Sunshine Heights Football Club

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Sunshine Heights
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Names
Full nameSunshine Heights Football Club
Nickname(s)Dragons
Club details
Founded1971;51 years ago (1971)
Colours   
Competition Western Region Football League
Premierships4 (1979, 1988, 1998, 2008)
Ground(s)Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West [1]
Other information
Official website shfc.com.au

The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988. [2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West.

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History

In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.

The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.

Guernsey

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Premierships

VFL/AFL players

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