Campbelltown Football Club

Campbelltown Monarch Blues
Names
Full name Campbelltown Monarch Blues Australian Football Club
Club details
Founded 1975
Colours      Navy Blue and      White
Competition Sydney AFL
Ground(s) Bob Prenter Oval
Other information
Official website Campbelltown Monarch Blues sportingpulse website

Campbelltown Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL and based out of the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields, New South Wales.

History

The Campbelltown Football Club formed in 1975.

In 2000, they aligned with the Penrith Panthers to become the Panthers. In 2002, they became the Campbelltown Monarch Kangaroos. This was later truncated to the Kangaroos.

In 2007, the club reverted to their old name, the "Monarch Blues".

Campbelltown players who have been recruited to play AFL football include Chris Oliver (St Kilda 2001-03) and Tom Young (Collingwood 2011-12) and Western Bulldogs (2013- [1]

References

  1. Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSWBas Publishing. p. 145.


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