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Newtown & Chilwell
Newtown & Chilwell
Names
Full name	Newtown & Chilwell Football Club
Nickname(s)	Eagles
Club details
Founded	1933; 91 years ago
Colours
President	Shaun McWilliam
Coach	Steve Johnson
Premierships	(9): 1937, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986
Ground(s)	Elderslie Reserve
Uniforms
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Newtown & Chilwell Sporting Club, nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the inner western suburb of Newtown, Victoria.

The club teams currently compete in the regional Geelong Football Netball League, playing their home games at Elderslie Reserve.^[2]

History

Chilwell Football Club (formed 1874) and Newtown Football Club (formed 1874/1875) were affiliated with the following leagues:

Geelong District Football Association (GDFA), 1879–1918
Geelong District Football League (GDFL), 1919–1921
Geelong Junior Football Association (GJFA), 1922–1932
Geelong District Football League (GDFL), 1933

In 1933 the Newtown Football Club and the Chilwell Football Club merged to form the Newtown & Chilwell Football Club. The merger of two of Geelong's oldest clubs was because Newtown had difficulty getting players so they looked to their neighboring club, Chilwell. The club also has a historical link to the Barwon Football Club, which at its peak in the mid-1870s was one of the strongest clubs in Victoria, before it merged into Chilwell in 1879.^[3]

When the league was formed in 1979 the Eagles were one of the 10 clubs that broke away from the Geelong & District Football League.^[4] The city and country clubs of the old GDFL were divided into the major league competition of the GFL and the minor league GDFL.

VFL/AFL players

Tanner Bruhn - Greater Western Sydney/Geelong
Basil Flynn - Geelong
Stephen Lunn - Geelong
Bert Rankin - Geelong
Cliff Rankin - Geelong
Noel Rayson - Geelong, South Melbourne
Harry Marsham - Geelong
Brendan McCartney (coach) - Western Bulldogs
Will Schofield - West Coast
Hugh Strahan - Geelong
Alex Cincotta - Carlton

Bibliography

Stoward, John (2008). Cat Country – History of Football in the Geelong Region. ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3.

References

^ King, Tom (29 September 2024). "Cats great to lead Eagles". K ROCK 95.5. Geelong Broadcasters Party Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "NEWS EVENTS - Newtown Chilwell".
^ Mark Pennings; Trevor Ruddell (2007), "Anyone but Barwon", Sporting Traditions, 25 (1): 41–55
^ Fanning, Noel (9 April 2008). "Geelong and District Football League boasts a long list of superstars". The Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

External links

[1] King, Tom (29 September 2024). "Cats great to lead Eagles". K ROCK 95.5. Geelong Broadcasters Party Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

[2] "NEWS EVENTS - Newtown Chilwell".

[ST-3] Mark Pennings; Trevor Ruddell (2007), "Anyone but Barwon", Sporting Traditions, 25 (1): 41–55

[noel-4] Fanning, Noel (9 April 2008). "Geelong and District Football League boasts a long list of superstars". The Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

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