Campbelltown Football Club

Campbelltown Blues Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL and based out of the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields, New South Wales.

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Names
Full nameCampbelltown Blues Australian Football Club
Club details
Founded1975
Colours     Navy Blue and      White
CompetitionSydney AFL
Ground(s)Bob Prenter Oval
Other information
Official websiteCampbelltown Blues

History

TheCampbelltown Blues Australian Football Club formed in 1975.

In 2000, they aligned with the Penrith Panthers to become the Panthers. In 2002, they became the Campbelltown Kangaroos. This was later truncated to the Kangaroos.

In 2007, the club reverted to their old name, the "Blues".

Campbelltown players who have been recruited to play AFL football include Chris Oliver (St Kilda 2001-03), Dustin Martin (Richmond 2010- ) and Tom Young (Collingwood 2011-12) and Western Bulldogs (2013- ) [1]

References

  1. Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSWBas Publishing. p. 145.


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