Masala Football Club

Masala
Names
Full name Masala Football Club
Club details
Founded 2012 (2012)
Colours          
Competition VAFA
President Tarak Shah
Coach Alan Sutherland
Captain(s) Samuel Freeman
Premierships None
Ground(s) Fotheringham Reserve, Dandenong
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website masalafc.com.au

The Masala Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the VAFA. The club was registered in 2012 and played its first season in 2013.

History

The club was the brainchild of Ash Nugent who had served as Team Manager of the India Tigers at the 2011 Australian Football International Cup[1]. Nugent wanted to provide a platform for the Melbourne-based players from the team to keep playing together, whilst creating a football club that embraced diversity and encouraged new Australians to play football.

Supported by Trevor Banerjee, Fevin Mascarenhas and William Fernandes (original committee), who were all players for the Tigers at the International Cup, the club was incorporated in 2012 and accepted to field a side in the Club XVIII competition of the VAFA in 2013.

For its initial seasons Masala co-shared BJ Powell Reserve, Noble Park North with the Lyndale Football Club. They eventually secured their own ground at WJ Powell Reserve, Noble Park North. In 2018 the club relocated to Fotheringham Reserve, Dandenong.[2][3]

Results

Year League Division Position (Snr) Captain Coach Senior B & F Reserves B & F Masala Award
2013 VAFA C XVIII (3) 6/6[4] B Nugent M Peddlesden B Nugent N/A L Moyo
2014 VAFA C XVIII (1) 6/6[5] B Nugent V Rishi S Freeman N/A R Prestwich
2015 VAFA Division 4 10/11[6] B Nugent B Robinson Z Kelly P Kailasanathan C Jacobs
2016 VAFA Division 4 8/9[7] B Nugent B Robinson
2017 VAFA Division 4 8/9[8] B Nugent B Robinson
2018 VAFA Division 4 S Freeman A Sutherland

References

  1. ↑ Northey, Brett. "IC11 Preview - India's biggest challenge getting to the tournament". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Nugent, Ash. "The making of Masala". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Masala Football Club Guernsey Presentation". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "VAFA Club XVIII (3) Ladder - 2013". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "VAFA Club XVIII (1) Ladder - 2014". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "VAFA Division 4 Ladder - 2015". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "VAFA Division 4 Ladder - 2016". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "VAFA Division 4 Ladder - 2017". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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