Frankston Football Club
Encyclopedia
Frankston Football Club, nicknamed The Dolphins, is an Australian rules football
club based in Frankston, Victoria
and currently playing in the Victorian Football League
. The club was formed in 1887. The Dolphins have no alignments to any AFL
clubs.
. Damage is estimated at over $1million. The rebuilding of the Grandstand was completed in late 2010.
forward Shannon Grant
as its coach for 2009. Grant replaces former Melbourne
defender Brett Lovett
, who spent six years as coach of the Dolphins. Grant, 31, has signed as non-playing coach for two seasons after retiring from the AFL in 2008 with 301 games to his credit.
Frankston operations manager Bryan Mace said Grant would be a handy addition to the club.
“We’re very pleased to think that a fellow with such experience at AFL level has seen fit to start his coaching career at Frankston Football Club,” Mace said.
They have won three games this year, and have finished 12th on the ladder out of 13 teams. This is a heavy fallout from the 2008 season in which they finished 7th with 10 wins and 10 losses.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club based in Frankston, Victoria
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
and currently playing in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
. The club was formed in 1887. The Dolphins have no alignments to any AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
clubs.
Peninsula Football Association
Frankston was a founding member of the Peninsula Football Association in 1908. It lost the first Grand Final to Hastings. Frankston were Premiers in 1911, 1919, 1922, 1923, and 1931.Mornington Peninsula Football League
At the end of the 1933 season the Peninsula Football Association merged with the Peninsula District Football Association to form the Mornington Peninsula Football League. Frankston were MPFL Premiers in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1952 and 1961.VFA
Frankston entered the VFA in 1966, it played in 2nd division until it won the 1978 2nd division flag. Promoted into 1st division the Dolphins lost the 1984 Grand Final and later lost back-to-back flags in 1996 and 1997.Grandstand Fire
On the morning of 13 February 2008 the Frankston Football Club's historic grandstand, named after stalwart Bryan Mace, was destroyed by fire. This grandstand had been there since the early 1930s and was an icon of the local community. It was originally built for the parade grounds of Australia's first World Scout JamboreeWorld Scout Jamboree
The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
. Damage is estimated at over $1million. The rebuilding of the Grandstand was completed in late 2010.
2009
Frankston appointed former North MelbourneNorth 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...
forward Shannon Grant
Shannon Grant
Shannon Grant is a retired Australian rules footballer who was known as one of the premier midfielders in the AFL. He began his career at the Sydney Swans in 1995 before moving to the Kangaroos in 1998 and being a part of their 1999 premiership side, in which he also won the Norm Smith Medal for...
as its coach for 2009. Grant replaces former Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
defender Brett Lovett
Brett Lovett
Brett Lovett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . He also represented Victoria on six occasions....
, who spent six years as coach of the Dolphins. Grant, 31, has signed as non-playing coach for two seasons after retiring from the AFL in 2008 with 301 games to his credit.
Frankston operations manager Bryan Mace said Grant would be a handy addition to the club.
“We’re very pleased to think that a fellow with such experience at AFL level has seen fit to start his coaching career at Frankston Football Club,” Mace said.
They have won three games this year, and have finished 12th on the ladder out of 13 teams. This is a heavy fallout from the 2008 season in which they finished 7th with 10 wins and 10 losses.