East Keilor Football Club

East Keilor
Full nameEast Keilor Football Club
NicknameThe Cougars
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1967
LeagueEssendon District Football League
Home groundOverland Reserve, East Keilor
Colours  Navy blue   Red   Gold
PresidentGeoff Nicholl
SecretaryGavan Wignall
Website[1]

East Keilor Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 16 km northwest of Melbourne in the suburb of East Keilor. The club was founded in 1967 as a junior club.

The Senior club was established in 1971 in B Grade and the club's first premiership was in 1978. The club's second B Grade premiership was in 1992. The club won Senior Division 2 premierships in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

After losing the A Grade grand final in 1993 the club's won its only A Grade premiership in 1994.

The club fields eight under-age teams. The club has won 28 junior premierships.

Senior Premierships (6)

Division 2 2012, 2014, 2016. B Grade 1978, 1992 A Grade 1994

Notable AFL footballers

References

Books

  • History of football in Melbourne's north west – John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924