St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club

For the Irish association football club, see St. Kevin's Boys F.C.

St Kevin's Old Boys
Names
Full nameSt Kevin's Old Boys Football Club
Nickname(s)VAFA: SKOB
VAFAW: SKOB, Saints
MottoHumilitas et Gratia
("Humility and Grace")
2023 season
After finalsVAFA: 2nd
VAFAW: 2nd
Home-and-away seasonVAFA: 4th
VAFAW: 2nd
Club details
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Colours  Blue
  Green
  Yellow
CompetitionVAFA: Premier Division
VAFAW: Premier Division
PremiershipsVAFA:
Premier (3)
Premier B (2)
Premier C (1)
Division 1 (1)
VAFAW:
Premier (3)
Ground(s)T H King Reserve
Other information
Official websiteskobfc.com.au

St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club (SKOB) is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris. The club is linked to St Kevin's College.

As of 2024, SKOB's men's and women's teams both compete in the Premier Division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) respectively.

History

St Kevin's Old Boys was founded in 1947 and joined the VAFA the same year, along with fellow new clubs Commonwealth Bank and State Electricity Commission. Its first season was in C Section, however the club was relegated to D Section for the 1948 season.[1]

The club won its first premiership in 1952 with a victory in the D Section Grand Final, and returned to C Section in 1953.[1]

SKOB won its first senior Premier Division premiership in 2017, with a three-point victory over Collegians.[2]

In 2018, SKOB went back-to-back, defeating Collegians by 5 points.[3] Four members of the club's premiership side − Lachie Sullivan, Ned Reeves, Tom Jok and Ethan Phillips − have since gone on to play in the Australian Football League (AFL).[4][5]

SKOB currently fields two women's teams, known as the SKOB Saints, which currently compete in the Premier Division and Division 4 of the VAFAW. The Saints were formed in 2016 and joined Division 3 of the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL), playing finals in its first season.[6] In 2017, when the VWFL was disbanded, SKOB introduced a second women's team with both joining the newly-formed VAFA Women's.[7]

Honours

Men's premierships

Division Level Wins Years won
Premier Division
(A Section) 		Seniors 3 2017, 2018, 2022
Thirds 3 2015, 2017 (Gold), 2018 (Gold)
Premier B
(B Section) 		Seniors 2 2004, 2015
Reserves 2 2004, 2007
Thirds 1 2010
Premier C
(C Section) 		Seniors 1 1994
Thirds 1 2014
Division 1
(D Section) 		Seniors 1 1952
Reserves 1 1970
Division 2
(E Section) 		Reserves 1 1976

Women's premierships

Division Level Wins Years won
Premier Division Seniors 3 2019, 2022, 2023

References

  1. ^ a b "St Kevin's OB Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Collingwood VFL and St Kevin's VAFA player in St Kilda's sights". Herald Sun.
  3. ^ "2018 William Buck Premier". GameDay.
  4. ^ Gabelich, Josh. "Why this premiership side is unlike any other". AFL.com.au.
  5. ^ "Easy does it". St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Victorian Women's Football League 2016 Division 3". GameDay.
  7. ^ "St. Kevin's Old Boys Football Club is seeking a Women's coach for season 2017". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.