Portland Football Netball Cricket Club

Portland
Names
Full name Portland Football Netball Cricket Club
Nickname(s) Tigers
Club details
Founded 1876
Colours      Black      Yellow
Competition Hampden Football League since 2013
Premierships 1906, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1929, 1952, 1956, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Ground(s) Hanlon Park

The Portland Football Netball Cricket Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Hampden Football League.[1]

It is based in the Victorian town of Portland. Portland joined the Hampden Football League in 2013 with the Hamilton Kangaroos.

History

The Portland Football Club was established on June 6, 1876 at a meeting held at Mac's Hotel.

The club's current colours yellow and black were first used in 1902 and again in 1909, but changed in 1919. The distinctive black with gold sash came into being in 1930.

Hanlon Park became Portland's home ground in 1923 and has remained as such, except for 1961 when Henty Park was used while Hanlon Park was top dressed. Before 1923, football was played from 1866 on the cricket ground the North Cliff.

The Wester Border Football League (an amalgamation of the Western District Football League and the South Eastern Border Football League was formed in 1964.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Club held on February 16, 1994, the name of the club was changed to the Portland Football-Netball Club and became incorporated under that name on March 29, 1994.

Subsequent to this, the name of the Club changed to its present title, namely the Portland Football Netball Cricket Club at a Special General Meeting on March 9, 2006.

Premierships

  • South West District Association 1913-1924
    • 1914, 1922, 1924
  • Glenelg Football Association 1925-1930
    • 1925
  • Western District FL 1931-1963
    • 1952, 1956
  • Western Border FL 1964-2012
    • 1966, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Hampden Football Netball League 2013-
    • Nil

Leading goalkickers

  • Luke Hampshire 1992 (87)
  • Jarrod Holt 2012 (71)

Most Senior Games

Mick Jennings holds the record of 323 games.( Mick also played another 21 games with Heywood )

Most goals in a season

Tim Otter with 109 in 1989. He is one of two 100 goal players, the other being John Phillips.

Most goals in a game

16 by Bill Mahon in the Second Semi Final on September 22, 1956( against Imperials ).

Highest ever score

Portland 44.23.287 def. Hamilton 3.6.24 on April 8, 2000.

VFL/AFL players

Books

  • History of football in the Western District :John Stoward, ISBN 9780957751590

References

  1. ↑ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.
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