Seaford Football Club

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Seaford
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Full nameSeaford Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
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Founded1921;101 years ago (1921)
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Competition MPNFL
Premierships(13): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1981, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009
Ground(s)R.F. Miles Reserve
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Official website seafordfnc.teamapp.com

The Seaford Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the south eastern region of Australia, first organised in late 1921. Formation meetings were held at Armstrong's Grocery Store, Martins Garage and Weatherley's Milk Bar. [1]

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The football team currently competes in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. The netball department began at the club in 2011. The club also introduced women's football in 2013.

At end of the 2016 season, Seaford FNC fielded three men's, four netball and three women's football sides.

The highest profile player to come out of Seaford is retired St Kilda player and Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey.

At the end of the 2018, Seaford FNC came last in the newly created First Division of MPNFL, finishing with 2 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws, and therefore were relegated to Second Division

Men's football premierships

YearCompetition
1924PDFA
1926PDFA
1927PDFA
1934MPFL - B Grade
1951MPFL - A Grade
1954MPFL - A Grade
1956MPFL - A Grade
1970MPFL - A Grade
1981MPFL - A Grade
1985MPFL - A Grade
2007MPNFL Peninsula
2008MPNFL Peninsula
2009MPNFL Peninsula

Netball premierships

YearCompetition
2011B Grade
2012C Grade
2019Under 19

Women's football premierships

YearCompetition
2014VWFL Div 5
2016VWFL Div 2

VFL/AFL players

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References

  1. Seaford rebuilt on mateship by Adam McNicol, The Age, September 19, 2010
  2. Mark Pearson celebrates Seaford Football Club with a new book by Simon McEvoy, The Herald Sun, 15 May 2013