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New website coming!

Our website is currently under construction - if you're looking for information please email us at info@altonafc.com.au or download Team App and add Altona FC.

You download Team App via the App Store or Google Play or visit teamapp.com to view in your internet browser.

You'll also find us on Facebook.com/AltonaFC

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Senior Coach Appointment - Men's

The Altona Football Club is excited to announce the appointment of our Senior Men’s Coach for season 2020.

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Senior Coach Appointment - Women's Team

The Altona FC is proud to announce the signing of Kerrie Clarke as the Senior Women’s Coach for seasons 2020 and 2021.

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Season 2020 - Player Signings

Check back to this article to keep abreast of player signings for season 2020.

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U18s Coach Position - applications open

Applications are now open for the U18 coach position. This position is an important development role for our club in supporting the pathway from junior to senior football.

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Senior Women's Coach Position - applications open

The Altona Football Club invites applications for the Senior Women’s coaching position for the 2020 season.

Affiliated with the Western Region Football League, the Altona FC CLUB will field our inaugural Senior Women’s side in the WRFL providing a platform for our strong youth female footballers to continue their passion.

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Grand Final Results

RESERVES - PREMIERS
Altona 9.14-68 def Werribee Districts 6.8-44

SENIORS
Deer Park 9.13-67 def Altona 9.10-64

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Finals Series: Second Semi Finals

Saturday 7 September at Avalon Airport Oval
9.30am – Altona v Hoppers Crossing – TIV Under 18 Division 1 Second Semi Final
12pm – Werribee Districts v Altona – RAMS Division 1 Reserves Second Semi Final
2.15pm – Altona v Deer Park – RAMS Division 1 Seniors Second Semi Final

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Presentation Night 2019

Celebrate the 2019 Season on Friday 18 October, 7 - 11:30pm in the Waterfront Room at Altona Sports Club. $50 per ticket, includes finger food and drinks at bar prices.

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Finals Series: Reserves - Qualifying Final

Reserves Qualifying Final - Saturday 31 August
Spotswood v Altona 12noon at Avalon Oval (Chirnside Park)

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Legends Lunch 2019

Our annual Legends Lunch is back and better than ever in 2019! With a super line up and change of venue this could very well be our biggest Legends Lunch yet!

Featuring Dermie, Fletch and Spud Frawley tickets are selling quick so be sure to secure yours!

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Weekend Wrap Up - Round 4 Results

SENIORS - Altona 21.8-134 DEF Deer Park 10.6-66
RESERVES - Altona 11.17-83 DEF Deer Park 3.3-21
U18s - Altona 22.8-140 DEF Flemington Juniors 1.3-9

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Round 4 Info

U18s: Sunday 5 May, 9:45am at Altona
Reserves: Saturday 4 May, 12noon at Altona
Seniors: Saturday 4 May, 2:15pm at Altona
Ladies Day: Saturday 4 May, from 12:30pm
VVC Members Draw: Saturday 4 May, 6:30pm

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Weekend Wrap Up - Round 3 Results

Seniors: Altona 11.19-85 defeated Spotswood 10.15-75
Reserves: Altona 9.5-59 defeated Spotswood 8.8-50
U18s: Altona 18.13-121 defeated Spotswood 4.4-28

Ladder:
Seniors - 5th position
Reserves - 5th position
U18s - 6th position

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Midway Concrete - 2019 Warm Up Top Sponsor

As a specialist in Concrete, Garden and Building supplies, Midway opens a world of choice through its fabulous selection of products and displays. Our goal is to supply our customers with not only materials, but also inspiration

Midway is an all Australian, family-owned business with 35 years of experience in the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.

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Welcome Showfront - a platinum sponsor in 2019

Altona FC would like to welcome Showfront as a Platinum Sponsor in 2019.

Showfront products are known throughout Australia for their style, elegance, flexibility and durability. Simply put, no other retail display company offers the same level of quality, experience and expertise.

For more info visit them at showfront.com.au and like their Facebook page to show your support.

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Ladies Day 2019

It's Ladies Day!

