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Sunshine Heights
Names
Full nameSunshine Heights Football Club
Nickname(s)Dragons
Club details
Colours  Blue   Red   White
CompetitionWRFL since 1988
Premierships1979, 1988, 1998, 2008
Ground(s)Ainsworth Reserve, West Sunshine [1]

The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988.[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of West Sunshine .

History

In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979 they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.

The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.


Premierships

  • 1979, 1988, 1998, 2008

VFL/AFL players

James Gowans - St Kilda Chris Burton-Footscray (Western Bulldogs)

References

Book

  • History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - - ISBN 9781863356015
  • History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924