Portland Football Club
| Portland | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Portland Football Netball Cricket Club |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Colours | Black Yellow |
| Competition | Hampden Football League since 2013 |
| Premierships | 1906, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1929, 1952, 1956, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008. |
| Ground(s) | Hanlon Park |
The Portland Football Netball Cricket Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Hampden Football League.[1]
They are based in the Victorian town of Portland. Portland joined the Hampden Football League in 2013 with the Hamilton Kangaroos.
History
The Portland Football Club was established on June 6, 1876 at a meeting held at Mac's Hotel.
The club's current colours yellow and black were first used in 1902 and again in 1909, but changed in 1919. The distinctive black with gold sash came into being in 1930.
Hanlon Park became Portland's home ground in 1923 and has remained as such, except for 1961 when Henty Park was used while Hanlon Park was top dressed. Before 1923, football was played from 1866 on the cricket ground the North Cliff.
The Wester Border Football League (an amalgamation of the Western District Football League and the South Eastern Border Football League was formed in 1964.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Club held on February 16, 1994, the name of the club was changed to the Portland Football-Netball Club and became incorporated under that name on March 29, 1994.
Subsequent to this, the name of the Club changed to its present title, namely the Portland Football Netball Cricket Club at a Special General Meeting on March 9, 2006.
Premierships
- South West District Association 1913-1924
- 1914, 1922, 1924
- Glenelg Football Association 1925-1930
- 1925
- Western District FL 1931-1963
- 1952, 1956
- Western Border FL 1964-2012
- 1966, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Hampden Football Netball League 2013-
- Nil
Leading goalkickers
- Luke Hampshire 1992 (87)
- Jarrod Holt 2012 (71)
Most Senior Games
Mick Jennings holds the record of 323 games.( Mick also played another 21 games with Heywood )
Most goals in a season
Tim Otter with 109 in 1989. He is one of two 100 goal players, the other being John Phillips.
Most goals in a game
16 by Bill Mahon in the Second Semi Final on September 22, 1956( against Imperials ).
Highest ever score
Portland 44.23.287 def. Hamilton 3.6.24 on April 8, 2000.
VFL/AFL players
- Alan Byron - Geelong
- Ian Hampshire - Geelong, Western Bulldogs
- Peter Hogan - St Kilda, Collingwood
- Kevin Huppatz - Collingwood
- Clyde Laidlaw - Melbourne
- Stuart Spencer - Melbourne
Books
- History of football in the Western District :John Stoward, ISBN 9780957751590
References
- ↑ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.