Mansfield Football Club

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The Mansfield Eagles 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.

Guernsey

The Mansfield Eagles guernsey is navy blue with gold chest panels, similar to the 1996-99 West Coast Eagles home guernsey.

History

• 1925-1933 Mansfield Line Association
• 1934-1940 Mansfield-Alexandra FA
• 1945-1946 Upper Goulburn FL
• 1947-1976 Waranga North East FL.
• 1977-1995 Tungamah FL.
• 1996-1997 Goulburn Valley FL 2nd Division
• 1998-2008 Goulburn Valley FL

Premierships

1927,1929,1951,1953,1954,1955,1987,1989,1996,1997,2004

Notable past/present Mansfield Eagles players

• Craig Kelly - ex-Collingwood player in the Australian Football League
• Craig Flint - ex-Carlton player in the Australian Football League
• 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 - current player for Collingwood in the Australian Football League
• Jarrod Kayler-Thomson - current player for the Perth Demons in the West Australian Football League

Current squad

The Eagles are coached by ex-Eagles player, Christian "Fish" Thomson.

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.

External links

• Mansfield Eagles VCFL Website