St Joseph’s Football & Netball Club Inc, nicknamed the Joeys, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the residential suburb of Herne Hill, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League, the major regional league in Geelong.[1]
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| Full name | St Joseph’s Football & Netball Club Inc | |
| Nickname(s) | Joeys | |
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| Founded | 1973 | |
| Colours | Red, Gold, Black | |
| Competition | Geelong Football Netball League | |
| Premierships | (6): 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |
| Ground(s) | Drew Reserve | |
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| Official website | stjoeys.com | |
History edit
With less than four weeks to the start of the 1973 season junior club St Joseph’s was told that the Geelong & District Football League had passed a motion that all affiliated clubs had to field teams in all the main sections,(Seniors, Reserves, Under 18 and under 16). The club had to find a ground, a coach, committee and forty senior players necessary to keep the club afloat. Martin Bourke was appointed coach and Drew Reserve was obtained as a home ground.
They joined the Geelong & District Football League and won their first flag in 1982. In those days promotion to the Geelong Football League was automatic as was demotion. They were promoted, demoted then promoted again in three years. Since then it has stayed in the Geelong Football League since 1985.
Premierships edit
- Geelong Football League (4)
- 1989, 2015, 2017, 2018
- Geelong & District Football League (2)
- 1982, 1984
Players edit
Notable players edit
Over thirty players have gone on to play AFL including
- Matthew Scarlett - Geelong
- Barry Stoneham - Geelong
- Cameron Ling - Geelong
- Taylor Adams - GWS Giants and Collingwood Football Club
- Nick Maxwell - Collingwood Football Club
- Sam Walsh - Carlton Football Club
- Alex Witherden-West Coast Eagles/Brisbane Lions
- Tom Doedee- Adelaide Crows
- Paddy McCartin-St Kilda/Sydney Swans
- Tom McCartin- Sydney Swans
- Tom Atkins-Geelong
- John Scarlett-Geelong/South Melbourne
- Michael Mansfield-Geelong
- Tim Darcy-Geelong
Current squad (2023) edit
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Bibliography edit
- Cat Country: History of Football In The Geelong Region by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3
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External links edit
