Golden Grove Football Club

The Golden Grove Football Club, more commonly known as the Kookaburras, is an Australian Rules Football Club based in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide that was formed in 1995.[1] The club is based at Harper's Field, located on One Tree Hill Road in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Golden Grove's senior teams compete in the Adelaide Footy League Division 3, Division 3 Reserves, Division C3, C6, C7 & Under 18 competitions.[2] Its women's teams compete in the SAWFL Division 1, & Division 1 Reserves competitions, whilst its junior teams compete in the SANFL Juniors competition.

Golden Grove Kookaburras
Names
Full nameGolden Grove Football Club
Nickname(s)Kookaburras
Club song"We're The Mighty Kookaburras"
Club details
Founded1995 (1995)[3]
Colours  Green,   Gold,   Blue
CompetitionAdelaide Footy League (Division 3, 3R, C3, C6, C7, U18) & SAWFL (Division 1 & 1R)
PresidentKate Grandey
CoachEric Kells
Captain(s)Judd Morris
Premierships4
D3 (2020)
D4 (2014)
D5 (2008)
D6 (2003)
Ground(s)Harper's Field, Golden Grove, South Australia (2005 - )
Former ground(s)Greenwith Oval, Greenwith (1995 - 2004)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Other information
Official websiteggfc.com.au

History

The football club lobbied for a long time to find a permanent home, with the club outgrowing its temporary home at the Greenwith Oval & Greenwith Community Centre within the first two years, after rapidly growing junior numbers.[4] Despite this, the council, unfortunately, had nowhere else for the club to move to, and the club had to wait until 2001 before a decision to move from its temporary clubrooms could be made.[5] Talks were held in the 2002 pre-season for the club to move its base to Golden Grove High School. However, negotiations with the school were stopped as neither party could agree on the building of a licensed clubhouse.[6] Club officials were "disgraced" when offered a stop-gap solution by the council at the end of the 2002 season, offering to build new toilets and changerooms, but no clubrooms.[7]

A breakthrough for a permanent home occurred in 2004 when the club was given the green light for a future permanent home at Harpers Field.[8] However, there was still the major hurdle of funding for clubrooms. Originally approved for a $2.1m council grant to build clubrooms, this was later declined due to a change in federal government and the council not willing to pick up the extra 50% funding.[9] A match in 2004 was one for the history books, when the Golden Grove A Grade defeated Greenacres by an enormous 297 points. This still remains the club's biggest win, highest score and the Adelaide Footy League's 27th highest ever score in a single match - 51.21 (327) d. 5.3 (33).[10]

Late 2008 saw the final documents signed to secure a clubhouse and by the start of the 2010 season, the club was ready to operate from its new home.[11] The club made agreements with Tea Tree Gully Council to assist with the development of the Harpers Field site and this led to the work starting on the second oval. The oval was finished and ready to use at the start of the 2013 season. This gave the club two ovals and marked the end of the use of Greenwith Oval.[12] Since 2013, the club has developed the site to include goal netting, an electronic scoreboard, a canteen/kitchen extension and new lighting. The new floodlights were officially switched on at the trial game against Modbury on Saturday 21 March 2015.[13] Early in 2015 the committee signed a ten-year lease of the Harpers Field site with Tea Tree Gully which gives the club primary use of all the facilities.

More recently the club was awarded a share of a national grant to upgrade women's change rooms at sporting venues around Australia. The upgraded changerooms were completed for the beginning of the 2017 season.[14]

During the 2017 season, the 'Kookaburras' made their way through to the Division 3 Grand Final facing the Brighton Bombers who were competing in their first Adelaide Footy League season since moving from the Southern Football League, returning to the league they left 20 years ago.[15] They were comfortably beaten by 49 points,[16] however ensured their promotion into Division 2 for the 2018 season, being the highest division the club had ever competed in since its inception.

