Port Noarlunga Football Club
The Port Noarlunga Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1935. Port Noarlunga initially played a four-season stint in the Glenelg District Football Association before going into recess.
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| Names | |||
| Full name | Port Noarlunga Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Cockle Divers | ||
| Club song | "We're A Mighty Mob of Footballers" | ||
| Club details | |||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Colours | |||
| Competition | Southern Football League | ||
| President | Jason Davidson | ||
| Coach | A Grade Men Andrew Jarman A Grade Women Phillip Marks | ||
| Premierships | 4: 1965, 1973, 1985, 1997 | ||
| Ground(s) | Port Noarlunga Oval, Port Noarlunga South | ||
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| Other information | |||
| Official website | pnfc.org.au | ||
A revived Port Noarlunga club joined the Southern Football Association in 1947 where they have remained since. The Port Noarlunga FC continues to field teams in Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League.
Port Noarlunga FC has produced two Australian Football League (AFL) players, Ryan Fitzgerald, formerly of the Adelaide and Sydney clubs and Matt Coulthard currently of the Richmond Football Club [1]
A-Grade Premierships
- Southern Football League Division 1 (4)
- 1965, 1973, 1985, 1997
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.[2][3]
| B: | Paul Sparre | Travis Tedmanson | Stewart Dyson |
| HB: | Nick Manhood | Chris Veide | Dennis Osborn |
| C: | Gary Beasley | Gary Davenport | Paul Vaughan |
| HF: | Phil McKay | Ryan Fitzgerald | Brett Mannion |
| F: | Doug Modra | Michael Saunders | Ashley Burt |
| Foll: | Bernie Veide | Mick Fitzgerald | Roger Rigney |
| Int: | John Goldfinch | Noel Hill | Luke Berry |
| Coach: | Mick Fitzgerald | ||
References
- "SFL to AFL". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- Brook-Reed, Kendal (27 July 2011). "Champions Beyond Footy". Southern Times Messenger.
- Whitford, Jane (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger.