Glenunga Rams History
The Club was formed from the old Sturt league 'C' team and it was this affiliation with Sturt which saw the Club compete in an A1 grand final in 1978. When the Commonwealth Bank club disbanded in 1957 Hyde Park acquired the lease of Webb Oval from the Burnside Council and shared it with Gartrell Memorial who played in the United Church Association. The changing-rooms were modified in 1974 to put in a small licensed bar and patio, then the present complex was constructed in 1984.
The Club has competed in all divisions from A1 through to A7 but in recent years the club which won its last premiership in A in 1995 has seen its fortunes slip and it’s A grade has gradually fallen down the grades to A7. At the same time a number of eastern suburbs teams have disbanded or had to combine so that Glenunga is now the only non old scholar club based in the eastern suburbs between Payneham and Unley.
A concerted effort is underway to revitalise the club through new sponsorship, administration and an outreach to past players. The re establishment of Juniors has been a great success with 7 teams playing on Sundays in the Metro South Division in age ranges from U 8 to U 15/16.
The Club were A2 Premiers in 1961, A3 Premiers in 1960, A4 Premiers in 1965, 1985 and 1995, and A7 Premiers in 1977and A9 Premiers in 1987. It also won reserves premierships in A1 in 1964, and 1966, A4 in 1988 and A5 in 1972
The Club record holder for games played is former SAAFL Chairman and Life Member John Dicker who played 400 games
SAAFL Medal Winners
1968 Bob Shaw A4Res, 1970 Bob Bartlett A7, 1977 Bob Michael Denton A7
1983 Brenton Laity A8, 1987 Gary Barber A9, 1989 Tony Lane A3,
2000 Leigh Sando A4 Res, 2000 Andrew Mitchell A4, 2010 Chad Bourke A7
Glenunga Football Club joined Metro South Junior Football League in 2007, whilst they have not won any premierships as yet, their Under 12's in 2011 and Under 13's in 2012 played Finals Football, the first Juniors to play Finals Football for a number of years.