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The Premierships
2009
We win our fourth Premiership in five years and the Club's 21st. (19 whilst in EFL). The story of our comback 2009 will be told for years.
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2001
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1998
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1997
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1991
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1990
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1989
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1988
The First of four consecutive Premierships Coached by ex Vermont Junior and Senior player, Peter Kennedy.
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1986
A Premiership win despite the Preliminary Final scoreboard indicating we had lost to Scoresby.
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1983
On the field Graham Jacobs continued to develop the younger players whilst introducing quality players from outside the Club such as Graham Schodder (St. Kilda) and Kel MacDonald (Waverley). The other big bonus was a fit Gary Oakman, who annihilated the opposition kicking 102 goals for the year.
The Senior side finished four games clear on top of the ladder suffering only one defeat in round three (North Ringwood) and cruised to a 29 point win in the Grand Final against East Ringwood after leading at three-quarter time by 63 points.
Sadly, the Reserves were Runners Up (Coached by Peter Henderson) after winning all other games for the year.
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1982
After Dennis Wilkie indicated he was unable to continue coaching in 1981, President Peter McLinden managed to lure to the Club the man who had just helped Mitcham to Premierships in 1979 and 1980. No other than their Chairman of Selectors and former 1964 Melbourne Premiership player Graham Jacobs.
With Jacobs as non playing Coach and the introduction of some top junior talent such as Gary Oakman from Nunawading/Essendon, Craig Coghlan, Bill Bailey, Rod Shambrook, Joe Morris, Steve Bennett and Neale Reid, the Eagles enjoyed a wonderful home and away season winning 16 games and clearly finishing on top of the ladder. But with two disastrous finals, it seemed that the boys in purple and gold still had a bit to learn.
In 1982, inspired by possibly the Club's greatest ever Captain, John Cunningham, and the brilliance of Chandler Medallist Bruce Brunton, with the additions of Shane Braddy (Melbourne), Mal Taylor (Williamstown), Noel Cooney (Caulfield) and the return of Andrew Moss (Essendon) and Gary Oakman from injury (for the last four games), Vermont not only made the Grand Final but destroyed Mitcham in a six goal blitz in the final quarter to take the Premiership.
To complete the double, the Reserves, Coached by former senior star Kevin Munday, also won a Premiership. The Club's first Reserves flag for 18 years. No one could have been prouder than Club President Peter McLinden.
Coach Graeme Jacobs proudly holds the Premiership Cup with Captain John Cunningham. This was the start of a success run of more than 26 years.
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1971
The determination by the whole Club to make up for disappointing 1970 was incredible and demonstrated by an eleven game winning streak ending in a 15 point defeat of arch rival Mitcham in a rainy 1971 Grand Final, played at East Ringwood. The Club also won its first E.D.F.L. Club Championship. John Jenkins and Ian Mort again played a huge part as did other experienced players in Bob hudson, Bob Taylor, Greame Taggart,Vern Poole,Graeme Hill,David & Geoff Burgin but the nucleus of this side were former Vermont Juniors in Perry Fletcher, Lee Bidstrup, Glenn Fankhauser,Robert Parks,Alan Larkins,Bob Holland and Ian Green.
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1969
In the most incredible Grand Final in EDFL/EFL history, Vermont got up to win by a point kicked by 17 year old Robert Parks with less than 20 seconds on the clock. It was the first time Vermont had been in front all day. Seen here are former VFL players in Ian Mort (Hawthorn) and Captain Coach John Jenkins (Richmond & Nth Melb), They became wonderful Vermont people and had a lot to do with creating a winning culture at Terrara Road.
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1958
Unfortunately, many of the Clubs most experienced players had retired over the previous two years and as a consequence the senior side found itself relegated to "B" Division of the competition in 1958.
The Club was forced into playing its home games on the lower Blackburn oval due to the construction of the new change rooms and reconstruction of the oval.
Notwithstanding these problems, the Clubs second senior Premiership was to come in 1958 with a four point victory over East Burwood. Captained and coached by brilliant centreman Bob Gibson, the team included such players as Ron Cohen, Mick Holland, Bill Cummings, Harold Walker, Bruce Dyson, Peter Cook, Kevin Gill, Ken Kneebone and Col Davison (who was to go on to become the Clubs longest serving Secretary).
To everyone at the Club, this Premiership belonged to "Davo". In the second Semi-Final, he was given the job of tagging Colin (Curley) Tainton all day and keeping him out of the play. Playing the negative game to perfection and taking "Curley" right out of the game, he made it possible for Vermont to go straight into the Grand Final. He had the same job to do a fortnight later, it never worked quite as well but both players played well for their sides.
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1955
After thirty-six years, Vermont Football Club had been gradually built up into one of the great clubs in the area, but 1955 was probably the turning point in its history. Stan Parkes was again appointed Coach and under his leadership and great play at full forward, Vermont won its first Premiership. Auburn had won the second Semi-Final by 6 goals but in a terrific turn around, Vermont had a 3 goal win in the Grand Final.
Players to star that day were - R. (Nigger) Holland, Ben Parkes, Neil Burns, Fraser Clarke, Dick Fox, Ian Gorham, Lindsay D'Arcy and A (Mick) Holland. R. Holland and B. Parkes were each presented with a mounted football signed by all the players for their great play over the Final series.
The Reserves, coached by Frank Hayes and Captained by Ken Kneebone, won the Presidents trophy, defeating Doncaster by 30 points.
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