This article is about the Victorian Football League club. For the NAB League club, see Sandringham Dragons.
The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne which was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was formerly called the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
The Sandringham Football Club was admitted to the VFA competition (now VFL) for the 1929 season, though the first moves to establish a semi-professional football team from the Sandringham region began two years earlier. The club was formed in that time as a three-way merge of the existing amateur clubs in the area, Sandringham Amateurs, Black Rock FC and Hampton Amateurs. The club colours of gold, black and blue were taken from those three local teams respectively. In the clubs' first 10 years of existence, they achieved a final end of season ladder position of no higher than 5th, which came in the 1933 season.[2]
Sandringham recorded its inaugural premiership in the 1946 season, coming from behind late in the final quarter to record a 7-point win over Camberwell in front of 30,000 spectators.[3] Though the club struggled throughout the 1950s, it has since gone on to record 10 premierships in total, being one of the most consistent teams in the VFL, their most successful period coming in the 2000s, with 4 premierships in 10 years cementing the club as one of the premier teams in the league.[4]
Club information
The Zebras have an alignment agreement with Australian Football League (AFL) club St Kilda which has been in place since 2009. The alignment agreement means that St Kilda listed players who are able to play but not selected for the Saints in the AFL are available to be selected for the Zebras in the VFL. The clubs extended their agreement at the end of 2016.[5]
Previously, Sandringham had an alignment with Melbourne.[6] Sandringham and Melbourne were the first two clubs to form an alignment. This was announced in 1999 and began in the 2000 season. The alignment had an immediate effect with Sandringham winning the premiership in 2000, and a further three premierships (2004, 2005 and 2006) were won during the affiliation.[7]
The Zebras' home ground is and almost always has been the Beach Oval, which was renamed the Trevor Barker Beach Oval in the 1990s after the death of Trevor Barker, who had coached Sandringham to the 1992 and 1994 premierships. Only in 1966 did the club change home grounds, spending a year at the Junction Oval in St Kilda before moving back to Beach Oval ahead of the 1967 season.[8] From the 2018 season, the club will play three of its home games each year at Moorabbin Oval, and will wear St Kilda's black, red and white guernsey in these games.[5]
The oval has a single grandstand (the Neil Bencraft Grandstand), a southern end named after Nick Sautner (the Sautner Goal), and an administration centre (the John Mennie Administration Centre)[9] – a social club and a capacity for 10,000. A record crowd of 18,000 attended the venue's first Sunday VFA premiership game, held between Sandringham and Port Melbourne Football Club in April 1964.[10] A Rec Footy competition is also played at the ground.
The Sandringham Dragons play in the TAC Cup and are due to become part of the Sandringham club in the near future[citation needed].
JJ Liston Trophy Winners (8) 1929 – Edward Bourke 1947 – Stan Tomlins 1962 – Keith Burns 1985 – Neil McLeod 1992 – Joe Rugolo 1997 – Justin Crough 2003 – David Robbins 2005 – Paul Johnson
References
^ ab"VFL Media Day 2021". AFL Photos. 12 April 2021.
^"Zebras History 1920-1940". Sandringham Football Club. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^"Sandringham's first VFA premiership (archived at Trove.nla.gov.au)". Argus Newspaper. 7 October 1946. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^"Club Bio - Sandringham". Australianfootball.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ abCaroline Wilson (25 August 2016). "St Kilda and Sandringham to join forces in VFL". The Age. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^Jim Blake (27 April 1966). "Coburg show hot form". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, VIC. p. 6.
^"Round 13 Preview and Teams – Sandringham V Casey". Sandringham Football Club. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^Scot Palmer (20 April 1964). "VFA got off to a great start". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 44.
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This article is about the Victorian Football League club For the NAB League club see Sandringham Dragons The Sandringham Football Club nicknamed The Zebras is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne which was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League VFL which was formerly called the Victorian Football Association VFA SandringhamNamesFull nameSandringham Football ClubNickname s ZebrasClub detailsFounded1929 94 years ago 1929 Colours Black Gold and BlueCompetitionVictorian Football LeaguePresidentNick JohnstoneCoachJake Batchelor 1 Captain s Goy Lok 1 Premierships10 1946 1962 1985 1992 1994 1997 2000 2004 2005 2006 Ground s Trevor Barker Beach Oval capacity 10 000 UniformsHomeOther informationOfficial websitesandringhamfc com au Contents 1 History 2 Club information 2 1 Recent VFL Seasons 3 Notable former players 4 Honours 4 1 Club 4 1 1 VFA VFL Grand Finals 5 VFA VFL Club Records 5 1 Individual 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Sandringham Football Club was admitted to the VFA competition now VFL for the 1929 season though the first moves to establish a semi professional football team from the Sandringham region began two years earlier The club was formed in that time as a three way merge of the existing amateur clubs in the area Sandringham Amateurs Black Rock FC and Hampton Amateurs The club colours of gold black and blue were taken from those three local teams respectively In the clubs first 10 years of existence they achieved a final end of season ladder position of no