Camberwell Football Club

Former Australian rules football club

Australian rules football club

Camberwell Football Club

Names
Full name| Camberwell Amateur Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)| Tricolours, Cobras, Wells
Club details
Founded| Mid-1880s
Dissolved| 1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Colours|
Competition| Various
Premierships| RDFA (4)

* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1911

MDFL (3)

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923

VFA (D2) (2)

* 1979
* 1981

Ground(s)| Camberwell Sports Ground
Uniforms

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The Camberwell Football Club, nicknamed the Cobras, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. The club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1926 until 1990, which was followed by three seasons in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) before going into recess in 1995.

## History

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### Early years

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Camberwell was formed around the mid-1880s, with a published match in 1886.[2]

The club first competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association in 1889, finishing sixth on the ladder, eighth in 1890 and eighth in 1891. At the 1895 VJFA AGM, the competition was reduced from 20 teams to 12 teams and Camberwell was one of the clubs that was not admitted and it appears that Camberwell FC went into recess for a number of years, before joining the Eastern Suburbs Football Association in 1899. In 1912, Camberwell went into recess with their players being distributed to the Burwood and Kew Football Clubs.[3] In 1913, Camberwell was readmitted into the VJFA, rated by many as the third highest grade of football in Victoria at that time.[4]

Camberwell won a three-peat in the Melbourne District Football Association from 1921 until 1923, with the latter grand final held as a curtain-raiser at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before Essendon played South Melbourne in the second Victorian Football League (VFL) semi-final.[5]

In its earliest years, the club was playing at Camberwell Junction (the corner of Burke and Riversdale Roads); the space that became the home of the Camberwell Football Club for 80 years (eventually known as "Camberwell Sports Ground") was originally a vegetable garden ("Brooks Paddock') and part of Camberwell Racecourse. The preparation of a new sports ground (originally dubbed "Bowen Park") on this site was finished in 1909 and Camberwell Football Club first played at the new ground the following year (1910). A grandstand for visitors' rooms (the "Tramways Grandstand") was built in 1920. A much larger spectators' grandstand and pavilion was built in 1935 – and ready for the 1936 football season.[6]

### VFA

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After establishing itself as a successful junior and sub-district club, Camberwell was seen by the 1920s as a likely strong fit for expansions into the eastern suburbs of either the Victorian Football League (VFL) or the Victorian Football Association (VFA). It lodged applications to join both at different times during the early 1920s,[7][8] and was admitted to the VFA for the 1926 season.[9] It reached its first Grand Final in 1935, losing by nine points to Yarraville.[10]

With the introduction of throw-pass football to the VFA in 1938, the club made one of the VFA's most significant ever recruiting coups when it recruited champion VFL player Laurie Nash for a huge salary of £8/wk.[11][12] Following World War II, Camberwell won its first and only top division minor premiership in 1946,[13] but lost in the Grand Final against Sandringham by seven points.[14]

Following the end of the throw-pass era in 1950, Camberwell became one of several weaker VFA clubs who struggled throughout the 1950s. The club was operating as amateur in 1953 due to lack of funds,[15] and it faced pressure to hold its lease at the Camberwell Sports Ground from local soccer clubs who could offer the council more money.[16] It was generally near the bottom of the ladder, and found itself in Division 2 when the Association was partitioned in 1961. The club remained weak throughout the 1960s.

The club improved through the early 1970s, and became a regular Division 2 finalist from 1973. The club played in losing Grand Finals in 1975 against Brunswick[17] and in 1978 against Frankston,[18] before winning its first premiership in 1979, defeating Oakleigh by 38 points.[19] Promoted to Division 1 for the first time, the club was relegated after one season, but won the Division 2 premiership again in 1981, defeating Waverley by 32 points in the Grand Final.[20] In the next few years, Camberwell was considered one of the boom clubs of the VFA, and in 1984 it reached the Division 1 finals for the first time since the 1940s.[21]

Camberwell's position deteriorated abruptly in 1985. Struggling financially, as many VFA clubs were, it asked its players to take a pay cut at the start of the season; but, still unable to make its player payments, senior players began to walk out on the club at midseason.[22] Within a year, there had been an exodus of more than forty players,[23] plus the club was left with a large damage bill after a grandstand fire.[24] The inexperienced team which remained was winless with a percentage of only 30.1 in 1986, including suffering a VFA-record loss against Williamstown by 315 points,[25] and was relegated.[26] The club was more competitive in Division 2, but endured two consecutive winless seasons after the competition was recombined into a single division in 1989. After pre-season form indicated the club would be even less competitive in 1991, the club dropped out of the VFA a couple of weeks prior to the start of the season.[27]

### VAFA

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Camberwell hoped to regroup and rejoin the VFA in 1992, but this did not eventuate. Instead, the club joined the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) as Camberwell Amateurs for the 1992 VAFA season, competing in the G North section.[1]

Although the club finished fifth at the end of the season and did not make the finals series, they were promoted to F2 Section in 1993, in which they finished second-last with only three wins.[28]

Camberwell's final season was in 1994 in the Club XVIII North section (formerly known as G Section North), with the club winning its final game against North Old Boys.[1]

