Ormond Amateur Football Club

Ormond Amateur Football Club

Full name	Ormond Amateur Football Club
Nickname(s)	'Monders
Strip	Brown with blue V yoke/ - white number.
Founded	1931
Sport	Australian rules
League	VAFA
Ground	E.E. Gunn Reserve, Ormond
President	John Chisholm
Coach	Michael Oaten
Captain	Simon Keleher
2010	C Grade

Ormond Amateur Football Club is the second oldest suburban club in the VAFA. The club is located 14 km south east of Melbourne in the suburb of Ormond.^[1] In 2008 Ormond welcomed back recently retired AFL player Matthew Robbins as player and assistant coach. After competing in B grade in season 2009, the 'Monds narrowly were relegated and moved back down to C grade for 2010.

Ormond FC won the 2008 C Grade premiership defeating Hampton Rovers 15.12.102 to 9.10.64.

AFL/VFL Players

In all, 43 Ormond footballers have played AFL/VFL football. Some notable players are:^[2]

• • Barry Beecroft, South Melbourne

• • Michael Oaten, South Melbourne

• • Peter Brenchley, Melbourne, 1957 premiership

• • Simon Buckley, Melbourne, Collingwood

• • Neil Crompton, Melbourne, 1964 premiership

• • Neville Crowe, Richmond, later president

• • Simon Eishold, Melbourne

• • Dick Fenton-Smith, Melbourne, 1957 and 1959 premierships

• • Ricky Jackson, Melbourne

• • Dave McNamara, St Kilda (1905-08, 1914-15, 1918-19, 1921-23), played for Ormond from 1924 to 1929.

• • Laurie Mithen, Melbourne, 1955-57, 1959-60 premierships

• • Roy Quinn, Richmond, 1943 premiership & North Melbourne

• • Matthew Robbins, Geelong & Western Bulldogs

• • Stephen Smith, Melbourne

• • Will Thursfield, Richmond

• • Brian Walsh, St Kilda

• • Colin Wilson, Melbourne, 1957 premiership

• • Max Gawn, Melbourne

References

External links

• Official Ormond Amateur Football Club Site