Myponga-Sellicks Football Club
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| fullname = Myponga-Sellicks Football Club
| formernames = Myponga Football Club (1946–2002)
| nicknames = Mudlarks, muddies
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| league = GSFL
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| president = David Hutchinson
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| coach = Clay Sampson
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| ground = Myponga Oval, Myponga
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The Myponga-Sellicks Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed on 25 March 1946 as the Myponga Football Club.{{cite web|title=Club History|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6233-92500-0-0&sID=146639|publisher=Myponga-Sellicks Football Club|accessdate=8 July 2013}} Myponga started in the Southern Football Association that season where it remained until the end of the 1966 season, when they transferred to the Great Southern Football League.{{cite news|title=Football Notes|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186909446|accessdate=19 August 2015|agency=Victor Harbour Times|date=21 October 1966}}{{cite news|title=Football Season Approaches|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187330565|accessdate=19 August 2015|agency=Victor Harbour Times|date=21 April 1967}}
In 2003, Myponga changed its name to the Myponga-Sellicks Football Club to expand its catchment area.
Myponga-Sellicks continue to field Senior and Junior teams in the Great Southern Football League.
A-Grade Premierships
- Southern Football Association A-Grade (3)
- 1953, 1957, 1960
- Great Southern Football League A-Grade (4)
- 1974, 1983, 1984, 2024
Other Achievements
In 1953, Myponga won the "Cock of the South" title by, as Southern premiers, beating the Great Southern premiers, Goolwa, to decide the best team in the region.{{cite news|title=Won "Cock Of The South" Title|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93989528|accessdate=8 July 2013|newspaper=Chronicle (Adelaide)|date=15 October 1953|page=12}}
Greatest SFL Team
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Southern Football League, each club was asked to name their "Greatest Team" whilst participating in the SFL.{{cite news|last=Nelligan|first=Katelin|title=Clubs Honour Their Very Best on Ground|url=http://digitaledition.southerntimes.com.au/?xml=Southern_Times_Messenger&iid=50994|accessdate=13 July 2013|newspaper=Southern Times Messenger|date=3 August 2011|page=12}}
{{Aussie rules team | title = Myponga Football Club's Greatest SFL Team 1946-1966
| backpocket1 = Ed Bennett
| fullback = Bernie Kelly Coach
| backpocket2 = Peter Whitford
| halfbackflank1 = Rex Corby
| centrehalfback = John Corby
| halfbackflank2 = Joss Pearce
| wing1 = Chris Combe
| centre = Peter Hansen
| wing2 = Terry Bennett
| halfforwardflank1 = Colin McLaren
| centrehalfforward = Barry Hutchinson
| halfforwardflank2 = Brian Hutchinson
| forwardpocket1 = Malcolm Westley
| fullforward = J. Crowe
| forwardpocket2 = Russ Carthy
| ruck = Alwyn (Pop) Faggotter Captain
| ruckrover = Don Bishop
| rover = Neil Fox
| interchange1 = Lance Faggotter
| interchange2 = Bob Broadbent
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| coach = Bernie Kelly
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/Myponga-Sellicks-Football-Club-174719079226352/ Facebook page]
{{Great Southern Football League (South Australia) Clubs}}
{{Southern Football League (South Australia) Clubs}}
Category:Australian rules football clubs in South Australia
Category:1946 establishments in Australia
Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1946