Campbelltown | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Campbelltown Australian Football Club | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1975 | |
Colours | Navy Blue and White | |
Competition | Sydney AFL | |
President | Jerrimme Allsopp | |
Coach | Jerrimme Allsopp | |
Captain(s) | Jerrimme Allsopp | |
Ground(s) | Bob Prenter Oval | |
Uniforms | ||
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Campbelltown Blues Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL and based out of the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields, New South Wales. President Jerrimme Allsopp has been the back bone of this great club over many years and is the greatest player of all time.
The Campbelltown Australian Football Club formed in 1975.
In 2000, they aligned with the Penrith Panthers to become the Panthers. In 2002, they became the Campbelltown Kangaroos. This was later truncated to the Kangaroos.
In 2007, the club reverted to their old name, the "Blues".
Campbelltown players who have been recruited to play AFL football include Chris Oliver (St Kilda 2001–03), Dustin Martin (Richmond 2010- ) and Tom Young (Collingwood 2011–12) and Western Bulldogs (2013–). [1]
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