Lavington Panthers | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Panthers | |
Club details | ||
Colours | ||
Competition | Ovens & Murray Football League | |
President | Mark Sanson | |
Premierships | (11): 1922, 1924, 1938, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1983, 1986, 2001, 2005, 2019 | |
Ground(s) | Lavington Sports Ground | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | lpfnc.com.au |
The Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club and was formed in 1918 and currently competes in the Ovens & Murray Football League. [1]
The club is based in Lavington, a suburb of Albury, New South Wales.
Several Lavington footballers have gone on to play in the Australian Football League, including Darren Holmes, Hamish McIntosh, Allan Murray, Derek Murray and Mark Powell.
Year | Position | Coach | Best & Fairest | Leading Goal Kicker |
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1921 | 4th (Div.2) | A.Romero | ||
1922 | Premiers (Div.2) | J.Mutsch | ||
1923 | 3rd (Div.2) | J.Mutsch | ||
1924 | Premiers | E.Strang | ||
1925 | 7th | J.Condon | ||
1926 | 4th | J.Mutsch | ||
1927 | 4th | W.Muller | ||
1928 | 3rd | T.Gulson | ||
1929 | 3rd | H.McIntosh | ||
1930 | 6th | A.Romero | ||
1931 | 5th | R.Strang | ||
1932 | 6th | R.Feitz | ||
1933 | 3rd | H.McIntosh | ||
1934 | Runners Up | L.English | ||
1935 | 3rd | H.McIntosh | ||
1936 | 3rd | H.McIntosh | ||
1937 | 5th | W.Dawson | ||
1938 | Premiers | T.Gulson | ||
1939 | Runners Up | R.Gulson | ||
1940-45 | Club in recess > WW2 | |||
1946 | 4th | Tom Gulson | Roly Gulson | |
1947 | 4th | Harold Pattison | Brian O'Shaughnessy | |
1948 | 4th | Colin Scammell | Stan Romero | |
1949 | 6th | Len Donelly | Roy Gardiner | |
1950 | 9th | Con Vapp | Vin Jackson | |
1951 | 8th | Con Vapp | Jack Woodman | |
1952 | 9th | Jack Woodman | Ken Hartley | |
1953 | 3rd | Alan Curtis | Gerry Comans | |
1954 | 4th | Ossie Bownds | Jack Woodman | |
1955 | Runners Up | Jack Sheridan | Jack Sheridan | |
1956 | Runners Up | Keith Murray | Ian Grayland | |
1957 | Chiltern & District Football Association folded | Sat out '57 awaiting entry to T&DFL in '58 | ||
1958 | 4th | Bob Davis | Grant Spurr | Stan Romero - 49+ |
1959 | 6th | Percy Appleyard | Bob Davis | Percy Appleyard - 60+ |
1960 | Runners Up | Keith Murray | John Bergin | Neville Collins - 59 |
1961 | Runners Up | Keith Murray | Peter Harmer | - |
1962 | 4th | Ray Thomas | Marty Fitzsimons | - |
1963 | 5th | Ray Thomas | Peter Harmer | Ray Thomas - 75 |
1964 | Runners Up | Doug Gladman | Bill Scammell | Paul Donnolley - 45+ |
1965 | Premiers | Doug Gladman | Detlaf Malakinas | Paul Donnolley - 51+ |
1966 | Premiers | Doug Gladman | Paul Donnolley | Paul Donnolley - 44 |
1967 | 4th | Doug Gladman | Bob Thomas | Bill Thomas - 45 |
1968 | 6th | John Collis | Bob Thomas | John Collis - 25 |
1969 | Runners Up | Ossie Bownds | Peter Harmer | Allan Wetmore - 46 |
1970 | Runners Up | Graeme O’Brien | Wayne Styles | Graeme O'Brien - 83 |
1971 | Premiers | Graeme O’Brien | Graeme White | Graeme O'Brien - 42 |
1972 | 4th | Graeme O’Brien | Graeme White | Russell Sawyer - 44 |
1973 | Runners Up | Max Urquhart (Lavington Saints) | Gary Styles | Max Urquhart - 58 |
1973 | 4th | Graeme O’Brien (Lavington Rangers) | David Palmer | Russell Sawyer - 46 |
1974 | Runners Up | Max Urquhart (Lavington Dragons) | Peter King | Peter Frawley - 56 |
1974 | 5th | Graeme O’Brien (Lavington Lions) | David Palmer | Ray Thomas - 41+ |
1974 | 6th | Tony Moylan (Lavington Rovers) | Paul Spokes | Garry Sheather & Jim Crawford - 21 |
