Newcomb Power Football Club

Newcomb Power

Names
Full name	Newcomb Power Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Power
Club details
Founded	1975
Colours	Maroon      Yellow      Blue
Competition	Bellarine Football League
Premierships	5 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2005, 2007)
Ground(s)	Grinter Reserve, Moolap

The Newcomb Power Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the suburb of Moolap, in the city of Geelong in Victoria. The clubs plays its home games at Grinter Reserve, Moolap. As Grinter Reserve is East of Coppards Road the ground is located in Moolap not Newcomb.

History

The club was established in 1975. The name of the club was Newcomb Football Club until 2000 when a name change it became the Newcomb Power Football Club. Originally nicknamed the Dinosaurs, the club is now known as the Power. Originally the club wore a Maroon Guernsey with Light Blue Yolk and distinctive Light Blue shorts with Maroon stripe. A Dinosaur badge with Yellow 'Stegasauraus' was worn left of the jumper, the badge also adorned the caps of the Newcomb and District Cricket Club. The football club officially came under the banner of Newcomb and District Sports Club however as the Club lost its Lacrosse, Baseball and Tennis clubs to name a few and today the Power are known as Newcomb Football Club. Newcomb have won (1) Reserves Premiership being 1980, (8) U/18's Flags 1978, 81-84, 86, 90-91 four being as Champions (undefeated) and Grand Finalists in 2015, U/15's won (5) Flags 1978-80, 82, 84 four as Champions. Tony Sudale won the Leagues Goalkicking Award with (85) in 1979 and (77) in 1981. League Best and Fairest Winners are John Fagan 1981, Paul Hudson 1993, 96, 97, Ricky O'Toole 2007.

The club has a winning rate of 47.8%.

The club have won 6 premierships in the Bellarine Football League at senior level, including:

• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1988
• 2005
• 2007

Notable VFL/AFL players

• David O'Keeffe with Geelong and Brisbane

External links

• Official website