Hastings Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Hastings Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football
club playing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
. The club itself is based in Hastings, Victoria
and has won 21 Senior Premierships since 1903.
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 playing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
. The club itself is based in Hastings, Victoria
Hastings, Victoria
Hastings is a suburb on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
and has won 21 Senior Premierships since 1903.
Club Records
- Senior Premierships - 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1995
- Highest Senior Score - 52.15.327 vs. Dromana (Round 13, 1929)
- Highest Win - 321 points vs. Dromana (Round 13, 1929)
- Highest Loss - 233 points vs. Mornington (Round 13, 1951)
- Most Senior Games - Peter Hibbert 342
- Most Senior Goals - Peter Hibbert 361
Senior League Best and Fairest Winners
| Year Won | Player |
|---|---|
| 1947 | John Coleman |
| 1948 | Robert Stone |
| 1950 | Robert Stone |
| 1952 | Robert Stone |
| 1953 | Robert Stone |
| 1961 | Geoff Howells |
| 1963 | Felix Strachov |
| 1975 | Robbie Burns |
| 1987 | George Martin |
| 2001 | Chris Kercheval |
AFL Players from Hastings
- John Coleman
- Peter EverittPeter EverittPeter "Spida" Everitt is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda, Hawthorn Hawks and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He made his debut for St Kilda in 1993 and in 2003 began playing for Hawthorn. Everitt was traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of 2006. Following the club's 2008...
- Herbert Francis
- Len Incigneri
- Laurie Rymer
- Matthew Incigneri
- Robert Stone
- Jack McMillanJack McMillanJohn Angus "Jack" McMillan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League .McMillan, a full-forward, kicked a club record 119 goals for Hastings in 1934...