Hoppers Crossing Football Club

Hoppers Crossing
Names
Full name	Hoppers Crossing Football Club
Nickname(s)	Warriors
Club details
Colours	Blue White
Competition	WRFL since 1988
Premierships	1992, 2002, 2004
Ground(s)	Hogans Road Reserve Oval, Hoppers Crossing^[1]

The Hoppers Crossing Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988.^[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Hoppers Crossing.

History

In 1972, the club fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1981 and 1987 they made the Grand final only to lose both games. They moved across to the Footscray and District FL in 1988 after their previous league closed down. After winning the 1992 Division 2 premiership the club was promoted to Division one where they have stay ever since.^[3]

Premierships

Div 1 = 2002, 2004
Div 2 = 1992

VFL/AFL Players

References

External links

Book

History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - - ISBN 9781863356015
History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924

Clubs in the Western Region Football League

Albanvale Albion Altona Braybrook Caroline Springs Deer Park Glenorden Hoppers Crossing Laverton Magpies Manor Lakes Newport Power North Footscray North Sunshine Parkside Sanctuary Lakes Spotswood St Albans Sunshine Sunshine Heights Tarneit Werribee Districts West Footscray Wyndham Suns Wyndhamvale Yarraville Seddon

Australian rules football in Australia

National governing bodies	AFL Commission Australian Amateur Football Council Women's Football Australia

By state or territory	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia (Goldfields)

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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