St Joseph's Football & Netball Club

St Joseph’s
Names
Full name St Joseph’s Football and Netball Club Inc
Nickname(s) Joeys
Club details
Founded 1973
Colours      Black     Red and      Yellow
Ground(s) Drew Reserve, Herne Hill, Victoria
Other information
Official website www.stjoeys.com

St Joseph’s Football & Netball Club Inc is an Australian rules football and netball club based at Drew Oval in Herne Hill, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria. The club plays in the Geelong Football League (GFL), the premier league in Geelong.[1]

History

With less than four weeks to the start of the 1973 season junior club St Joseph’s was told that the Geelong & District Football League had passed a motion that all affiliated clubs had to field teams in all the main sections,(Seniors, Reserves, Under 18 and under 16). The club had to find a ground, a coach, committee and forty senior players necessary to keep the club afloat. Martin Bourke was appointed coach and Drew Reserve was obtained as a home ground.

Current Club

They joined the Geelong & District Football League and won their first flag in 1982. In those days promotion to the Geelong Football League was automatic as was demotion. They were promoted, demoted then promoted again in three years. Since then it has stayed in the Geelong Football League since 1985.

Premierships

Notable players

Over thirty players have gone on to play AFL including

Book

Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

References

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