East Geelong Football Club

East Geelong
Names
Full name	East Geelong Football and Netball Club
Nickname	Eagles
Club details
Founded	1879;147 years ago (1879) [1]
Colours
Competition	Geelong District FL
President	Dan Payne [2]
Coach	Ned "Damage" Aulsebrook [3]
Premierships	(29)
Ground	Richmond Oval, East Geelong [4]
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	eastgeelongfnc.com.au

The East Geelong Football and Netball Club, nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Geelong suburb of East Geelong. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League. ^[5]

Since the club's formation in 1879, the club has been known as East Geelong (1879-1892, 1907-1979, 2000-present), Marylebone (1893-1906), and Eastern Suburbs (1980-1999).

In 1979, East Geelong were a founding club of the Geelong Football League, only to return to the Geelong & District Football League the following year. ^[6]

Premierships

League	Total flags	Premiership years
Geelong District Football Association	11	1893, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Geelong & District Football League	18	1919, 1920, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2009

Reference: ^[7]

References

1. "East Geelong FC - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au". australianrulesfootball.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
2. "East Geelong Football & Netball Club - EGFNC" . Retrieved 13 May 2023.
3. "East Geelong Football & Netball Club - EGFNC" . Retrieved 21 January 2026.
4. "East Geelong Football & Netball Club Inc". Community Directory - Geelong Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
5. "BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club".
6. "East Geelong Football Club / Eastern Suburbs Football Club (Vic)". footypedia.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
7. Devaney, John. "Australian Football - East+Geelong Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

External links

• Official website