Myponga-Sellicks Football Club

Myponga-Sellicks

Full name	Myponga-Sellicks Football Club
Nickname	Mudlarks
Sport	Australian Rules Football
Founded	1946
League	Great Southern Football League
Home ground	Myponga Oval, Myponga
Colours	Bottle Green, Gold, White
President	David Hutchinson
Head coach	Clay Sampson

The Myponga-Sellicks Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed on 25 March 1946 as the Myponga Football Club.^[1] Myponga started in the Southern Football Association that season where it remained until the end of the 1966 season, when they transferred to the Great Southern Football League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2003, Myponga changed its name to the Myponga-Sellicks Football Club to expand its catchment area.^[1]

Myponga-Sellicks continue to field Senior and Junior teams in the Great Southern Football League.

A-Grade Premierships

Southern Football Association A-Grade (3)
- 1953, 1957, 1960
Great Southern Football League A-Grade (3)
- 1974, 1983, 1984

Other Achievements

In 1953, Myponga won the "Cock of the South" title by, as Southern premiers, beating the Great Southern premiers, Goolwa, to decide the best team in the region.^[4]

Greatest SFL Team

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.^[5]

Myponga Football Club's Greatest SFL Team 1946-1966
B:	Ed Bennett	Bernie Kelly Coach	Peter Whitford
HB:	Rex Corby	John Corby	Joss Pearce
C:	Chris Combe	Peter Hansen	Terry Bennett
HF:	Colin McLaren	Barry Hutchinson	Brian Hutchinson
F:	Malcolm Westley	J. Crowe	Russ Carthy
Foll:	Alwyn (Pop) Faggotter Captain	Don Bishop	Neil Fox
Int:	Lance Faggotter	Bob Broadbent

Coach:	Bernie Kelly

References

1 2 3 "Club History". Myponga-Sellicks Football Club. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
↑ "Football Notes". Victor Harbour Times. 21 October 1966. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
↑ "Football Season Approaches". Victor Harbour Times. 21 April 1967. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
↑ "Won "Cock Of The South" Title". Chronicle (Adelaide). 15 October 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
↑ Nelligan, Katelin (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger. p. 12. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links

Myponga-Sellicks Football Club Website

Great Southern Football League (South Australia)

Current Clubs:	Encounter Bay Goolwa-Port Elliot Langhorne Creek McLaren Mount Compass Myponga-Sellicks Strathalbyn Victor Harbor Willunga Yankalilla

Former Clubs:	Bay Valley Rovers Goolwa Milang Port Elliot Valleys

Representative Side:	The Jets The Super Jets

Representative Competitions:	Pilmore Cup Lovelock Shield

Supporting Organisations:	Combined Southern Leagues Football Umpires Panel

Southern Football League (South Australia)

Current Clubs:	Aldinga Brighton Districts and Old Scholars Christies Beach Cove Flagstaff Hill Hackham Happy Valley Marion Morphett Vale Morphettville Park Noarlunga O’Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale Port Noarlunga Reynella

Former Clubs:	Clarendon Edwardstown Hills United Kangarilla Lonsdale Macclesfield McLaren McLaren Flat McLaren Vale Meadows Mitchell Park Mount Compass Myponga Mount Bold Northern United O’Sullivan Beach Plympton Sellick’s Hill Willunga Yankalilla

Representative Side:	The Barbarians

Representative Competitions:	Pilmore Cup Lovelock Shield

Supporting Organisations:	Combined Southern Leagues Football Umpires Panel

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