Craigieburn Football Club
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| CRAIGIEBURN | |
| Full name | Craigieburn Football Club |
| Emblem | The Eagles |
| Colours | Brown and white halves & gold eagle |
| Founded | Senior Club 1970 |
| League | Essendon District Football League Essendon District Football League The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade... |
| Ground | D.S. Aitken Reserve, Craigieburn Craigieburn, Victoria Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 20,784.... |
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The Craigieburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club and is located 27 km north of Melbourne in the township of Craigieburn
Craigieburn, Victoria
Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 20,784....
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After an unsuccessful application in 1970 for entry into the Riddell District Football League
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
for the 1971 season, the club successfully re-applied in 1971 for admission in 1972. The first senior game was against Sunbury which the club lost by 245 points.
The sequence in fact stretched to twenty-one consecutive games, before the club's first win on 3 May 1973 against Romsey 12:12:84 to 9:13:67.
In 1975 the Riddell District Football League
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
split into two divisions, with Craigieburn being cut into this newly formed Second Division, finished the H/A in fourth position with the Seniors and Reserves reaching the Preliminary Final both being defeated by Wallan whilst the Under 17’s going through to the club's first Grand Final.
The club's first Senior premiership was the 1979 Second Division when they defeated Broadford by 47 points.
Promoted to First Division the club was competitive and regularly played finals losing the 1986 Grand Final to Melton.
Craigieburn won their initial First Division premiership in 1993 defeating Darley by 28 points.
Craigieburn Football Club played in the Riddell District Football League
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
from 1972 until the end of the 2000 season.
The club entered the Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...
in 2001 and won the 2005 B Grade premiership defeating West Coburg 11.14.80 to 10.12.72.
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