At an October 2019 Tea Tree Gully Council meeting, the Golden Grove Football Club had the motion passed for a feasibility study regarding expansion and a new clubhouse to be undertaken at Harpers Field.[17]

Current Senior Squad (2020 season)
Golden Grove - 2020 Grand Final Squad
A Grade 2020 Grand Final Team Sheet Coaching staff
  • 1 Todd Sheppard
  • 5 Rohan Shenton
  • 6 Jake Pitman
  • 7 Oliver Graham
  • 8 Ben Bamford
  • 9 Connor Hillcoat
  • 10 Michael Walters
  • 12 Shane Walker
  • 13 Dylan Schwerdt
  • 17 Chad Barmby
  • 21 Connor Dodd
  • 22 Judd Morris (c)
  • 24 Corey Di Stefano
  • 26 Nick Preston
  • 29 Jarrod Cotgrove
  • 33 Brayden Shaw
  • 35 Joshua Ingram
  • 41 Josh Habel
  • 44 Luke Barmby
  • 53 Samuel Rentsch
  • 63 Mitch Payne
  • 65 Tom Tacono

Head coach

  • Eric Kells

Assistant coaches

  • Scott Sandercock
  • Steve Harris
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 31 August 2019
Source(s): SportingPulse

Senior Performance
A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E Grade Women
Year Div Pos Pld W L D Pts A Grade B Grade
1997 D7 2nd 18 13 4 0 28 D7R - - - - -
1998 D6 6th 18 9 9 0 18 D6R D10N - - - -
1999 D6 3rd 18 11 7 0 24 D6R D10N - - - -
2000 D6 7th 18 7 10 0 14 D6R D9N - - - -
2001 D6 4th 18 10 7 1 23 D6R D10N - - - -
2002 D6 4th 18 11 7 0 24 D6R D9N - - - -
2003 D6 1st 18 13 4 0 28 D6R D9N - - - -
2004 D5 8th 18 6 11 0 12 D5R D9N - - - -
2005 D5 6th 18 8 9 1 17 D5R D9N - - - -
2006 D5 10th 18 4 14 0 8 D5R D9N - - - -
2007 D6 1st 18 16 2 0 32 D5R C5 - - - -
2008 D5 1st 18 16 2 0 32 D5R C5 - - - -
2009 D4 6th 18 10 8 0 20 D4R C4 C5 - - -
2010 D4 2nd 18 13 5 0 26 D4R C4 C6 - - -
2011 D3 10th 18 2 15 1 5 D3R C4 C6 - - -
2012 D4 4th 18 12 6 0 24 D4R D8 D8R - - -
2013 D4 2nd 18 14 4 0 28 D4R D8 D8R - - -
2014 D4 1st 18 17 1 0 34 D4R D8 D8R - - -
2015 D3 4th 16 9 7 0 18 D3R D8 D8R - - -
2016 D3 7th 18 7 11 0 14 D3R C3 C5 - - -
2017 D3 3rd 18 13 5 0 26 D3R C3 C5 - D5 -
2018 D2 9th 18 3 15 0 6 D2R D7 D7R - D4 D5
2019 D3 5th 18 11 6 1 23 D3R C3 Club 18 C4 D3 D5
2020 D3 1st 8 7 1 0 14 D3R C3 C7 C6 D1 D1R

*2020 Season was half the length, cut short due to COVID-19. The Adelaide Footy League informed all clubs that there would also be no promotion or relegation for the 2020 season.[18]

Denotes Premiership
Denotes Promotion (Runner Up Grand Finalist)
Denotes Relegation

Club Honours

Total premierships: 29 (11 senior[19] / 17 junior)

