Portarlington Football Club
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The Portarlington Football Club is an Australian rules football
club that plays in the Bellarine Football League
and situated in the township of Portarlington
, on the Bellarine peninsula Victoria
, Australia
. The clubs plays its home games at Portarlington Recreation Reserve, Portarlington.
The club is now known as the ‘’’Demons’’.
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football
competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula
region of Victoria, Australia
, formed in 1971.
The club played in an early version Bellarine Football League that ran from 1895 to 1914. Reformed after the great war the club continued to play locally until 1923 when it joined the Geelong Football Association.Portarlington used to wear the Red and Black Essendon jumper but this clashed with Birreguarra when the club changed leagues. A new strip based on the Melbourne jumper of red and blue was adopted.
The Portarlington Football Club played the 1964 season in the Polwarth Football league and continued in this league until the Bellarine District Football League was formed in 1971. Portarlington was a founding club and P. Harrison won the goalkicking for that year.
Since joining the Bellarine District Football League the club has a winning rate of 49.7 %
In a game in the 2011 season, the managed to score 0.1 (1) to Drysdale's 19.5 (119)
For two seasons in the 1990’s the club was Portarlington-St Leonards , but would later revert to its original name.
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 that plays in the Bellarine Football League
Bellarine Football League
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.Six of the eight founding clubs played in the Polwarth Football league the year before....
and situated in the township of Portarlington
Portarlington, Victoria
Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 27km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday...
, on the Bellarine peninsula 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
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The clubs plays its home games at Portarlington Recreation Reserve, Portarlington.
The club is now known as the ‘’’Demons’’.
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football
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...
competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula
Bellarine Peninsula
The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. The peninsula, together with the Mornington Peninsula separates Port Phillip from Bass Strait...
region of Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, formed in 1971.
History
The club was established in 1874.The club played in an early version Bellarine Football League that ran from 1895 to 1914. Reformed after the great war the club continued to play locally until 1923 when it joined the Geelong Football Association.Portarlington used to wear the Red and Black Essendon jumper but this clashed with Birreguarra when the club changed leagues. A new strip based on the Melbourne jumper of red and blue was adopted.
The Portarlington Football Club played the 1964 season in the Polwarth Football league and continued in this league until the Bellarine District Football League was formed in 1971. Portarlington was a founding club and P. Harrison won the goalkicking for that year.
Since joining the Bellarine District Football League the club has a winning rate of 49.7 %
In a game in the 2011 season, the managed to score 0.1 (1) to Drysdale's 19.5 (119)
For two seasons in the 1990’s the club was Portarlington-St Leonards , but would later revert to its original name.
Notable VFL/AFL players
- John Hyde with GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
- Barrie Bretland with GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
- Max Trewin with GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...