Glasgow Sharks
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The Glasgow Sharks is Australian rules football
club in Glasgow
, Scotland
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The recreation of the Sharks was down hard work by Butler to acquire Sponsorship from local Aussie theme bar the Walkabout and recruitment drive on Australia Day
providing details of training, contacts. Etc. also hanging Posters in and around Glasgow (Backpacker Hostels, Internet Café’s, libraries, Sports Club/Gyms and Shops) inviting anyone to come along and join in. this generated enough interest for Scotland to have their very own Aussie Rules League with a Team back in Glasgow.
The club wears blue jumpers with a white shark logo on the front (based on the WAFL Club East Fremantle Shark's Guernsey). The club was captained by Andrew Butler.
The club's home ground is at Victoria Park, Glasgow
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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 in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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History
The Sharks were formed in late 2003 by Australian Andrew Butler and local rent-boy Mick Tonner, entering the Scottish Australian Rules Football League for the 2004 season. They are named after an earlier club, the Caledonia Sharks, who had existed in Glasgow for a time during the 1990s.The recreation of the Sharks was down hard work by Butler to acquire Sponsorship from local Aussie theme bar the Walkabout and recruitment drive on Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
providing details of training, contacts. Etc. also hanging Posters in and around Glasgow (Backpacker Hostels, Internet Café’s, libraries, Sports Club/Gyms and Shops) inviting anyone to come along and join in. this generated enough interest for Scotland to have their very own Aussie Rules League with a Team back in Glasgow.
The club wears blue jumpers with a white shark logo on the front (based on the WAFL Club East Fremantle Shark's Guernsey). The club was captained by Andrew Butler.
The club's home ground is at Victoria Park, Glasgow
Victoria Park, Glasgow
-Description:Victoria Park is set in western Glasgow, adjacent to the districts of Scotstoun, Whiteinch, Jordanhill and Broomhill. The park was created and named for Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1886. The main entrances to the park are from Westland Drive, Victoria Park Drive North, and Balshagray...
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2010 Fixtures
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Haggis Cup | Winners - Dublin | |
| April 17 | Aberdeen | Glasgow | 75-63 |
| May 8 | Edinburgh | Glasgow | 104-41 |
| May 22 | Glasgow | Aberdeen | 204-40 |
| June 5 | Glasgow | Edinburgh | |
| July 17 | Glasgow | Edinburgh | |
| August 14 | Aberdeen | Glasgow | |
| August 28 | Semi Final | ||
| September 18 | Grand Final |
2010 Other Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 27 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh | 44-74 |
| June 19 | Edinburgh | Aberdeen | |
| July 31 | Edinburgh | Aberdeen |
2010 Table
| TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | POINTS FOR | POINTS AGAINST | % | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDINBURGH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 85 | 209.4% | 8 |
| GLASGOW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 308 | 219 | 140.6% | 4 |
| ABERDEEN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 341 | 46.6% | 4 |