St Peter's Old Collegians Football Club

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St Peter's Old Collegians
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Names
Full nameSt Peter's Old Collegians Football Club
Nickname(s)SPOC, Saints, Blues
Leading goalkickerJock McLeay (31)
Best and fairestJesse O’Brien
Club details
Founded1928
Colours  blue   white
Competition SAAFL (Div 1)
CoachGeoff Riddle
Captain(s) Jesse O'Brien
Premierships
List
  • A Grade
    Division 1: 1935, 2012
    Division 2: 1930, 1952, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1995, 2011, 2018
    Division 3: 1996
    B Grade
    Division 5: 1960
    Division 2R: 1964, 1968, 1979, 1983
    Division 3R: 2009
    C Grade
    Division 9S: 2005
    D Grade
    Division 10: 1982
    Division 7R: 1985, 1986, 1988
Ground(s)Caterer Oval
 Wilson Oval
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
Other information
Official website spoc.net.au/football

The Saint Peter's Old Collegians Football Club is an amateur Australian rules football team in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) in Australia. SPOC entered SAAFL in 1928 and ranks fourth in the number of seasons played.

SPOCFC is one of the several sports sections belonging to St Peter's College, and the most successful old scholars' club, having won two SAAFL Division 1 premierships in 1935 and 2012. SPOC presently fields four teams for players of all skill and ability levels. [1]

Other sports sections of the College include athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, field hockey, rowing, soccer, tennis, and water polo.

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References

  1. FC, Saint Peters Old Collegians. "Saint Peters Old Collegians FC". Saint Peters Old Collegians FC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.