Watsonia Football Club

Watsonia Sporting Club
Names
Nickname(s)	Watsy, The Saints, The Wats.
2019 season
Club details
Founded	1967
Colours	Red, Black   and White
Competition	Northern Football League
Coach	George Latouff
Ground(s)	A.K. Lines Reserve
Other information
Official website	http://www.watsoniasc.com.au

The Watsonia Sporting Club is an Australian rules football club located in Watsonia, Victoria that currently competes in Division 2 in the Northern Football Netball League.

Watsonia is located 15.2 km north east of Melbourne and has a population of 8739 circa 2006.

History of the Watsonia Football Club

The club was established in 1967.

• 1967 to 1968 Panton Hill Football League
• 1969 to 1980 Diamond Valley Football League

Diamond Valley Football League split into two divisions for the 1981 season with the bottom four clubs at end of 1980 season and four other clubs affiliating from other competitions forming the lower tier.

• 1981 to 2006 Diamond Valley Football League Second Division
• 2007 to 2010 Northern Football League Second Division
• 2011 to 2012 Northern Football League Third Division

Whilst always competitive, the club has not been consistently strong, the club won its only premiership the 1987 DVFL second division against Reservoir Lakeside. The club declined promotion to the first division due to uncertainty about player strength and financial stability. It is the only DVFL club to ever refuse a promotion.

Teams

The Watsonia Sporting Club currently fields Seniors, Reserves and Under 19s.

Watsonia also fields teams in the Northern Football League Netball competition under the banner of the Watsonia Sporting Club.

Premierships

Seniors

Year	League	Division	Result	Captain	Coach
2016	NFL	3rd	Watsonia 14.11.95 def Epping 6.12.48
1987	DVFL	2nd	Watsonia 13.13.91 def Reservoir-Lakeside 8.11.59	Adrian Sanderson	Barry Rist

Reserves

Year	League	Division	Result
2013	NFL	3rd	Watsonia 8.8.56 def Panton Hill 7.6.48

Thirds

Year	League	Division	Result
1977	DVFL	1st	Watsonia def Reservoir-Lakeside

League Best & Fairests

Year	League	Division	Player
2016	NFNL	3rd	Matthew Crompton
2013	NFNL	3rd	Lochie Dornauf
2000	DVFL	2nd	Paul Eccles
1990	DVFL	2nd	Malcolm Griffiths
1979	DVFL	1st	John Ellis

League Leading Goalkickers

Year	League	Division	Player	Goals
2000	DVFL	2nd	Gavin Tapner	90
1979	DVFL	1st	Robert Downie	64

Junior League Best & Fairests

Year	League	Division	Player
2011	NFL	U17 - Red	Nick Gaylor
1977	DVFL	U18	Malcolm Griffiths

Watsonia Football Club Best & Fairest Awards

Seniors

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2019	Daniel Watson	Hayden Mitchell	Xavier Kelly
2018	Matthew Crompton	Matt Gibbs	Allan Young
2017	Matthew Crompton	Ben Anderson	Ben Sutherland
2016	Matthew Buzinskas	Hayden Mitchell	Matthew Crompton
2015	Jarryd Allan	Jordan Brown	Andrew Kidd
2014	Hayden Mitchell	Jarryd Allan	John Perichon
2013	Lochy Dornauf	Joel Buckley	Paul McConnell
2012	Matthew Crompton	Joel Buckley	Paul McConnell
2011	Paul McConnell	Eldon Abbott	Allan Young
2010	Michael Ryan	Gary Ring	Matthew Calcutt
2009	Dean Richardson	Pat Tarrant	Tony Hogg
2008	Sabastian Ciavola	Tony Hogg	Adam Curran

Reserves

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2019	Ryan Eley	Sean Smith	Austin Creak
2018	Gary Barton	Ben McKenzie	Michael Paske
2017	Ryan Eley	Sam Miles	Luke Hazelager
2016
2015	Andrew Reid	Simon Joules	Ryan Eley & Jake Osbourne
2014	Simon Joules	Andrew Reid	Steve Rickard
2013	Simon Joules	Nathan Groves	Jon Bunn & Ryan Joules
2012	Simon Joules	Matt Buckley	Dylan Jones
2011	Chris Thomson	Daniel Basaranowicz	Gary Ring
2010	Christopher McGregor	Chris Thomson	Luke Gaylor
2009	Eldon Abbott	Nathan Groves & Steven Rickard	Clint Dunell
2008	Nathan Groves	Hayden Byrne	Cameron Webb

Under 19s

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2019	Jordan Kubeil	Frasier Kubeil	Noah Bazzano
2013	Rodney Box	Jamie Haber	Ben Sutherland & Jack Larkin
2012	Jamie Haber	Nathan Alty	Liam McInereny & Josh Clancy
2011	Tyson Veenman	Beau Rankin	Liam McInerney & Timothy Edgell
2010	Luke Money	David Bilusic	Tyson Veenman
2009	Gary Ring	Jess Barnett	Brett George
2008	Liam Symons	Matthew Crawford	Gary Ring
2007	Jamie Harris	Steven Rickard	Gary Ring & Jarrod Magann

Under 17s

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	Coach's Award	Players' Award
2011	Nick Gaylor	Matthew Rutter	Jake Plunkett	Jack Sherwin	Luke Clarke & Tom Bowman

Watsonia Football Club Leading Goalkickers

Year	Seniors	Reserves	Under 19s	Under 17s
2011	Allan Young (29)	Christopher Parr (38)	Timothy Edgell (20)	Brayden Mann (8)

External links

• Watsonia Sporting Club Website
• Northern Football League Website