Port Melbourne Colts Football Club

The Port Melbourne Colts Football Club is an Australian rules football club and Senior Netball Club which joined the Southern Football League (Victoria) from 2016.

History
The Club first came into being in 1957.

It was put together by three men, Alex James, Brian " Moppa " McBroom and John Berti. It all started when a group of young men had been playing in the YCW competition, at under 18 level, and having won the Premiership, wanted to stay together after they turned 18.

They then decided to play for a club named, Middle Park YCW, which in fact was the first year of our Club, it was called Middle Park Colts. As just about everyone who played for the team came from Port Melbourne the name was changed in 1958 to Port Colts, and the team commenced to playing at The Lagoon Oval in Graham Street, where we it remained for several years, until finally moving to our present home at Murphy Reserve in the late 60's.

The club originally played in the Sunday Suburban Football League, then the Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association. With the demise of the local football Sunday competitions, the Club turned to Saturdays and entered the Metropolitan Football League in 1969, where it remained for 6 years.

The Club then went into the Southern Football League for a few years, then to the Western Suburban League, which soon merged with the Footscray District League, and is now the Western Region Football League.

The club remained in the WRFL after the merge for 16 more years mostly competing in Division 1, before moving back to the Southern League in 2016 where they now compete in Division 1.

The Club originally started with just the one open-age team, until 1972, when the Reserves were added, and then in 1975 the juniors commenced, and have continued to the present day, they now have junior teams from under tens through to senior level for both Men and Women.

In 2021, Senior Netball joined the club and name of the Club was updated to include Netball in the name.

Competitions

 * Sunday Suburban Football League 1957-1960
 * Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association 1961-1968
 * Metropolitan Football League 1969-1974
 * South East Suburban Football League 1975-1980
 * West Suburban Football League 1981-1983
 * Footscray District League 1984-1999
 * Western Region Football League 2000-2015
 * Southern Football Netball League 2016-

Premierships

 * Sunday Suburban = 1960
 * Metropolitan = 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
 * South East Suburban = 1975 (Division 2)
 * West Suburban = 1981 (Division 2)
 * Footscray District/Western Region Div 1 = 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
 * Div 2 = 1990
 * Div 2 Women's SFNL = 2015
 * Southern Football Netball League Div 2 = 2016
 * Southern Football Netball League - Netball Div A2 = 2022
 * Southern Football Netball League - Netball Div C3 = 2022

Life Members

 * V. Clauscen		1957
 * I. Ross			1960
 * M. Marriner		1961
 * B. Green			1964
 * A. James #		1965
 * B. McBroom #		1966
 * D. Manson		   1967
 * J. May			1968
 * J. Penaluna		1969
 * K. O’Hara			1971
 * R. Twomey		   1972
 * F. Richardson		1973
 * G. Briggs			1975
 * M. Twomey #		1975
 * D. Degenhardt		1977
 * A. Leadingham		1977
 * P. Burke			1979
 * D. Henry			1980
 * P. Bailey			1982
 * P. McDonald		1987
 * M. Sheehan #		1987
 * J. Sutcliffe		1988
 * C. Boyd			1990
 * M. McDonald *		1991
 * E. Imbriano		1992
 * B. Bracken		1993
 * W. Riddoch		1994
 * V. Smith			1995
 * B. Cockle			1995
 * P. McNamee		1996
 * M. Penaluna		1996
 * G. Winchcombe		1997
 * R. Davey			1998
 * L. Stuart			1999
 * C. Doyle			1999
 * B. McQuade		2000
 * D. Morris			2001
 * M. Riley			2001
 * G. Booth			2001
 * M. Wood			2001
 * P. Ilsley			2002
 * T. Maher			2002
 * A. Birch			2002
 * S. Spencer		2002
 * R. Mantle			2002
 * C. Riddoch *		2002
 * D. Cooper			2003
 * P. Snow *			2004
 * S. Snow			2005
 * S. Critch *		2006
 * R. Kelce #		2006
 * S. Weir			2007
 * C. Morris			2008
 * K. Bracken		2008
 * P. Van Oost      2009
 * J. Perkins		2010
 * D. Stevens		2010
 * J. Russell		2010
 * D. Booth *		2011
 * M. Burns			2011
 * M. Hargraves		2011
 * M. Dawson		   2012
 * P. De Bruyn		2013
 * J. Clarke			2013
 * K. Breen			2014
 * E. Stevens		2015
 * J. Wharton *		2015
 * R. Laing			2016
 * F. Caldwell		2016
 * B. Jacobs			2016
 * S. Massis			2017
 * B. Twomey		   2017

