History
Templestowe Football Club boasts a history as long and rich as some of the great A.F.L. clubs of today. The club was originally formed back in 1892, beginning its on field performances under the tag of the mighty All Blacks. Our original home ground was Finns Reserve and we commenced in the Heidelberg District Football League. Back then the game itself was very much in its infancy and the club travelled far and wide to meet opponents.
In 1912 the club moved to Westerfolds Park, (previously known as Smiths Paddock), and in the early 1920s transferred into the Diamond Valley Football League. After a stint playing at the Fitzsimons property the club moved to its current location in the early 1930s, at the same time adopting the famous Maroon and White colours. We left the D.V.F.L. in the early 1950s to try our luck in the Eastern District Football League.
In the mid sixties the D.V.F.L. once again became the clubs hunting ground and in 1968 we obtained our first premiership, with the second quickly following in 1973. Templestowe continued in the D.V.F.L. with mixed results until 1990 when the clubs future was in grave doubt as it battled for survival both on and off the field. At the AGM that year it was decided that the club should move in a new direction and the E.D.F.L., (now known as E.F.L.) 3rd division became our new home. The move gave the club new life and rejuvenated personnel, which in turn meant that success began to return.
The Reserves won their first ever flag in 1992, while the seniors came perilously close during the mid 1990s, being runner up 1994, 1995 and 1996. Finally in 1997 the Templestowe Football Club achieved the ultimate and won both the Senior and Reserve premierships.
Our first venture into 2nd division in 1998 was a huge disappointment, with a return to 3rd division in the following season the result. 1999 however did see the club undergo many changes, the most obvious of which was adopting a new jumper, in the colours of Teal, Black and White. 1999 also saw a loss in the preliminary final, followed by a heartbreaking 2pt defeat in the 2000 Grand Final.
