Aldinga Football Club
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| Full name | Aldinga Football Club |
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| Nickname | Sharks |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1879, (in recess 1953–76) |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Home ground | AMAC Oval (Aldinga Oval), Aldinga |
| Colours | Black, Gold (1977-present), Black, White (1879–1953) |
| Anthem | "The Sharks Will Keep Rolling Along" |
| President | Danny Wilde |
| Head coach | Damian Smith |
| Captain | Tyler Harman |
The Aldinga Football Club is an Australian rules football club that was a foundation member of the Southern Football Association in 1886.[1] From 1927 to 1932, Aldinga won a record 6 premierships in a row in the Southern Football Association. In 1901 Aldinga was involved in a brief merger with the Sellick's Hill Football Club to form the Hills United Football Club.[2]
The Aldinga Football Club continues to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League.
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2014 media coverage
In 2014, Aldinga received significant media coverage after sacking their coach, Shane Lynch, after only two games which resulted in combined losses of 457 points, including a 300-point loss to Port Noarlunga.[3] Following being sacked by Aldinga, Lynch was appointed coach of Mitchell Park and led them to the 2015 Channel 9 Adelaide Football League Division 7 premiership.[4] Following the sacking of Lynch, further media coverage occurred the next weekend when a player was stung in the throat by a bee in a 254-point loss against Morphett Vale,[5] including an appearance by the President, Danny Wilde and the bee-stung player, Ali Vessali on The Footy Show.
These stories of plight led to Australian Football Hall of Famer Graham Cornes volunteering his time to run a training session and North Adelaide coach Ken McGregor offering his time to give a pre-match "rev-up" before their next game, a 6-point loss against Marion.[6][7] The Advertiser also placed their support behind running a family day during the same game with various giveaways including cow bells and a free barbecue.[8] Further events occurred:
- Brownlow Medallist Shane Crawford led Aldinga to their first win of the season playing as a guest player against O'Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale on May 24.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
- At the same game that Shane Crawford played, Sam Newman sung the National Anthem, Billy Brownless led the cheersquad, Warwick Capper made an appearance and some coverage will be given on the following week's Footy Show.[9]
- Port Power invited Aldinga to play a curtain raiser against fellow strugglers Kilburn to be held on May 12.[16] This game failed to eventuate when the South Australian Amateur Football League refused to adjust its program to allow Kilburn to play.[17]
A-Grade Premierships
- Southern Football Association A-Grade (7)
- 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934
- Southern Football League Division 2 (2)
- 1991, 1993
Greatest SFL Team
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.[18]
| Aldinga Football Club's Greatest Team 1886–2010 | |||
| B: | R. Eatts | C. Lovelock | H. Eatts |
| HB: | Clarence Pellew | C.K. (Pete) Lovelock | T. Boothby |
| C: | R. Bickmore | Bryce Garrard | L. Humphrey |
| HF: | L. Lovelock | Horace Leaker | C. Culley |
| F: | W. Pethick | K. Culley | M. Grandison |
| Foll: | W. Martin | Ben Stone (Coach) | K. Noblett |
| Int: | A. Foreman | D. Stone | A. Humphrey |
| Coach: | Ben Stone | ||
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| Preceded by | SFL Division 1 Premiers 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 1934 |
Succeeded by Hillside Hillside |
| Preceded by | SFL Division 2 Premiers 1991 1993 |
Succeeded by Mawson Meadows |
