Monash Whites Football Club
| Full name | Monash Whites Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Whites/The Ashers |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1964 |
| First season | 1964 (VAFA F Section) |
| League | VAFA |
| Home ground | Frearson Oval, Monash University, Clayton campus |
| Anthem | "We Are The Whites" |
| Head coach | James Donnelly |
| Captain | James Hertan |
| 2013 | Club XVIII (1) Sixth |
| Strip | |
| Turquoise and Silver (Sky Blue and White) | |
The Monash Whites football team was established in 1964[1] and is located in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The club competed under its own name in the Victorian Amateur Football Association up until the 2000 season.[2] From the 2001 season onwards the club has competed as the "thirds" for the Monash Blues Football Club.
Premierships - 1972 (F Reserve), 1975 (F),[3] 1998 (Club XVIII 2).[4]
Club history
Monash University opened its doors in 1961[5] and in the University's second year, Monash Blues Football Club entered the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[1]
In 1964, the Football Club established a second team, which commenced in the newly created VAFA F Section, a grade that did not require a reserves side. The original team, by then playing in C Section, played as the Monash Blues whilst the new team took the name Monash Whites. After only two seasons the Whites went into a five-year hiatus, along with the F Section competition itself.[2]
Monash Blues gained promotion to A Section by 1969[6] and, "in an effort to expand and field a greater number of teams in order to hold and develop players within the club",[7] the Whites were resurrected by the Monash Blues Football Club in 1971 and returned to F Section.[8]
After early success, both Monash sides struggled in the late 1970s leading to a split at the end of the 1979 season.[8]
The Whites continued as a stand-alone club until 2000 when it again merged with the Monash Blues Football Club, its original partner.[8] The Whites now play as the Monash Blues' Club XVIII side in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.[9]
In its thirty-two years of competition the Monash Whites participated in fourteen senior finals series, finishing fourth on four occasions, third six times, runners-up twice and champions twice.[3][4]
External links
- Monash University Whites Football Site
- Monash Blues Football Club Site
References
- ^ a b "History of the VAFA" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b "VAFA Clubs 1892 - 2009" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b "D4 Section (Formerly F Section) Finals Series Finishes" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Club XVIII Section Finals Series Finishes" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "History of Monash University". Monash University. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "B Section Finals Series Finishes" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ Marshall, G.W. "President's Report" (1972). Monash University Football Club Annual Report (Report). Monash University Football Club.
- ^ a b c "Monash Whites - A Brief History". www.mwfc.net.au/. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Monash Blues Football Club: About us". Monash Blues Football Club. Retrieved 20 March 2010.