Saturday 4 May from 12:30pm
Social Rooms - Altona Football Club
Cost - $60 per person including lunch and a drink on arrival
Supporting the launch of the Altona FC Senior Women's Team in 2020

All tickets must be paid prior to the event. Please transfer $60 the club bank account

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Altona FC Strategic Plan Interactive Session

The Altona FC Committee extends an invitation to all current, former and future players, committee members, sponsors, parents, coaches and community members to attend a strategic planning session.

Bring your ideas and join us at the club - Monday 29 April, 6:15-9pm.

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2019 Player Information

U18.5 and Senior Player fee and player sponsor information paperwork can be downloaded here.

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Centenary Gala Ball

The centenary gala ball will be on Saturday 24 February 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Tickets will be available to purchase from 1 September 2017. Please check the website on this date for further information.

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WRFL 2018 Dvision 1 Fixture

The WRFL 2018 Division 1 fixture is now available!

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2018 U19 Team - meet the coach

Saade Ghazi, senior coach, will hold a meet and greet for the 2018 U19 squad at the Altona Bowling Club on Sunday 12 November from 11:30am - 1:30pm. This session will provide all returning and new U19 players with an opportunity to meet Dean Callaway, 2018 coach, prior to pre-season and talk about the season ahead. Parents welcome to attend. Please RSVP to altonafc1918@gmail.com

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Pre-season training dates

Pre-season training commences on Monday 20 November, concluding for the year on Thursday 21 December. 6:30pm start, Monday and Thursdays, Civic Parade Ovals. Attire: shorts, singlet and sneakers.

Pre-season returns Monday 15 January.

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Annual General Meeting 2017

The Annual General Meeting of the Altona Football Club Inc. will be held on Sunday 22 October 2017 commencing at 10:00am at the Altona Bowling Club, 113 Civic Parade Altona.

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Altona FC 2017 Senior Presentation Night

Altona FC 2017 Senior Presentation Night
Friday 20 October, 7:30 - 11:30pm
Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke Street
$100 per person - food, drinks and tunes

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WRFL Presentation Night

Here's all the winners from the 2017 WRFL Presentation Night. To see all the vote counts, please download the PDF document.

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WRFL 2017 B&F - Steven Kennedy, Div 1 Seniors

Altona star Steve Kennedy was rewarded for his outstanding season, he won the Division 1 Best and Fairest.

He finished the count on 23 votes, four ahead of last year’s winner Kwame McHarg from Deer Park. Chris Stewart, also from Deer Park, rounded out the top three.

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WRFL 2017 B&F - Ethan Taylor, U19s

Ethan Taylor from Altona capped off his impressive season, winning the Under-19 Best and Fairest award by one vote. Sam Paton finished in 3rd position, two votes behind Ethan.

It's been a big year for Ethan captaining the team and receiving Best on Ground for the grand final.

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2017 Grand Final Results

U19s - Premiers - def Werribee Districts: 6.7-43 3.9.27
Reserves - Hoppers Crossing def Altona

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WRFL Division 1 Grand Final information

The following information provided by the WRFL will assist you this Saturday when you come on down to Whitten Oval to support our U19s and Reserves in their Grand Finals!

Remember to look out for the Viking food and beverage locations to support the club!

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U19s and Reserves Grand Finals

Grand Final Day - Saturday 16 September 2017 at Whitten Oval
U19s: Werribee Districts v Altona at 9:15am
Reserves: Altona v Hoppers Crossing at 11:40am

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Reserves are in the Grand Final!

A great weekend at Hogans Reserve with a win for the Reserves taking them straight into the big dance! Our U19s were so close but unfortunately Wbee Districts took the win.

RESERVES - ALTONA 11.8-74 def hoppers crossing 4.14-38
U19S - WERRIBEE DISTRICTS 11.7-73 DEF ALTONA 10.5-65
U19s prelim is 9:30 Sat 9/9 at Hogans Reserve.

*Still awaiting GF date confirmation from the league.

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Altona FC Centenary Gala

The Altona Football Club will celebrate our biggest milestone to date, our centenary; 1918-2018 : 100 years of football in our community.

A Gala Ball will be on Saturday 24 February 2018 in the Member's Dining Room at the MCG to honour this momentous occasion.

