Originally the team was known as Albion Park until 1964, before the team expanded to Oak Flats thus changing their name to Albion Park-Oak Flats. The team won two premierships before this time, the first in 1944 and the second in 1949. The Eagles were originally members of South Coast Rugby League before switching to the Illawarra District League in the 1920s where the remained until its return to the South Coast in 1933.[1]
After a slow start to the 20th century, they finished off with a bang winning the 1998 and 1999 First Grade Premierships. They brought this strength into the 21st century winning a third consecutive premiership in 2000. They remained one of the strongest team in the South Coast throughout the 2000s, appearing in six grand finals and winning the Clayton Cup in 2007.[2]
Current accolades include - committee member of the year - 3 time team man of the year - 2 time Halfback of the year - 2 time front rower of the year - most tries scored in a year (37) - most points scored in a year (346)
albion, park, flats, eagles, australian, rugby, league, football, team, based, albion, park, country, town, illawarra, region, club, part, country, rugby, league, have, competed, both, illawarra, south, coast, competitions, where, competes, today, club, greate. The Albion Park Oak Flats Eagles are an Australian rugby league football team based in Albion Park a country town of the Illawarra region The club are a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in both the Illawarra and South Coast competitions where it competes today The club s greatest achievement to date is winning the Clayton Cup in 2007 Albion Park Oak Flats EaglesClub informationFull nameAlbion Park Oak Flats Rugby League Football ClubNickname s The EaglesColours Maroon WhiteFounded1914 109 years ago 1914 Current detailsGround s Centenary Field Croom Regional Sporting Complex Albion Park New South Wales 5 000 10 000 CoachLachlan MurphyCompetitionGroup 7 Rugby LeagueRecordsPremierships13 1944 1949 1963 1964 1975 1998 1999 2000 2003 2006 2007 2009 2012 Runners up5 1962 1965 1974 1976 2005 Minor premierships10 1963 1976 1999 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2010 2012 Contents 1 History 1 1 Name and Emblem 1 2 Colours 2 Notable Juniors 3 Honours 3 1 Team 3 2 Individuals 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditOriginally the team was known as Albion Park until 1964 before the team expanded to Oak Flats thus changing their name to Albion Park Oak Flats The team won two premierships before this time the first in 1944 and the second in 1949 The Eagles were originally members of South Coast Rugby League before switching to the Illawarra District League in the 1920s where the remained until its return to the South Coast in 1933 1 After a slow start to the 20th century they finished off with a bang winning the 1998 and 1999 First Grade Premierships They brought this strength into the 21st century winning a third consecutive premiership in 2000 They remained one of the strongest team in the South Coast throughout the 2000s appearing in six grand finals and winning the Clayton Cup in 2007 2 Name and Emblem Edit The Eagles logo is adapted from that of NRL and NSWRL side Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Colours Edit The team s colours are Maroon and White again similar to that of the Manly Sea EaglesNotable Juniors EditJason Hooper 1997 07 Illawarra Steelers St George Illawarra Dragons amp St Helens Aaron Gorrell 2002 09 St George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Dragons amp Brisbane Broncos Joe Vickery 2013 Leeds Rhinos amp Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Drew Hutchison 2015 St George Illawarra Dragons Benny Warner 2008 Cootamundra Bulldogs Yenda Blue Heelers Wagga Wagga Brothers Yass Magpies amp Tumut Blues Adam Clune 2020 St George Illawarra Dragons Dylan Lucas 2023 Newcastle Knights Lachlan Murphy 2017 currentCurrent accolades include committee member of the year 3 time team man of the year 2 time Halfback of the year 2 time front rower of the year most tries scored in a year 37 most points scored in a year 346 Honours EditTeam Edit Group 7 Rugby League Premierships 131944 1949 1963 1964 1975 1998 1999 2000 2003 2006 2007 2009 2 2012 dd First Grade Minor Premierships 101963 1976 1999 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2010 2012 dd Second Grade Premierships 81938 1966 1976 1997 1998 1999 2008 2019 dd U 18 s Premierships 81954 1966 1978 1984 1990 1999 2 2012 2018 dd Leo O Dwyer Cups 41963 1968 1969 1975 2000 2 dd Third Grade Premierships Regan Cup 41974 1981 1985 1991 2 dd Club Championships 71975 1984 1985 1997 1998 2006 2007 2 dd Clayton Cup 12007 2 dd Individuals Edit Group 7 Player of the Year 5 John Marley 1969 Jade Lucas 2000 Simon Pimanovs 2005 amp 2007 Derek Spud Gray 2008 Highest Point scorer of the Year 2 David Jensen 2000 Sean Jenkins 2007 Highest Try scorer of the Year 6 Ralph Clarke 1987 Cole Skelly 1995 Mick Gillespie 1999 Simon Pimanovs 2000 amp 2007 Sean Jenkins 2007 Danny Sartori 2009 Rookie of the Year 2 Craig Nicholls 1993 Sean Jenkins 2001 Kevin Walsh Scholarship 1 Jacob Boon 2006 Under 18s Player of the Year 2 Cole Skelly 1989 Ian Jones 1990 Under 21s Player of the Year 2 Cole Skelly 1990 Ian Jones 1991 References Edit Group 7 History South Coast Rugby League Archived from the original on 6 August 2021 a b c d e f g History Albion Park Oak Flats Eagles SportingPulse Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 External links EditAlbion Park Oak Flats Homepage Country Rugby League Homepage Country Rugby League South Coast Rugby League Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albion Park Oak Flats Eagles amp oldid 1147505166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
