Western Suburbs Magpies AFC

Western Suburbs Magpies
Names
Full name Western Suburbs Australian Football Club
Club details
Founded 1926
Colours      Black and      White
Competition Sydney AFL
Ground(s) Picken Oval
Other information
Official website Western Suburbs Magpies official website
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Western Suburbs Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL league. The club is based in the inner west of Sydney, New South Wales, and its senior teams played their home games at Henson Park in 2009 and 2010 but will return to their spiritual home of Picken Oval, next door to their social club, in 2011. The club, which became the first licensed Australian rules football club in New South Wales in 1962, is located in Croydon Park, next to Picken Oval. The club is coached by Craig Tognolini. The club, nicknamed the Magpies, finished the 2010 home and away season in second place, and won their qualifying final against East Coast Eagles.

History

The club formed in 1926. It was re-formed in 1947. John Northey coached at the football club before coaching at AFL Level

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