lyall Williams Les Woodford 36
1929 VFA Jim Shanahan; [45]
Bert Calwell [46]
Jim Lawn Jim Lawn Jim Lawn 44
1930 VFA Percy Wilson Jim LawnFrank HartnettBob O’Neill [47]
1931 VFA Percy Wilson Stan PetrieFrank HartnettHarry JonesBill Luff52
1932 VFA Horrie Mason Horrie Mason Frank Hartnett Jim Lawn [48] Bill Luff 81
1933 VFA Horrie Mason Horrie Mason Frank HartnettErn Dyball Bill Luff 106
1934 VFA Maurie Hunter; [49]
Horrie Mason
Maurie Hunter;
Horrie Mason
J.H. Gray Roy Williams
1935 VFA Horrie Mason Horrie Mason Harry Jones Bill Luff 75
1936 VFA Horrie Mason Horrie Mason Reg HendersonHarry Jones
1937 VFA Roy Laing Roy Williams G. McCutchan Joe Meehan
1938 VFA Roy Laing Laurie Nash Frank Hartnett Arthur Davidson Laurie Nash 81
1939 VFA Laurie Nash Laurie Nash Frank Hartnett Laurie Nash Laurie Nash 100
1940 VFA Laurie Nash Laurie Nash Frank Hartnett Reg Horkings Laurie Nash 96
1941 VFA Roy Cazaly Reg HendersonHarry Whitehead Laurie Nash 141
1942 VFA (No season)Harry Whitehead
1943 VFA (No season)
1944 VFA (No season)
1945 VFA Albert Collier Albert Collier E. Jim Bradford
1946 VFA Albert Collier Albert Collier E. Jim Bradford Kollen Bryce61
1947 VFA Marcus Boyall; [50] [51]
Harry Collier [52]
Marcus Boyall;
Harry Collier
Marcus Boyall John McDonald47
1948 VFA Roy Williams Ivor McIvorFrank StubbsJim Bohan66
1949 VFA Roy Williams Frank StubbsFrank StubbsR. Milgate63
1950 VFA Cec RuddellCec RuddellFrank StubbsR. Milgate35
1951 VFA Frank Stubbs; [53]
Jim Bohan
Jim BohanC.S. Greenwood Jim Bohan R Milgate69
1952 VFA Jim Bohan C.H. Henderson Jim Bohan Ken McFee41
1953 VFA Jim Bohan Jim Bohan Jim Bohan Ken McFee35
1954 VFA Ted JarradTed JarradGeoff MasonKen McFee33
1955 VFA Roy LaingKevin ClarkeLloyd HolyoakJack Hedley27
1956 VFA Ken RossKen RossKen RossKeith McGuinness38
1957 VFA Ken RossKen RossKen RossE Higson45
1958 VFA Ken RossKen Ross Peter Box E Higson33
1959 VFA Ken ChambersKevin JohnsonKen Freiberg38
1960 VFA Colin CampbellIvan 'Oscar' SkalbergIan WhittenRon O'Neill39
1961 VFA Division 2 Colin CampbellIvan 'Oscar' SkalbergTed BaileyRon O'Neill95
1962 VFA Division 2 Colin CampbellIvan 'Oscar' SkalbergIan WhittenRon O'Neill52
1963 VFA Division 2 Bert GaudionBert GaudionKen DouglasG Ellis22
1964 VFA Division 2 Bert GaudionBert GaudionKen PembertonRon O'Neill77
1965 VFA Division 2 Bert GaudionBert GaudionDon MackieKeith Smith34
1966 VFA Division 2 Des HealyRon O'NeillJohn SmithRon O'Neill88
1967 VFA Division 2 Mike Delanty Mike DelantyJohn SmithJ Wicks58
1968 VFA Division 2 Mike Delanty Mike DelantyJohn Smith Mike Delanty 35
1969 VFA Division 2 Mike Delanty Mike DelantyMick ConyersG Brayne35
1970 VFA Division 2 Peter BrenchleyMick ConyersDennis BoydJohn Taylor26
1971 VFA Division 2 Peter Brenchley;
Mick Conyers
Mick ConyersRod EvansPeter Edwards29
1972 VFA Division 2 Graeme ClarkePeter De BondeGeorge StoneGary Hammond66
1973 VFA Division 2 Graeme ClarkeJohn HookGary HammondGary Hammond48
1974 VFA Division 2 Graeme ClarkeJohn HookGeoff SimpsonMike Moore51
1975 VFA Division 2 Mike BowdenMike BowdenGeoff SimpsonGary Hammond112
1976 VFA Division 2 Mike BowdenMike BowdenRoy KennedyGary Hammond120
1977 VFA Division 2 Ray SmithRay SmithJohn HookGary Hammond128
1978 VFA Division 2 Ray SmithRay SmithRay SmithBruce Smith74
1979 VFA Division 2 Graeme PhillipsPeter OliverColin JuddScott Cowley65
1980 VFA Division 1 Graeme PhillipsColin JuddPhil NeilsonRoss Wright23
1981 VFA Division 2 Leon RiceColin JuddPeter Stevenson119
1982 VFA Division 1 Leon RiceColin JuddRob McFeePeter Stevenson87
1983 VFA Division 1 Phil FryerMark DavidsonRob WilkinsonPeter Stevenson69
1984 VFA Division 1 Phil FryerMark DavidsonDrew PevittPeter Stevenson86
1985 VFA Division 1 Colin JuddTerry De KoningBrett Weatherald67
1986 VFA Division 1 Greg SpithillCon ConstantinouDanny FrewCraig Aylen39
1987 VFA Division 2 Sam KekovichCon ConstantinouGeorge Steiner John Frazer 91
1988 VFA Division 2 Sam KekovichRene KinkMichael GuertzDamian Condon46
1989 VFA Sam KekovichRalph JonesBrendan BudgeJohn Modica26
1990 VFA Gary BriceDean GreigDarren Wilkinson26
1991 VFA (In recess)
1992 VAFA G North 5th960Steven Sherry [54] W. Glazebrook [55]
1993 VAFA F2 Section 10th3150Steven Sherry [56] W. Glazebrook [28]
1994 VAFA XVIII North
1995 VAFA XVIII North (In recess)