1975 | 6th | Max Urquhart (TDFL) | Graeme White | - |
1975 | 3rd | Bill Scammell (HFL) | Steve Buckle | Doug Tonkin - 27 |
1976 | 3rd | Ray Trebilcock (TDFL) | Max Urquhart | Russell Sawyer - 109 |
1976 | 6th | Bill Scammell (HFL) | Gary Shipard | Gary Shipard - 32 |
1977 | 4th | Wayne Styles | Graeme White | Russell Sawyer - 63 |
1978 | 3rd | Wayne Styles | Gary Styles | Ian Gilmore & Mal Haberman - 58 |
1979 | 10th (Last) | Wayne Styles | David Palmer | Mal Howden - 29 |
1980 | 8th | Ken Roberts | Peter Owen | Warren Stanlake - 54 |
1981 | 4th | Ken Roberts | Mark Stewart | Adrian Koschel - 66 |
1982 | Runners Up | Ken Roberts | Bruce Stewart | Adrian Koschel - 79 |
1983 | Premiers | Ken Roberts | Bruce Stewart | Warren Stanlake - 51 |
1984 | 6th | Ken Roberts | Peter King | Peter King - 39 |
1985 | Runners Up | Jeff Cassidy | Danny Murphy | Jeff Cassidy - 78 |
1986 | Premiers | Jeff Cassidy | Jeff Cassidy | Jeff Cassidy - 55 |
1987 | Runners Up | Jeff Cassidy | Richard Hamilton | Dean Valente - 67 |
1988 | Runners Up | Jeff Cassidy | Andrew Banes | Matt McGuirk - 39 |
1989 | 3rd | Richard Hamilton | Kerry Bahr | Matt McGuirk - 42 |
1990 | Runners Up | Richard Hamilton | Ralph Aalbers | Matt McGuirk - 42 |
1991 | 7th | Richard Hamilton | Kerry Bahr | James Hodgkin - 55 |
1992 | 6th | Neville Shaw | Neville Shaw | James Hodgkin - 61 |
1993 | 8th | Neville Shaw | Neville Shaw | James Hodgkin - 36 |
1994 | 11th (Last) | Craig Smith | Craig McMillan | Jamie Swinnerton - 26 |
1995 | 7th | Bruce Stewart | Shaun Myles | Shaun Myles - 50 |
1996 | Runners Up | Bruce Stewart | Kerry Bahr & Brett Wilson | Chris Stuhldrier - 126 |
1997 | 3rd | Bruce Stewart | Luke Carroll | Chris Stuhldrier - 119 |
1998 | Runners Up | Tim Sanson | Mark Sanson | Chris Stuhldrier - 111 |
1999 | 5th | Tim Sanson | Kerry Bahr | Chris Stuhldrier - 54 |
2000 | 7th | Tim Sanson | Darryn McKimmie | Tim Sanson - 47 |
2001 | Premiers | Tim Sanson | John Hunt & Peter Doherty | Tim Sanson - 80 |
2002 | 5th | Tim Sanson | Matthew Pendergast | Tim Sanson - 59 |
2003 | 6th | Tim Sanson | Kade Stevens | Tim Sanson - 32 |
2004 | 3rd | Tim Sanson | Luke Carroll | Tim Sanson - 31 |
2005 | Premiers | Tim Sanson | Adam Butler | Tim Sanson - 51 |
2006 | 3rd | Tim Sanson | Kade Stevens | Jay Banks & Tom Hickey - 37 |
2007 | 7th | Tim Sanson | Kade Stevens | Justin Fulton - 25 |
2008 | Runners Up | Tim Sanson | Matthew Pendergast | Darryn McKimmie - 31 |
2009 | 6th | Tim Sanson | Bill Neely | Myles Aalbers & Kade Stevens - 19 |
2010 | 8th | Tim Sanson | Matthew Pendergast | Andrew Dess - 35 |
2011 | 3rd | Tim Sanson | Luke Garland | Myles Aalbers - 40 |
2012 | 4th | James Saker | Matthew Pendergast | Myle Aalbers - 33 |
2013 | 3rd | James Saker | Luke Garland | Luke Garland - 28 |
2014 | 3rd | James Saker | Matthew Pendergast | Adam Prior - 51 |
2015 | Runners Up | James Saker | Nick Meredith | Adam Prior - 79 |
2016 | Runners Up | James Saker | Luke Garland | Adam Prior - 55 |
2017 | 4th | James Saker | Martin Brennan | Jack Nunn - 26 |
2018 | 5th | Simon Curtis | Simon Curtis | Adam Prior - 37 |
2019 | Premiers | Simon Curtis | Simon Curtis | Shaun Mannagh - 55 |
2020 | In recess: COVID-19 | Simon Curtis | ||
2021 | 6th. Season abandoned after Rd 13> COVID-19 | Simon Curtis | Aidan Johnson - 22 [5] | |
2022 | 6th | Adam Schneider | William Glanvill | Aidan Cook - 26 |
2023 | 7th | Adam Schneider | Shaun Driscoll | Shaun Driscoll / Ewan Mackinlay / Jake O'Brien - 18 |
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