Ground: Pier St, Dromana
proud to be DROMANA
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF DROMANA SENIOR FOOTBALL & NETBALL CLUB
VOLUNTEERS
Recently retired or just looking to get involved in a local club.
Dromana Tigers are always on the look out for volunteers.
We have vacancies for you on match days at both Football and Netball.
Help in our canteen, outside/inside bar.
We also have vacancies on the Board of Management.
Apply to Secretary on:
admin@dromanatigers.com.au
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‘Preserving our Past’
This page of the club website is devoted to articles about the history of our club. Dromana FNC has a rich and vibrant history; and it is hoped that this special page will shed further light on the hundreds of people who built our remarkable club. The page will also publish some of the ‘forgotten’ highlights and events of earlier times. Articles regarding our club’s ‘olden days’ will be posted on this website every two weeks throughout the football season. It is hoped readers will, not only enjoy reading the stories, but may be able to contribute further information and anecdotes regarding each article.
Hopefully, everyone can all play a part in building our club’s history file. Please feel welcome to contact Roger Spaull if you have items of interest (e.g. newspaper cuttings, memorabilia and league/ club publications related to the history of our club)
PRESERVING THE PAST
INDEX 2023 ARTICLES
SEASON 2003 & TRIBUTE TO ETHAN JOHNSTONE
1993 & TRIBUTE TO JEFF HILTON
1973 & TERRY WHEELER
ITALO CESARI
ROHAN BLEEKER MILESTONE & TRIBUTE TO NORM LANSDOWNE
FOOTBALL IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
A CENTURY AGO
THE SPIRIT OF PIER ST
CLUB GOALKICKERS
LESS THAN 50 SENIOR GAMES
PLAYER HISTORY 2023
A LONG WAIT IS OVER - 2013 PREMIERSHIP
BEST & FAIREST 1935 - 2022
PLAYER AWARDS 2022
2022 ELIMINATION FINAL
2022 SEASON
A TRIBUTE TO DAN GEURTS
DROMANA v LANGWARRIN - 1985
DROMANA v SOMERVILLE - 1968
DROMANA v MORNINGTON - 1947
EDDIE MOULE
TEAM PHOTOS - 1960/70
TABLE OF CONTENTS - 2022
TERRY WHEELER
JAY HUTCHINSON - A MAJOR MILESTONE
GAMES HISTORY
GAMES HISTORY (2)
RIKKI JOHNSTON
GORDON PROUDFOOT
2017 - THE WINNING STREAK
2004 AT THE CROSSROADS
REBUILDING - 1998
1996 - CLUB CENTENARY
DROMANA v PEARCEDALE 1982
1940 PREMIERSHIP
1938 SEMI-FINAL
EXTRAORDINARY ERNEST
1908-HISTORY IN THE MAKING
PLAYER HISTORY
1908 - 2021 GOALKICKERS
2021 AWARDS
2021 SEASON
DROMANA def HASTINGS 2011
DROMANA v CRIB POINT 2004
1946 SEMI FINAL
DROMANA def FRANKSTON 1908
2021 INDEX OF ARTICLES
A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT OTTO PETERS
1996 DROMANA PREVAILS OVER SOMERVILLE
A TRIBUTE TO LINDSAY EDGERTON
JACK BOOKER SETS THE BENCHMARK
A CHAMPION OF COUNTRY FOOTBALL - A TRIBUTE TO GARRY EVANS
1935 SEMI-FINAL 'A COSTLY STUMBLE'
FENTON'S PADDOCK & THE FIRST FLAG
100 YEARS AGO
FOOTBALL CLUB TACKLES BIG ISSUES
A 2nd TERM BLITZ Rnd2 2019
AWARD WINNERS
2019 THE YEAR THAT WAS....
DROMANA def CARRUM DOWNS 2004
DROMANA def ROSEBUD 2006
DROMANA def SORRENTO 2016
DROMANA def MT ELIZA 1995
DROMANA def SOMERVILLE 1970
DROMANA def ARMY 1964
DROMANA def RED HILL 1939
DROMANA v FLINDERS 1908
VALE - KELVIN ROGERS
A TRIBUTE TO JOEL
INDEX OF ARTICLES 2017 - 2020
R.I.P. RON HUNTER Snr
JACK BROWN - 1946 - 47
GEORGIE MAY - A NETBALL CHAMPION
GOALKICKERS 1901 - 2020
1930 SEMI FINAL v FRANKSTON
1997- A YEAR OF PAIN
TERRY WHEELER A TRUE CHAMPION
50 GAMES OR MORE 2000 - 2019
A WILL TO SUCCEED
10 YEARS AGO v CRIB POINT
30 YEARS AGO v PEARCEDALE
A LETTER FROM OWEN
2020 - LATEST PLAYER GAMES STATS
50 YEARS AGO - 1970
1946 - THE WAR IS OVER
THE 1940 PREMIERSHIP
90 YEARS AGO AT PIER ST
A DISTINGUISHED PATRON
MATT PRICE - 2020 COACH
AN INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
2013-2019 GOALKICKERS
2019 AWARD WINNERS & MORE
WINNING THE 2019 PREMIERSHIP
2019 -A PREMIER YEAR
2000 - BEST & FAIRESTS
1931- OUR FIRST PREMIERSHIP
PHOTOS FROM THE 1960s
1959 TO WARBURTON
1998 - NIGHT SERIES
1996 - CENTENARY MATCH
WHO ARE THESE PLAYERS?
