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Strathalbyn

Strathalbyn

Formation & History

Formed in 1879 and joined from the Hills FA in 1930. Went to Hills Central in 1931, back to Great Southern in 1963.

Club Timeline

1903
Hills
1906-1929
Hills
Returned in 1906
1930
Great Southern
Joined from Hills FA
1931-1962
Hills Central
Went to Hills Central
1963–Current
Great Southern
Back to Great Southern

Key Players

  • Sam McDonald
  • Nathan Duffield
  • Brenton Smith
  • Ken Semple
  • Mark Lunnay
  • Tom Fallon
  • Jack Nettlefold
  • Hartley Weckert
  • Vic Georg

Premierships

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1955 1962 1978 2001

Club Records

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PlayerGamesYears
D. Head5011981-2013

Highest Score: 63-26 (404) v Warnertown 1986

Officials & Honours

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RoleNameYearsDetails
CoachJ. Smith1990-19953 premierships
CaptainB. Jones2000-20056 seasons

Representative Players

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PlayerAFL Club
P. WilliamsAdelaide
S. BrownPort Adelaide

In the Records

Century Goalkickers

Ian Pfeiffer 115 goals 1982

Club Best & Fairest

Dennis Elliot 7 total

Club Presidents

James Bell 15 years 1913-1915, 1919-1930
W A Richardson 8 years 1959-1966

Coaches

Lynton Bishop 14 total
Tony Burgess 11 total
Ken Follett 10 total

Highest Team Scores

v Port Elliot 429 total 1996
v Port Elliot 409 total 1996
v Milang 332 total 1983
v Mount Compass 327 total 1984
v Port Elliot 323 total 1995

Inter Club Rivalry Games

Great Southern
Great Southern

Most Clubs Played For

Michael Small 8 total
Max Bell 6 total
Wayne Gilgen 6 total
Anthony Gilgen 6 total

Most Games Played

Ken Follett 550 games 1959-1991
100 Nathan Duffield 416 games 1991-2017
185 Kym Smith 377 games 1974-1997
Allan Dunn 331 games 1961-1977
Kane Smith 308 games 1991-2017
Phillip Eatts 302 games 1995-2011
Lance Watson 300 games 1922-1940

Most Games Played – Milestones Not Placed

400 Perry Jones
300 Brenton Smith

Most Goals in a Grand Final

Geoff Peters 7 goals 1982
Brenton Smith 7 goals 1979

Most Goals in a Match

Chris Shearer 18 goals 1996
Reg Tucker 18 goals 1935

Most Premierships

Hills (7) /Hills Central (4) /Great Southern (12) 23 flags

Most Premierships as a Player

Kym Smith 10 flags

Oldest Club

139 total years 1879 – 2017

Patrons

18 Sir John Stirling 20 years 1910-1915, 1919-1932
L E Stirling 14 years 1933-1940, 1946-1951

Top 120 Most Career Goals

17 Greg Cotton 1022 goals 1970-1985

AFL & SANFL Players

Country Footballers at SANFL Clubs

Glenelg Ray Flaherty 1 games 1940
Glenelg Gordon Westley 20 games 1940-1941, 1943
North Adelaide Keith Bowden 60 games 1936-1940
North Adelaide John Nettlefold 10 games 1934
North Adelaide 'King' Thredgold 45 games 1911-1914
Norwood Ken Cock 2 games 1960
Norwood Peter Koerner 62 games 1954-1961
Norwood Dick Westley 29 games 1924-1926
Port Adelaide Dennis Errey 176 games 1963-1972
South Adelaide Sam Elliott 20 games 2007-2009
South Adelaide Darcy Hourigan 15 games 2011-2014
South Adelaide Nick Murphy 117 games 2008-2015
South Adelaide Vic Stone 9 games 1954
South Adelaide Bob Westley 1 games 1959
Sturt Barry Beckman 18 games 1955-1956
Sturt Dennis Elliott 34 games 1970-1972
Sturt Alan Richardson 8 games 1961
Sturt Peter Simounds 16 games 1979, 1981, 1983
Sturt Jamie Warren 5 games 1979
Sturt Kym Warren 9 games 1979,1981-1982
West Torrens Peter Gilbert 51 games 1963-1965, 1967-1969
West Torrens Ken Semple 1 games 1928