Goodwood Saints Football Club
| Goodwood Saints | ||
|---|---|---|
| Names | ||
| Full name | Goodwood Saints Football Club | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1985 | |
| Colours | black red gold | |
| Competition | Adelaide Footy League SANFL Juniors SANFL Inclusive League | |
| President | Jordan Dodd | |
| Coach | Ben Johnston | |
| Captain(s) | Oliver Johnson & Nick Favretto (2024) | |
| Ground(s) | Goodwood Oval, Millswood, South Australia | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | goodwoodsaints.com.au | |
Goodwood Saints Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide. Formed in 1985 (as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club) they compete in the Adelaide Footy League in Division 2 (Men) and Division 1 (Women).
One of the most successful amateur football clubs in Australia, they dominated the Adelaide Footy League in the mid to late 2000s, winning five straight Division 1 grand finals from 2005 to 2009. They also hold the record for the longest time spent in top division of the league, 1991 - 2023, until their first relegation in August 2023.[1]
A Grade Premierships
Men
- South Australian Amateur Football League (Adelaide Footy League) (11)
- 1987 (Div 3)
- 1990 (Div 2)
- 1997 (Div 1)
- 2005 (Div 1)
- 2006 (Div 1)
- 2007 (Div 1)
- 2008 (Div 1)
- 2009 (Div 1)
- 2014 (Div 1)
- 2015 (Div 1)
- 2020 (Div 1)
Women
- South Australian Amateur Football League (Adelaide Footy League) (4)
- 2020 (Div 5)
- 2021 (Div 4)
- 2022 (Div 3)
- 2023 (Div 2)
Merger history
Goodwood Saints Football Club was formed in 1985 as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club. [3]
Goodwood
The Goodwood Football Club was based at Goodwood Oval and competed in various suburban competitions over its history, most notably the South Australian Amateur Football League and the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association.
A-Grade Premierships
St Raphael's
The St Raphael's Football Club were an Adelaide Park Lands based club who regularly shifted between different competitions throughout much of their history.
A-Grade Premierships
- Sturt District Football Association B Division (1)
- 1951 [8]
- South Australian Amateur Football League A4 (1)
- 1983 [9]
- South Australian Amateur Football League A5 (1)
- 1978 [10]
Notable Past Players
Men
- Riley Thilthorpe
- Shane Tuck
- Travis Tuck
- Riley Bonner
- Will Snelling
- Cameron Wood
- Harry Barnett
- Paul Page
- Peter McCarty
- Luke Donaldson
- Brad Dabrowski
- David Bartel
- Trent Mills
- Kenrick Tyrrell
- Anthony Dempsey
- Simon Brooks
References
- ^ About the Club
- ^ a b Goodwood Saints FC - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au
- ^ "Goodwood Football Club / Goodwood Rovers Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Junior Games – Mid-Southern Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 6 October 1928. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1931". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1947". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1967". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 8 September 1951. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1983". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1978". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.