98 AND A NEW JUMPER
1967 MEMBERS TICKET
FINALS 1964
DOWN MEMORY LANE
THE INVINCIBLES- DROMANA RESERVES REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN 2008
10 YEARS AGO
THE 2008 FINAL SERIES
STEVE HAMILL HITS THE HEADLINES
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008 - A MEMORABLE SEASON FOR THE TIGERS
SIMON GOOSEY - THE ‘TIGER TRUE BOOT’
PHIL WATSON - THE BRILLIANT AERIALIST OF PIER STREET
TOP TEN GOALKICKERS - SENIOR GRADE 2013-2017
A LETTER FROM A FORMER CLUB CHAMPION NORM OSBORNE
1988 - 30 YEARS AGO - THREE WINS AT BONBEACH
PETER OAKES EMBARKS UPON A REBUILD AT PIER STREET
50 YEARS AGO - 1968 - A POWERFUL DISPLAY TO ECLIPSE SOMERVILLE
AN INSPIRING CHAMPION - AARON HURA - 1999-2002
1928 SEASON
AS WAR CLOUDS GATHER - 1914 - DROMANA VERSUS HASTINGS
ERIC GUY - ‘THE TANK’ FROM PIER STREET
A JOURNEY IN FOOTBALL - FROM PIER STREET TO AN AFL PREMIERSHIP
SAM ROBERTSON
UNDER : 17 PREMIERSHIP TEAM - 1966
THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT AT DROMANA
1908-110 YEARS AGO
&
WALTER DOUGLAS CHAPMAN THE CHAMPION OF DROMANA
FOOTBALL - A FAMILY AFFAIR
NICK McGRATH - THE GATEKEEPER FROM DROGHEDA
REG BEAVIS - A LOYAL STALWART
GARRY 'CHOOKA' FOWLER - A MEMORIAL
This page of the club website is devoted to articles about the history of our club. Dromana FNC has a rich and vibrant history; and it is hoped that this special page will shed further light on the hundreds of people who built our remarkable club. The page will also publish some of the ‘forgotten’ highlights and events of earlier times. Articles regarding our club’s ‘olden days’ will be posted on this website every two weeks throughout the football season. It is hoped readers will, not only enjoy reading the stories, but may be able to contribute further information and anecdotes regarding each article.
Hopefully, everyone can all play a part in building our club’s history file. Please feel welcome to contact Roger Spaull if you have items of interest (e.g. newspaper cuttings, memorabilia and league/ club publications related to the history of our club)
PRESERVING THE PAST
INDEX 2023 ARTICLES
SEASON 2003 & TRIBUTE TO ETHAN JOHNSTONE
1993 & TRIBUTE TO JEFF HILTON
1973 & TERRY WHEELER
ITALO CESARI
ROHAN BLEEKER MILESTONE & TRIBUTE TO NORM LANSDOWNE
FOOTBALL IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
A CENTURY AGO
THE SPIRIT OF PIER ST
CLUB GOALKICKERS
LESS THAN 50 SENIOR GAMES
PLAYER HISTORY 2023
A LONG WAIT IS OVER - 2013 PREMIERSHIP
BEST & FAIREST 1935 - 2022
PLAYER AWARDS 2022
2022 ELIMINATION FINAL
2022 SEASON
A TRIBUTE TO DAN GEURTS
DROMANA v LANGWARRIN - 1985
DROMANA v SOMERVILLE - 1968
DROMANA v MORNINGTON - 1947
EDDIE MOULE
TEAM PHOTOS - 1960/70
TABLE OF CONTENTS - 2022
TERRY WHEELER
JAY HUTCHINSON - A MAJOR MILESTONE
GAMES HISTORY
GAMES HISTORY (2)