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U19s & Reserves - Second Semi Finals

SECOND SEMI FINALS
Saturday 2 September - Hogans Reserves, Hoppers Crossing
U19s - 9:30am - Werribee Districts v ALTONA
Resi - 11:50am - ALTONA v Hoppers Crossing

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U19s win elimination final

Our U19 boys had a victory against Yarraville Seddon Eagles in the elimination final on Saturday: Altona 8.9-57 def YSE 4.6-30.

In the second week of finals our U19s and Reserves will be playing on Saturday - info to be confirmed when announced by the WRFL.

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Weekend wrap up: home & away season is completed!

The reserves and U19s walked away with a win in their final round and places them in 1st and 3rd position respectively headings into the finals series.

The seniors 1pt loss and Werribee Districts' win against Albion has knocked the boys out of the top 5 into 6th position.

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WRFL announce 2017 senior finals locations

THE WRFL is pleased to announce its 2017 senior finals venues, with VU Whitten Oval again set to host the Division 1 Grand Final.

Burbank Oval (Williamstown) will also play a major role during the Senior Finals as the primary Division 1 venue.

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Weekend wrap up: Rd 17

Snrs - Sunshine 16.9-105 def Altona 12.9-81
Resi's - Altona 8.5-53 def Sunshine 6.9-45
U19s - Yarraville Seddon 7.10-52 def Altona 5.9-39

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Legends Luncheon 2017 - tickets now on sale

Legends Luncheon - Friday 15th September 2017 12noon - 4pm at Kooringal Golf Club
MC: Kevin Hillier with guest speakers: Brad Hardie, Brian Murphy, Phil Carmen, Lawrence Mooney
$130 per ticket, $1250 table of 10 All tickets must be paid in full prior to the event.
For tickets please email altonafc1918@gmail.com or
Brendan - 0400 507 155 or Paul - 0419 466 244

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Weekend wrap up: Rd 15

A big weekend with all three teams delivering big wins! U19s are sitting second on the ladder with their final home and away match this Saturday against Yarraville with the Reserves and Seniors to follow v. Sunshine.

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Major Draw Winner - John Ashcroft

Congratulations to John Ashcroft, winner of our $10k major draw.

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Weekend wrap up: Rd 13

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Past players, supporters and sponsors day

We extend an invitation for all past players, supporters and sponsors to join us from 12 noon at the club on Saturday 29 July.

In 2017 we celebrate four premiership flags - 1947, 1987 and two from our U18 teams in 2007.

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New scoreboard to be name after club legend

The past three years have been an extraordinary journey demonstrating the strength of our club and community to purchase our new electronic scoreboard.

It is only fitting that we bestow the honour of naming our scoreboard upon a club legend whose story epitomises the spirit in which the scoreboard is erected.

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Mid-year social - Saturday 22 July

Our mid-year social will be held on Saturday 22 July at Mosaic, 48 Pier Street Altona.

$100 per person includes canapes and beer/wine/soft drink/daiquiris between 7-10:30pm and live music.
RSVP by Tuesday 18 July. (RSVP - altonafc1918@gmail.com)

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2017 President's Lunch - SOLD OUT

The 2017 President's Luncheon is a SELL OUT. All attendees are requested to be at Club Altona (113 Civic Parade)for a 12noon start. Enjoy a few refreshments, the entertainment and lunch before walking across to the ground for what's sure to be a cracking arvo of footy!

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Weekend Wrap Up - Rd 11

A tough weekend with our three senior teams experiencing defeat. Our U19 boys experienced their first loss for the season in Rd10 of their competition to Yarraville Seddon - a remarkable effort.

SENIORS - Hoppers Crossing 15.11-101 def Altona 7.9-51
RESERVES - Hoppers Crossing 14.12-96 def Altona 6.8-44
U19s - Yarraville Seddon 6.13-49 def Altona 4.6-30

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Christmas has come early - our scoreboard arrives!

Our brand new electronic scoreboard has arrived at Grant Reserve! Here's a pic of it's installation at Grant Reserve, Thursday 29 June.

Stay tuned for when it will be live and the official unveiling!

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Weekend Wrap Up - Rd 10

A nail biting afternoon with the reserves defeating Deer Park by 6 points and the seniors so close to bringing home a third win for the day. U19s remain undefeated with the biggest challenge ahead of them this coming weekend against Yarraville Seddon.

