East Geelong Football Club

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East Geelong
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Names
Full nameEast Geelong Football and Netball Club
Nickname(s)Eagles
Club details
Founded1879;145 years ago (1879) [1]
Colours  
Competition Geelong District FL
PresidentDan Payne [2]
CoachTom Maas [3]
Premierships(29)
Ground(s)Richmond Oval, East Geelong [4]
Uniforms
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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]

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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

LeagueTotal flagsPremiership years
Geelong District Football Association111893, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Geelong & District Football League181919, 1920, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2009

Reference: [7]

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References

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