AFC as its known was one of 86 clubs that gathered in Leipzig on 28 January 1900 to form the German Football Assocation (DFB), which four years later was led by one of their players and founding members, Franz Behr, the DFB's second president. The Zebras were battling desperately, and in full back Alan Pobjoy they had at least one clear winner. The 1985 Victorian Football Association season was the 104th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 25th season of second division competition. 1992 F Rugolo 79 [1] Two weeks later, the club joined the Diamond Valley Football League, which it estimated had half of the operating costs of the Association. In 2017 John took on the Presidency of Heatherton Football Club to hopefully build The Tonners in to a successful club. When Pauli defeated a Bayern Munich side that had just two months earlier won the Club World Cup having picked up the UEFA Champions League the previous season, it was clearly a huge Bundesliga victory. 2020 AFL Rising Star nominee. Football career. Sandringham Football Club Player Encyclopedia. 995 Following. The Sandringham Football Club was admitted to the VFA competition (now VFL) for the 1929 season, though the first moves to establish a semi-professional football team from the Sandringham region began two years earlier. 1940 J Allistor 36 1993 N Morey 37 The following years were successful and in its last season in the SESFL in 1975, the Club won the Under 13 premiership. In the same year, it fielded its first netball team, winning an Under 17 premiership. That's great - we want you to have your say and share your thoughts with the world. The Under 17s continued to play in the Waverley Junior Football Association and in 1984 an Under 10 team was fielded. Gary Brice (who had returned Port Melbourne after a season at League club Essendon) continued as Association coach;[16] David Brine (Preston) was captain. If you have ever wondered why Otto Rehhagel is a revered coach, there's Greece's UEFA EURO 2004 win, and that unique achievement with FCK that stand out among his other career successes. One of Germany's oldest clubs, founded in 1900, FCK are also a legendary name of the German game and one of the best supported teams in the country. He played in the 1960 Grand Final and won the Club Best & Fairest in 1965. 2015 A Saad 35 With her husband's accession to the throne, Camilla has become Britain's new Queen, taking on a new and more prominent role alongside King Charles III. Next game North Melbourne v Sandringham. Explore. Dennis was a legend of the Club and a significant figure in our history. 1956 C Johnson 28 O'Dwyer is now the President of a past players association called "AFL X-Men". 1969 B Williams 39 1957 T Alsop 42 Dennis' sons, Ben and Lachlin, also played for the Sandringham Football Club. After a number of years of strong competition in the Waverly League, the Under 17s finished at the top of the premiership table in 1981 but failed to capitalise on their fine year, finishing runners up. Not even joking. Hertha Berliner Sport-Club : Country: Germany : Founded: 25/07/1892: . The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the PageMcIntyre system. A record crowd of 18,000 attended the venue's first Sunday VFA premiership game, held between Sandringham and Port Melbourne Football Club in April 1964. had a very good record against Sandringham, was a warm favourite to take out its second VFA flag. The VFA Project Players 19004 Players Number of Unique Players Currently assigned to VFA games in the Database Players by VFA Competition or Division One where two divisions existed Players in VFA Division Two From 1961 - 1988 Players by Club VFA Teams VFA Teams The clubs extended their agreement at the end of 2016. In a sign of things to come, the Zebras opened the final term with their most fluent and cohesive piece of play of the match, culminating in a goal to Des Kennedy, a thirds ruckman who had been promoted to the seniors for the finals. 1948 J Hiscock 73 That perfectly encapsulates the rebellious spirit that still reigns at St Pauli where vocal pro-environment and LGBTQ stances as well as initiatives combatting racism among others have long been weaved into the fabric of the club. In 1960 he participated in Collingwood's final series and was in their grand final losing team. Any amendments are welcomed, as are any press cuttings or documents in support of the proposed amendment. 1992 Joe Rugolo The Sandringham Football Club is pleased to announce youngsters Cody Henness, Anthony Seaton and Tyson Milne have re-signed for the upcoming 2022 VFL Season. (captain), B.Clark, K.Gleeson. The new committee secured readmission to the Association on 12 February 1985. The jumper had E.S.F.C. Since entering the VFA in 1951 Moorabbin had enjoyed a fair amount of success. Kaiserslautern were Bundesliga champions as recently as the 1997/98 campaign. The Sandringham Football Clubis saddened to hear of the passing of past player, Dennis Oakley. The jumper had E.S.F.C. The yellow, black and blue colours of the Sandringham jumper were made up of colours taken from the three local sides that combined to make up the club. In 1972 the club entered the open age competition of the SESFL, which gave the opportunity for past players from the junior ranks to rejoin and play for the old Club. "We had really beaten Bayern Munich. 