The Kellyville Magpies
The Kellyville Rouse Hill Junior Football Club (
KRHJFC) was founded in early 2002 by a group of
parents who wanted their kids to play the 'greatest
game of all', in their local area.
The instigator
of this movement was local junior AFL legend Warren
"Pops" Quintrell , who with the blessing of
the Northside Association and the Baulkham Hills
Falcons , recruited several ex-Parramatta Goanna's who
lived in the Kellyville / Rouse Hill area to start up
the first committee.
After several lengthy meetings at the Mean Fiddler
Inn at Rouse Hill, the club was up and running. The
club still meets regularly at the Fiddler for all
committee meetings. Some of the original families
involved included;
- Former SFL Geelong Tigersnakes star Peter
"Bear" Rickett
- Former garlic salesman and Goanna committeeman
Steve "Digger" Graves,
- Ex-Baulkham Hills Junior and Goanna premiership
winner Paul Eastman,
- Former South Australian umpire of the year
George " The Blower" Acland,
- Steve "The Butcher" Terry
There were many others also committed to the
ideology of the great Australian game.
Those that serve the club come from a wide range of
backgrounds and have bonded to become great mates and
to create a club that has the potential to be
one of the biggest junior clubs in Sydney over the
next 10 years with the anticipated growth in the Rouse
Hill area.
The club is financially secure and has grown well
from its first year by continually striving to create
an environment where it's all about the game and how
you play it - not just winning. The club is
professionally administered and is operated under the
guidance of the AFL junior development authorities.
The club is an incorporated Association and complies
with Dept of Fair Trading regulations. It is run by
the members for the members and is a non profit
organisation.
