- Monash Whites Football Club
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Monash Whites FC Full name Monash Whites Football Club Nickname(s) The Whites/The Ashers Strip Turquoise and Silver (Sky Blue and White) Founded 1964 Sport Australian Rules Football League VAFA First season 1964 (VAFA F Section) Ground Frearson Oval, Monash University, Clayton campus Club song We Are The Whites President Michael Pettingill Secretary Paul Coughlin Coach Michael Pettingill Captain Shane Chapman 2011 Club XVIII (1) Fourth The Monash Whites football team was established in 1964[1] and is located in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The club competed under its own name in the Victorian Amateur Football Association up until the 2000 season[2]. From the 2001 season onwards the club has competed as the "thirds" for the Monash Blues Football Club.
Premierships - 1972 (F Reserve), 1975 (F)[3], 1998 (Club XVIII 2)[4].
Club history
Monash University opened its doors in 1961[5] and in the University's second year, Monash University Football Club entered the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)[1].
1964 saw the birth of the Football Club's second team who commenced in the newly created VAFA F Section. The original team, now playing in C Section, played as the Monash Blues whilst the new team took the name Monash Whites. After only two seasons the Whites went into a five year hiatus, along with the F Section competition itself[2].
The senior Monash side gained promotion to A Section by 1969)[6] and, "in an effort to expand and field a greater number of teams in order to hold and develop players within the club"[7], the Whites returned to competition in 1971[8].
After early success, both Monash sides struggled in the late 1970s leading to a spilt at the end of the 1979 season[8].
The Whites continued as a stand-alone club until 2000 when it merged with the Monash Blues Football Club, its original partner[8].
In its thirty-two years of competition the Monash Whites participated in fourteen senior finals series, finishing fourth on four occasions, third six times, runners-up twice and champions twice[3][4].
The Whites now play as the Monash Blues' Club XVIII side in the Victorian Amateur Football Association[9].
External links
References
- ^ a b "History of the VAFA". Victorian Amateur Football Association. http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b "VAFA Clubs 1892 - 2009". Victorian Amateur Football Association. http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/vafa_clubs_history_1892-2009.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b "D4 Section (Formerly F Section) Finals Series Finishes". Victorian Amateur Football Association. http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/d4__formerly_f_section_.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b "Club XVIII Section Finals Series Finishes". Victorian Amateur Football Association. http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/club_18.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "History of Monash University". Monash University. http://www.monash.edu.au/about/brief-history.html. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "B Section Finals Series Finishes". Victorian Amateur Football Association. http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/b_section.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ Marshall, G.W. "President's Report" (1972). Monash University Football Club Annual Report (Report). Monash University Football Club.
- ^ a b c "Monash Whites - A Brief History". www.vicnet.net.au/~mwfc. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mwfc/history/brief.html. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Monash Blues Football Club: About us". Monash Blues Football Club. http://www.monash.edu.au/groups/sport/blues/about/. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
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- University Australian rules football clubs
- Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (Australia)
- Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne
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