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In Victoria, for years there was North Melbourne and South Melbourne both in the VFL and previously the VFA, before the South Melbourne Swans moved to Sydney and became the Sydney Swans from 1982. But what of West and East Melbourne? There were VFA teams called West Melbourne and East Melbourne, but West Melbourne folded in the early 1900s while East Melbourne disbanded in the 1880s.
Across the border in South Australia, there are SANFL teams North Adelaide, South Adelaide and West Adelaide, but I have never heard of an East Adelaide team, either in the SANFL in its early years or in a lower grade competition. Was there ever an East Adelaide Football Club, and if so what was it like and what happened to it?
In Western Australia, there is West Perth and East Perth, and South Fremantle and East Fremantle in the WAFL. For many years, there was a South Perth Football Club (known as the Tigers) which played in lower grade competitions (such as Sunday League) before forming a joint venture with Canning and Victoria Park and still playing in the amateurs. Some years ago, there was a North Perth Football Club which played in the amateurs, but I couldn't find any reference to it after the 1970s and I don't know much about it. Does anyone have any information on this long forgotten team?
Down the road in Fremantle, there was a North Fremantle Football Club called the Magpies which played in the WAFL in the Edwardian era. It was the WA equivalent of VFL team University, promising enough on debut but declined in the early 1910s before withdrawing after 1914. However, the North Fremantle Magpies continue to play to this day - they are a powerful amateur team, and previously fielded teams in other competitions around Perth. It stands to reason that there was no West Fremantle Football Club - unless it played on Rottnest, Garden or Carnac Islands.
In Rugby League, the NSWRL for years had Norths (Bears), Souths (Rabbitohs), Wests (Magpies) and Easts (Roosters). The Roosters have not played as Eastern Suburbs since 1994, North Sydney have been out of the NRL since 1999 (although it was part of the ill fated Northern Eagles joint venture with Manly in 2000-2001), the Wests Tigers is a joint venture between Balmain and Western Suburbs, and only South Sydney play under their original name.
In Queensland, there is NRL team North Queensland Cowboys which joined in 1995, but that year a South Queensland team known as the Crushers joined along with the Cowboys, but it folded after 3 years in 1997.
Queensland's state rugby league competition also had Norths (Devils), Souths (Magpies), Wests (Panthers) and Easts (Tigers). Norths and Easts continue, while Souths formed a joint venture with the struggling Logan Scorpions to form the Souths Logan Magpies from 2003 onwards. Wests were a powerful team in the 1990s, but the fortunes of the Panthers declined in the early 2000s and while it still exists, it no longer has a team in the Queensland Cup.
Across the border in South Australia, there are SANFL teams North Adelaide, South Adelaide and West Adelaide, but I have never heard of an East Adelaide team, either in the SANFL in its early years or in a lower grade competition. Was there ever an East Adelaide Football Club, and if so what was it like and what happened to it?
In Western Australia, there is West Perth and East Perth, and South Fremantle and East Fremantle in the WAFL. For many years, there was a South Perth Football Club (known as the Tigers) which played in lower grade competitions (such as Sunday League) before forming a joint venture with Canning and Victoria Park and still playing in the amateurs. Some years ago, there was a North Perth Football Club which played in the amateurs, but I couldn't find any reference to it after the 1970s and I don't know much about it. Does anyone have any information on this long forgotten team?
Down the road in Fremantle, there was a North Fremantle Football Club called the Magpies which played in the WAFL in the Edwardian era. It was the WA equivalent of VFL team University, promising enough on debut but declined in the early 1910s before withdrawing after 1914. However, the North Fremantle Magpies continue to play to this day - they are a powerful amateur team, and previously fielded teams in other competitions around Perth. It stands to reason that there was no West Fremantle Football Club - unless it played on Rottnest, Garden or Carnac Islands.
In Rugby League, the NSWRL for years had Norths (Bears), Souths (Rabbitohs), Wests (Magpies) and Easts (Roosters). The Roosters have not played as Eastern Suburbs since 1994, North Sydney have been out of the NRL since 1999 (although it was part of the ill fated Northern Eagles joint venture with Manly in 2000-2001), the Wests Tigers is a joint venture between Balmain and Western Suburbs, and only South Sydney play under their original name.
In Queensland, there is NRL team North Queensland Cowboys which joined in 1995, but that year a South Queensland team known as the Crushers joined along with the Cowboys, but it folded after 3 years in 1997.
Queensland's state rugby league competition also had Norths (Devils), Souths (Magpies), Wests (Panthers) and Easts (Tigers). Norths and Easts continue, while Souths formed a joint venture with the struggling Logan Scorpions to form the Souths Logan Magpies from 2003 onwards. Wests were a powerful team in the 1990s, but the fortunes of the Panthers declined in the early 2000s and while it still exists, it no longer has a team in the Queensland Cup.