1943 VFA in recess I would like to pay tribute to the late John Carroll for the amount of work put into setting up this encyclopedia. Sandringham Statistical Records Premiers, Runners ups, Club Champions, Norm Goss Medallists, Frosty Miller Medallists. The club's Stadion An der Alten Frsterei is a legend in itself. Information concerning reserves players pre-World War 2 comes mainly from the Sandringham News. O'Toole it was who goaled next to make the deficit less than four straight kicks, and moments later rover Graham Dawson added another. - Reinaldo Coddou H./Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty, - Boris Streubel/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty, - CB via www.imago-images.de/imago images/Claus Bergmann. FINAL SCORE: Sandringham 14.10 (94); Moorabbin 13.15 (93). The alignment agreement means that St Kilda listed players who are able to play but not selected for the Saints in the AFL are available to be selected for the Zebras in the VFL. Though 'Cricket' was soon dropped from the name, The gymnasts and young businessmen who set up the club played a central role in establishing football as an organised sport in Germany. In 1960 they had taken the easy route to the grand final after a 2 goal 2nd semi final win over Oakleigh, but when the teams met again to decide the premiership the wheels unexpectedly came off the Zebra machine and they lost meekly by 60 points. Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1988), Ian Cooper (Australian footballer, born 1946), Paul Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1984), Des Kennedy (Australian footballer, born 1944), Tom Lynch (Australian footballer, born 1990), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sandringham_Football_Club_players&oldid=804445531, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 01:38. 19.02.2023 21:44. From St. Pauli's currywurst train to Union Berlin's annual Christmas carols sing-a-long, German football has a number of Kultvereine 'cult clubs' who do things just a bit differently to everyone else. Bennett is a regular contributor to the local radio show on 88.3FM on Sunday mornings. Its first side competed in the Under 18 B section of the Caulfield-Oakleigh District League in a dark green jumper withh yellow collar and cuffs. 1949 J Hiscock 53 2011 M Lourey 36 1982 D Carroll 53 [2], In 1984, Bennett played for Footscray, but was only picked for three senior games, despite good performances in the reserves where he kicked 84 goals and won the reserve grade goal kicking. Northcote estimated its annual expenses to compete in Division 2 had increased to $85,000, including $16,000 affiliation costs. St Kilda leading goalkicker: 2021, 2022. Stack Team App is a platform that allows teams and social groups to improve communication by creating their own smartphone app. Please don't be rude, abusive, swear or vilify others. [2] His 25 goals were enough for him to finish second in the St Kilda goal-kicking, behind Tony Lockett. 1965 D Oakley 75 1951 B Harper 104 [11] A Rec Footy competition is also played at the ground. 1977 I Hutchison 47 The Saints will also field a team in the AFL Women's competition from 2020, helping change the face of football in the region. Sunday 7 May, 1:05pm. The Kangaroos also reached the 1958 grand final, but lost to Williamstown in a replay. The side reached the finals in 1953 and 1954, but it wasnt until 1955 that the first Under 18 premiership was won. His work researching the various records, particularly in the early years has been painstaking and invaluable.The figures contained in the following document have been compiled from various documents in my possession and also through the local press. At the fifteen minute mark of the term Murray booted the Zebras' eleventh goal, and suddenly there could be no doubt that it was 'game on'. 1995 S Amiet 61 QUARTER TIME: Moorabbin 3.6 (24); Sandringham 3.4 (22). The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne which was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was formerly called the Victorian Football Association (VFA). 1983 I Morrison 55 GameDay. This article does not contain any comments. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if many of the watching thousands seriously expected Sandringham to go on with things. There is only one way to keep warm on a cold day at Altona 93. Drafted Player DOB Height Weight Also From Games Goals Votes Clubs Awards #14 National 1996: Brett O'Farrell: 1978-01-03: 197 cm: 100 kg: Sandringham U18: 21: 15: 2: Sydney (8) Hawthorn (13) #27 National 2000: Ted Richards: 1983-01-11: The capatins, coaches and best and fairests from 1937 to 2011. 