Kinglake Football Club

Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Kinglake Football Club
fullname = Kinglake Football Club | Nickname = Lakers
founded = 1930 | ground = Memorial Oval, Kinglake Central | president = Cameron Caine |league = Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League | coach = Michael Nott
sport = Australian rules footballThe Kinglake Football Club was formed in 1930 and is today based at the Kinglake Memorial Oval, Cnr Extons Rd & Kinglake-Whittlesea Rd, Kinglake. Before the Exton's Rd oval, Kinglake played on the Exton's family land or vacant land behind the National Park Hotel in Kinglake.

The Club is nicknamed "The Lakers" and today wears a green jumper with three yellow sashes over the left shoulder and plays in the Second Division of the Diamond Valley Football League. The Lakers currently field a Senior & Reserves team, as well as several junior football teams. [http://www.kinglakefc.com] It is one of few "country footy" teams that plays in a Melbourne Metropolitan league.

Premierships

Seniors
Premierships: 1939 (Panton Hill & District Football League); 1940 (PH&DFL); 1994 (Yarra Valley Mountain District FL, 2nd Division)
Runners Up: 1933, 1935, 1936,

Reserves
Premierships:
Runners Up:

Under 19
Premierships:
Runners Up:

Club History & Results

1930-Kinglake join the Bourke-Evelyn Football League for just this one season
1931-Kinglake join the Panton Hill & District Football Association in its formation year. Other clubs in League were Queenstown (St Andrews), Panton Hill & Yarra Glen.
1932-Kinglake participate in the Panton Hill & District Football League. Panton Hill & Bourke-Evelyn Leagues merge to become Panton Hill & Districts Football League.
1933-Kinglake finish 2^nd on Panton Hill & District FL Ladder.
"2^nd Semi Final": Kinglake def Whittlesea @ Doreen by 9 points
"Grand Final":Yarra Glen 10.19 79 def Kinglake 4.11 41 @ Whittlesea
1934-Kinglake finish 4^th on PH&DFL Ladder.
"1^st Semi Final": Panton Hill 10.15 75 def Kinglake 11.8 74
1935-Kinglake finish 2^nd on PH&DFL Ladder
"Preliminary Final": Kinglake 14.12 96 def Panton Hill 6.9 45
"Grand Final": Hurstbridge 15.15 105 def Kinglake 7.8 50
1936-Kinglake finish 2nd on PH&DFL Ladder
"Grand Final": Plenty Rovers 11.9 75 def Kinglake (at Whittlesea)
1937-Kinglake and PH&DFL in recess.
1938-Kinglake and PH&DFLin recess.
1939-Kinglake finish 1^st on PH&DFL Ladder. Competing clubs are Kinglake, Panton Hill & Hurstbridge
"Grand Final": Kinglake d Hurstbridge (Venue unknown)
1940-Kinglake finish 1^st on PH&DFL Ladder.
"2^nd Semi Final": Kinglake d Plenty Rovers (at Whittlesea)
"Grand Final": Kinglake 7.15 57 def Plenty Rovers 7.12 54 (at Whittlesea)
1941 to 1946-League in recess due to World War II
1947-Kinglake change from light blue to green jumper with yellow "V". League reforms as Panton Hill Football League
1948-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1949-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1950-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1951-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1952-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1953-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1954-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1955-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1956-
1980-Kinglake's final season in Panton Hill Football League. Other PHFL Clubs join DVFL,YVMDFL or fold. Kinglake folds and goes into recess.
1981-1989-Kinglake in recess.
1990-Kinglake reform, join the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League 2^nd Division and change to a yellow jumper with a green "V".
1994-Kinglake win YVMDFL 2nd Division Premiership.
1996-Kinglake join the Diamond Valley Football League.
2002-Kinglake change jumper from yellow with green "V" to dark green with three yellow 'tiger slashes" across the left shoulder.
Jan 31 2007-Kinglake starts 2007 pre-season training.May 01 2007-Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL) changes its name to Northern Football League (NFL), after it is discovered some DVFL funds have gone astray.
21/5/2007-NFL Board rules that Kinglake forfieted Round 2 (vs Parkside) and gives the 4 points to Parkside FC. Kinglake believed the ground was too hard (and therefore dangerous) to play on.Information from www.footypedia.com; Kinglake Football Club records; "Mountain Monthly" magazine; "Evelyn Observer"; "Diamond Valley News"; The Diamond Valley Story; "Living Memories-A History of Kinglake" Vols 1 & 2; and interviews with long-time Kinglake and district residents.
2008-Kinglake moves to the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in Division 2 finishing 5th