Coldstream Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Cougars, is an Australian rules football team. It is based in the Yarra Valley of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.
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| Full name | Coldstream Football & Netball Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Founded | 1890 |
| League | Eastern Football League |
| Home ground | Halley Supple, Reserve, Coldstream |
| Strip | |
| Blue with white Vee | |
History edit
Founded in 1890 in the town of Coldstream, the club competed in the Yarra Valley Football Association from 1911 to 1914 and then in 1955.
Coldstream and Yarra Glen merged for one season in 1915[1] prior to World War One.
Admitted into the YDFL Reserves in 1952, they played in the Reserves until 1954.[2]
Coldstream played YVFL Seniors in 1955[3] & then played in the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League from 1956–1961.[4]
Coldstream became one of the founding clubs of the Eastern District Football League in 1962.[5]
The club had to wait until 1975 to achieve their first premiership in Division 3. They again were successful in 1986 and 1990. Their last premiership was in 4th division in 2001.
Football Premierships edit
- Seniors
- Eastern Football League
- Division Three
- 1975, 1986, 1990.
- Division Three
- Eastern Football League
- Division Four
- 2001
- Division Four
VFL/AFL players edit
The following footballers commenced their football at Coldstream FC and played senior VFL football or were drafted by an AFL club, with the year indicating their debut AFL season.
- 1962 - Graeme Ellis - Richmond
- 1968 - Jeff Hopgood - North Melbourne
- 1989 - Jason Baldwin - Fitzroy, Richmond
- 1994 - Daniel Hargraves - Western Bulldogs , Fremantle
- 2001 - Lindsay Gilbee - Western Bulldogs
- 2004 - Guy Richards - Collingwood
- 2018 - Bayley Fritsch - Melbourne
References edit
- ^ "1915 - Yarra Valley FA - Draw". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 30 April 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "1952 - Eight Teams in Both Sections of Y.V.F.L." The Lilydale Express (Vic). 7 March 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "1955 - YVFL Football Ladders". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 2 September 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "mysite - History by Doug Ackerly". Coldstream EFL - Coldstream Football & Netball Club. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "mysite - Coldstream over the years". Coldstream EFL - Coldstream Football & Netball Club. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.