Whittlesea Football Club

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Whittlesea Football Club
Names
Full nameWhittlesea Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
2019 season
Leading goalkickerBrett Murphy (28 snags)
Best and fairestAtch
Club details
Founded1896
Colours  Navy and   Gold
Competition Northern Football & Netball League
ChairmanBoof Dyson
CoachPippen Lacey
Ground(s)Whittlesea Showgrounds (all teams)
 Walker Reserve (Juniors only)
 Stingers joint
Other information
Official website whittleseafc.com.au

Whittlesea Football Club is a local Australian rules football club in Whittlesea, Victoria, on the outer suburbs of Melbourne playing in the Northern Football League.

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From the club's inception until the 1970s, Whittlesea wore navy guernseys with gold band and trim. Now it wears dark blue with an eagle and wing on the front similar to the West Coast Eagles AFL side.

In 2019 the club entered a team into the AFL Masters League as an over 35s Superules team under the same club name and colours.

In 2020 the club entered the first Senior Women's team at Whittlesea after a successful decade of Junior Girls development which seen Chloe Molloy having a successful career which continues for Collingwood in the AFLW.

Timeline of different leagues

1904 – Whittlesea was a founding club of the Whittlesea DFA.

1906 – Whittlesea played in the Bourke-Evelyn FL

1933 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL

1934 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL

1940 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL

1946 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL

1947 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill FL

1987 – Whittlesea played in the Riddell DFL

Whittlesea changed name to Northern Eagles FC.

1992 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL (now Northern Football League), and changed the name back to the Whittlesea Football Club

Premierships 17

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