Old Haileybury Football Club

Old Haileyburians
Names
Full name	Old Haileybury Football Club
Nickname(s)	Bloods (Mens), Hearts (Womens)
2025 season
Home-and-away season	VAFA: Premier A: 5th VAFAW: Division 1: 9th
Club details
Founded	1961
Colours	Magenta   Black
Coach	Daniel Ward (footballer)
Premierships	Premier A (1) 2006 Premier B (4) 1990, 1995, 2022, 2024 Premier C (3) 1989, 2015, 2017 Division 1 (2) 1963, 1969
Ground(s)	Princes Park
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	https://www.oldhaileyburyafc.com.au/

The Old Haileybury Football Club, nicknamed the Bloods ^[1] , is an Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Caulfield, Melbourne, competing in the Premier A Division of the Victorian Amateur Football League. ^[2] The club was originally associated with Haileybury College, and are currently sponsored by the school. ^{[3] [4]}

The Bloods have won ten A-Grade premierships since their founding in 1961. In 2006 they won the Premier A premiership ^[5] , the highest level of amateur football in Victoria, and have played between Premier A, B and C in VAFA's relegation and promotion system since the late 1980's.

The club brandishes the colours magenta, black and occasionally gold. Their club song is set to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March, the same as the Sydney Swans.

History

Origins

The Old Haileybury Football Club was initially formed in the 1925 MAFA season. ^[6] but due to poor performance entered a merger with Old Trinity, forming Old Haileybury-Trinity in 1928. ^[7] By 1934, Haileybury-Trinity had dissolved with only a single finals appearance shared between the merged club and it's preceding clubs.

Modern club

The current incarnation of the Old Haileybury Football Club entered the VAFA's E Section (now known as Division 2) in 1961. ^[8] They played their first match against their former partners The Old Trinity Grammarians, winning the match. The club found early success and was promoted to the D Section (modern Division 1) in 1962, winning that divisions premiership in 1963, causing their promotion to the C Section (Premier C). The club maintained a position of success in the D Section while struggling in the C Section, making them a Yo-yo club for the remainder of the 1960's. In 1969, the Bloods secured another D section premiership, which saw them become a solid C Section club for around 20 years, achieving promotion to the B section only once in this time. In 1989 they won their first C Section premiership, and went on in 1990 to win back-to-back flags as B Section premiers. The Bloods maintained themselves as a solid VAFA club, bouncing between the Premier A & B divisions, winning another Premier B premiership in 1995. In 2006 the club won their first Premier A premiership over the Old Xaverians Football Club, the most successful club over the past decade. The club entered a team into the inaugural season of the VAFA Women's, The Hearts, in 2017.

Notable VFL/AFL Players

Original club

• Johnny Jennings
• Luke Trainor

Modern club

• Harry Armstrong
• Lawrence Bingham
• David Code
• Paul Corrigan
• Stewart Loewe (2006 Premiership winner and former coach)
• Simon Meehan (former coach)
• Garry Phillips
• Wayne Shand

Honours

Premierships

Competition	Division	Wins	Years won
Victorian Amateur Football Association	Premier A	1	2006
	Premier B	4	1990,1995, 2022, 2024
	Premier C	3	1989, 2015, 2017
	Division 1	2	1963, 1969
VAFA Women's	Premier B	1	2018

References

1. Bennett, Jason (2025-05-05). "Bloods square their ledger as Tonners top the table". VAFA. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
2. Lewis, Tyler (13 November 2024). "VAFA: Why Old Haileybury is better prepared for its next chance in Premier football". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
3. "2024 Corporate Partners". ohafc.tidyhq.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
4. "Old Haileyburians Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
5. Horn, Johnathan. "The Amateur Footballer".
6. "Metropolitan Amateurs". The Argus. 7 April 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
7. "Attractive Set of Games Today". The Sun News-Pictorial. 1 September 2024. p. 26. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
8. "Through the Years". www.oldhaileyburyafc.com.au. Retrieved 2025-08-30.