Monash Whites Football Club
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The Monash Whites football team was established in 1964 and is located in Clayton, Victoria
, Australia
. The club competed under its own name in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
up until the 2000 season. From the 2001 season onwards the club has competed as the "thirds" for the Monash Blues Football Club.
Premierships - 1972 (F Reserve), 1975 (F), 1998 (Club XVIII 2).
opened its doors in 1961 and in the University's second year, Monash University Football Club entered the Victorian Amateur Football Association
(VAFA).
1964 saw the birth of the Football Club's second team who commenced in the newly created VAFA F Section. The original team, now playing in C Section, played as the Monash Blues whilst the new team took the name Monash Whites. After only two seasons the Whites went into a five year hiatus, along with the F Section competition itself.
The senior Monash side gained promotion to A Section by 1969) and, "in an effort to expand and field a greater number of teams in order to hold and develop players within the club", the Whites returned to competition in 1971.
After early success, both Monash sides struggled in the late 1970s leading to a spilt at the end of the 1979 season.
The Whites continued as a stand-alone club until 2000 when it merged with the Monash Blues Football Club, its original partner.
In its thirty-two years of competition the Monash Whites participated in fourteen senior finals series, finishing fourth on four occasions, third six times, runners-up twice and champions twice.
The Whites now play as the Monash Blues' Club XVIII side in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
.
Clayton, Victoria
Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The club competed under its own name in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
up until the 2000 season. From the 2001 season onwards the club has competed as the "thirds" for the Monash Blues Football Club.
Premierships - 1972 (F Reserve), 1975 (F), 1998 (Club XVIII 2).
Club history
Monash UniversityMonash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
opened its doors in 1961 and in the University's second year, Monash University Football Club entered the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
(VAFA).
1964 saw the birth of the Football Club's second team who commenced in the newly created VAFA F Section. The original team, now playing in C Section, played as the Monash Blues whilst the new team took the name Monash Whites. After only two seasons the Whites went into a five year hiatus, along with the F Section competition itself.
The senior Monash side gained promotion to A Section by 1969) and, "in an effort to expand and field a greater number of teams in order to hold and develop players within the club", the Whites returned to competition in 1971.
After early success, both Monash sides struggled in the late 1970s leading to a spilt at the end of the 1979 season.
The Whites continued as a stand-alone club until 2000 when it merged with the Monash Blues Football Club, its original partner.
In its thirty-two years of competition the Monash Whites participated in fourteen senior finals series, finishing fourth on four occasions, third six times, runners-up twice and champions twice.
The Whites now play as the Monash Blues' Club XVIII side in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
.