Watsonia Football Club Explained
| Clubname: | Watsonia Sporting Club |
| Founded: | 1967 |
| Colours: | Red, Black and White |
| Captain: | Josh Boulton |
| President: | Rod Haber |
| Ground: | Binnak Park |
| Url: | watsoniasc.com.au |
The Watsonia Sporting Club is an Australian rules football club located in Watsonia, Victoria that currently competes in Division 2 in the Northern Football Netball League.
History of the Watsonia Football Club
In 1966, a group of parents with enough interest in the youth of the district, held a meeting at the Watsonia RSL hall and formed the Watsonia Football Club under the guidance of Harvey Stevens who played for both Footscray Football Club and Collingwood Football Club.
Teams
The Watsonia Sporting Club currently fields Senior Mens Football, Reserves and Under 19's as well as Netball teams in the Northern Football Netball League.
Premierships
Seniors (2)
| Year | League | Division | Result | Best on Ground | Captain | Coach |
|---|
| 2016 | NFNL | 3 | Watsonia 14.11.95 def Epping 6.12.48 | Levi Moss | Matthew Crompton | Corey McCall |
| 1987 | DVFL | 2 | Watsonia 13.13.91 def Reservoir-Lakeside 8.11.59 | | Adrian Sanderson | Barry Rist | |
Under 19 (2)
| Year | League | Division | Result | Best on Ground | Captain | Coach |
|---|
| 2022 | NFNL | 3 | Watsonia (7.13.55) def. Mernda (5.4.34) | Patrick Dooley | Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi | Silvio Iocannis |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | Watsonia def. Reservoir-Lakeside | |
Senior League Best & Fairests
| Year | League | Division | Player |
|---|
| 2016 | NFNL | 3 | Matthew Crompton |
| 2013 | NFNL | 3 | Lochie Dornauf |
| 2000 | DVFL | 2 | Paul Eccles |
| 1990 | DVFL | 2 | Malcolm Griffiths |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | John Ellis | |
Reserves League Best & Fairests
| Year | League | Division | Player |
|---|
| 2023 | NFNL | 2 | Jack Larkin |
| 2014 | NFNL | 3 | Simon Joules |
| 2013 | NFNL | 3 | Simon Joules |
| 1990 | DVFL | 2 | R.Blinman |
| 1987 | DVFL | 2 | A.Lampton |
| 1981 | DVFL | 1 | K.Carey | |
Under 19's League Best & Fairests
| Year | League | Division | Player |
|---|
| 2011 | NFL | 3 | Nick Gaylor |
| 1983 | DVFL | 2 | J. Viglione |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | M.Lamb |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | Malcolm Griffiths |
| 1975 | DVFL | 1 | G.Anderson | |
Senior League Leading Goalkicker Award
| Year | League | Division | Player | Goals |
|---|
| 2024 | NFNL | 2 | Ethan Lowe | 57 |
| 2023 | NFNL | 2 | James Lucente | 59 |
| 2000 | DVFL | 2 | Gavin Tapner | 90 |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | Robert Downie | 64 | |
Under 19 League Leading Goalkicker Award
| Year | League | Division | Player | Goals |
|---|
| 2019 | NFNL | 2 | Kyle Wheatley | 47 |
| 2013 | NFNL | 2 | Jack Larkin | 61 |
| 2012 | NFNL | 2 | Josh Clancy | 80 |
| 1995 | DVFL | 2 | M. La Franci | 41 |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | A. Smith | 50 |
| 1973 | DVFL | 1 | G. Livermore | 55 |
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Club Best & Fairest Awards
Seniors
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|
| 2024 | Daniel Annetta | Harry Sinclair | Josh Boulton |