1950 B Harper 71 1989 F Rugolo 51 A listing of players to have played with Sandringham in the Victorian Football League, previously known as the VFA. [8], The Zebras' home ground is and almost always has been the Beach Oval, which was renamed the Trevor Barker Beach Oval in the 1990s after the death of Trevor Barker, who had coached Sandringham to the 1992 and 1994 premierships. [2], Over the following two months, five past players keen to keep the club in the Association Arthur Dearing, Ken Harvey, Chris Kozaris, Tom Martin and Dennis Viney were voted to the Northcote executive committee. Maybe they should have stayed there. A founding member of the Bundesliga in 1963/64, they carved out a place in German football history having won their second Bundesliga title in 1997/98 as a newly promoted team. 1944 VFA in recess The Sandringham Football Club, known as the Zebras, of the Victorian Football League, has had a number of players go on to play in the AFL, including Trevor Barker, Ian Cooper, radio personality Rex Hunt, Andrew Krakouer, Paul Dimattina, Matthew Warnock, Ted Richards and Tom Langdon. Dennis was the VFL Leading Goalkicker three times (1959, 1960 and 1965) and Club Leading Goalkicker five times (1958-61 and 1965), kicking 119 goals in the 1959 season alone, and was inducted into the Sandringham Football Club Hall of Fame in 2004. On 28 November 1984, the Northcote Football Club, one of the Association's longest-serving clubs, announced that it was withdrawing from the Association due to financial pressures. in large yellow letters across the chest . [2][3][4] In 1981 he played 12 league games, with his best performance coming against South Melbourne at Waverley Park, where he had 23 disposals and kicked six goals. [7] He joined Heatherton as coach in 2002 and steered them to a Division 2 premiership in both 2006 and 2009. + Score at the end of extra time. Sandringham 4.8.32 defeated by Southport 17.16.118 #sandyzebs #strongerasone. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after it defeated Williamstown in the Grand Final on 22 September by six points; it was Sandringham's third Division 1 premiership, and its first since 1962. 1984 R Brewer 94 FC St. Pauli. In 2020/21, a bakery in Dortmund were hoping Schalke would "beat" Tasmania Berlin's ignominious Bundesliga record but it wasn't to be. In the clubs' first 10 years of existence, they achieved a final end of season ladder position of no higher than 5th, which came in the 1933 season. 1978 P Giles 44 Handed a top-flight spot just days before the season's start due to financial irregularities at other clubs and the desire of the football authorities to have a west Berlin club in the Bundesliga at the height of the Cold War, Tasmania had to drag their squad packed with players used to the German capital's local leagues off the beach. Few of those watching will ever forget the dramatic events which followed. Sandringham Football Club is excited to announce Jake Batchelor as our Senior Coach and Mark Williams as Senior Assistant Coach for the 2021 season. 1941 P Price 28 + Score at the end of extra time. The official Twitter page of the Sandringham Football Club #strongerasone. This list may not reflect recent changes. Unfortunately records of the club are incomplete (especially reserves & thirds) and therefore the figures contained below are incomplete. This perception was intensified after the ensuing centre bounce which saw Des Kennedy grab the ball, break clear, and unleash a towering punt kick that landed 15 metres from goal before bouncing through. 2004 N Sautner 67 Earlier, in the seconds grand final, they had led Coburg by 17 points deep into time-on, only for the Lions to rattle on three quick goals and win by a point. In recent years, however, they had begun to give strong indications that a premiership was just around the corner. 1938 N Fisher 39 Reports suggest fans frequently and cheekily chanted, 'The wall must go!' 1958 D Oakley 61 2013 T Dennis-Lane 24 [3], Sandringham recorded its inaugural premiership in the 1946 season, coming from behind late in the final quarter to record a 7-point win over Camberwell in front of 30,000 spectators. [4] Though the club struggled throughout the 1950s, it has since gone on to record 10 premierships in total, being one of the most consistent teams in the VFL, their most successful period coming in the 2000s, with 4 premierships in 10 years cementing the club as one of the premier teams in the league. With 25 teams, four of them junior girls sides, and a number of netball teams, it is almost unrecognisable from the early days. The most successful period for the Zebras was throughout the mid 2000's where the club won 3 successive premierships under Coach Mark Williams. It was, however, a bitter-sweet triumph, as the following year saw the club first suspended, and later expelled from the VFA for allowing VFL club St Kilda to share the use of its ground. On the Monday following the opening match of the 1934 season, when Sandy easily defeated Brighton, The Melbourne Sun News Pictorial stated: Richmond as Tigers now have a rival in the animal kingdom, for Sandringham in the new yellow & black striped guernsey resembled Zebras. Content responsibility of website administrator. VFL/AFL Players from East Sandringham Zebras. Their Eisern Union (Iron Union) nickname comes from the blue strips they previously wore that were reminiscent of the overalls worn by local workers in the Kpenick district of Berlin, something that played well with the East German