Mansfield Football Club

Mansfield

Names
Full name	Mansfield Football Club
Nickname(s)	Eagles
Club details
Founded	1880s
Colours	Navy Blue Gold
Competition	Goulburn Valley Football League
Premierships	2 (2004, 2009)
Ground(s)	Mansfield Recreation Reserve

The Mansfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, they are based in Mansfield, Victoria. The club is officially known as the Mansfield Eagles Football/Netball club, but have been nicknamed "The Eagles" by supporters. The Eagles home ground is the Mansfield Recreation Reserve.

History

1925-1933 Mansfield Line Association
1934-1940 Mansfield-Alexandra FA
1945-1946 Upper Goulburn FL
1946-1977 Waranga North East FL
1977-1995 Tungamah FL.
1996-1997 Goulburn Valley FL 2nd Division
1998-Current Goulburn Valley FL

Notable past/present Mansfield Eagles players

Craig Kelly - ex-Collingwood player in the Australian Football League
Craig Flint - ex-Carlton reserves player
Andrew Tranquilli - ex-Collingwood player in the Australian Football League
David Mensch - ex-Geelong player in the Australian Football League
Trent Hotton - ex-Carlton player in the Australian Football League
Brendan Hehir - ex-Geelong rookie in the Australian Football League
Josh Fraser - ex Collingwood and Gold Coast
Jarrod Kayler-Thomson - current player for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League

Current squad

1 Matt Storer (C)
2 Mitch Wareham
3 James Herridge
4 Ben Millot
5 Tim Demetriou
6 Sam Armstrong
7 Nick Gieschen
8 Simon Hart
9 Sean Purcell
10 Fraser Stevenson
11 Jim Hopgood
12 Phil Doeven
13 Warren Smith
14 Brett Mahoney
15 Adam Boshevski
16 Tim Van Der Klooster
17 Ross Brown
18 Dom Vincent

19 Travis Leitch
20 Brant Anselmi
21 Simon Dick
22 Sam Dolling
23 Scott Heveran
24 Casey Briggs
25 Stuart Quinn
26 Nathan Dundas
27 Guy Taylor (C)
28 Kane Blunt
29 Luke McMillian
30 Troy Mahoney
31 David Mensch
32 Simon Jones
33 Nick Gray
34 Jarrad Mahoney
35 James O'Grady
36 Mark Jones

37 Sam Christopher
38 Josh Briggs
39 Andrew Nunn
40 Rhys Steward
41 Anthony Burgess
43 Elliot Christopher
44 Adam Mahoney
45 Chris Laing
46 Stephen Collins
48 Liam Scales
50 Lawrence Apps
52 Tom Niewenhuizen
54 Ben Cios
55 Aaron Stephens
57 Ross Hopkins
58 Eddy Oliver
59 Ben Ryan
60 Alby Hill

Matt Storer and Guy Taylor are Eagles Co-Captains for the 2010 season. The Eagles Seniors are coached by ex-Collingwood player, Craig 'Ned' Kelly.

Awards and Premierships

Trent Hotton, who played for the Eagles last season, won the league best and fairest in 2007. The Eagles won their first GVFL premiership in 2004 since moving to the league in 1997. In 2009 the Eagles capped off a fantastic year with a win in the GVFL Grand Final over Kyabram, capturing their second GVFL flag in five years.

2004 GVFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Tatura	11	8	74
Mansfield	20	15	135
Venue: Deakin Reserve, Shepparton

2009 GVFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Mansfield	16	12	108
Kyabram	13	9	87
Venue: Deakin Reserve, Shepparton

External links

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

Clubs in the Goulburn Valley Football League

Benalla Echuca Euroa Kyabram Mansfield Mooroopna Rochester Seymour Shepparton Shepparton Swans Shepparton United Tatura

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