The Dandenong West Football Club, nicknamed the Westerners, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong West.[2]
| Dandenong West Football Club | |||
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| Names | |||
| Full name | Dandenong West Football Netball Club | ||
| Former name(s) | Dandenong West Junior Football Club (1963−84) Dandenong Demons Football Club (2003−08) Dandenong Football Club (2008−15) Dandenong Football and Netball Club (2015−23) | ||
| Nickname(s) | Westerners, DW | ||
| Former nickname(s) | Demons, Redlegs | ||
| Club details | |||
| Founded | December 1963[1] | ||
| Competition | Southern Football Netball League | ||
| President | Matt McCabe | ||
| Coach | Mick Lawrence | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Other information | |||
| Official website | dandenongfnc.com | ||
As of 2024, the club competes in Division 4 of the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL).[3]
History
editDandenong West was formed in December 1963 as the Dandenong West Junior Football Club, fielding boys teams of various age groups.[4] In 1984, the club had enough senior players to enter the South East Suburban Football League (SESFL), before moving to the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association (ESCFA) in 1987.[5][6]
In 1993, the Southern Football League (SFL, now SFNL) absorbed the ESCFA, and Dandenong West entered the SFL. The club finished sixth in Division 3 in its inaugural SFL season.[5]
In 2004, Dandenong West was renamed to the Dandenong Demons.[7] The club's nickname was then changed to the "Redlegs" in 2008, the same as the Dandenong Football Club that competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1958 until 1994.[4][8]
In 2015, the club entered a netball team in the newly-renamed SFNL for the first time, winning the Division 6 grand final in its first season.[9][10] The club was also renamed to the Dandenong Football and Netball Club (or Dandenong Football Netball Club).[11]
On 27 July 2023, the club announced it would return to the Dandenong West name, beginning in the 2024 season.[12] The club was officially renamed on 23 November 2023, and a logo and colours were revealed in December 2023.[13][14]
Notable players
edit- Ricky Jackson, former Melbourne VFL/AFL player[15]
- Mick Reid, who played 500 senior games for the club[16]
References
edit- ^ "50 years of Dandenong". GameDay. Dandenong Football and Netball Club. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Ralphsmith, Jonty (5 August 2023). "Redlegs to become Westerners once more". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Dandenong Football Club". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b Paproth, Daniel (8 July 2013). "Reborn Dandenong Redlegs celebrate 50 years". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Dandenong Demons Football Club / Dandenong West Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "ABOUT DANDENONG WEST". Dandenong West Football Netball Club. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "A Brief History of the Southern Football Netball League". Southern Football Netball League. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "About us". GameDay. Dandenong Football and Netball Club. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Southern Football League Media Release". GameDay. Southern Football League. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Potter, Jarrod (23 August 2015). "Maiden glory down to true grit". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "DANDENONG FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB TO RECEIVE LIFE SAVING DEFIBRILLATORS". Gabrielle Williams. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Tyler (27 July 2023). "Why Dandenong had to revive the Westerners for 2024 and beyond". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Ralphsmith, Jonty (5 December 2023). "New logo, colours unveiled for Southern League club". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Tyler (14 March 2024). "SFNL: Dandenong West launches call to arms to play in 2024". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Ricky Jackson". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Amy, Paul (22 July 2013). "Mick Reid to clock up game number 500". Southern Football Netball League. Dandenong Leader. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.