SENIORS: Deer Park 16.5-101 def Altona 12.11-83
RESERVES: Altona 8.8-56 def Deer Park 7.8-50
U19s: Altona 19.20-134 def Wyndham Suns 1.1-7

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WRFL Men's Health Round

WRFL this Saturday hosts Men’s Health Week in partnership with the EJ Whitten Foundation. Altona FC is proud to be associated with this initiative and you too can support the EJ Whitten Foundation by purchasing their merchandise at the ground on Saturday.

All teams are home this Saturday: U19s at 9:45 against Wyndham Suns followed by the reserves at 12noon and seniors 2:15pm v. Deer Park.

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 9

Magic day at Grant Reserve with the boys delivering three wins against St Albans. The U19s remain undefeated and on top of the ladder - get on down this Saturday and support the Baby As against Wyndham Suns. Hang around as the senior teams v Deer Park.

SENIORS - Altona 15.16-106 def St Albans 5.11-41
RESERVES - Altona 15.10-100 def St Albans 9.3-57
U19s - Altona 21.20-146 def St Albans 0.1-1

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Vale - Frank 'Bud' Howard

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of former premiership player Frank "Bud" Howard.

Bud played for Altona Rovers in 1947 and joined the Altona Senior ranks in 1948.

Bud was a member of the 1951 Premiership team and played in the numerous final sides of the early 50's.

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 8

What a weekend! Our U19 boys remain defeated with a 134pt win against Newport and the seniors were finally victorious at the home of Sunshine with a 9pt victory. The win has knocked Sunshine from 1st to 3rd and placed us into 5th position. The reserves narrowly lost to Sunshine in a tight final quarter and are sitting in second position with Sunshine return to the top of the ladder.

SENORS:

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Footy this weekend: seniors at Sunshine, U19s at home!

Exciting news this weekend with our seniors match against Sunshine streamed live via the WRFL website!

Seniors and Reserves v Sunshine at Sunshine - 12noon & 2:15pm
U19s at home v Newport

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Presidents Lunch 2017

The 2017 Presidents Lunch will be held on Saturday 8 July at the Bowla from 12noon to 2pm. Tickets are $75 including lunch, beer/wine/soft drink and entertainment. Tom Siegert best known as "The Suburban Footballer" makes a guest appearance along with Saade and Eamsey with a pre-match chat prior to the Vikings v Woodsmen at 2:15pm.

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 7

A ripper weekend on Saturday puts our U19 and Reserves team into 1st position on the ladder, both undefeated this season. The seniors also had a win placing them into 7th position.

SENIORS ALTONA 19.17 - 131 DEF WYNDHAMVALE 7.5-47
RESERVES ALTONA 16.16-112 def WYNDHAMVALE 3.3-21
U19s ALTONA 39.17-251 def WYNDHAMVALE 1.1-7

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U19 Revised Fixture Now Available

Following the regrettable withdrawal of Sanctuary Lakes from the U19 competition, the fixture has amended. A copy of the new fixture can be downloaded here.

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Altona v Wyndhamvale - Saturday 27 May

Our three senior Viking teams play Wyndhamvale at open on Saturday 27 May. It's Round 6 of the comp for the U19s kicking off at 9:45am and Round 7 for the reserves and seniors.

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Round 6: Caroline Springs v Altona

A great weekend of footy with three wins against Caroline Springs - both the U19s and Reserves are undefeated in second and first spots on the ladder with the senior win placing them in 6th position.

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Round 5: Altona v Albion

We're at home again this weekend against Albion. Reserves at 12 noon and Seniors first bounce at 2:15pm.
*Please note that the U19 team were due to play Sanctuary Lakes, unfortunately Sanctuary Lakes has had to withdraw their U19 team for the remainder of the season. Further news on the U19 fixture will be communicated as it comes to hand.

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Trivia Night Tickets Are Now Available!

Grab your mates and book a table for our Trivia Night with Funky Bunch Trivia!
Tickets are $20 per person and includes supper, tables of 10 and drinks available at bar prices. Tickets can be purchased for the app and include a $1 booking fee per ticket.