No. Year Grade Opponent Score Venue
1 2002 B Grade (D6R) North Pines 9.7 (61) – 6.8 (44)[20]
2 2003 A Grade (D6) Brahma Lodge 16.7 (103) – 9.9 (63)
3 2007 B Grade (D5R) Hope Valley 10.1 (61) – 9.4 (58)[21] Salisbury Oval
4 2008 A Grade (D5) Greenacres 10.10 (76) – 10.12 (72) Salisbury Oval
5 2008 C Grade (C5) Modbury 9.7 (61) – 8.6 (54) Hope Valley Oval
6 2010 C Grade (C4) Adelaide University 7.4 (46) – 2.5 (17) Thebarton Oval
7 2014 B Grade (D4R) Hope Valley 15.12 (102) – 6.4 (40)[22] Adelaide Airport Stadium
8 2014 A Grade (D4) Salisbury West 15.17 (107) – 9.4 (58)[22] Adelaide Airport Stadium
9 2019 Under 18 (Red) Goodwood 6.7 (43) - 3.5 (23)[23] Payneham Oval
10 2020 B Grade (D3R) Flinders Park 9.11 (65) - 9.9 (63) Norwood Oval
11 2020 A Grade (D3) Flinders Park 15.7 (97) - 10.7 (67) Norwood Oval
  • Senior
    • A Grade: 2003 (D6), 2008 (D5), 2014 (D4), 2020 (D3)
    • B Grade: 2002 (D6R), 2007 (D5R), 2014 (D4R), 2020 (D3R)
    • C Grade: 2008, 2010
    • Under 18: 2019 (Div 1)
    • Under 17: 2006
  • Junior Boys
    • Under 16: 2005, 2006, 2007
    • Under 15: 2009
    • Under 14: 2017
    • Under 13: 2005, 2018, 2019 (Div 1), 2019 (Div 3)
    • Under 12: 2015, 2017
    • Under 11: 2009, 2011, 2016
  • Junior Girls
    • Under 13: 2010
    • Under 12: 2018, 2019

Drafted players in the AFL
Year

Drafted

 Year

Finished

 Name Club Draft pick Games

Played

2006 - Shane Edwards Richmond Tigers 26 263
2009 2019 (Del) Daniel Menzel Geelong Cats (2010-2018)

Sydney Swans (2018-2019)

 17 80
2012 2017 (Del) Troy Menzel Carlton Blues (2012-2015)

Adelaide Crows (2015 - 2017)

 11 44
2012 2016 (Del) Cameron Shenton St. Kilda Saints 30 (Rookie) 24
2012 2013 (Del) Justin Hoskin[24] Port Adelaide Power 20 (Rookie) -
2014 - Trent Dumont North Melbourne Kangaroos 30 99
2020 - Corey Durdin Carlton Blues 37 -

Guernseys

Senior home guernseys
  • 1997–1999: green, gold and blue tri-panel (seniors only)
  • 2000–2016: stylised yellow kookaburra on a green/blue base, blue collar and cuffs, yellow numbers
  • 2017-current: green base, gold chevron with blue upper, blue cuffs and collar, gold numbers

Junior guernseys
  • 1996–2000: bottle green base, yellow and blue 'V's, blue cuffs and collar, yellow numbers (juniors only)
  • 2000-current: stylised yellow kookaburra on a green/blue base, blue collar and cuffs, yellow numbers

One-off guernseys
  • 2011: Breast Cancer Awareness Guernsey – pink base and pink numbers
  • 2015: 20th Anniversary Guernsey – throwback guernsey based on 1996 junior guernsey
  • 2016: ANZAC Day Guernsey – camouflage guernsey based on a modern take on the 1996 junior guernsey[25]

Grounds
  • 1996–2015: Greenwith Oval, The Golden Way, Greenwith (used as an overflow oval for junior games from 2005-2015)
  • 2002–2003: Hargreaves Reserve (used as an overflow oval for junior games)
  • 2005–current: Harpers Field, One Tree Hill Road, Golden Grove

References
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  6. Castello, Renato (30 October 2001). "Uncertainty Over Footy Club's Future". The Messenger.
  7. Stevens, Paul (16 May 2002). "Move to Remedy Oval 'Disgrace'". The Messenger.
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  13. Abbracciavento, Daniela (11 February 2014). "$150,000 backing for night footy". Leader Messenger. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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  15. Keam, Patrick (8 September 2017). "Brighton Bombers to face off in amateur league grand final one year after leaving Southern Football League". CoastCity Weekly Messenger.
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  24. Justin Hoskin
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