Assumption College, Kilmore
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Roman Catholic Church in Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope.Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics . Catholicism...
, secondary
Secondary school
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, co-educational, day
Day school
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and Boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, located in Kilmore
Kilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia.
Founded in 1893, the college
College
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first took boarders
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in 1901, and was a boys' school until 1982, when it became coeducational. The current principal is Mr. Michael Kenny.
Assumption College is a member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA), the Principals' Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools (AHISA), and the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
The Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria are a group of nine independent schools in Victoria, Australia, formed in 1920. The AGSV provides the basis for interschool sporting competition between the nine member schools in a range of sports....
(AGSV).
Assumption also competes against one of Australia's top football schools, Sacred Heart College Senior, Adelaide in the annual ACK & SHC Exchange.
Australian Football League
Adelaide Football Club- Tony ArmstrongTony ArmstrongTony Armstrong is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League . Originally from Burrumbuttock, New South Wales, he was initially interested in rugby, but turned to Australian rules football, supporting the Sydney Swans...
- Played debut game in 2010 - Richard DouglasRichard Douglas (footballer)Richard Douglas is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked by the Adelaide Crows with pick 16 overall in the 2005 AFL Draft, he impressed playing for Glenelg in the SANFL in season 2006 before making his AFL debut in round 21 against cross-town rivals Port Adelaide...
- Best and Fairest 2010 - Daniel TaliaDaniel TaliaDaniel Talia is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League ....
- Grandson of Harvey StevensHarvey StevensHarvey Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....
who was a member of FootscrayWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
's 1954 VFL Premiership team
Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
- Kevin HeathKevin HeathKevin Heath is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.Heath was a defender and in addition to playing for two VFL clubs he also represented Victoria in interstate football. He was a premiership player with Hawthorn in 1971, finishing...
Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
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- Peter McCormackPeter McCormackPeter McCormack is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1970s and 1980s before finishing his career with stints at Richmond and Fitzroy....
- member of three Grand Final teams in 1979-81
Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
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- Neale DaniherNeale DaniherNeale Francis Daniher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . Neale was also an Assistant Coach to the Essendon and Fremantle Football Clubs and the Coach of the Victorian State Team and the Melbourne Football Club...
- Captain 1982, bar injuries would be member of 1984-85 Premiership teams, Best and Fairest 1981, - Jason Johnson - Member of 2000 Premiership team, Best and Fairest 2001, 2005, All-Australian 2001
Geelong Football Club
Geelong Football Club
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- Member of four Grand Final teams in 1989, 1992, 1994–95, Best First Year player award 1986 - Tom Lonergan - Member of 2008 Grand Final team
Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
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- Shane CrawfordShane CrawfordShane Barry Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer, having played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
- Member of 2008 Premiership team, Captain 1999-2004, Best and Fairest 1998-99, 2002–03, All-Australian 1996, 1998–99, 2002, Brownlow Medallist - Peter CrimminsPeter CrimminsPeter Crimmins was a rover for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL, playing 176 games and kicking 231 goals from 1966 to 1975. He was an inspirational player and captain from 1974 who wore number 5. He was a member of the Hawks' 1971 premiership team.At the completion of the 1974 VFL season...
- After whom the Best and Fairest is named, Member of 1971 Premiership team, Captain 1974 - Ben Dixon
- Kevin HeathKevin HeathKevin Heath is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.Heath was a defender and in addition to playing for two VFL clubs he also represented Victoria in interstate football. He was a premiership player with Hawthorn in 1971, finishing...
- member of 1971 Premiership team
Fitzroy Football Club
Fitzroy Football Club
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- Renato SerafiniRenato SerafiniRenato Serafini is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.Serafini played mostly as a fullforward and topped Fitzroy's goalkicking in 1975 after kicking 34 goals in the season. Like his younger brother Laurie, he was recruited to...
- Laurie SerafiniLaurie SerafiniLorenzo 'Laurie' Serafini is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is the younger brother of Renato Serafini, who also played for Fitzroy....
Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
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- Michael BarlowMichael BarlowMichael Barlow is an Australian rules footballer. He plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
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- Peter "Crackers" KeenanPeter KeenanPeter 'Crackers' Keenan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
- Peter "Crackers" KeenanPeter KeenanPeter 'Crackers' Keenan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
- Member of 1977 Premiership team - David KingDavid King (Australian rules footballer)David King is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . He debuted for the Kangaroos in 1994 after being recruited from Port Melbourne...
- Member of 1996 and 1999 Premiership teams, All-Australian 1997-98 - John ReevesJohn Reeves (footballer)John Reeves is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, . Originally from Assumption College, Kilmore, Reeves played in North Melbourne's losing 1950 VFL Grand Final side...
- Member of the 1950 Grand Final side - Michael Reeves
Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
- Francis BourkeFrancis BourkeFrancis William Bourke is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1967 and 1981 for the Richmond Football Club and coached the club between 1982 and 1983. One of the most respected Australian footballers of any era, Bourke was nicknamed "St...
- Captain 1974-75, Member of 5 Premiership teams 1967,1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, Best and Fairest 1970, AFL Hall of Fame, AFL Team of the Century - Angus GrahamAngus Graham (footballer)Angus Graham is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club. He made his debut in late 2007 and played two games that season. He did not play in the 2008 season but he returned to the side in 2009 and enjoyed a solid run of form in the early rounds of the season...
St Kilda Football Club
- Simon O'DonnellSimon O'DonnellSimon Patrick O'Donnell is a former Australian cricketer and VFL footballer, currently a horse racing and cricket commentator.-Cricket:...
Gold Coast Football Club
- Dion PrestiaDion PrestiaDion Prestia is an Australian rules footballer who was pick up by Gold Coast with pick 9 of the 2010 National draft. He made his debut in Gold Coast's first game, playing against Carlton in round 2 of 2011 season.-Early Life and Pre-AFL:...
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- Michael O'Donnell
- Adam Pickering