| Full name | East Keilor Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Cougars |
| Strip | Navy blue, Red & Gold |
| Founded | 1967 |
| League | Essendon District Football League |
| Ground | Overland Reserve, East Keilor |
| Senior Premierships | 3 |
| Premierships Years | 1979, 1992, 1994 |
East Keilor Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the north western suburbs of Melbourne. The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age Keilor East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. Keilor East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The club was initially formed in 1967. After five seasons as a purely junior club East Keilor fielded a senior team for the first time in 1971. Keilor East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley.
The club's first senior premiership was won in 1979, in B Grade. A second B Grade flag arrived in 1992, and this was a prelude to a brief but noteworthy spell of success which included a losing A Grade grand final in 1993 followed the very next year by the club's only A Grade premiership to date.
The club has a strong junior program, fielding eight under-age teams each weekend. The club has won 28 junior premierships since 1967.
Quite a number of V/AFL footballers either commenced their careers at East Keilor, or spent some time with the club before progressing to the game's elite level. Among the most noteworthy of these have been the Essendon duo of Mark Harvey and Gary Young, Carlton's Rohan Welsh, David Calthorpe (Essendon and Brisbane Lions), Matthew Hogg (Footscray and Carlton), and Glen Manton (Essendon and Carlton). Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Mark Harvey (born 11 June 1965 is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football David Calthorpe (born 17 August 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Matthew Hogg (born 21 December 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football
References
- Footypedia profile of East Keilor FC
- Fulls Points Footy profile of East Keilor FC
- EDFL website
- East Keilor FC Homepage
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