| Full name | Monash Whites Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Whites/The Ashers |
| Strip | Turquoise and Silver (Sky Blue and White) |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| League | VAFA |
| First season | 1964 (VAFA F Section) |
| Ground | Frearson Oval, Monash University, Clayton campus |
| Club song | We Are The Whites |
| President | Michael Pettingill |
| Secretary | Paul Coughlin |
| Coach | Michael Pettingill |
| Captain | Shane Chapman |
| 2011 | Club XVIII (1) Fourth |
The Monash Whites football team was established in 1964[1] and is located in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The club competed under its own name in the Victorian Amateur Football Association up until the 2000 season[2]. From the 2001 season onwards the club has competed as the "thirds" for the Monash Blues Football Club.
Premierships - 1972 (F Reserve), 1975 (F)[3], 1998 (Club XVIII 2)[4].
Monash University opened its doors in 1961[5] and in the University's second year, Monash University Football Club entered the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)[1].
1964 saw the birth of the Football Club's second team who commenced in the newly created VAFA F Section. The original team, now playing in C Section, played as the Monash Blues whilst the new team took the name Monash Whites. After only two seasons the Whites went into a five year hiatus, along with the F Section competition itself[2].
The senior Monash side gained promotion to A Section by 1969)[6] and, "in an effort to expand and field a greater number of teams in order to hold and develop players within the club"[7], the Whites returned to competition in 1971[8].
After early success, both Monash sides struggled in the late 1970s leading to a spilt at the end of the 1979 season[8].
The Whites continued as a stand-alone club until 2000 when it merged with the Monash Blues Football Club, its original partner[8].
In its thirty-two years of competition the Monash Whites participated in fourteen senior finals series, finishing fourth on four occasions, third six times, runners-up twice and champions twice[3][4].
The Whites now play as the Monash Blues' Club XVIII side in the Victorian Amateur Football Association[9].