The Chadstone Football Club, nicknamed the Synners, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Chadstone. The club was formed in 1983 as Syndal Tally-Ho and plays its home games at Jordan Reserve.
| Chadstone Football Club | |
|---|---|
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| Names | |
| Full name | Chadstone Amateur Football Club[1][2] |
| Former name(s) | Syndal Tally-Ho Football Club Inc[3] |
| Nickname(s) | Synners, Demons |
| Motto | #ChaddyLifeChaddyLove[4] |
| 2024 season | |
| Home-and-away season | 11th |
| Leading goalkicker | Ben Ogilvie (36)[5] |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Competition | Victorian Amateur Football Association |
| President | Tim Thorburn |
| Coach | Luke Nally[6] |
| Captain(s) | Anthony Brown[7] |
| Premierships | VAFA (1) |
| Ground(s) | Jordan Reserve |
| Other information | |
| Official website | chadstone-football-club.square.site |
As of 2024, Chadstone competes in Division 3 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The club does not have a women's team, although it has publicly expressed interest in entering the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) at some point.[8]
History
editThe Syndal Tally-Ho Football Club was formed in 1983 after a merger between the Syndal Football Club (known as Syndal Baptist until 1976) and the Tally-Ho Football Club, which had both been competing in the East Suburban Churches Football Association (ESCFA).[9][10]
In its first season, the merged club made the ESCFA A Grade grand final, but was defeated by Burwood United.[11] The following year, the club won the 1984 A Grade grand final with a 52-point victory over St Mary's Church of England.[12] A second premiership came in 1987.[12] In 1993, the ECSFA was absorbed by the Southern Football League (SFL), and Syndal Tally-Ho won the SFL's Division 3 premiership in 1994.[12]
At the conclusion of the 1996 season, Syndal Tally-Ho moved to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[13] The club competed in the Club XVIII competition in 1997, before entering its first VAFA senior team in Division 4 in 1998.[13] Syndal Tally-Ho won its first VAFA premierships in 2001, winning the senior and reserves grand finals in Division 4.[13]
On 27 October 2008, Syndal Tally-Ho announced it would change its name to Chadstone Football Club, with the 2009 season being the first under the new name.[14][15] The club also introduced a team in the Victorian FIDA Football League, a competition for people with an intellectual disability.[14][16]
Following the name change, the club struggled significantly on-field.[14] It took four years to win a senior match under the "Chadstone" name, with the drought being broken against Mt Lilydale in round 16 of the 2012 Division 4 season.[17][18]
In 2017, Chadstone left Division 4 and returned to the Club XVIII competition, after failing to win any senior matches during the 2016 season.[19][20]
After seven years in the Club XVIII and Thirds competitions, Chadstone re-entered a senior team in Division 3 for the 2024 VAFA season.[8][21] In round 1, with 22 club debutants, Chadstone defeated Eley Park by 57 points to claim their first VAFA divisional win in 3,256 days.[22][23] The club ultimately finished last on the Division 3 ladder in 2024, winning a total of two matches.[24][25]
References
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- ^ "Division 3 Men's 2024 Statistics". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Miller, Susan (12 April 2024). "Unchartered territory in the newly amalgamated Division 3". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Farquhar, Callum (22 April 2024). "Bulls and Power House remain undefeated as Div 3 takes shape". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Out of the wilderness and into the Division's". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 2 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Syndal Baptist Football Club / Syndal Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Tally Ho Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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- ^ a b c "History". GameDay. Chadstone Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Chadstone Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "SYNDAL TALLY HO NOW CHADSTONE AFC". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 1 2009" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 18 April 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
NEW CLUB, NEW NAMES: The VAFA is now 74 clubs strong with the inclusion of the Northern Bullants in the U18 competition. The Syndal-Tally Ho Football Club will be henceforth known as Chadstone, though it will retain its demonic logo and moniker, the Synners. Bulleen Cobras will now be known as Manningham Cobras.
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- ^ "CHADSTONE WIN FIRST GAME IN FOUR YEARS". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Mt Lilydale 7.6-48 def. by 10.8-68 Chadstone". GameDay. VAFA Results Archive. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Bast, Jason (6 April 2017). "X-Men return ahead of blockbuster Division 4 opening round". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2016 Season Fixture Chadstone AFC (Division 4)". GameDay. Chadstone Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ May, Brayden (20 February 2024). "VAFA: Inside Chadstone's return to division footy in 2024". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Farquhar, Callum (20 May 2024). "Chadstone earn historic win, as Bulls become last standing unbeaten side in Div 3". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ May, Brayden (22 May 2024). "Chadstone wins first VAFA division game in over 3000 days". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Division 3 Men's 2024". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Farquhar, Callum (26 August 2024). "North Brunswick secure minor premiership as top four teams stroll into September". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.