Sunshine Heights Football Club
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Full nameSunshine Heights Football Club
Nickname(s)Dragons
Founded1971
Colours
| Sunshine Heights | |
|---|---|
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| Names | |
| Full name | Sunshine Heights Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Dragons |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Colours | |
| Competition | Western Region Football League |
| Premierships | 4 (1979, 1988, 1998, 2008) |
| Ground(s) | Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West[1] |
| Other information | |
| Official website | shfc.com.au |
The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988.[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West.
In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.
The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.
Guernsey
Premierships
- Div 1 = 1979 (WSFL)
- Div 2 = 2008
- Div 3 = 1988, 1998
- Div 5 = 2024 U12's
VFL/AFL players
- James Gowans – St Kilda
- Chris Burton – Western Bulldogs
- Shane Madigan - Fitzroy Football club
- Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner - Western Bulldogs AFLW