South Cardiff Panthers

The South Cardiff Panthers is an Australian rules football team based in Cardiff, Wales.[1] The club play in the Welsh Australian Rules Football League under a 9-a-side rules format.

South Cardiff Panthers
Names
Full name	South Cardiff Panthers Australian Rules Football Club
Nickname(s)	Panthers
Club details
Founded	2007
Colours	Blue and White
Competition	Welsh Australian Rules Football League
Premierships	2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012
Ground(s)	Sport Wales National Centre Pontcanna Pitch
Other information
Official website	cardiffpanthers.com

History

The South Cardiff Panthers were one of the founding member teams of the WARFL, playing their first season in 2008.

Past Results

Year	Position	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Points
2008	2	5	3	0	10
2009	1	12	0	0	24
2010	1	7	1	0	14
2012	2	7	0	1	28
2013	1	9	1	0	37

From 2012 season onwards: Win = 4Pts Draw = 2 Pts Loss = 1 Pt Forfeit = 0 Pts

Titles

Cymru Clwb Cup winners	League winners	League Premiership winners
3 (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013)	4 (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013)	4 (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012)

Honours

Year	Clubman Of The Year	Rookie Of The Year	Most Improved Player	Players Player Of The Year	Top Goal Scorer	Top Points Scorer
2012	Kim Swain	Owain Ryland	Brian Sparkes	Scott Jones	Scott Jones 24 Goals	Scott Jones 165 Pts

Notable players

Andrew Atack, Edward Doe, Mark Horsman, David James (Great Britain Bulldogs) David Saunders (2010 Euro Cup Team)

2012 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 {{{pos}}}  ENG Andrew Atack 2 {{{pos}}}  WAL Joshua Davey 3 {{{pos}}}  WAL Morris Attard 4 {{{pos}}}  NZL Bryan Bliss 5 {{{pos}}}  SCO Mick Ferry 6 {{{pos}}}  SCO David Gamble 7 {{{pos}}}  ENG David Holtam 8 {{{pos}}}  ENG Chris James 9 {{{pos}}}  WAL James Gibson 10 {{{pos}}}  WAL David Saunders 11 {{{pos}}}  HKG Kim Swain 12 {{{pos}}}  WAL Arron Thomas 13 {{{pos}}}  SCO Dougie Young 14 {{{pos}}}  WAL Scott Jones 15 {{{pos}}}  WAL Jon Saunders 16 {{{pos}}}  WAL Brian Sparkes 17 {{{pos}}}  AUS Sam Owen 18 {{{pos}}}  WAL Lenny James 19 {{{pos}}}  WAL Owain Ryland 20 {{{pos}}}  NZL Emmerson Bessell 21 {{{pos}}}  WAL Chris Strevens

2013 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 {{{pos}}}  ENG Andrew Atack 2 {{{pos}}}  WAL Joshua Davey 3 {{{pos}}}  WAL Morris Attard 4 {{{pos}}}  NZL Bryan Bliss 5 {{{pos}}}  SCO David Gamble 6 {{{pos}}}  ENG Chris James 7 {{{pos}}}  WAL James Gibson 8 {{{pos}}}  WAL David Saunders 9 {{{pos}}}  HKG Kim Swain 10 {{{pos}}}  SCO Dougie Young 11 {{{pos}}}  WAL Scott Jones 12 {{{pos}}}  WAL Jon Saunders 13 {{{pos}}}  WAL Brian Sparkes 14 {{{pos}}}  AUS Sam Owen 15 {{{pos}}}  WAL Owain Ryland 16 {{{pos}}}  NZL Emmerson Bessell 17 {{{pos}}}  WAL Chris Strevens 18 {{{pos}}}  WAL Nick Lewis 19 {{{pos}}}  WAL Matt Virden 20 {{{pos}}}  ENG Eliot Rich 21 {{{pos}}}  ENG Josh Purson 22 {{{pos}}}  WAL Rhys Clayton

See also

References

1. Official WARFL homepage