St Albans Football Club (GFL)

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St Albans
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Names
Full nameSt Albans Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Supersaints
Club details
Founded1880;144 years ago (1880)
Colours  Black and   White
Competition Geelong Football Netball League
PresidentCraig Osborne
CoachAlex Tortora
Captain(s)Jacob Russell
Premierships(8): 1904, 1954, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1988
Ground(s)St Albans Reserve
Uniforms
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St Albans Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Supersaints, is an Australian rules football and netball club based at St Albans Reserve, East Geelong, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong Football League (GFL), the premier league in Geelong. [1]

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History

The club was formed in 1880, making it one of the oldest in the Geelong area. They defeated Drysdale to win a premiership in 1904.

After the World War II the club spent many years in the Woolworths Cup competition of the Geelong & District Football League. Promoted to Division one from 1973 they then joined the Geelong Football League when that league was founded in 1979 and won back to back flags in 1987 and 1988.

Premierships

Senior Ladder Positions Since 2009

Ladder positions since 2009:

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