Leitchville FC Centenary

23/05/2019

Leitchville Football Club Centenary Memorabilia Displays

03/05/2019

Centenary jumper auction.
Leitchville Centenary jumpers no. 1 to 48 will be available at the gala dinner tonight. If you cannot make the night and would like to make a bid please send through your preferred number and bid to Bradley Windridge or Matt Hawken.

03/05/2019

Q24. Who were the senior, reserve, Under 17 football & A grade netball coaches in 1995, first year of the merged club?

02/05/2019

Q23. For double points who won the VCFL medals in the 2017 Grand Finals as the seniors claimed their first silverware in the HDFL & the Under 17's won back to back premierships?

01/05/2019

Q22. Who coached the senior XV111 for 6 seasons winning 3 premierships & a runners up & what years?

30/04/2019

Q21. Name our HDFNL A Grade netball league medalists & the year they won?

29/04/2019

Q20. What year and league was the club's last A Grade netball premiership?

28/04/2019

Q19. The 1938 season concluded in premiership glory . What tragic event occurred before the season started?

26/04/2019

Q18.These lads were the first under 14 Leitchville team to make a Grand Final. They lost the GF to Cohuna by 12 points. For a maximum round of 3 points what year is this, who coached & who won the Best & Fairest?

25/04/2019

Celebrating 100 years of football and netball in the Leitchville Community, the LGFNC will be hosting a dinner on Saturday May 4th at the Leitchville Complex. Master of ceremonies will be renowned Australian sports journalist Paul Daffey. The evening will commence at 6pm with a 2 course roast meal p...

25/04/2019

Don't regret missing this special one off Centenary event.
To assist organisers with catering please jump online this week & grab your tickets. Tickets are also available at Walkers IGA.

Master of ceremonies Paul Daffey is a Melbourne based journalist who has written about country footy for over 30 years. He has written several books, most recently Behind the Goals: The History of the Victoria Country Football League, which was published in 2017. He is currently writing a book capturing stories from his recent travels in country footy. Paul has also spoken about football on radio for 20 years, currently co-hosting the Country Footy Show on RSN. The show goes to air at 5am on Mondays and podcast for listening at any time.

Paul Daffey [email protected]

Books
Local Rites: A Year in Grass Roots Football in Victoria and Beyond (2001)
Beyond the Big Sticks: Country Football Around Australia (2003)
Behind the Goals: The History of the Victorian Country Football League (2017)
Chapters in books
Black and Blue: The Story of Football at the University of Melbourne (2005)
The Barrackers Are Shouting: Stories of Collingwood From the Grandstand (2006)
The Rise and Rise of the Essendon Football Club (2009)
Edited
The Footy Almanac: The AFL Season One Game at a Time (2007-2013)
Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game (2013)

Celebrating 100 years of football and netball in the Leitchville Community, the LGFNC will be hosting a dinner on Saturday May 4th at the Leitchville Complex. Master of ceremonies will be renowned Australian sports journalist Paul Daffey. The evening will commence at 6pm with a 2 course roast meal p...