Communist authorities in power at the time of the club's founding. The finals were played at Junction Oval. The club first qualified for the finals in its ourth season, and broke through for a premiership in 1957, when it scored a comfortable, 40 point win over warm pre- The Club continued its success in the new competition, participating in the finals each year and gaining premierships in Under 15s in 1977 and Under 17s in 1979. For Moorabbin, ruckman Brian Manie was proving almost unbeatable, while rover Bruce Whalebone was winning kicks at will, and was easily the most influential player on view. [2], During the 1986 season, Bennett went back to Sandringham and played there for the rest of the decade, kicking over 200 goals. "FC St. Pauli is a way of life," according to fans of German football's most famous cult club. Certainly, the Club and its ground have seen many changes since 1948 when facilities at Chisholm Reserve were non-existent There was no water, no toilets and no change rooms, and the oval did not even have a fence around it. Likewise, the Under 11s were runners up. Still the season started well with the Zebras winning the first five games. The yellow came from the Sandringham Amateurs, Black from Black Rock & Blue from Hampton Amateurs. He was taken as pick number 2, under the father-son rule.. Ashcroft began playing football as a child at the age of six. more How our name began How Sandringham receieved the name "the Zebras" in 1934 more Sandringham premiership team photos "There are so few moments in the life of an athlete that stick with you. The club colours of gold, black and blue were taken from those three local teams respectively. Sandringham were admitted to the VFA (Victorian Football Association) in 1929, 2 years after lodging an application to join the competition. FRONT ROW (L-R): G.Dawson, J.Granger, M.Sheeran (vice-captain), N.Bencraft (coach), C.Vance (assistant coach), F.Webster 1947 Stan Tomlins Pages in category "Sandringham Football Club players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 274 total. *Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on. In its first season, this side lost the preliminary final against McKinnon by one point but made amends by winning premierships in 1952,1953 and 1954. THE Kult club of German football arguably world football saw the light of day in 1907 in Hamburg, and has spent most of its history overshadowed by neighbours HSV. Content responsibility of website administrator. View history Talk (0) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Players of Sandringham Football Club. 1946 G Brockenshire 55 Northcote also temporarily left the Association, but returned prior to the start of the season. Only for all the wrong reasons. 1997 Justin Crough We send our deepest condolences to Dennis' family and friends. Likes. It was a lot of fun, but the Club struggled for players, and after three years, the club reverted again to the juniors-only club it remains today. [9] From the 2018 season, the club will play three of its home games each year at Moorabbin Oval, and will wear St Kilda's black, red and white guernsey in these games.[6]. Mind you, he was not alone. The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the PageMcIntyre system. 2005 N Sautner 38 [7] In the season of the 1991 premiership, Bennett kicked 116 goals. 1968 P Hogan 46 1975 I Cooper 75 In 2020 Jake was appointed Head Coach of Sandringham Football Club. There is no clear-cut definition of a 'cult club' just as there isn't a hard-and-fast definition of a 'big club.' So play fair and have fun, and thanks for your contribution. Arden Street Oval For the NAB League club, see, "Sandringham's first VFA premiership (archived at Trove.nla.gov.au)", "St Kilda and Sandringham to join forces in VFL", Saints, Demons in VFL affiliate swap (AFL.com.au), "Round 13 Preview and Teams Sandringham V Casey", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandringham_Football_Club&oldid=1143569321, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1993, 1994, 2000, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1994, 44.20 (284) v Dandenong, Round 5, 1984, Beach Road Oval, 0.9 (9) v Williamstown, Round 11, 2018, Williamstown Cricket Ground, 206 points v Camberwell, Round 18, 1990, Beach Road Oval, 236 points v Port Melbourne, Round 19, 1941, North Port Oval, 5.9 (39) v Frankston 5.8 (38), Round 20, 2003, Frankston Park, 26.12 (168) v Preston 28.7 (175), Preliminary Final, 1981, Junction Oval, This page was last edited on 8 March 2023, at 15:24. We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of past player, Dennis Oakley. Founded by four brothers, led by 17-year-old Paul Jestram, when football was not 'a thing' in Germany, they did not have their own pitch and used the nearby Tempelhofer Feld on Berlin's Tempelhof airport was later built. The Kilsyth Football Club, which had competed in Division 2 for the previous three years with very little success, withdrew from the Association shortly before the season. This is the official Facebook page of the Sandringham Football Club. Zebras back from the brink - 1962 VFA 1st Division grand final: Sandringham v Moorabbin. 