Singleton Australian Football Club
| Singleton | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Singleton Australian Football Club |
| Former name(s) | Singleton Lone Pine Roosters |
| Nickname(s) | The Roosters |
| 2019 season | |
| After finals | 3rd |
| Home-and-away season | 5th |
| Club details | |
| Founded | circa late 1800s |
| Colours | Red White |
| Competition | AFL Hunter Central Coast |
| Coach | Andrew Scott |
| Captain(s) | Andrew Scott |
| Premierships | 5 (1972, 1985 - NAFL) (2010 - BDAFL Reserve Grade) (2012, 2016 - BDAFL 1st Div) |
| Ground(s) | Rose Point Park |
| Training ground(s) | Rose Point Park |
The Singleton Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based in the Hunter Valley town of Singleton, New South Wales, and competes in the AFL Hunter Central Coast competition.
History
[1]The Singleton Roosters AFC have had a long history of competing in the Newcastle Australian Football League with origins of the club dating as far back as the late nineteenth century. Originally known as the Singleton Lone Pine Roosters due to having a historically intrinsic link with the nearby Lone Pine Army Base, the club has always been involved with competition in the NAFL with senior premierships in 1972 and 1985.
Between 1997 and 2005 the Roosters did not field a senior team due to a lack of players and instead decided to focus on building their junior base. The players eventually worked up the ranks to senior level, with senior football returning to the town in 2006 in 1st Division and an Under 18s side, with the senior side making Finals but eventually losing to Woy Woy Peninsula. The club's senior side competed in the Reserve Grade in 2010 and won the flag that year. [2]After the BDAFL was re-organised as a three tier competition, Singleton competed in the First Division, the second tier of the league, and won premierships in 2012 and 2016 over Nelson Bay and Maitland. The First Division was renamed the Black Diamond Plate competition in 2017, still being the second tier of BDAFL football and the last year of three senior men's grades until the 2018 season scrapped the Reserves grade with Black Diamond Cup still being the top flight of football and the Black Diamond Plate becoming the Reserves competition. The club's first Black Diamond Cup team was fielded in 2011, not enjoying much luck with only four wins to finish eighth out of a nine team competition. 2018 saw the Roosters return to the Black Diamond Cup and finish the home and away season fourth but lose the first week of Finals to Warners Bay. 2019 fared much better for the Roosters, reaching as far as the preliminary final before going down to Terrigal-Avoca.
The Singleton Roosters still continue to field junior and senior teams in the Hunter Junior AFL and the AFLHCC and the club's player base stretches out as far south as Maitland and as far north as Tamworth.
References
- ↑ "About Us – Singleton Roosters AFC". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ↑ "Australian Football - singleton Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
External Links
Singleton Roosters AFC Official Website
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