Torquay Football Club
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The Torquay Football Club is an Australian rules football
club that plays in the Bellarine Football League
and situated in the town of Torquay
, Victoria
, Australia
.
and Anglesea
was serviced by The Freshwater Creek Football Club until 1952. The Torquay Football Club club was reformed in 1952 and played in the GDFL Jarman Cup. Second hand jumpers were donated by the Richmond Football Club
hence the club becoming the Tigers. Torquay played in the Polwarth Football League from 1964
to 1970.
The Torquay football Club was a founding member of the Bellarine District Football League in 1971. The club have won 7 premierships in the Bellarine Football League at Senior level:
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 that plays in the Bellarine Football League
Bellarine Football League
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.Six of the eight founding clubs played in the Polwarth Football league the year before....
and situated in the town of Torquay
Torquay, Victoria
Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 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...
.
History
The area between TorquayTorquay, Victoria
Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay...
and Anglesea
Anglesea, Victoria
Anglesea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Great Ocean Road in the Surf Coast Shire local government area. At the 2006 census, Anglesea had a population of 2,290....
was serviced by The Freshwater Creek Football Club until 1952. The Torquay Football Club club was reformed in 1952 and played in the GDFL Jarman Cup. Second hand jumpers were donated by the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
hence the club becoming the Tigers. Torquay played in the Polwarth Football League from 1964
to 1970.
The Torquay football Club was a founding member of the Bellarine District Football League in 1971. The club have won 7 premierships in the Bellarine Football League at Senior level:
Notable VFL/AFL players
- Travis BoakTravis BoakTravis Boak is an Australian rules footballer currently contracted to the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was Port Adelaide's first selection and fifth overall in the 2006 AFL Draft from the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup.-2007:Boak made his AFL debut in a 31...
with Port Adelaide Football ClubPort Adelaide Football ClubThe Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League... - Robert Scott with GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
and North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... - Dale LewisDale LewisDale Lewis is an Australian rules footballer from Swan Hill, Victoria. His preferred position is mid-fielder. He made his debut in 1990, and retired in 2001.Lewis played his entire professional AFL career with the Sydney Swans....
with Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
External links
- http://torquayfnc.vcfl.com.au/ (official site)