RIKKI JOHNSTON
GORDON PROUDFOOT
2017 - THE WINNING STREAK
2004 AT THE CROSSROADS
REBUILDING - 1998
1996 - CLUB CENTENARY
DROMANA v PEARCEDALE 1982
1940 PREMIERSHIP
1938 SEMI-FINAL
EXTRAORDINARY ERNEST
1908-HISTORY IN THE MAKING
PLAYER HISTORY
1908 - 2021 GOALKICKERS
2021 AWARDS
2021 SEASON
DROMANA def HASTINGS 2011
DROMANA v CRIB POINT 2004
1946 SEMI FINAL
DROMANA def FRANKSTON 1908
2021 INDEX OF ARTICLES
A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT OTTO PETERS
1996 DROMANA PREVAILS OVER SOMERVILLE
A TRIBUTE TO LINDSAY EDGERTON
JACK BOOKER SETS THE BENCHMARK
A CHAMPION OF COUNTRY FOOTBALL - A TRIBUTE TO GARRY EVANS
1935 SEMI-FINAL 'A COSTLY STUMBLE'
FENTON'S PADDOCK & THE FIRST FLAG
100 YEARS AGO
FOOTBALL CLUB TACKLES BIG ISSUES
A 2nd TERM BLITZ Rnd2 2019
AWARD WINNERS
2019 THE YEAR THAT WAS....
DROMANA def CARRUM DOWNS 2004
DROMANA def ROSEBUD 2006
DROMANA def SORRENTO 2016
DROMANA def MT ELIZA 1995
DROMANA def SOMERVILLE 1970
DROMANA def ARMY 1964
DROMANA def RED HILL 1939
DROMANA v FLINDERS 1908
VALE - KELVIN ROGERS
A TRIBUTE TO JOEL
INDEX OF ARTICLES 2017 - 2020
R.I.P. RON HUNTER Snr
JACK BROWN - 1946 - 47
GEORGIE MAY - A NETBALL CHAMPION
GOALKICKERS 1901 - 2020
1930 SEMI FINAL v FRANKSTON
1997- A YEAR OF PAIN
TERRY WHEELER A TRUE CHAMPION
50 GAMES OR MORE 2000 - 2019
A WILL TO SUCCEED
10 YEARS AGO v CRIB POINT
30 YEARS AGO v PEARCEDALE
A LETTER FROM OWEN
2020 - LATEST PLAYER GAMES STATS
50 YEARS AGO - 1970
1946 - THE WAR IS OVER
THE 1940 PREMIERSHIP
90 YEARS AGO AT PIER ST
A DISTINGUISHED PATRON
MATT PRICE - 2020 COACH
AN INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
2013-2019 GOALKICKERS
2019 AWARD WINNERS & MORE
WINNING THE 2019 PREMIERSHIP
2019 -A PREMIER YEAR
2000 - BEST & FAIRESTS
1931- OUR FIRST PREMIERSHIP
PHOTOS FROM THE 1960s
1959 TO WARBURTON
1998 - NIGHT SERIES
1996 - CENTENARY MATCH
WHO ARE THESE PLAYERS?
98 AND A NEW JUMPER
1967 MEMBERS TICKET
FINALS 1964
DOWN MEMORY LANE
THE INVINCIBLES- DROMANA RESERVES REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN 2008
10 YEARS AGO
THE 2008 FINAL SERIES
STEVE HAMILL HITS THE HEADLINES
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008 - A MEMORABLE SEASON FOR THE TIGERS
SIMON GOOSEY - THE ‘TIGER TRUE BOOT’
PHIL WATSON - THE BRILLIANT AERIALIST OF PIER STREET
TOP TEN GOALKICKERS - SENIOR GRADE 2013-2017
A LETTER FROM A FORMER CLUB CHAMPION NORM OSBORNE
1988 - 30 YEARS AGO - THREE WINS AT BONBEACH
PETER OAKES EMBARKS UPON A REBUILD AT PIER STREET
50 YEARS AGO - 1968 - A POWERFUL DISPLAY TO ECLIPSE SOMERVILLE
AN INSPIRING CHAMPION - AARON HURA - 1999-2002
1928 SEASON
AS WAR CLOUDS GATHER - 1914 - DROMANA VERSUS HASTINGS
ERIC GUY - ‘THE TANK’ FROM PIER STREET
A JOURNEY IN FOOTBALL - FROM PIER STREET TO AN AFL PREMIERSHIP
SAM ROBERTSON
UNDER : 17 PREMIERSHIP TEAM - 1966
THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT AT DROMANA
1908-110 YEARS AGO
&
WALTER DOUGLAS CHAPMAN THE CHAMPION OF DROMANA
FOOTBALL - A FAMILY AFFAIR
NICK McGRATH - THE GATEKEEPER FROM DROGHEDA
REG BEAVIS - A LOYAL STALWART
GARRY 'CHOOKA' FOWLER - A MEMORIAL