Club Legends

 * J. Penaluna	   2008
 * L. Stuart        2008
 * D. Manson        2016

2021

 * Senior Coach; Graeme Yeats
 * President; Stephen Duvnjak
 * Vice President; Ben Smith
 * Treasurer; Eleanor Gurry
 * Secretary; Matt Marrangon
 * Captain; Justin Taylor & Jake Wood

Honour Board

 * YEAR   PRESIDENT        |           SECRETARY       |	      TREASURER          |        BEST & FAIREST        |         FOOTBALL COACH        |     SENIOR CAPTAIN
 * 1957	G. Williamson	           A. James			      J. Berti		             P.O’Brien		                B. McBroom	             A. James
 * 1958	G. Williamson	           A. James			      M. Marriner	             J. Penaluna	                B. McBroom	             R. Fennessy
 * 1959	G. Clauscen	               D. Manson	    	      M. Marriner	             B. Kerr		                B. McBroom	             P. O’Brien
 * 1960*	G. Clauscen	               D. Manson	    	      M. Marriner	             K. Cassidy		                B. McBroom	             B. White
 * 1961	W. Ford / A. James	       V. Clauscen	    	      M. Marriner	             P. Donnelly	                B. McBroom	             P. Donnelly
 * 1962	A. James		           B. Spence			      B. Manson	                 P. Donnelly	                B. McBroom	             L. Aghan
 * 1963	A. James   		        D. Manson	    	      J. May		             L. Aghan		                B. McBroom/J.Penaluna    L. Aghan
 * 1964	A. James	   	        D. Manson	    	      J. May		             R. Jenkins		                B. McBroom	             T. Paulin
 * 1965	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      D. Manson	                 R. Twomey	                    B. McBroom	             D. Manson
 * 1966	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      D. Manson	                 D. McCormack	                J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1967	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      D. Manson	                 J. Clapp		                J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1968	A. James	   	        D. Manson	    	      D. Manson	                 D. McCormack	                J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1969	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             R. Jenkins		                J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1970*	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             D. Degenhardt	                J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1971*	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             M. Twomey	                    J. Penaluna	             J. Penaluna
 * 1972*	A. James   		        D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             P. Bailey / D. Degenhardt      J. Penaluna	             R. Twomey
 * 1973*	A. James	   	        D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             D. Degenhardt	                J. Penaluna	             R. Twomey
 * 1974	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             W. Hanna		                J. Penaluna	             R. Twomey
 * 1975*	A. James		           D. Manson	    	      N. Hind		             T. Doolan		                Jo. Sutcliffe	         Jo. Sutcliffe
 * 1976	A. James   		        T. Stewart			      M. Twomey	                 K. McNamee	                    Jo. Sutcliffe	         Jo. Sutcliffe
 * 1977	A. James	   	        T. Stewart			      M. Twomey	                 D. Degenhardt	                J. May	 	             Jo. Sutcliffe
 * 1978	A. James		           T. Stewart			      M. Twomey	                 Je. Sutcliffe	                J. May	 	             D. Degenhardt
 * 1979	J. Penaluna		           D. Henry			      M. Twomey 	             T. Doolan		                J. May	  	             D. Degenhardt
 * 1980	J. Penaluna		           D. Henry			      M. Twomey	                 P. McDonald	                C. Pasquill	             D. Degenhardt
 * 1981*	J. Penaluna		           D. Henry			      M. Twomey	                 R. Laing		                C. Pasquill	             Je. Sutcliffe
 * 1982	D. Manson   		        D. Henry			      M. Twomey	                 M. Davine		                C. Pasquill	             Je. Sutcliffe
 * 1983	D. Manson	   	        D. Henry			      D. Degenhardt	             G. Winchcombe	                A. Leadingham	         Je. Sutcliffe
 * 1984	D. Manson		           D. Henry			      D. Degenhardt	             A. Birch/R.Laing/F.Caldwell    S. Camov	             S. Camov
 * 1985*	G. Mathieson	           M. McDonald		          D. Henry		             R. Laing		                A. Birch	             R. Davey
 * 1986	G. Mathieson	           M. McDonald		          D. Henry		             F. Caldwell	                A. Birch         	     R. Laing
 * 1987	B. McBroom	               M. McDonald		          J. Lang		             F. Caldwell	                G. Bellesini	         D. Gates
