Doveton Eagles Football Club
| Doveton Eagles | |
| Full name | Doveton Eagles Football Club |
| Emblem | The Eagles |
| Colours | Blue, yellow and white |
| Founded | 1980 |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Ground | Power Reserve, Doveton |
| Official website | http://www.dovetoneaglesfc.com.au |
The Doveton Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The club is a member of the Southern Football League where the club currently competes in the second division.
History
The Doveton Eagles Football Club was formed in 1980 as St John’s Old Collegians, and competed in the VAFA between 1981 and 1994. The club changed its name to Doveton Eagles in 1990. The seniors contested the F Section grand final against La Trobe University in 1988 and lost, but were promoted to E Section. The side displayed consistently good form in E Section [1] until they changed leagues in 1995.
They had immediate success by winning the 1995 4th division premiership.
Promoted to 2nd division in 1996 they were demoted back to 3rd division in 1999.
They won the senior and reserve premiership in 2013 and was promoted to 2nd division for 2014.
In 2015, they won only the 2 games to finish bottom of the 2nd division ladder and be relegated for the next season. Adding salt to the wound, a scandal also hit the club with a senior player having an affair with another players wife.
Senior premierships
- Southern Football League
- 1995 4th Division
- 2013 3rd Division
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