Both of the same short and stocky stature, they broke more ribs with fair tackles and bumps than any one else. 3. Thornbury (Royal Blue & Red stripes, ended up in the Diamond Valley F.L, but folded in 1990). In 1993 it was felt that the time was right to get new blood and Frank Scammell fitted the bill. 2 VFL premiership player: 2013, 2018, VFL premiership captain: 2013, Norm Goss Memorial Medal: 2018, 2 Box Hill best and fairest: 2016, 2019, 3 VFL Representative: 2013, 2014, 2016, 4 VFL Team of the Year: 2011, 20132015. Once again success didn't come easily. Box Hill is a foundation member of Division One but finishes last in 1961 to be relegated to Division Two for season 1962. Late in that year, our Annual General Meeting had to be postponed due to lack of numbers and a call was made through the Meat & Pastry for people who would be willing to help administer the club. He achieved great success with this club, winning three successive Second Division titles between 1956 and 1958, before moving on to Sydney where he coached the Swans to back-to-back Grand Final appearances in 1963 and 1964. Sam Iles is a midfielder who has played for Gold Coast in the AFL since 2010. Warren was rewarded with an AFL contract with North Melbourne during 2015 pre-season and made his debut against Richmond early that year. Being kicked off our ground was hard to take, but the new facilities at Springfield Park (which had been the original home of the Pioneers from 1954 to 1965) had some advantages. Kristy is hard working on the field, playing with passion and determination every time she takes to the ground. That was until Jim's father found out and began to drop in to steer him in the right direction. In 1954 the club was entered in D Grade and, as there were no reserves grades in those early days, games were played against a number of reserves teams and single team clubs. This followed a season where the club won 15 out of its 20 Home and Away matches and finished second on the ladder at seasons end. 1969:Box Hill gained permission to play Sunday home matches. He represented Victoria at under-18 level before playing two seasons with Richmond in the AFL. Joe Mama. Hawthorn listed player Mitch Hallahan won the J.J. Liston Trophy. It is available through the Football Club - Cost $20. The committee remained strong with Ian and Lorraine Job in charge, along with Doug Smith, Bill Gration, Angus Falla, Bill Noden and Noel Grayson providing stability for the off-field tasks. The A grade team defeated Donvale United by 19 points in a thrilling, high class grand final and was also awarded Best and Fairest Team in the ESPCFA. After each game, when the players had barely finished showering, the girls would quickly roll out the carpet, open the bar and the social activities would come alive. We were struggling for player numbers and, in particular, "helpers" were needed at every level. Search. Geoff Bryant was a talented goal-kicker who played for North Melbourne from 1969 to 1971. KICKS. 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. Naturally some players had moved on or retired. Whitehorse Pioneers Football and Netball Club. Darryl had been a committee member for 17 years, many of those as treasurer, a dual premiership player and twice best and fairest. The Box Hill Hawks are pleased to announce Hugh Beasley will captain the club in 2022. Mirra also achieved success with Box Hill in the VFL, winning best and fairest awards in 2016 and 2019. Darryl Collings was the treasurer at the club for even longer and renowned for chasing up players for subscriptions and fees. The Under 15 team, coached by Herb Smith and Ross Peart as captain, were runners-up. He played for Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup before being drafted by North Melbourne in 2012 Rookie Draft. Our supporters roared encouragement. Sparks Reserve was often a quagmire which did not suit our style of play. This generated great enthusiasm and set the scene for the club, there were those wonderful supporters who kept time, communicated with the Association, goal and boundary umpired, brought the oranges for three-quarter time and picked up injured players. Dennis Crozier rucked all game, every game, and never gave an inch. There were pessimistic signs and feelings of uncertainty about what the future had in store for the Pioneers. The senior team won five flags in the eight seasons from 1964 to 1971 while the reserves and under-age sides won nine more between 1969 and 1972. The Under 15s were also runners-up and narrowly missed a record-breaking five premierships in successive years. He immediately called Cliff Hoath, who was coaching us at the time, to take me off the ground. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com. There is some debate about whether or not football cleats should be worn when playing rugby. The Box Hill Hawks have formally lodged and can now confirm our 2021 playing list. As we had hoped, 15 players from the Under 17s of the previous year remained with the club, with an astonishing 13 of them playing in the senior side during the season. With Frank Scammell stepping aside from the coaching role, the club appointed Rick Batten as a playing captain/ coach in 1996, further improving the playing stocks. During the following years other local churches formed their own clubs. Sam Mitchell played 307 games for Hawthorn between 2002 and 2016, including 67 in 2017. for popularity and drawcard players. 