Colac Football Club
| Colac Football Club | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Colac Football and Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers |
| 2015 season | |
| Leading goalkicker | Jake Carmody |
| Best and fairest | Lochlan Veale |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1948 out of the merger of Colac Rovers and Colac Diggers Football Clubs |
| Colours | Black, Yellow |
| President | Matt Gibson |
| Coach | Paul Lynch |
| Captain(s) | Kane Leersen |
| Ground(s) | Central Reserve, Colac, Victoria |
| Other information | |
| Official website | |
The Colac Football Club is an Australian football club based in the regional city of Colac, Victoria. The clubs plays at Central Reserve, Colac.
History
Geelong District Football League
Looking further afield Colac spent three years in the GDFL before distance got the better of them.
Colac & District Football League
Returning to play in the local competition, Colac won the 1939 premiership before disbanding because of World War II in 1940.
Hampden Football League
The current Colac Football Club was founded in 1948 in order to play in the Hampden Football League from 1949. Adopting the jumper worn by the Richmond Football Club, black with a yellow sash, the Colac Tigers won the premiership in their second season. In 1980 Colac merged with their neighbour club Coragulac Football Club and for six years had the title of Colac-Coragulac Football Club. In fifty-two years of competing in the Hampden Football League, Colac won ten premierships.
Geelong Football League
Since 2001, Colac joined the Geelong Football League, club officials claiming that their younger players were working and studying in Geelong and it was difficult to recruit players to play in western Victoria. The clubs first grand final came in 2008 where they were defeated by rivals St Mary's. In 2014 the club won their first GFL premiership defeating Leopold. Midfielder Jack Riches was adjudged best on ground. After playing finals in 2015 the Tigers look set to blood new talent in an attempt to get senior games into its skilled juniors which will help if the tigers are to play finals yet again this season. With players like Dean Felekos, who is now well into his thirties, the welcoming of youth is a must if they are to stay in the top half of the competition going forward.
Grand Final 2014
Leopold 11-13-79 V Colac 19-14-128
References
'Life in the Limelight' (2015) - Jack Riches autobiography.
Book
- Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3
- Football Country Style : a history of football in the Colac District from 1900 - 1974 - Bill Doran
- Evergreen Hampden - History of the Hampden Football League 1930-1976 - Fred Bond and Don Grossman