St Kevin's Old Boys | |
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Names | |
Full name | St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Men's: SKOB Women's: SKOB, Saints |
Motto | Humilitas et Gratia ("Humility and Grace") |
Club details | |
Founded | 1947 |
Colours | Blue Green Yellow |
Competition | Victorian Amateur Football Association |
Premierships | VAFA Men's: Premier Division (3) Premier B (2) Premier C (1) Division 1 (1) VAFA Women's: Premier Division (3) |
Ground(s) | T H King Reserve |
Other information | |
Official website | skobfc.com.au |
St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club (SKOB) is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris.
The club currently competes in the Premier Division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and is linked to St Kevin's College.
St Kevin's Old Boys was founded in 1947 and joined the VAFA the same year, along with fellow new clubs Commonwealth Bank and State Electricity Commission. Its first season was in C Section, however the club was relegated to D Section for the 1948 season. [1]
The club won its first premiership in 1952 with a victory in the D Section Grand Final, and returned to C Section in 1953. [1]
SKOB won its first senior Premier Division premiership in 2017, with a three-point victory over Collegians. [2]
In 2018, SKOB went back-to-back, defeating Collegians by 5 points. [3] Four members of the club's premiership side − Lachie Sullivan, Ned Reeves, Tom Jok and Ethan Phillips − have since gone on to play in the Australian Football League (AFL). [4] [5]
SKOB currently two women's teams, known as the SKOB Saints, which currently compete in the Premier Division and Division 4 of the VAFA Women's competition.
The Saints were formed in 2016 and joined Division 3 of the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL), playing finals in its first season. [6] In 2017, when the VWFL was disbanded, SKOB introduced a second women's team with both joining the newly-formed VAFA Women's. [7]
Division | Level | Wins | Years won |
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Premier Division (A Section) | Seniors | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
Thirds | 3 | 2015, 2017 (Gold), 2018 (Gold) | |
Premier B (B Section) | Seniors | 2 | 2004, 2015 |
Reserves | 2 | 2004, 2007 | |
Thirds | 1 | 2010 | |
Premier C (C Section) | Seniors | 1 | 1994 |
Thirds | 1 | 2014 | |
Division 1 (D Section) | Seniors | 1 | 1952 |
Reserves | 1 | 1970 | |
Division 2 (E Section) | Reserves | 1 | 1976 |
Division | Level | Wins | Years won |
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Premier Division | Seniors | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
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