1966 saw the senior team promoted to A grade, the highest level of football in the ESPCFA competition. As Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell, Malvern and Box Hill with only enough teams to form one grade. Added to this, many of the new players brought their mates to the club. The people who originally made the decision to amalgamate, and those who subsequently made it work, enabled the revitalised club to survive and prosper. In 1969 Col Austen returned to Melbourne as head coach of North Melbourne but could not save them from relegation that season; after another unsuccessful stint with St Kilda over the next few years, he retired from coaching at the age of 70 in 1977. This Web Page contains sections of this fine publication which includes many photos of the first fifty years of this great club. 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. Sam Iles is an important player for Gold Coast due to his ability to get off half back or forward and provide some run and carry through midfield. Sam Mitchell's squad features 11 fresh faces, headlined by former Western Bulldogs duo Fergus Greene and Callum . A listing of players to have played with Box Hill in the Victorian Football League, previously known as the VFA. Our first premiership had come after eleven seasons of competition in the ESPCFA and the celebrations began. 1990 VFL Team of the Decade, 1995, 1998, 1999 Springvale Premiership Player, 1996, 1997, 2003 Springvale Best and Fairest Runner Up, 2002 Springvale Best and Fairest, 2005 Bonbeach Best and Fairest[2], 5 VFL Team of the Year, VFL premiership coach: 2013. This was not lost on the country recruits who likened Pioneers to a country football club in the city. Michael Osborne (born 29 July 1982) is a retired Australian rules footballer who served as a development coach with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League(AFL). Our first end of season trip (to Kilcunda) saw us enjoy a weekend away for non-football sporting and cultural activities interspersed with a few minor, yet memorable, atrocities. The Pioneers were now highly respected (feared?) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014. 1976:New Social Rooms were opened. During this year, the Hoath family continued to make their presence felt with Peter, Garry, Craig, Trevor and Russell playing in the A grade and Reserves sides. The strength and determination to overcome existing problems, keep the group together and survive, was the only recipe we knew for success. He was a dual premiership player with Hawthorn in 2012 and 2013, as well as winning the club's best and fairest award in 2006. Heres how: 1) Pour a small amount of mild soap into a bowl or cup. He kicked seven goals in 2007 to help his team win their first flag since 1992. A listing of players to have played with Box Hill in the Victorian Football League, previously known as the VFA. It was a tough year, although there were a few highlights. 2003:Box Hill goes on a 13-game winning streak, to break the clubs all-time record of successive wins. We chased the guy who ran off and took off in his car. Unfortunately we struggled through the season, winning only a handful of games despite having a list of experienced players, many of whom had played in finals during previous years. Newman is a defender who can play both on the backline and as a key forward if needed. For nearly 20 years we had chosen our senior coach from within our own ranks. We again managed to make the finals, only to be defeated by North Balwyn by a few points in the preliminary final with a kick on the siren. Dennis had amassed considerable experience at junior level with East Burwood, and his appointment was seen as a way of rebuilding the club with local youngsters. The Club goes on to lose the Grand Final to Williamstown by 29 points. He started this one Saturday before a home game by getting all players and supporters to meet in the middle of the east oval for the pre-match speech. border-radius: 0.4rem; 1923: Eastern Suburban Protestant Churches Football Association formed with two teams representing Box Hill; Box Hill United and Box Hill City. A brawl at three quarter time saw a couple of Pioneers nursing sore heads, and Heatherton hit back hard to get within four points. No wonder Ken was slow into the rooms at half time. 2023 AFL Season Guide . However, it proved to be only one of two losses the senior team would experience, though a draw in round ten against Taroonga Malvern was a fortunate outcome. 1988 was Ted's final year as coach. FREES AGAINST. He has previously played for Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. Includes : History of the Box Hill District - 1837-1887, players lists of those within Victorian Football League connections. Kris was born on 15 July 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Nevertheless, after a period of four years, we tasted finals football again, gave the best we could, and would be promoted to A Grade. 