Old Xaverians Football Club

Armadale

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Joined VAFA: 1923

Coaches: Daniel Donati (M), Doug Greenough (W)

Nickname: Xavs

Ground: Toorak Park, Orrong Road, Armadale. Ph: 9509 8899.

Women’s: Greythorn Park, Balwyn North

Under 19/Thirds: Stradbroke Park, Kew

Colours: Black with red horizontal stripes/ – white number; shorts – black; socks – black & red.

Secretary/GM: Paul Lachal M: 0418 368 091 E: [email protected]

President: Matt Cosgrave M: 0409 511 684 E: [email protected]

Old Xaverians Football Club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of the VAFA, although it hasn’t always been that way. The club has won the most premierships of all clubs, however in the 1970s Old Xaverians found themselves at their lowest ebb, spending a couple of seasons in D Section. However, by the end of the decade the club was on the way up. They won four senior premierships in a six-year period, D (1976), C (1978), B (1980) and their first ever A Section (1981) premiership. Whilst this explosion of success stagnated for another 14 years, the introduction of the Club XVIII competition and the now famous Crocodiles meant Xavs seemingly always had something to celebrate. The winning culture of the club has to be admired by every other VAFA club. This is highlighted by the club claiming an unprecedented 12 of the last 23 Premier Section (A Section) premierships, the glory period was the six A Section flags they won in a row from 1995-2000. On top of this the club has dominated the Club XVIII and Thirds competitions since their inception and have also won their fair share of reserves and U19 pennants too. In 2017, they formed part of the eight-team Premier Section in the first-ever VAFA women’s competition.

Premierships

Seniors	Women’s	Reserves	Thirds	U19	Club XVIII
20	–	15	10	12	20
A Section/Premier: 1981,1995-2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2013, 2016		Premier: 2017, 2019	Premier: 2016, 2019	Premier: 2017, 2018
B Section: 1948, 1962, 1980			U23s: 2019	Premier Reserve: 2018
C Section: 1938, 1978
D Section: 1976

Competition Best and Fairest Winners

A Section / Premier – JN Woodrow Medal – 4

B Section / Premier B – GT Moore Medal – 3

C Section / Premier C – LS Zachariah Medal – 2

Year	Name	Medal	Votes
1997	Michael L. Blood	A Section
1989	Mark H. McClelland	A Section
1981	Stephen T. Pirrie	A Section	17
1972	Mitchell C. McKenzie	C Section
1970	Mitchell C. McKenzie	B Section
1968	Mitchell C. McKenzie	B Section	18
1966	Michael J. Mulcahy	A Section	19
1939	F. Higginbotham	B Section
1937	F. Higginbotham	C Section