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 4

It was a big weekend at Grant Reserve with the Vikings delivering three wins against Werribee Districts. Our U19s and Reserves remain undefeated with a 14pt win and 13pt in respectively. The highlight of the day was our senior boys securing their first win for the season defeating Werribee Districts 18.13-121 to 9.8-62 placing them 6th on the ladder.

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Round 4: Altona v Werribee Districts

Big round of footy on Saturday 29 April with all three senior teams at home. 9:45am - U19, 12:00 noon - Reserves and Seniors first bound at 2:15pm.
Join us after the match for the first Viking Valhalla Club draw of the season!

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 3

Two very heart stopping matches this weekend with the seniors falling short, the reserves bringing it home in the 4th and a strong win to the U19s.
Seniors - SFC 12.11-83 def Altona 12.8-80 leaving us in 9th position on the ladder for another week
Reserves - AFC 8.15-63 def SFC 9.5-58 boys remain 2nd on the ladder
U19s - AFC 13.17-95 def SFC 5.3-33 moving the U19s into 4th position

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 2

With two out of three wins on the weekend, it was a disappointing end to the day with the seniors match being called off following suspension of play ten minutes into the third due to weather. This places the seniors in 9th position on the ladder, the resi's in 2nd place and U19s in 5th position.

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Weekend Wrap Up: Round 1

Reserves: Altona def Deer Park
1.14-80 to 7.7-49

Seniors: Deer Park def Altona
15.9-99 to 13-12.90

Next week: At home v Hoppers

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2017 Home and Away Fixtures - now available

The WRFL Division 1 Senior, Reserves and the U19 fixtures are now available. You can download them right here or add to your calendar via the AltonaFC app.

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GoodforFooty returns in 2017 with Caleb Daniel

Courtesy of LeMans Toyota Tottenham, the Toyota GoodforFooty program returns to Altona FC in 2017 with special guest Western Bulldogs premiership player, Caleb Daniel.

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Change to practice match location

Please note that the location of our practice match against Marby Park has changed: Walter Reserve, 110 Walter Street Ascot Vale
U19s at 10:00am - Reserves at 12noon - Seniors at 2:30pm

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Join the Viking Valhalla Club in 2017

The VVC is the next evolution of the Viking Club that has existed at the Altona Football Club (AFC) since 2010.

The VVC is a way for more people to get involved in the club and to ensure the future of the Club is secure.

With three tiers of membership, the Viking Valhalla Club is suited to individuals and families.

To become a member in 2017 download the application form and register!

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2017 Practice Matches

Altona FC will play two practice weeks in the weeks prior to the start of the home and away season against Marby Park and Darley.

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WANTED: Junior Coaches

Altona Junior Football Club is seeking coaches for the 2017 season. This is an exciting opportunity to start a rewarding coaching career with our future talent!

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Altona FC features in WRFL Insider

Altona FC features in the episode one of the WRFL Insider.

Follow the link to listen to our coach Saade Ghazi talk about pre-season preparations and the year ahead.

Check out Altona’s Insider video and infographic here: http://bit.ly/2l1eKlJ

Check out Altona’s Insider video and infographic here: http://bit.ly/2l1eKlJ

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2017 Player Sponsorship

Our player sponsorships are a great way for individuals, families and businesses to be involved in supporting our players and club.

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Opportunity for trainers to join our club

The Altona FC has an opportunity for trainers to join our support crew in 2017.

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Adrian Beckwith Memorial Golf Day

This event is becoming a favourite on the social calendar. A great afternoon to catch up after Christmas and before the season starts!

The Adrian Beckwith Memorial Golf Day is held in memory of Adrian, a former President of both the Altona FC and Kooringal Golf Club.

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Pre-season Recommences

Our senior teams recommence pre-season on Monday 16 January following their Christmas break.
Monday 16 January - 6pm for 6:30
Thursday 19 January - 6pm for 6:30
Monday 23 January - 6pm for 6:30
Wednesday 25 January - 6pm for 6:30 (note change in day due to Australia Day public holiday)

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2017 Calendar Dates

2017 promises to be another great year both on and off the field. Make sure you note these dates on your social calendar!

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Josh Russo farewells Altona

The Altona FC would like to inform our members and supporters that Josh Russo will be playing for Coburg Districts in the EDFL in 2017.

