The Sale Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Sale, Victoria and are based at the Sale Oval.
| Sale Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Sale Football Netball Club Inc | |
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| Motto | "Cede Nulli" | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1877 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Gippsland FNL | |
| Premierships | 10 (1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 2008, 2012) | |
| Ground(s) | Sale Recreation Reserve | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The club teams compete in the Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL).[1][2]
History edit
Founded in 1877, Sale began playing official competitive football in 1889 when they joined the Gippsland Football Association, as a junior side.[1][3] In 1900, the club entered the senior competition and were premiers for the first time the following year.[1]
One of the greatest players produced by the club, Brownlow Medal winner Norman Ware, came to Footscray from Sale in the 1930's.[4]
Sale were a foundation member of the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954.[5][6] They were the dominant team in the early years of the competition, with four premierships in the first six seasons.[1][7] More recently, Sale defeated Maffra to win the 2012 grand final.[8]
Football Premierships edit
- Seniors
- Payne Challenge Cup
- 1889 [9]
- Gippsland & Feilchenfeld Cup
- 1892 [10]
- Gippsland Football Association / League (10)
- Latrobe Valley Football League (8)
- 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986
- West Gippsland Latrobe Football League (1)
- 2008
- Gippsland Football League (1)
- 2012
Club records edit
Individual edit
Most games
- Jack Schuback – 400+
Most Best & Fairest
- Shane Fyfe – 5
Most goals in a game
- Shane Loveless – 15 (vs Churchill in 1987)
Most goals in a season
- Shane Loveless – 140 (1987)
Team edit
Highest score
- 39.20 (254) (versus Moe in 1997)
Football League best and Fairest Winners edit
- Gippsland FL
- Trood Award
- 1935 - Arthur Davidson
- 1936 - Jack Collins
- 1946 - Leo Brennan (Sale Greens)
- 1952 - Bob Mason
- La Trobe Valley FNL
- Trood Award / Rodda Medal
- 1954 – Bob Mason
- 1955 – Bob Mason
- 1957 – John Nix
- 2009 – Adrian Cox
- 2012 – Luke Collins
- 2017 - Kane Martin
2021 - Shannon Lange 2023 - Shannon Lange
Coaches edit
| Coach | Years | Premierships |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Canet[14] | 1924-1927 | 1924, 1927 |
| Hugh Murnane | 1954-1956 | 1954, 1955 |
| John Nix | 1957-1959 | 1957, 1959 |
| Dick Evans | 1960 | |
| Kevin Hogan | 1961 | |
| Laurie Stephenson | 1962 | |
| Don Williams | 1963 | |
| Kevin Hogan | 1964-1965 | |
| Joe Ambrose | 1966-1967 | |
| Robert Foster | 1968-1970 | |
| Trevor Somerville | 1971-1972 | 1971 |
| Jim Hart | 1973-1978 | 1973, 1975 |
| Charlie Healy | 1979 | |
| Ray Christie / Jim Hart | 1980 | |
| Graham Robbins | 1981 | |
| Robert Holmes | 1982 | |
| Vic Aanensen | 1983 | |
| Shane Dove | 1984-1985 | |
| Kevin Greenwood | 1986-1987 | 1986 |
| Neil Bristow | 1988 | |
| Ted Fidge | 1989-1990 | |
| Merv Neagle | 1991 | |
| Kevin Greenwood | 1992-1993 | |
| John Walsh | 1994 | |
| Darren Hall | 1995-1997 | |
| Anthony Dessent | 1998-1999 | |
| Anthony Banik | 2000-2001 | |
| Adrian Burns | 2002-2003 | |
| Richard Coulthard | 2004-2005 | |
| Darren Hall | 2006-2007 | |
| Adrian Cox | 2008-2009 | 2008 |
| Nick Anderson | 2010-2011 | |
| Matthew Ferguson | 2012-2014 | 2012 |
| Travis Ronaldson | 2015- |
VFL / AFL Players edit
The following footballers played with Sale FC before making their senior VFL / AFL football debut.
- 1906 - Robert Michael - Collingwood
- 1911 - Vic Trood - University
- 1919 - Stewart McLatchie - Carlton
- 1926 - Ed Ryan - Fitzroy
- 1930 - Wally Ware - Hawthorn
- 1932 - Harvey Johnson - Hawthorn
- 1932 - Norman Ware - Footscray
- 1945 - Jack Mitchell - Melbourne
- 1939 - Arthur Davidson - Sale
- 1961 - Ian Collins - Carlton
- 1980 - Andrew Pollett - Footscray
- 1994 - Stuart Anderson - North Melbourne
- 2003 - Jacob Schuback - Adelaide
- 2006 - Scott Pendlebury - Collingwood
- 2016 - Josh Dunkley- Western Bulldogs
- 2018- Kyle Dunkley- Melbourne
References edit
- ^ a b c d Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
- ^ Deacon, Wayne (2004). Sale Football Club L.V.F.L. : the mighty magpies : 125 years of football history and 10 years of netball history. Sale, Vic.
- ^ Blainey, Geoffrey (2010). A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football. Black Inc. ISBN 9781863954853.
- ^ "Another ruck award". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 September 1941. p. 6 Edition: Sports Edition. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Sale Set To Continue Winning Football Run". The Age. 19 June 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "The Black and The White". Gippsland Times. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Sale fans arrive in farce...... and return in triumph". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 12 September 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ Braithwaite, David (12 April 2013). "Pies' premiership defence begins". Gippsland Times. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "1889 - Football: Maffra v Sale". Trove Newspapers. The Maffra Spectator. 2 September 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "1892 - Gippsland & Feilchenfeld Cup match review". Trove Newspapers. Warragul Guardian and Buln Buln and Narracan Shire Advocate (Warragul, Vic). 23 September 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "1901 - Gippsland Premiership: Sale v Maffra". Trove Newspapers. The Maffra Spectator. 7 October 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "1902 - Sale FC - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Advertiser. 1 May 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Sale footballers Celebrate". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times (Vic). 30 October 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Sale FC - Canet reappointed". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times (Vic). 31 January 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sale Football Club.
- Facebook page
- Gippsland FNL Best & Fairest Winners
- Sale at Australian Football.com