Christies Beach Football Club

Christies Beach
Full name Christies Beach Football Club
Nickname Saints
Sport Australian Rules Football
Founded 1963
League Southern Football League
Home ground John Bice Memorial Oval
Colours Red, White, Black
Anthem When the Saints Go Marching In
President Scott Boehm
Head coach Todd Bache
Captain Aidan Coakley

The Christies Beach Football Club is an Australian rules football team based in the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide that first fielded junior teams in the Southern Football League in 1964. In 1966 senior teams were formed and almost instant success was achieved with A-Grade premierships in 1967 and 1968. The Christies Beach Football Club continues to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League.

Christies Beach has produced a number of Australian Football League (AFL) players including Dean Brogan (Port Adelaide/GWS), Nigel Smart (Adelaide), Tony Modra (Adelaide/Fremantle), and Chris Groom (Adelaide/Fremantle/North Melbourne).[1]


A-Grade Premierships

1967 SFL A-Grade
1968 SFL A-Grade[2]
1971 SFL A-Grade Undefeated[3]
1972 SFL A-Grade
1974 SFL A-Grade
1983 SFL Division 1[4]
1994 SFL Division 1

Greatest SFL Team

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.[5]

Christies Beach Football Club's Greatest Team 1966-2010
B: Darren Mason Vice-Captain Michael Moroney R. (Bob) Butcher
HB: Peter George AM Fenwick Thompson John Goldfinch
C: Paul Crate W. (Bill) Herron Captain Craig Thompson
HF: Ken Applegarth Kym Nadebaum John Hall OAM
F: Ian Winton Robert Hunt Brian McLeod
Foll: Jim Gulliver Allan Fox Frank Howard
Int: Julian Andruszkiewicz Andrew Nation Luke Berry
Coach: Brian Thredgold

References

  1. "SFL to AFL". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. "1968 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. "1971 Premiership". Christies Beach Football Club. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. "It's A Beach Bonanza". The Southern Argus. 22 September 1983. p. 16.
  5. Whitford, Jane (3 August 2011). "Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground". Southern Times Messenger. p. 13. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
Preceded by
McLaren Flat
Noarlunga
Port Noarlunga
Noarlunga
Happy Valley
SFL Division 1 Premiers
1967, 1968
1971, 1972
1974
1983
1994
Succeeded by
Reynella
Port Noarlunga
Reynella
Willunga
Happy Valley
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