Dandenong West Football Club

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Dandenong West Football Club
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Full nameDandenong West Football Netball Club
Former name(s)Dandenong West Junior Football Club (1963−84)
Dandenong Demons Football Club (2003−08)
Dandenong Football Club (2008−15)
Dandenong Football and Netball Club (2015−23)
Nickname(s)Westerners, DW
Former nickname(s)Demons, Redlegs
Club details
FoundedDecember 1963 [1]
Competition Southern Football Netball League
PresidentMatt McCabe
CoachMick Lawrence
Uniforms
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Home
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Official website dandenongfnc.com

The Dandenong West Football Club, nicknamed the Westerners, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong West. [2]

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As of 2024, the club competes in Division 4 of the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL). [3]

History

Dandenong West was formed in December 1963 as the Dandenong West Junior Football Club, fielding boys teams of various age groups. [4] In 1984, the club had enough senior players to enter the South East Suburban Football League (SESFL), before moving to the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association (ESCFA) in 1987. [5] [6]

In 1993, the Southern Football League (SFL, now SFNL) absorbed the ESCFA, and Dandenong West entered the SFL. The club finished sixth in Division 3 in its inaugural SFL season. [5]

In 2004, Dandenong West was renamed to the Dandenong Demons. [7] The club's nickname was then changed to the "Redlegs" in 2008, the same as the Dandenong Football Club that competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1958 until 1994. [4] [8]

In 2015, the club entered a netball team in the newly-renamed SFNL for the first time, winning the Division 6 grand final in its first season. [9] [10] The club was also renamed to the Dandenong Football and Netball Club (or Dandenong Football Netball Club). [11]

On 27 July 2023, the club announced it would return to the Dandenong West name, beginning in the 2024 season. [12] The club was officially renamed on 23 November 2023, and a logo and colours were revealed in December 2023. [13] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Ralphsmith, Jonty (5 August 2023). "Redlegs to become Westerners once more". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dandenong Football Club". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Paproth, Daniel (8 July 2013). "Reborn Dandenong Redlegs celebrate 50 years". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Dandenong Demons Football Club / Dandenong West Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "ABOUT DANDENONG WEST". Dandenong West Football Netball Club. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "A Brief History of the Southern Football Netball League". Southern Football Netball League. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "About us". GameDay. Dandenong Football and Netball Club. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Southern Football League Media Release". GameDay. Southern Football League. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Potter, Jarrod (23 August 2015). "Maiden glory down to true grit". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "DANDENONG FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB TO RECEIVE LIFE SAVING DEFIBRILLATORS". Gabrielle Williams. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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  13. ↑ Ralphsmith, Jonty (5 December 2023). "New logo, colours unveiled for Southern League club". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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