 * 1988	B. McBroom	               M. McDonald		          F. Caldwell	             F. Caldwell	                C. Boyd	                 F. Caldwell
 * 1989	B. Cockle	   	        G. Daley			      M. Sheehan	             C. Doyle		                G. Booth	             G. Booth
 * 1990*	B. McBroom	   	        M. McDonald		          M. Sheehan	             E. Muench	                    G. Booth	             C. Doyle
 * 1991	P. McDonald		           M. McDonald		          M. Sheehan	             G. Booth		                S. McBroom	             M. Dawson
 * 1992	P. McDonald		           M. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             S. McBroom	                    S. McBroom	             M. Dawson
 * 1993	C. Boyd			           M. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             D. Cooper		                S. McBroom	             M. Dawson
 * 1994	C. Boyd	   		        M. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             D. Cooper		                L. Aghan	             M. Dawson
 * 1995	C. Boyd		   	        M. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             B. Doyle		                J. Love	                 J. Love
 * 1996	P. Ilsley		           M. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             J. Love		                S. Doyle	             B. Doyle
 * 1997	P. Ilsley		           M. Penaluna		          M. Dell		             K. Daley		                D. Tuddenham	         M. Spence
 * 1998*	P. Ilsley		           M. Penaluna		          M. Dell		             S. Pearce		                D. Tuddenham	         M. Spence
 * 1999*	P. Ilsley	   	        C. Riddoch		          B. Bracken	             S. Pearce		                M. Larkin	             R. Mantle
 * 2000	P. Ilsley		           C. Riddoch		          D. Keltie		             J. Lindsay		                M. Larkin	             S. Pearce
 * 2001	P. Ilsley		           C. Riddoch		          B. Cockle		             A. Newman	                    R. Hart	                 J. O’Neill
 * 2002	W. Bracken	               J. Penaluna		          C. Riddoch	             J. O’Neill		                R. Hart	                 B. Jacobs
 * 2003	P. Van Oost	               J. Penaluna		          C. Riddoch	             J. Lindsay		                J. Clarke	             J. O’Neill*
 * 2004	D. Nettlefold	           J. Penaluna		          P. Ilsley		             J. Lindsay		                J. Clarke	             J. Clarke
 * 2005*	G. Lawrow		           J. Penaluna		          B. Cockle		             E. Webb		                J. Clarke 	             J. Clarke
 * 2006*	M. Hargraves	           P. Snow			          G. Booth		             B. Julier		                J. Clarke	             B. Jacobs
 * 2007	M. Hargraves	           P. Snow			          G. Booth		             S. Caddy		                J. Clarke	             B. Jacobs
 * 2008	P. Ilsley / P. McDonald   	P. Snow			          T. McMaster	             D. Jacobs		                J. Clarke	             B. Jacobs
 * 2009	P. Ilsley		           P. Snow			          T. Troon		             D. Jacobs		                J. Clarke	             B. Jacobs
 * 2010	K. Breen		           P. Snow			          G. Booth		             B. Julier		                P. Lunt	                 B. Twomey
 * 2011	K. Breen		           P. Snow			          J. Wharton / S. Critch	 B. Julier		                P. Lunt	                 B. Twomey
 * 2012	M. Dawson	               P. Snow			          P. Rowlands	             B. Julier / B. Sutcliffe	    B. Burke 	             B. Twomey
 * 2013	J. Perkins / M. Hargraves	D. Booth		         P. & J. Rowlands	         B. Sutcliffe	                B. Burke	             B. Twomey
 * 2014	B. Brown		           P. Snow / B. Donovan	  P. & J. Rowlands	         J. Taylor		                J. Love	                 B. Twomey
 * 2015	B. Brown		           P. Snow		              P. & J. Rowlands	         B. Sutcliffe	                B. Julier	             B. Twomey
 * 2016*	P. Snow		               P. Snow		              M. Pain		             L. Mildenhall	                B. Julier                B. Twomey / S. Massis
 * 2017	J. Clarke		           P. Snow		              M. Pain		             L. Mildenhall	                G. Daley	             S. Massis / J. Wood
 * 2018	S. Duvnjak 	               A. Cardwell	              J. Penaluna	             J. Wood	        	        G. Daley	             J. Wood
 * 2019	S. Duvnjak 	               S. Duva		              E. Gurry		             C. Deluca	          	        L. Gilbee	             J. Wood / J. Taylor
 * 2020	S. Duvnjak 	               M. Marangon	              E. Gurry		             (N/A)	        	            L. Gilbee 	             J. Wood / J. Taylor
 * 2021	S. Duvnjak 	               M. Marangon	              E. Gurry				                                    G. Yeats	             J. Wood / J. Taylor

Books

 * A Rearing Stallion – Bob Donovan - - ISBN 9780992493912
 * History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - - ISBN 9781863356015
 * History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924