| Aquinas Old Collegians | |
|---|---|
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| Names | |
| Full name | Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club Inc[1][2] |
| Former name | Aquinas Old Boys Football Club (1981−1986) |
| Nickname(s) | Bloods,Blooders |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 18 February 1981; 44 years ago (1981-02-18) |
| Colours | Red Black Green |
| Competition | VAFA: Senior men's VAFAW: Senior women's |
| Premierships | VAFA (4)ESCFA (2) |
| Other information | |
| Official website | aquinas.com.au |
TheAquinas Old Collegians Football Club, nicknamed theBloods and also known simply asAquinas, is anAustralian rules football club based in theMelbourne suburb ofRingwood.[3]
As of 2024, the club's men's team competes in Division 2 of theVictorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), while the women's team is in Premier B of theVAFA Women's (VAFAW) competition.
In 1980, discussions were held between former students ofAquinas College about forming a football club.[4] At a meeting at the Ringwood Parish Hall on 18 February 1891, the club was formally established as the "Aquinas Old Boys Football Club", entering E Grade in theEastern Suburbs Churches Football Association (ESCFA).[4][5]
In its second year, the club made the E Grade senior and reserves premiership, winning the latter.[5] Back-to-back senior and reserves premierships came in 1983 and 1984.[5]
Aquinas moved to theVictorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) at the start of the1987 season, enteringF Section.[4] The club, now renamed to "Aquinas Old Collegians", finished first on the ladder with just one loss for the season, and won the grand final by 1 point overWhitefriars.[6][7]
The club won its second senior premiership in E Section (East) in1996, defeatingYarra Valley Old Boys by 37 points.[8] A third senior premiership came 21 years later inDivision 4 in 2017 with a grand final win overManningham Cobras, which was followed by a 2-point victory − also against Manningham − in the2019 Division 3 grand final.[9]
| Premiers | Runners-up | Drawn |
| Year | League | Division | Grade | Opponent | Score | Venue | Crowd | Date | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ESCFA | E Grade | Seniors | St Patrick's Mentone | 16.7 (103) d. 10.8 (68) | ||||
| 1982 | ESCFA | E Grade | Reserves | Springvale Districts | 14.8 (92) d. 12.16 (88) | ||||
| 1983 | ESCFA | D Grade | Seniors | St Patrick's Mentone | 16.11 (107) 7.5 (47) | ||||
| 1983 | ESCFA | D Grade | Reserves | Black Rock | 11.14 (80) d. 4.6 (30) | ||||
| 1984 | ESCFA | C Grade | Seniors | St Paul's Bentleigh | 15.10 (100) d. 12.10 (82) | ||||
| 1984 | ESCFA | C Grade | Reserves | St Paul's Bentleigh | 19.17 (131) d. 12.9 (81) | ||||
| 1985 | ESCFA | B Grade | Reserves | Mazenod Old Collegians | 7.11 (53) d. 2.9 (21) | ||||
| 1986 | ESCFA | B Grade | Reserves | St Kevin's Ormond | 20.23 (143) 10.8 (68) | ||||
| 1987 | VAFA | F Section | Seniors | Whitefriars | 12.13 (85) d. 12.12 (84) | [10] | |||
| 1996 | VAFA | E East | Seniors | Yarra Valley Old Boys | 18.9 (117) d. 12.8 (80) | [11] | |||
| 2017 | VAFA | Division 3 | Seniors | Manningham Cobras | 14.10 (94) d. 10.9 (69) | 16 September 2017 | |||
| 2019 | VAFA | Division 3 | Seniors | Manningham Cobras | 8.14 (62) d. 7.18 (60) | 5 September 1987 |