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| Full name | Jacana Football Club |
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| Nickname | The Jaguars |
| Strip | Purple & Gold |
| Founded | 1962 |
| League | Essendon District Football League |
| Ground | Jacana Reserve, Jacana |
| Senior Premierships | 3 |
| Premierships Years | 1967, 1980, 2000 |
Jacana Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Essendon District Football League in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The jaguar (Panthera onca,, or—especially in British English — is a New World Mammal of the Felidae family and one of About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
The Jacana Football Club was formed in 1962 beginning with an Under 15 team, then by 1965 the club had teams in every age group. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders The original Jacana jumper was purple with a yellow JFC monogram, which the club reverted back to in 2007. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders
The senior team won the club’s first senior Premiership in 1967, and the second senior flag followed in 1980.
Jacana has competed in various competitions including the Y. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders C. W competition, the Northern Metropolitan Football League and the Preston and District Junior Football League. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble.
From 1986, Jacana participated in the Riddell District Football League. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders Former Clubs Broadford Football Club Craigieburn Football Club Darley Football Club Gisborne Many people believe this was the best competition in which the club competed, playing against quality teams such as Sunbury, Gisborne, Melton and Craigieburn. Places called Sunbury include;Australia Sunbury Victoria Sunbury Downs College Sunbury Pop Festival (1972-1975 For other uses of Gisborne see Gisborne (disambiguation. Gisborne (Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa is the name of a unitary authority in New Zealand Melton is a local government district with Borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. Craigieburn may refer to the following place names Craigieburn Victoria, Australia Craigieburn New Zealand
In the early 1990’s, Jacana’s senior body became the Broadmeadows United Football Club, and their jumper changed to purple with a yellow vee. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 17 km from Melbourne's Central business district. Then in 1997 the club went back to the name of Jacana Football Club, whilst keeping the purple and yellow vee jumper up until the end of 2006. For the Melbourne suburb see Jacana Victoria. The jacanas or jaçanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds are a group of tropical Waders
After finishing runners up to Gisborne in the 1997 Grand Final, Jacana won their third senior Premiership in 2000 under Paul Houston, defeating the more fancied Craigieburn and Wallan football clubs in the preliminary and grand finals respectively. For other uses of Gisborne see Gisborne (disambiguation. Gisborne (Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa is the name of a unitary authority in New Zealand Craigieburn may refer to the following place names Craigieburn Victoria, Australia Craigieburn New Zealand Wallan or Wallan Wallan is a town in Victoria, 50 km from Melbourne on the Northern Highway in Australia. This was the club's final year of competing in the Riddell District Football League (RDFL). Former Clubs Broadford Football Club Craigieburn Football Club Darley Football Club Gisborne
In 2001, Jacana joined the Essendon District Football League, where they continue to play today. About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age The junior teams are now called the Jaguars and their jumpers are purple and yellow with a jaguar monogram.
The junior teams have also been very successful, winning Premierships in every age group. Most recently, winning the 2005 Under 16 Grand Final in the Essendon District Football League, and Preliminary Finalists in 2006. About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age
Over the years The Jacana Football Club has produced many champion AFL players including:
• AFL team of the century member Bruce Doull
• Brownlow Medal winner Scott Wynd
• Three time Brisbane Lions Premiership player Chris L. Johnson. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Bruce Doull (born 11 September 1950 in Victoria Australia) is a former champion Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played in 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 Christopher Lloyd Johnson (born 30 May 1976 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
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