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WRFL operations team

THE Western Region Football League is pleased to announce Tim Shellcot as the league’s new Senior Football Operations Manager.

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WRFL announce appointment of CEO elect

WESTERN Region Football League president Meredith Angwin is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Duck as Chief Executive Officer elect.

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New recruit - Mark Paget

Mark joins the Altona FC following a successful year with East Doncaster FC and selected as first ruck in the EFL 2016 team of the year.

Standing at 6'7, the Altona FC feel that Mark will make an immediate impact in the middle and up forward.

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New recruit - Josh McDonald

Josh McDonald will join the Vikings in 2016. Previously playing for Glenorden FC, in 2016 Josh was the only Division 2 player to represent the WRFL in the interleague squad.

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2017 pre-season

Our three senior teams will commence pre-season training on the week of Monday 21 November.

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WRFL Season 2017 News

The WRFL released information on the competition structure, the Player Points System and salary caps following their board meeting on Monday 17 October.

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2016 Players Award Recipients

Our 2016 senior teams were presented with their best and fairest, coaches and best in finals awards on Friday evening at the senior presentation night.

Seniors B&F was awarded to Jordan Robbins, the reserves to Brett Miller and Matt Wright received the B&F for the U19 team.

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Ramon Harris receives Life Membership

Ramon 'Stumpy' Harris received Life Membership of the Altona Football Club on Friday night. Brenda Post, President, presented Stumpy with his Life Membership pin at the 2016 Senior Presentation night on Friday 14 October.

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Expressions of Interest for U19 and Reserves Coaches

Altona Football Club is seeking expressions of interest for U19 and Reserves coaching and support positions in 2017. The Altona FC is affiliated with the Western Regional Football Club with three teams representing the club in the senior, reserves and U19 Division 1 competition.

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2016 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Altona Football Club Inc. for 2016 will be held AT 10:00AM on Sunday 16 October at the Altona Bowling Club, 114 Civic Parade, Altona.

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Sucessful outing for the Vikings at WRFL Presentation Night

More than 350 people gathered at Moonee Valley Race Course for the 2016 WRFL Senior Presentation Night.

Altona FC was recognised for our efforts on and off the field - a true testament to our club.

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2016 Presentation Night

Altona FC 2016 Presentation Night - U19s, Reserves & Seniors
7 - 11:30pm on Friday 14 October
Altona RSL
$50 per person, three course meal with drinks at bar prices
Live music

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Vote Count - this Saturday

The U19, Reserves and Seniors vote count will take place on from 12 noon to 4pm on Saturday 10 September at the club rooms.

The count will be undertaken for Rounds 1 - 12, with the final rounds to be announced at Presentation Night.

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2016 Home & Away Season Concludes

A great end to the 2016 Home & Away season with all three senior teams finals contenders.

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Viking Valhalla Club in 2016

The Viking Valhalla Club had a great year with 74 members supporting the Altona FC through the coterie group. There was a great turn out to the regular member draws and the inaugural member luncheon held on Saturday 13 August.

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Viking Valhalla Club

Introducing the Viking Valhalla Club (VVC).
The VVC is the next evolution of the Viking Club.
The aims of the VVC are:
- To ensure the long term financial viability of the Altona Football Club
- To raise funds for special projects for the Altona Football Club
- To assist past players and long term, significant supporters in times of need
For information on how to join please click here:

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Bring on 2015 Finals!

AFC U18s, Reserves and Seniors are all into the finals. Support the purple and gold this Sunday and cheer the boys on to another week in the finals!

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2014 AGM

The AFC AGM was held Sunday 26 October at the Altona Bowling a Club.
The 2015 elected committee is:
President: Brendan Post
Vice-President: Paul Eishold
Treasurer: Danny O'Brien
Administrator: Eleanor Vivoda and Katrina Ellis

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Senior Coaches 2015 Announced

The Altona Football Club is proud to announce the reappointment of Josh Russo as Senior Playing Coach for Season 2015. We are also very pleased to announce the appointment of former Richmond AFL Player, Jayden Post as Assistant Playing Coach for Season 2015.
Pre Season training will commence for both U18`s and Seniors on
Thursday 6th. November 2014 (Venue to be advised)
All players welcome

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Threepeat for Brett Miller

A the WRFL awards it was a case of déjà vu for Altona’s Brett Miller who won his third consecutive Division One, Reserves Best and Fairest on 20 votes.
Well done Brett this is an amazing effort.

