Park Orchards Football Club


The Park Orchards Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Park Orchards, Victoria. They play in Division 2 of the Eastern Football League.

Park Orchards
Full namePark Orchards Football Club
NicknamesSharks
Founded1969
LeagueEastern Football League
Home groundDomeney Reserve (“Shark Park”, “Shark Tank”)
Strip
Black, red and white

History

The original Park Orchards Junior Football Club was established in 1969 by the then-principal of the local Park Orchards Primary School. The club was based at its current home ground of Domeney Reserve in Knees Road, Park Orchards.[1] In 1991 the Park Orchards Junior Football Club merged with the North Ringwood Parish Junior Football Club, to form the Park Orchards North Ringwood Parish Junior Football Club.

In July 2010 the junior club committee formally voted to establish a senior Park Orchards Football Club, and an application was submitted to join the Eastern Football League. Park Orchards Football Club commenced in Division 4 in 2012 with a senior and reserve teams. They were promoted to 3rd division in 2015 after losing the 2014 4th division grand final.

VFL/AFL players

References
  1. "About Us". Park Orchards Football Club.
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