It was during this year that Steve played his 350th game for the club. Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer), Paul Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1984), Bill Morris (Australian rules footballer), Brett O'Farrell (Australian rules footballer), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Box_Hill_Football_Club_players&oldid=804363397, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 14:23. After retiring as a player, Tim took up coaching roles with several clubs including Adelaide United (2005-2007), Sydney FC (2008) and Perth Glory (2009-2011). The fifth decade in our history has seen both highs and lows. Then came the rain and mud. In their first season they lost one game and drew once to become champion and win promotion to division 3 for the 1926 season. Content responsibility of website administrator. They were sitting securely in the four, while we had only won 3 games for the year. Ben loves playing sport overall, especially soccer, basketball, rugby union and cricket which he plays regularly with friends near his home town of Pakenham outside Melbourne CBD.. Ben Cavarra was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection (pick no. During the year Steve Berry played his 150th games for the club and Andrew "Goose" Bruce played his 200th. 1937: Box Hill moved to newly constructed Box Hill City Oval. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. . 2002:Brand new administration and players facilities building officially opened. New players Paul Jacobs, Glen Bailey and Chris Salisbury from the juniors added skill and pace to the team, with the reserves able to make fourth position. Pioneers to this day still scratch their heads on the inequitable move where our association with considerable assets merged with the SESFL who were broke and badly run. Parsons made his debut in Round 3 of 2017 against Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. Australia's #1 independent AFL news source. The 1999 season saw the club record moderate on-field success, attracting some quality players and winning a number of games. The club was keen to achieve success on the field, and after moving down a division for the 1995 season, played finals for the first time since 1986. It is interesting to note that our club is the only one of those still operating and its continuing support to the youth and football fraternity in the Box Hill area is of the utmost importance. 1980:Committee decided to disband Box Hill Football Club due to the poor on-field situation, huge accumulated debts and lack of support. 2010:Box Hill Hawks Development team win back-to-back Premierships, defeating Williamstown in the Grand Final 17.20 (122) to 16.9 (105). Geoff Bryant is a retired Australian Rules footballer who played for Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association. He was appointed head coach of Collingwood in 2013, but the club sacked him after one season. border: 1px solid; We were now aware of the requirements needed to be competitive in the new league, and embarked on a recruiting campaign necessary to succeed in the SFL second division. In a game against Box Hill Adelphians, with a strong wind blowing straight down the ground, we kicked 9 goals in the first quarter, but eventually lost the match as the opposition charged home with the wind in the last quarter. 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. He was drafted by Brisbane Lions with their first selection (number 5 overall) in the 2008 National Draft. Steve Walsh replaced Frank Scammell as president and he has continued in the role since. His ambition is to play AFL football for a long time and help his team win premierships and cups. To foster this, the club committee and coaching panel organised a BBQ at our pre-season training venue in Wattle Park to formally welcome all players from both clubs and to get to know each other in a social setting. There is some debate about whether or not football cleats should be worn when playing rugby. Many junior players were promoted to the senior sides to form a solid foundation for the future. "Ted Walsh returns as coach and Ian Job as president" were the headlines at the start of the 1986 season. Lack of success on the field made it difficult to retain and recruit players, and the Thursday night ring-around to fill a reserves side was a regular occurrence. In 2003, he became captain of the Australian national team and led them at the 2004 Athens Olympics where they finished 4th in their group stage. Required fields are marked *. M. Box Hill Football Club players This list has 238 . A young Jim D'Arcy was emerging as one of the club greats as a tenacious, skilful rover. With such a stellar playing career behind him, it's sure that Sam Mitchell will continue to make an impact on the game well into his retirement years. Captain Luke Kitchin won the Fred Hill Medal for best on ground. For example, Richmond Amateurs was a reincarnated Richmond St Ignatius who had been expelled from the ESCFA a few years earlier. That was until Jim's father found out and began to drop in to steer him in the right direction. Callum Porter is a highly-rated player and was drafted by the Western Bulldogs in 2017. Australia international rules football team players, Australian people of Indigenous Australian descent, Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia), Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Labrador Australian Football Club players, People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne). This gave rise to many problems, particularly undesirable conduct both on and off the field, by some of these new teams. We were