Whitefriars Football Club
Joined VAFA: 1984
Coaches: Andrew Daou (M), Ilaria Akers and Michelle Reid (W)
Nickname: Friars
Ground: Whitefriars College Oval
Under 19/Thirds: As above
Colours: Navy with gold & white W/ navy – gold number; shorts – navy; socks – navy.
Secretary: Ron Hee E: [email protected] M: 0418 564 530
President: Peter Ciardulli E: [email protected] M: 0425 703 645
Whitefriars OCFC started in 1986 with the great help of founding president, Chris Mason, and a motley assortment of players pulled from all potential sources. The College was quick to throw it’s support behind the old boys and provided the main ground to play on.
The Friars have five senior flags to their name but haven’t tasted senior premiership success since their 2002 Premier C victory. After a stretch of nine straight years in Division 1, the Friars suffered relegation at the end of 2017 and returned to Division 2 where they claimed the double senior and reserve flags in 2019. They entered a team into the VAFA women’s competition in 2018 and took home the Division 2 flag in their first year.
Premierships
| Seniors | Women’s | Reserves | U19s | Club XVIII |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Premier C / C Section: 1991, 1999, 2002 | ||||
| Division 1 / D Section: 1998 | ||||
| Division 2 / E Section: 1988, 2019 | Division 2: 2018 | Division 2: 2018, 2019 |
Competition Best and Fairest Winners – Senior Men’s
Premier B / B Section – GT Moore Medal – 1
Premier C / C Section – LS Zachariah Medal – 2
Division 1 / D Section – LS Pepper Medal – 3
Division 2 / E Section – J Fullerton Medal – 3
Division 3 / F Section – OJ Meehan Medal – 1
| Year | Name | Section | Votes |
| 2019 | Kristian Height | Division 2 | 23 |
| 2011 | Emile Abdallah | Division 1 | 14 |
| 2009 | Brendan Stafford | Division 1 | |
| 2003 | M. Power | B Section | |
| 2002 | Anthony Carbone* | C Section | 16 |
| 1998 | Cameron J. Houston | D Section | 22 |
| 1988 | Bernie Tiernan | E Section | |
| 1987 | Bernie Tiernan | F Section | |
| 1993 | D.A. Tonks | E Section | |
| 1980 | John L. Houghton | C Section | 23 |
* Tied medal
Competition Best and Fairest Winners – Senior Women’s
| Year | Name | Section | Votes |
| 2019 | Clare Fernandes | Division 2 | 21 |
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