1971 J Ward 58 2006 N Sautner 80 . The club saw that increasing administrative costs, and upward pressure on player payments which had flowed on from a similar trend in the increasingly professional Victorian Football League had increased its expenses, but that the small and increasingly apathetic population of Northcote was no longer able to finance the club. [3] He played for Sandringham in 1966 and 1967. But usually they're positive results. [9], "Sandringham Football Club Player Encyclopedia", "Josh Bennett signs with VFL club Sandringham and trains with the Saints", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Bennett_(Australian_footballer)&oldid=1032788345, This page was last edited on 9 July 2021, at 17:32. References Find out more about the Zebras Sandringham Zebras | Sandringham VIC Sheezel's youth career started at AJAX Football Club he then moved to Sandringham Dragons for the final year of his youth. The team in future will be known as the Zebras., (from the Official Journal of the Sandringham Football Club ZEBRA 68), 2021 East Sandringham Junior Football Club | Site Design by. All Time Player List for Sandringham. 1970 J Stephens 48 In 1974, the Club transferred to the Waverley District Junior Football Association. Past Players and Officials of the Sandringham Football Club Page to stay connected. If a player overran the boundary he ran the risk of being impaled on the spines of the boxthorn bushes which surrounded the ground. Nevertheless, Moorabbin, which generally Sheezel plays as a medium forward and been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player. Dortmund go level at . As a consequence, it was determined that the 1985 Division 2 premiers would still earn promotion to Division 1, and that the bottom three from Division 1 would all be relegated.[8]. Some 30,000, including players, turn up for the annual Christmas carol singing, the Union Weihnachtssingen, in which traditional songs are mixed with football chants, while for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Union created the WM Wohnzimmer the World Cup Living Room when they invited fans to bring their own sofas to the stadium to watch games from the tournament in Brazil. Max King (born 7 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). For Sandringham, half forward flanker Carl Strachan was proving elusive and damaging, with his 4 first half goals being the main reason the Zebras were still well in the game on the scoreboard at the long break. The pirate flag that has become the club's semi-official badge was first flown at games at the time after being brought to the stadium by a man known as 'Doc Mabuse', who was living in a punk commune with 40 other squatters. 1976 R Murray 54 Will Florian Wirtz be back for Bayer Leverkusen as they take a 13-match unbeaten run to top-four hopefuls Union Berlin? Replies. Over the course of his career, Bennett has coached over 300 games for seven grand finals with four premierships. Had Papley managed to break free and embark on one of his characteristic goal kicking sprees the grand final could easily have developed into a rout, but Moorabbin's lead of 44 points at three-quarter time looked certain to be enough to bring home the bacon any way. 198 talking about this. Standard All-Time Players Goalkicking Records. 1962 W Bryant 80 1954 B Harper 62 The Kangaroos backline was battling heroically, but the pressure was overwhelming, and when O'Toole kicked truly to put Sandringham in front by a point it suddenly seemed as though a Zebras win had been inevitable all along. OK, they have never played in the Bundesliga, but they were the (albeit unofficial) first champions of Germany in 1891, while one of their players, Fritz Baumgarten, played goalkeeper in Germany's first official international game: a 5-3 defeat to Switzerland in Basel on 5 April, 1908. This article is about the Victorian Football League club. Early in the quarter the Zebras suffered a serious setback when their centreman, Barry Burke, a potential match-winner, sustained a serious ankle injury and had to be replaced. As time-on approached, Zebras full forward Bill Bryan goaled to narrow the margin to just 5 points. J Haidon, 2019 S Fox 19. Fox later spent several years as president of St Kilda. [2] In 1982 and 1983, he played just four games in total, also appearing for Sandringham in the latter year. 1987 J Bennett 64 The 24-year-old's uptick in form couldn't have been more perfectly timed as BVB aim to end Bayern's Bundesliga grip. Nevertheless, the Club considered that it was successful because it was providing organised sport for boys who had limited scope for sport in the area. John Bennett (born 5 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [5] He topped Sandringham's goal-kicking in 1987 and 1988.[6]. I would also like to acknowledge those people who have read earlier drafts and gave useful suggestions; also those who have contacted me with additions and corrections.Information concerning reserves players pre-World War 2 comes mainly from the Sandringham News. 1990 F Rugolo 81 You could say that. He currently represents North Melbourne in the AFL.
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