aware that our Under 17s, coached by John Fox [St Peters], had an excellent squad of players and, as a huge supporter of local football, was keen to see them continue at the club. For an additional $35 the EFFC Past Players and Officials Membership is a great way to remain in contact with teammates and friends of yours gone past as well as combatants from opposition teams. or to form alignments with existing V.F.L. He played his first senior game in 2018 and has since gone on to score one goal. Several VFL scouts were watching some of our players who were later invited to various league clubs. Mirra also achieved success with Box Hill in the VFL, winning best and fairest awards in 2016 and 2019. Neil Stevenson returned from Belgrave and some of the more experienced St Peters players, such as Doug Gilbert, Murray Curnow, Wayne Amiquet and Graham Parsonage made Pioneers their home. Box Hill Hawks Development Team reaches fourth consecutive Grand Final but defeated by Coburg 16.12 (108) to 15.11 (101). VFL premiership player: 2018, VFL Team of the Year: 2017, 19922004: Springvale Football Club: 233 (?). So, with Alan White again appointed as captain coach, we eagerly anticipated our promotion to A grade and the promise of a challenging and exiting year. He kicked 45 goals in those four seasons, which is a remarkable total. Interestingly, these two clubs had shared the same oval at Springfield Park during the 1950s and 1960s before the Pioneers moved to the newly built facility at Sparks Reserve near the corner of Albion and Middleborough Roads. Within a goal at half time, the highly fancied Hampton eventually kicked away to an easy win. This era saw many football clubs in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne (and elsewhere) disappear completely as the result of demographic changes, the over-abundance of sporting/football clubs in the area and various other reasons. This Web Page contains sections of this fine publication which includes many photos of the first fifty years of this great club. He is the son of former Carlton premiership player and All-Australian, Ken Hunter. Playing, , Richmond captain: 20092012, , Coaching, , VFL Premiership coach: 2018, VFL coach of the year: 2017. On another wet miserable day at Highfield Road, again against the Meths, I got hit in the face with the heavy wet ball and turned around in the last quarter to ask the full back how long we'd been playing. Andrew Nichol is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for Box Hill in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Players of Box Hill Football Club (75 C) Players of Box Hill Football Club (VFLW) (8 C) . Despite a gallant performance, it was defeated by Sandringham 11.12 (78) to 10.9 (69). The current team is led by captain Luke Hodge and includes stars such as Jordan Lewis, Chad Wingard and Angus Brayshaw. 1986:Box Hill claims a 2nd V.F.A. "A FIFTY YEAR HISTORY" - Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club. Sam Mitchell is one of the most decorated players in AFL history, winning four premierships and captaincy of Melbourne in 2008. Stephen Kenna was born in Hamilton, Queensland on 8 October 1981. Young Pioneer Craig Bevan played on former Collinwood player Colin Tully and cheekily asked him about Teddy Hopkins. On one particular day at Sparks Reserve, when we were getting changed and Brian was giving us final instructions for an important game, there was a knock on the clubroom door. A stable coaching panel of Ted Walsh, John Fox, Greg Crawford and Doug Smith combined with strong administration lead by Ian and Lorraine Job had returned the club to a position of strength. 2000Box Hill Mustangs establish an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club to form the Box Hill Hawks. This interest certainly curbed our smoking at the breaks. We play in the Eastern Football & Netball League where we field Senior, Reserve, Under 19 and Netball teams. After the unexpected successes of the previous year, the club looked forward to season 1997 with great anticipation. The next two years, 1991 and 1992, saw many football clubs and competitions disappear completely. Ben made his debut for the Bulldogs against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium in 2020. Utilising the power of sport to bring people from all walks of life and communities together to Learn, Grow & Belong. At 19 years old, it's sure that there's plenty more potential for this talented young player to reach as he continues to improve both on and off the field. At the end of the home and away rounds we had finished second on the C grade ladder, lost the second semi-final to Box Hill Methodists by 28 points then spiritedly defeated St Peters by 3 points in the preliminary final. He is a four-time premiership player, three-time premiership captain and a two-time Norm Smith Medallist. FREES FOR. The people who originally made the decision to amalgamate, and those who subsequently made it work, enabled the revitalised club to survive and prosper. Hugh as he leads from front once more during pre-season training and looks set to continue playing football at an elite level well into his thirties. Nichol was a prolific goal scorer in his playing career, notching up over 300 goals for Footscray and Melbourne. He has played 73 games for his current club, averaging 14 disposals and six tackles per game over that time span. Unfortunately, one Thursday night, "Ozzie" the electronic organiser was kidnapped from the clubrooms. Sparks Reserve was often a quagmire which did not suit our style of play. In total, he has played 32 games for Hawthorn since making his debut, averaging 12 disposals and 2 marks per game.