| 2023 | Josh Boulton | Kobe Van Zwienen | Harry Sinclair |
| 2022 | Josh Boulton | Corey Potter | Kobe Van Zwienen |
| 2021 | Teague Van Zwienen | Lachlan Potter | Riley Taylor |
| 2019 | Daniel Watson | Hayden Mitchell | Xavier Kelly | |
| 2018 | Matthew Crompton | Matt Gibbs | Allan Young |
| 2017 | Matthew Crompton | Ben Anderson | Ben Sutherland |
| 2016 | Matthew Buzinskas | Hayden Mitchell | Matthew Crompton |
| 2015 | Jarryd Allan | Jordan Brown | Andrew Kidd |
| 2014 | Hayden Mitchell | Jarryd Allan | John Perichon |
| 2013 | Tom Wallis | Tony Hogg | Matt Crompton |
| 2012 | Matthew Crompton | Joel Buckley | Paul McConnell |
| 2011 | Paul McConnell | Eldon Abbott | Allan Young |
| 2010 | Michael Ryan | Gary Ring | Matthew Calcutt |
| 2009 | Dean Richardson | Patrick Tarrant | Tony Hogg |
| 2008 | Sabastian Ciavola | Tony Hogg | Adam Curran |
| 2007 | Dean Richardson | Danny O’Sullivan | Marc Ventura |
| 2006 | Shane Hodgson | | |
| 2005 | Corey Bennett | | |
| 2004 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2003 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2002 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2001 | Adrian Talarico | | |
| 2000 | Paul Eccles | | |
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Reserves
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|
| 2024 | Jack Larkin | Liam Doherty | Owen Gao |
| 2023 | Jack Larkin | Spencer Briggs | Cooper Burns & Fraser Kubeil |
| 2022 | Jack Larkin | James Latross | Luke Whyte |
| 2021 | Charlie Khoury | Ryan Eley | Ben Weissenfeld |
| 2019 | Ryan Eley | Sean Smith | Austin Creak |
| 2018 | Gary Barton | Ben McKenzie | Michael Paske |
| 2017 | Ryan Eley | Sam Miles | Luke Hazelager |
| 2016 | Sam Leishman | James Latross | Brayden Mann |
| 2015 | Andrew Reid | Simon Joules | Ryan Eley & Jake Osbourne |
| 2014 | Andrew Reid | Simon Joules | Steve Rickard |
| 2013 | Simon Joules | Nathan Groves | Jon Bunn & Ryan Joules |
| 2012 | Simon Joules | Matt Buckley | Dylan Saw |
| 2011 | Christian Daly-Thomson | Daniel Camileri | Dylan Saw & Gary Ring |
| 2010 | Chris McGregor | Christian Daly-Thomson | Luke Gaylor |
| 2009 | Eldon Abbott | Nathan Groves & Steve Rickard | Clint Dunell |
| 2008 | Nathan Groves | Hayden Byrne | Cameron Webb | |
Under 19s
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|
| 2023 | James Charbel | David Gill | Ben Park |
| 2022 | Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi | Liam Doherty | Jack Tatter |
| 2019 | Jordan Kubeil | Frasier Kubeil | Noah Bazzano |
| 2018 | Adrian Saccuzzo | Christopher Bogoefski | Connor Fitzgerald |
| 2017 | Adrian Saccuzzo | Dhiraj Shivakumar | Vincent Nativo |
| 2015 | Luke Turco | Kane Richardson | Austin Creak |
| 2013 | Rodney Box | Jamie Haber | Ben Sutherland & Jack Larkin |
| 2012 | Jamie Haber | Nathan Alty | Liam McInereny & Josh Clancy |
| 2011 | Tyson Veenman | Beau Rankin | Liam McInerney & Timothy Edgell |
| 2010 | Luke Money | David Bilusic | Tyson Veenman |
| 2009 | Gary Ring | Jess Barnett | Brett George |
| 2008 | Liam Symons | Matthew Crawford | Gary Ring |
| 2007 | Jamie Harris | Steve Rickard | Glenn Wilkins & Jarrod Magann | |
Netball
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