Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club

In 1980, discussions were held between former students of Aquinas College about forming a football club.^[4] At a meeting at the Ringwood Parish Hall on 18 February 1981, the club was formally established as the "Aquinas Old Boys Football Club", entering E Grade in the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association (ESCFA).^[4][5]

In its second year, the club made the E Grade senior and reserves premiership, winning the latter.^[5] Back-to-back senior and reserves premierships came in 1983 and 1984.^[5]

Aquinas moved to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) at the start of the 1987 season, entering F Section.^[4] The club, now renamed to "Aquinas Old Collegians", finished first on the ladder with just one loss for the season, and won the grand final by 1 point over Whitefriars.^[6][7]

The club won its second senior premiership in E Section (East) in 1996, defeating Yarra Valley Old Boys by 37 points.^[8] A third senior premiership came 21 years later in Division 4 in 2017 with a grand final win over Manningham Cobras, which was followed by a 2-point victory − also against Manningham − in the 2019 Division 3 grand final.^[9]