Christies_Beach_Football_Club

Christies Beach Football Club

Christies Beach Football Club

Australian rules football team based in Adelaide

The Christies Beach Football Club is an Australian rules football team based in the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide that first fielded junior teams in the Southern Football League in 1964. In 1966 senior teams were formed and almost instant success was achieved with A-Grade premierships in 1967 and 1968. The Christies Beach Football Club continues to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League. Between 2016 and 2019, Christies Beach fielded Women's teams in the Adelaide Footy League (previously South Australian Women's Football League).

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Christies Beach has produced a number of Australian Football League (AFL) players including Jason Horne-Francis (North Melbourne/Port Adelaide),[1] Dean Brogan (Port Adelaide/GWS), Nigel Smart (Adelaide), Tony Modra (Adelaide/Fremantle), and Chris Groom (Adelaide/Fremantle/North Melbourne).[2][3]

A-Grade Premierships

1967 SFL A-Grade
1968 SFL A-Grade[4]
1971 SFL A-Grade Undefeated[5]
1972 SFL A-Grade
1974 SFL A-Grade
1983 SFL Division 1[6]
1994 SFL Division 1

Women's Premierships

2017 Adelaide Footy League Women Division 2

Greatest SFL Team

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.[7]

Christies Beach Football Club's Greatest Team 1966-2010
B: Darren Mason Vice-Captain Michael Moroney R. (Bob) Butcher
HB: Peter George AM Fenwick Thompson John Goldfinch
C: Paul Crate W. (Bill) Herron Captain Craig Thompson
HF: Ken Applegarth Kym Nadebaum John Hall OAM
F: Ian Winton Robert Hunt Brian McLeod
Foll: Jim Gulliver Allan Fox Frank Howard
Int: Julian Andruszkiewicz Andrew Nation Luke Berry
Coach: Brian Thredgold

References

  1. [1]
    Mayne, Joshua (24 November 2021). "AFL Draft 2021: Which players are predicted to go top five?". Sporting News Holdings Limited. The Sporting News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "SFL to AFL". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    Thomas-Wilson, Simeon; Turner, Matt (22 November 2021). "Hype's right: Moment SA young gun won over Modra". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 27 March 2022. Along with eye-catching football talent and the Fleurieu Milk link, Modra and Horne-Francis have something else in common — both are products of Christies Beach Saints. One of Horne-Francis's last games for the Southern Football League club, where Nigel Smart, Dean Brogan and Nikki Gore were also juniors, was an under-15 grand final in 2018.
  4. [4]
    "1968 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. [5]
    "1971 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. [6]
    "It's A Beach Bonanza". The Southern Argus. 22 September 1983. p. 16.
  7. [7]
    Whitford, Jane (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger. p. 13. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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Preceded by SFL Division 1 Premiers
1967, 1968
1971, 1972
1974
1983
1994		 Succeeded by
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