- Calder Cannons
Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Calder Cannons
fullname = Calder Cannons Football Club
emblem = Cannons
strip = Navy Blue guernsey with orange and white trim, navy blue and white shorts, navy blue and orange socks
founded =1995
sport =Australian rules football
league =TAC Cup
firstseason = 1995
ground =Coburg City Oval - Coburg
capacity = 15,000
song = "See the Cannons Fire Up"
president =Andrew Johnston
coach =David Flood
captain =Mitchell Farmer
season = 2006
position = 3rd of 12The Calder Cannons are an
Australian rules football club fromMelbourne ,Australia .The club competes in the
TAC Cup and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18's. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs.The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the
Oakleigh Chargers at the MCG. They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals, all played on the MCG, usually before theAFL Grand Final .In the 2007 TAC Cup Final, Calder beat the
Murray Bushrangers , withAshley Arrowsmith the winner of the TAC Medal for best on ground. Victorian representatives for Calder at the U18 Championships included Addam Maric, James Polkinghorne, captainMitchell Farmer and Arrowsmith.The club train and play home matches at the
Coburg City Oval which is also shared by theCoburg Tigers Football Club .The Calder Cannons have had the largest number of players from its club drafted onto an AFL teams senior list via the AFL draft, having a total of 71 players drafted. [http://caldercannons.footballvic.com.au/_content/document/00056486-src.pdfM]
Notable players currently playing AFL that have been drafted from the Calder Cannons include:
*Jude Bolton
*Darren Milburn
*Brent Reilly
*Andrew Welsh
*David Rodan
*Brock McLean
*Adam Bentick
*Ryan Crowley External links
* [http://caldercannons.afllvic.com.au/ Calder Cannons home page]
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