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WRFL Awards

Altona players performed extremely well at the recent WRFL Awards.
Seniors - Jordan Robbins finished 6th with 13 votes
Reserves - Brett Miller finished 1st wining with 20 votes
U18 - Jay Paton finished 2nd with 16 votes losing by only 1 vote
Well done to all of our players who gained votes.

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Seniors Awards

Congratulations to all the Seniors Award Winners
Best & Fairest - Daniel O'Leary
Runner Up B&F - Jordan Robbins
Runner Up B&F - Ryan Green
Coaches Award - Ben Davies
Jayden Post Development Award - Jack Marlais
Well done to all players on a year that showed everyone the true Viking spirit.
Well done to Coach Josh Russo on a very successful first year as coach

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Reserves Awards

Congratulations to all the Reserves Award Winners
Best & Fairest - Brett Miller
Runner Up B&F - Nathan Wapshott
3rd Place B&F - Jimmy Mead
Coaches Award - William Martin
Well done to all players on a great year in difficult circumstances
Well done to Coach Kevin McDonald on a great 1st year of coaching.

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Under 18 Awards

Congratulations to all the U18 Award Winners
Best & Fairest - Heath Rafferty
Runner Up B&F - Lachlan Allen
3rd Place B&F - Jay Paton
Coaches Award - Weibren Fong
Best in Finals - Lachlan Allen
Well done to all players on a great year.
Well done to Coach John Szanyi on a great year as well.

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The Photo Gallery

Photos from the Senior Presentation Night and the AFL Grand Final Day are now in the Photo Gallery

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Auskick Presentation Day at AFC

Presentation Day For AUSKICK at Altona Footy Club was a great success and was kindly sponsor by S.M. Wilson and Associates
The Altona Vikings would like to thank all the kids and parents for their participation on the day and through out the year
Fantastic, polite respectful group of parents and kids
Also big thanks to Col Davies, Greg Baber & John Ashcroft for their tireless work on the BBQ

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Situations Vacant - Tribunal Advocates 2015 Season

The Club is looking for 3 people who are interested in forming the Club's Tribunal Advocate Panel for the 2015 season. We are looking at having 3 people to:
- Share the tribunal responsibilities
- Work together on all tribunal issues
- Advise the Committee on related issues
Full training will be given to all Panel members
Please email Barry at: afcvikings@gmail.com for further information

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Situations Vacant - Club Memorabilia Curator

The Club is looking for someone to take over the responsibility for collecting, collating, storing and presenting all of our historical memorabilia.
The Club is preparing for its centenary in 2018 and part of this, involves putting together a comprehensive visual history of the Club.
This is a voluntary position.
Please email Barry at: afcvikings@gmail.com for further information.

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Past Players Day - Thank You Letter

Following the recent Past Players Day, we received a delightful letter from club great and 1964 U18 Premiership Coach, Lou Thompson.
Thank you Lou and we hope that everyone who attended enjoyed a great day.

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Fox Footy Rewards - Update

We are currently second in Australia, so if you haven't registered go to the following link and register
http://foxfootyclubrewards.com.au/profile/537
We can win major prizes including footballs and training jumpers
Sign Up Now!!!

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New Email Address

We have a new email address:
altonafc1918@gmail.com

This new address celebrates our establishment year of 1918. It also highlights that our centenary is only a few years away.

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Simonds Homes - Major Partner 2014

The Altona Football Club is proud to partner with Simonds Homes for 2014.
Simonds Homes is well known for providing quality homes throughout Australia.
Simonds Homes Melbourne is Australia's most awarded new home builder. Simonds have display homes throughout Melbourne

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Manheim - Major Partner 2014

The Altona Football Club is proud to partner with Manheim for 2014 and 2015.
Manheim is well known for providing quality vehicles at auction for everyone to purchase.
Manheim is located at Gordon Luck Avenue, Altona North, Vic, 3025

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SFG Investments Coaches Sponsor for 2014

We would like to welcome SFG Investments on board as our Coaches sponsor for 2014. We are very excited to have SFG on board, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership.

