Myponga-Sellicks Football Club

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Myponga-Sellicks
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Names
Full nameMyponga-Sellicks Football Club
Former name(s)Myponga Football Club (1946–2002)
Nickname(s)Mudlarks, muddies
Club details
FoundedMarch 25, 1946;78 years ago (1946-03-25)
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Competition GSFL
PresidentDavid Hutchinson
Coach Clay Sampson
Premierships(7): 1953, 1957, 1960, 1974, 1983, 1984, 2024
Ground(s)Myponga Oval, Myponga
Uniforms
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The Myponga-Sellicks Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed on 25 March 1946 as the Myponga Football Club. [1] Myponga started in the Southern Football Association that season where it remained until the end of the 1966 season, when they transferred to the Great Southern Football League. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

In 2003, Myponga changed its name to the Myponga-Sellicks Football Club to expand its catchment area. [1]

Myponga-Sellicks continue to field Senior and Junior teams in the Great Southern Football League.

A-Grade Premierships

Other Achievements

In 1953, Myponga won the "Cock of the South" title by, as Southern premiers, beating the Great Southern premiers, Goolwa, to decide the best team in the region. [4]

Greatest SFL Team

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL. [5]

Myponga Football Club's Greatest SFL Team 1946-1966
B:Ed BennettBernie Kelly CoachPeter Whitford
HB:Rex CorbyJohn CorbyJoss Pearce
C:Chris CombePeter HansenTerry Bennett
HF:Colin McLarenBarry HutchinsonBrian Hutchinson
F:Malcolm WestleyJ. CroweRuss Carthy
Foll:Alwyn (Pop) Faggotter CaptainDon BishopNeil Fox
Int:Lance FaggotterBob Broadbent
Coach:Bernie Kelly

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Club History". Myponga-Sellicks Football Club. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Football Notes". Victor Harbour Times. 21 October 1966. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "Football Season Approaches". Victor Harbour Times. 21 April 1967. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. "Won "Cock Of The South" Title". Chronicle (Adelaide). 15 October 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. Nelligan, Katelin (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger. p. 12. Retrieved 13 July 2013.