2001Box Hill Hawks win first ever V.F.L. We believe diversity and inclusion should be at the forefront of what we do, to continue to create a club where everyone feels welcomed. In 2018 he again played all 22 matches for the Lions, kicking 47 goals including 10 against Essendon in a record breaking match at The Gabba which saw him awarded both best on ground and goal of finals day honours (the joint-most ever received by a Lion). Gibson is one of only two players from his draft class still playing an AFL game (the other being Mitch Robinson). With their alliance with Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL providing support for younger players to develop and transition from junior ranks to senior competitions, this club is sure to remain competitive on both local and national levels for many years to come..minu-table-trigger {font-size: 1.3rem; in 2014 and 2015 before opening The Australian Rules Football College (ARFC) with premiership teammate Brad Sewell. Samuel Millar, was ex-officio president of the football club and Harold Blackwell became its first chairman. In their first season they lost one game and drew once to become champion and win promotion to division 3 for the 1926 season. Edward Curnow (born 7 November 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Whitehorse Pioneers has developed and grown as a strong, family-based club with a reputation admired and respected by many. Kenna enjoyed some success at both clubs, winning three games from five appearances for the Lions and scoring 33 goals from 58 matches for Carlton. We had many junior teams but desperately needed team managers, trainers, transport providers, goal and boundary umpires. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2020 season against Collingwood and played a total of four games that year. One night at pre-season training, the coach set out what needed to be completed before we left the ground. A ransom letter was sent to Darryl "Razzle" Collings which demanded a $50 drink card to be left at the bar on Saturday night or "Ozzie" would be gone. The competition ran between April 2018 and September 2018. He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted by the Lions. He even managed to kick a couple of goals, much to our and his delight, with high fives all around. Another such moment came after the end of the 1978 season when the Pioneers ended its 25-year connection with the Box Hill Baptist Church, amalgamated with St Peters Football Club and become known as the Box Hill Pioneers St Peters Football Club. Ken and Beth Austerberry quickly come to mind. After retiring as a player, Geoff Bryant became an accomplished coach, leading the Kangaroos to victory in the 1996 AFL Grand Final. In the grand final we again met arch-rivals Box Hill Methodists and won by 17 points in a most exciting and dramatic battle fought in the rain and mud. Such was the focus on what was ahead. The 2003 season started with enormous enthusiasm with both senior and reserve sides keen to improve on their preliminary finals appearances. Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Kris has been married to his wife Toni since 2005 and they have two children together - son Lachlan (born 2006) and daughter Emmie-Lousie (born 2008). Box Hill Hawks Football Club acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of the lands and waters on which we live, learn, work and play. There was a big influx of policemen and firemen to the club, thanks to Constable Greg Crawford and Deane "I can put out your fire" Job. We played off in the grand final against St Mary's, who had beaten us during the home and away matches and, after a knock out struggle, we were again premiers. Matthew Little (born 3 January 1986) is an Australian rules footballer, who has previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club, in the Australian Football League (AFL). Iles is a natural goal-kicker, and was one of the shining lights at Collingwood in 2006. David Smillie continued to be a standout along with Peter Farmer in the backline while Rudy Breier added toughness to our side and first year players Bob Brindley, Peter Sutton and Craig Hoath acquitted themselves well. His impressive goal tally shows that he can score goals no matter where he plays something that will be valuable if he decides to come back into Australian football again in future years. The look on Brian's face said it all. During the year Peter Destito and Matthew "Kenny" Hunt notched up their 150 games for the Pioneers and Scott "Phanto" Smith reached the 200 game mark. Gibson has played for three different AFL teams, including North Melbourne where he currently plays. The teams to beat in 1969 were St Mary's, Donvale United, Burwood and Emmanuel. Rioli was a member of four premierships teams and the Norm Smith Medallist from the 2015 AFL Grand Final. We salute the players, coaches, administrators, supporters and families of the third decade of the club, especially those who took on the challenge of the amalgamation and enabled the club to survive and continue. 1960Between 1960 and 1968, Box Hill suffered financially being the only club unable to play Sunday Football at home due to Council restrictions. At 6'1 and 80 kilograms, Jordan is a strong defender who uses his size well to contest balls close to goal or win clearances off halfback attacks. Bob Mason represented the ESPCFA with distinction against the Metropolitan Churches Football League and booted 3 goals. 1975:Box Hill changed its uniform to the current design; a brown jumper with two large gold panels on the front and the larger wild Mustang emblem centrally located. Such was that original decision of some to move on from Box Hill Adelphians at the end of 1953 to form Box Hill Baptist Pioneers Football Club. All structured data from the file . Never have so many Pioneers settled for soft drink and an early night. Other names mentioned include: Arthur Leach, Jim Flynn, Jack Geddes and Bob Strachan . With contributions from football, cricket and junior divisions, and valuable inputs of labour and materials from a number of companies aligned with the club, notably All Range Steel (Ian Job) and P. Smith Plumbing (Peter Smith), together with volunteer labour from club members, the club was able open its new and improved social rooms early in the 1995 season.