Collegians Football Club

Collegians Football Club is the oldest club in Amateur football; indeed, it is older than the VAFA and is the only founding Club of the M.J.F.A./V.A.F.A. still in existence. In 1891, L.A. Adamson established an Old Boys’ XVIII. In the following year, the club formally became Collegians Football Club.

L.A.Adamson, who was for 30 years the Headmaster of Wesley College, was the President of the Club for its first 40 years. In 1892, Adamson established the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (later becoming the VAFA in 1932) and he was President of the Association for 37 years. The ‘A’ Section, now Premier Grand Final Cup is known as the ‘L.A. Adamson’ Cup.

Collegians are the most successful VAFA club in terms of the number of premierships won in the top tier of the VAFA. Although six of these premierships were won before the First World War when there was only one section. Since the introduction of multiple sections with promotion and relegation the Lions have managed a further 11 premierships in A Section/ Premier. Their total of 20 senior premierships has them sharing top spot with University Blacks.

Collegians entered a team in the first year of women’s football in the VAFA in 2017 and followed it up with a seniors and reserves team in 2018.

Premierships

Seniors	Women’s	Reserves	Thirds	U19s	Club XVIII
20	–	2	–	7	3
1892, 1896, 1898, 1899,1902 and 1904 (all in one section only)A Section/Premier: 1936-37, 1957-59, 1961, 1986,1992-1993, 2011-2012				U19 (2): 2017
B Section: 1926, 1956, 2006				U19 (3): 2012 & 2016

 

Competition Best and Fairest Winners

A Section / Premier – JN Woodrow Medal – 7

B Section / Premier B – GT Moore Medal – 4

Year	Name	Medal	Votes
1995	Christian Davidson	A Section
1990	Matthew Galbraith	A Section
1981	Mark Hibbins	B Section	20
1980	Mark Hibbins	B Section	18
1974	Phillip Pryor	B Section	18
1973	Phillip Pryor	B Section	21
1961	Geoff W. Hibbins	A Section	36.5
1958	Geoff W. Hibbins	A Section	18
1951	Geoff W. Hibbins	A Section
1938	Clarrie Vontom	A Section
1927	Keith E. Rigg	A Section

 

Competition Best and Fairest Winners – Junior

U19 (2): G.W. McTaggart Medal – 1

Year	Name	Medal	Votes
2017	Tristan Van Driel	Section 2	17