Grand finals

Premiers Runners-up Drawn
YearLeagueDivisionGradeOpponentScoreVenueCrowdDateReport
1899 ESFA SeniorsAlbion2.6 (18) d. 1.2 (8)Camberwell16 September 1899 [57]
1907 RDFA SeniorsMitcham2.6 (18) d. 1.2 (8)Blackburn31 August 1907 [58]
1908 RDFA Seniors
1909 RDFA Seniors
1911 RDFA A SectionSeniorsBurwood14.14 (99) d. 2.1 (19)
1921 MDFA SeniorsBrunswick Juniors10 point margin
1922 MDFA SeniorsMoreland8.9 (57) d. 7.9 (51)Dandenong7 October 1922 [59]
1923 MDFA SeniorsFairfield9.12 (66) d. 8.8 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground "Large"29 September 1923 [5]
1935 VFA Seniors Yarraville 10.10 (70) d. 8.13 (61) Toorak Park 14,6007 September 1935 [60]
1946 VFA Seniors Sandringham 14.15 (99) d. 13.14 (92) St Kilda Cricket Ground 30,0005 October 1946 [61]
1963 VFA Division 2 Reserves Sunshine 7.11 (53) d. 5.9 (39) Box Hill City Oval 7 September 1963 [62]
1975 VFA Division 2 Seniors Brunswick 18.22 (130) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 9,0007 September 1975 [63]
1978 VFA Division 2 Seniors Frankston 15.13 (103) d. 13.11 (89) Toorak Park 8,00010 September 1978 [64]
1979 VFA Division 2 Seniors Oakleigh 18.13 (121) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 12,0239 September 1979 [65]
1981 VFA Division 2 Seniors Waverley 15.16 (106) d. 11.8 (74) Toorak Park 8,2506 September 1981 [66]
1981 VFA Division 2 Reserves Oakleigh 18.12 (120) d. 17.14 (116) Toorak Park 29 September 1923 [5]

VFL players

The following footballers played with Camberwell prior to making their VFL (now AFL) debut:

VFL players who joined Camberwell

The following footballers came to play and/or coach with Camberwell after experience at a VFL (now AFL) club:

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