higher than 5th which came in the 1933 season 2 Sandringham recorded its inaugural premiership in the 1946 season coming from behind late in the final quarter to record a 7 point win over Camberwell in front of 30 000 spectators 3 Though the club struggled throughout the 1950s it has since gone on to record 10 premierships in total being one of the most consistent teams in the VFL their most successful period coming in the 2000s with 4 premierships in 10 years cementing the club as one of the premier teams in the league 4 Club information EditThe Zebras have an alignment agreement with Australian Football League AFL club St Kilda which has been in place since 2009 The alignment agreement means that St Kilda listed players who are able to play but not selected for the Saints in the AFL are available to be selected for the Zebras in the VFL The clubs extended their agreement at the end of 2016 5 Previously Sandringham had an alignment with Melbourne 6 Sandringham and Melbourne were the first two clubs to form an alignment This was announced in 1999 and began in the 2000 season The alignment had an immediate effect with Sandringham winning the premiership in 2000 and a further three premierships 2004 2005 and 2006 were won during the affiliation 7 The Zebras home ground is and almost always has been the Beach Oval which was renamed the Trevor Barker Beach Oval in the 1990s after the death of Trevor Barker who had coached Sandringham to the 1992 and 1994 premierships Only in 1966 did the club change home grounds spending a year at the Junction Oval in St Kilda before moving back to Beach Oval ahead of the 1967 season 8 From the 2018 season the club will play three of its home games each year at Moorabbin Oval and will wear St Kilda s black red and white guernsey in these games 5 The oval has a single grandstand the Neil Bencraft Grandstand a southern end named after Nick Sautner the Sautner Goal and an administration centre the John Mennie Administration Centre 9 a social club and a capacity for 10 000 A record crowd of 18 000 attended the venue s first Sunday VFA premiership game held between Sandringham and Port Melbourne Football Club in April 1964 10 A Rec Footy competition is also played at the ground The Sandringham Dragons play in the TAC Cup and are due to become part of the Sandringham club in the near future citation needed Recent VFL Seasons Edit Season Win loss Finishing position Finals2009 7 11 10th DNQ2010 7 11 9th DNQ2011 6 12 10th DNQ2012 10 8 6th Elimination Final2013 6 11 1 11th DNQ2014 9 8 1 8th Semi Final2015 14 4 2nd Preliminary Final2016 10 8 7th Semi Final2017 8 10 11th DNQ2018 5 12 1 13th DNQ2019 6 12 12th DNQNotable former players EditIan Cooper St Kilda Best on ground in 1966 VFL grand final premiership Bob Murray St Kilda Rex Hunt Richmond Geelong St Kilda 1968 1978 Nick Sautner Chad Liddell Stan Tomlins Len Toyne Dallas O Brien 1983 Stawell Gift winner Michael Conlan Jeff Sarau St Kilda James Magner Jack Gunston Max Stokes Des KennedyHonours EditClub Edit PremiershipsCompetition Level Wins Years WonVictorian Football League Seniors 10 1946 1962 1985 1992 1994 1997 2000 2004 2005 2006VFA VFL Reserves Division 1 9 1960 1961 1969 1977 1979 1982 1993 1994 2000VFA VFL Thirds Division 1 10 1966 1967 1968 1969 1973 1977 1978 1979 1980 1994Other titles and honoursLightning Premiership Seniors 1 1979Finishing positionsVictorian Football League Minor premiership 6 1960 1985 1992 1994 2000 2007Grand Finalists 5 1947 1960 1963 1977 1995Wooden spoons 5 1929 1930 1940 1941 1954VFA VFL Grand Finals Edit Year Opponent Score Venue1946 Camberwell 14 15 99 13 14 92 Junction Oval1947 Port Melbourne 11 8 74 15 13 103 Junction Oval1960 Oakleigh 8 14 62 18 14 122 Junction Oval1962 Moorabbin 14 10 94 13 15 93 Junction Oval1963 Moorabbin 9 12 66 19 16 130 North Port Oval1977 Port Melbourne 7 15 57 23 19 157 Junction Oval1985 Williamstown 14 16 100 13 16 94 Junction Oval1992 Williamstown 19 16 130 13 8 86 Princes Park1994 Box Hill 11 12 78 10 9 69 Victoria Park1995 Springvale 6 15 51 14 10 94 Victoria Park1997 Frankston 10 13 73 5 14 44 North Port Oval2000 North Ballarat 15 18 108 11 11 77 Waverley Park2004 Port Melbourne 9 13 67 9 9 63 Princes Park2005 Werribee 11 17 83 11 8 74 Princes Park2006 Geelong 13 13 91 11 7 73 Princes ParkVFA VFL Club Records EditHighest Score 44 20 284 v Dandenong Round 5 1984 Beach Road OvalLowest Score 0 9 9 v Williamstown Round 11 2018 Williamstown Cricket GroundGreatest Winning Margin 206 points v Camberwell Round 18 1990 Beach Road OvalGreatest Losing Margin 236 points v Port Melbourne Round 19 1941 North Port OvalLowest Winning Score 5 9 39 v Frankston 5 8 38 Round 20 2003 Frankston ParkHighest Losing Score 26 12 168 v Preston 28 7 175 Preliminary Final 1981 Junction OvalIndividual Edit JJ Liston Trophy Winners 8 1929 Edward Bourke 1947 Stan Tomlins 1962 Keith Burns 1985 Neil McLeod 1992 Joe Rugolo 1997 Justin Crough 2003 David Robbins 2005 Paul JohnsonReferences Edit a b VFL Media Day 2021 AFL Photos 12 April 2021 Zebras History 1920 1940 Sandringham Football Club Retrieved 31 July 2014 Sandringham s first VFA premiership archived at Trove nla gov au Argus Newspaper 7 October 1946 Retrieved 31 July 2014 Club Bio Sandringham Australianfootball com au Retrieved 31 July 2014 a b Caroline Wilson 25 August 2016 St Kilda and Sandringham to join forces in VFL The Age Retrieved 3 September 2016 Saints Demons in VFL affiliate swap AFL com au 2000 VFL Grand Final details Jim Blake 27 April 1966 Coburg show hot form The Sporting Globe Melbourne VIC p 6 Round 13 Preview and Teams Sandringham V Casey Sandringham Football Club 21 June 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Scot Palmer 20 April 1964 VFA got off to a great start The Sun News Pictorial Melbourne VIC p 44 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandringham Football Club Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandringham Football Club amp oldid 1129365469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