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Igor's Slab Club

Donate a slab, box or any beverage of your choice.
Deliver to Igor at the bar all resale value collected by the Club.
For every slab donated the Club will make approx. $100
The aim is for 100 donated slabs
Last year 50 were donated.
Please purchase your slab at the Millers Inn as they are the Altona Football Club's preferred supplier of alcoholic beverages.

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Our Boys do us proud

In the photo Gallery is 2 photos of the boys who did the Altona Football Club proud by playing in the WRFL side on Saturday 29 March. For a full match report please click on ....

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Photos from Round 1 vs Albion

Photos from Round 1 are now available in the Photo Gallery

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Comedy Night

Saturday 19 July
Finnish Hall. 7.00pm start
One of the funniest comedy acts around, the Nelson Twins are doing a special appearance for the Club.
Also starring:
- Terry North (UK Comic)
- Des Dowling (as heard on SEN)
- Jonathan Schuster (Raw Comedy)
A great night assured.

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Freeza's arms aren't long enough

2013 Reserves premiership coach received the Premiership Flag at the recent WRFL Season Launch.
Come along Saturday at 12.00 midday to see the flag unfurled for the 2nd year in a row.

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The Viking Club

We have relaunched the Viking Club.
See The Viking Club tab for all information on this exclusive Coterie Group membership.

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Altona FC App

Altona FC has developed an App for supporters of the Club. The App is available for everyone who owns an iPhone or Android (Google) smart phone, to download free of charge. The App will keep you up to date with all aspects of the club from the latest news, scores and all Club events. Please visit the App Store (Apple) and Google Play (Android) and search for Altona Football Club.

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6 Players in the WRFL Squad

It is with great pleasure that the Club acknowledges our 6 players to be selected in the WRFL interleague squad. This is the most of any side in the WRFL. Congratulations to:
Josh Russo
Jordan Robbins
David Barnaby
Lee Spiteri
Mitch Turnball
Josh Rafferty

Jordan Robbins was also nominated as Vice Captain - Well done

The WRFL will be playing the SFL at 11.15 on Saturday at Visy Park.

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Successful Practice Match vs Springbank

On Saturday our Senior Players played a 6 quarter practice match against Central Highlands Football League Club, Springbank. Both clubs took the opportunity to give a number of players some valuable game time. While no official scores were kept, Altona were definitely the better side on the day.

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2015 Football Department Opportunities - URGENT

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30 JULY 2014
The AFC is looking to finalise its Football Department prior to the completion of the 2014 season.
We are looking for people interested in all positions (Seniors & Reserves) including:
- Coach
- Assistant Coach
- Team Manager
- Trainers/Support Staff

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Photos - Season Launch & Waubra Practice Match

Photos from the Season Launch and the Practice match vs Waubra are now available in the Photo Gallery

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Successful Weekend in Ballarat

Our Senior squad journeyed to Ballarat last w/e for a Practice Match against Central Highlands Football League powerhouse Waubra. Playing their 1st game for the year the team won against strong opposition. The squad stayed in Ballarat for a training camp following the game.

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Altona FC at Masters

Altona FC has been seen recently at Masters Hardware in Williams Landing manning the BBQ. Organised by the BBQ kings John Ashcroft and Igor Vivoda these days are very important to keep fundraising happening over the summer season.

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Major Raffle Winners

The major raffle was drawn on Sunday 22 December 2013 at the 2.00pm at the Altona Football Club clubrooms.
The winners are:
1st Prize Toyota Yaris - Paul Harris Ticket number 0135
2nd Prize Rinnai BBQ - Joe Cullen Ticket number 0364
3rd Prize Christmas Hamper - Steve Wilson Ticket number 2053
Congratulations to all the winners

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Keep in Touch with Us

There are now more ways than ever to keep up to date with what is happening at the Altona Football Club.

Visit our website - altonafc.com.au

Like us on Facebook - AltonaFC

Follow us on Twitter - @Altonafc

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Historic Photos

Some very old photos have surfaced of Altona, thanks to local resident Peter Weaver. Please check out the Photo Gallery for photos of the Altona Football Club team from 1919, 1921 and 1946

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