# Watsonia Football Club

The Watsonia Sporting Club is an Australian rules football club located in Watsonia, Victoria that currently competes in Division 2 in the Northern Football Netball League.

## History of the Watsonia Football Club

In 1966, a group of parents with enough interest in the youth of the district, held a meeting at the Watsonia RSL hall and formed the Watsonia Football Club under the guidance of Harvey Stevens who played for both Footscray Football Club and Collingwood Football Club.

## Teams

The Watsonia Sporting Club currently fields Senior Mens Football, Reserves and Under 19's as well as Netball teams in the Northern Football Netball League.

## Premierships
### Seniors (2)

| Year | League | Division | Result | Best on Ground | Captain | Coach |
| 2016 | NFNL | 3 | Watsonia 14.11.95 def Epping 6.12.48 | Levi Moss | Matthew Crompton | Corey McCall |
| 1987 | DVFL | 2 | Watsonia 13.13.91 def Reservoir-Lakeside 8.11.59 | | Adrian Sanderson | Barry Rist |

### Reserves (1)

| Year | League | Division | Result | Best on Ground | Captain | Coach |
| 2013 | NFNL | 3 | Watsonia 8.8.56 defeated Panton Hill 7.6.48 | Jamie Harris | Simon Joules | Steven Leeman |

### Under 19 (2)

| Year | League | Division | Result | Best on Ground | Captain | Coach |
| 2022 | NFNL | 3 | Watsonia (7.13.55) def. Mernda (5.4.34) | Patrick Dooley | Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi | Silvio Iocannis |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | Watsonia def. Reservoir-Lakeside |

## Senior League Best & Fairests

| Year | League | Division | Player |
| 2016 | NFNL | 3 | Matthew Crompton |
| 2013 | NFNL | 3 | Lochie Dornauf |
| 2000 | DVFL | 2 | Paul Eccles |
| 1990 | DVFL | 2 | Malcolm Griffiths |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | John Ellis |

## Reserves League Best & Fairests

| Year | League | Division | Player |
| 2023 | NFNL | 2 | Jack Larkin |
| 2014 | NFNL | 3 | Simon Joules |
| 2013 | NFNL | 3 | Simon Joules |
| 1990 | DVFL | 2 | R.Blinman |
| 1987 | DVFL | 2 | A.Lampton |
| 1981 | DVFL | 1 | K.Carey |

## Under 19's League Best & Fairests

| Year | League | Division | Player |
| 2011 | NFL | 3 | Nick Gaylor |
| 1983 | DVFL | 2 | J. Viglione |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | M.Lamb |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | Malcolm Griffiths |
| 1975 | DVFL | 1 | G.Anderson |

## Senior League Leading Goalkicker Award

| Year | League | Division | Player | Goals |
| 2024 | NFNL | 2 | Ethan Lowe | 57 |
| 2023 | NFNL | 2 | James Lucente | 59 |
| 2000 | DVFL | 2 | Gavin Tapner | 90 |
| 1979 | DVFL | 1 | Robert Downie | 64 |

## Reserves League Leading Goalkicker Award

| Year | League | Division | Player | Goals |
| 2022 | NFNL | 2 | James Latross | 68 |

## Under 19 League Leading Goalkicker Award

| Year | League | Division | Player | Goals |
| 2019 | NFNL | 2 | Kyle Wheatley | 47 |
| 2013 | NFNL | 2 | Jack Larkin | 61 |
| 2012 | NFNL | 2 | Josh Clancy | 80 |
| 1995 | DVFL | 2 | M. La Franci | 41 |
| 1977 | DVFL | 1 | A. Smith | 50 |
| 1973 | DVFL | 1 | G. Livermore | 55 |

## Watsonia Team Of The Decade (2010-19)

Watsonia: Team of the Decade (2010-19) :
| B: | Corey Bennett | Graeme Hines | Xavier Kelly |
| HB: | Jarryd Allan | Ben Sutherland | Daniel Watson |
| C: | Andrew Kidd | Matt Crompton (Captain) | Kyle Kemp |
| HF: | Hayden Mitchell | Adrian Alfonsi | Allan Young |
| F: | Andy Bennett | Jeremy Bennett | Jack Larkin |
| Foll: | Matt Crawford | Ben Weissenfeld | Jordan Brown |
| Int: | Jamie Haber | John Perichon | |
| Int: | Daniel Norden | Daniel Gervasoni | |
| Coach: | Corey McCall | Corey McCall | Corey McCall |

## Club Best & Fairest Awards
### Seniors

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2024 | Daniel Annetta | Harry Sinclair | Josh Boulton |
| 2023 | Josh Boulton | Kobe Van Zwienen | Harry Sinclair |
| 2022 | Josh Boulton | Corey Potter | Kobe Van Zwienen |
| 2021 | Teague Van Zwienen | Lachlan Potter | Riley Taylor |
| 2019 | Daniel Watson | Hayden Mitchell | Xavier Kelly |
| 2018 | Matthew Crompton | Matt Gibbs | Allan Young |
| 2017 | Matthew Crompton | Ben Anderson | Ben Sutherland |
| 2016 | Matthew Buzinskas | Hayden Mitchell | Matthew Crompton |
| 2015 | Jarryd Allan | Jordan Brown | Andrew Kidd |
| 2014 | Hayden Mitchell | Jarryd Allan | John Perichon |
| 2013 | Tom Wallis | Tony Hogg | Matt Crompton |
| 2012 | Matthew Crompton | Joel Buckley | Paul McConnell |
| 2011 | Paul McConnell | Eldon Abbott | Allan Young |
| 2010 | Michael Ryan | Gary Ring | Matthew Calcutt |
| 2009 | Dean Richardson | Patrick Tarrant | Tony Hogg |
| 2008 | Sabastian Ciavola | Tony Hogg | Adam Curran |
| 2007 | Dean Richardson | Danny O’Sullivan | Marc Ventura |
| 2006 | Shane Hodgson | | |
| 2005 | Corey Bennett | | |
| 2004 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2003 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2002 | Paul Eccles | | |
| 2001 | Adrian Talarico | | |
| 2000 | Paul Eccles | | |

### Reserves

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2024 | Jack Larkin | Liam Doherty | Owen Gao |
| 2023 | Jack Larkin | Spencer Briggs | Cooper Burns & Fraser Kubeil |
| 2022 | Jack Larkin | James Latross | Luke Whyte |
| 2021 | Charlie Khoury | Ryan Eley | Ben Weissenfeld |
| 2019 | Ryan Eley | Sean Smith | Austin Creak |
| 2018 | Gary Barton | Ben McKenzie | Michael Paske |
| 2017 | Ryan Eley | Sam Miles | Luke Hazelager |
| 2016 | Sam Leishman | James Latross | Brayden Mann |
| 2015 | Andrew Reid | Simon Joules | Ryan Eley & Jake Osbourne |
| 2014 | Andrew Reid | Simon Joules | Steve Rickard |
| 2013 | Simon Joules | Nathan Groves | Jon Bunn & Ryan Joules |
| 2012 | Simon Joules | Matt Buckley | Dylan Saw |
| 2011 | Christian Daly-Thomson | Daniel Camileri | Dylan Saw & Gary Ring |
| 2010 | Chris McGregor | Christian Daly-Thomson | Luke Gaylor |
| 2009 | Eldon Abbott | Nathan Groves & Steve Rickard | Clint Dunell |
| 2008 | Nathan Groves | Hayden Byrne | Cameron Webb |

### Under 19s

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2023 | James Charbel | David Gill | Ben Park |
| 2022 | Nick Lawson & Toby Berardi | Liam Doherty | Jack Tatter |
| 2019 | Jordan Kubeil | Frasier Kubeil | Noah Bazzano |
| 2018 | Adrian Saccuzzo | Christopher Bogoefski | Connor Fitzgerald |
| 2017 | Adrian Saccuzzo | Dhiraj Shivakumar | Vincent Nativo |
| 2015 | Luke Turco | Kane Richardson | Austin Creak |
| 2013 | Rodney Box | Jamie Haber | Ben Sutherland & Jack Larkin |
| 2012 | Jamie Haber | Nathan Alty | Liam McInereny & Josh Clancy |
| 2011 | Tyson Veenman | Beau Rankin | Liam McInerney & Timothy Edgell |
| 2010 | Luke Money | David Bilusic | Tyson Veenman |
| 2009 | Gary Ring | Jess Barnett | Brett George |
| 2008 | Liam Symons | Matthew Crawford | Gary Ring |
| 2007 | Jamie Harris | Steve Rickard | Glenn Wilkins & Jarrod Magann |

### Under 17s

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2011 | Nick Gaylor | Matthew Rutter | Jake Plunkett |

### Netball

| Year | 1st | 2nd |
| 2013 | Bernadette Meade | Julie Sims |