In the summer of 1995, Camberwell went into recess and folded later that year.[1][29]

## Honours

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### Club records

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Highest Score | 43.22 (280) v Yarraville, Round 4, 1981, Camberwell Sportsground

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Lowest Score | 1.8 (14) v Oakleigh, Round 9, 1959, Camberwell Sportsground
Greatest Winning Margin | 193 points v Yarraville, Round 4, 1981, Camberwell Sportsground
Greatest Losing Margin | 315 points v Williamstown, Round 16, 1986, Camberwell Sportsground
Lowest Winning Score | 6.10 (46) v Brunswick 6.9 (45), Round 3, 1928, Brunswick Park
Highest Losing Score | 20.24 (144) v Preston 21.19 (145), Round 20, 1940, Camberwell Sportsground

* Most goals in a season: 141 - Laurie Nash in 1941
* Most Consecutive games in a row: Harry Jones - 133

### VFA best and fairest winners

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* J. J. Liston Trophy winners
* 1950 – Frank Stubbs
* 1957 – Ken Ross
* J. Field Medal winner
* 1971 – Rodney Evans

### Team of the Century

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* Backline: Colin Judd, Jim Bohan, Ken Ross
* Half back: Geoff Mason, Harry Jones, Marcus Boyall
* Centre: Reg Horkings, Lloyd Holyoak, Charlie Clamp
* Half forward: Ian Whitten, Laurie Nash, Roy Williams.
* Forward: Bill Luff, Garry Hammond, Geoff Simpson[30]
* Followers: Frank Stubbs, Godon Duff, R.J. 'Nipper' Bradford
* Interchange: Brendan Budge, Mark Davidson, Peter Oliver, Peter Stevenson, George Stone,[31] Ross Wright
* Coach: A 'Horrie' Mason
* Captain Jim Bohan
* Vice Captain Colin Judd

### 100-game players

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The following footballers played at least 100 senior games for Camberwell in the VFA:

* Greg Spithill: 163
* Gary Hammond: 162
* Ken Freiberg: 151
* Oscar Skalberg: 150
* Harry Jones: 143*
* Jim Bohan: 140
* Phil Neilson: 139

* Colin Judd: 134
* Roy Williams: 133
* Bill Hazlett: 128
* Geoff Mason: 127
* Geoff Simpson: 123
* Kevin Johnson: 116
* Gordon Duff: 114

* Jack Seelenmeyer: 113
* Charlie Clamp: 113
* Reg Fletcher: 113
* Ken Douglas: 112
* Dennis Boyd: 112
* Mark Davidson: 110
* John Hook: 110

* Reg Horkings: 108
* Peter Fox: 106
* Bob Gibson: 106
* Keith McGuinness: 105
* John Smith: 105
* Ern Dyball: 104
* Geoff Brayne: 103
* Ken Benbow: 101

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* Harry Jones: Played his first 133 games in a row for Camberwell.

## Seasons

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Source: [32]

Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance  | Wooden spoon  | VFA/VFL leading goalkicker | VFA/VFL best and fairest

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### Seniors

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Year  | League  | Division  | Finish | W | L | D | Coach  | Captain  | President  | Best and fairest  | Leading goalkicker  | Goals  | Ref

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1888 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1889 | VJFA |  | 6th  | 13  | 4  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [33]
1890 | VJFA |  | 8th  | 14  | 6  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [34]
1891 | VJFA |  | 8th  | 9  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [35]
1892 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1893 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1894 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1895 | N/A | (In recess)
1896 | N/A | (No formal competition)
1897 | N/A | (No formal competition)
1898 | N/A | (No formal competition)
1899 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1900 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1901 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1902 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1903 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1904 | ESFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1905 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1906 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1907 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1908 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1909 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1910 | RDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1911 | RDFA | A Section  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1912 | N/A | (In recess)
1913 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1914 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1915 | N/A | (No formal competition)[36][37][38]
1916 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [39]
1917 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [40]
1918 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [41]
1919 | VJFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [42]
1920 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [43]
1921 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1922 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1923 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1924 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1925 | MDFA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1926 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | George Rawle | George Rawle | H. Rooks | Les Woodford | Les Woodford | 49  |
1927 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Tom Elliott | Tom Elliott |  | Reg Page | Les Woodford | 40  |
1928 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Wally Gunnyon | Wally Gunnyon |  | Rev. E. Lyall Williams | Les Woodford | 36  |
1929 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Jim Shanahan;[44]
Bert Calwell[45] | Jim Lawn |  | Jim Lawn | Jim Lawn | 44  |
1930 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Percy Wilson | Jim Lawn | Frank Hartnett | Bob O’Neill [46] |  |  |
1931 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Percy Wilson | Stan Petrie | Frank Hartnett | Harry Jones | Bill Luff  | 52  |
1932 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Horrie Mason | Horrie Mason | Frank Hartnett | Jim Lawn[47] | Bill Luff | 81  |
1933 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Horrie Mason | Horrie Mason | Frank Hartnett | Ern Dyball | Bill Luff | 106  |
1934 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Maurie Hunter;[48]
Horrie Mason | Maurie Hunter;
Horrie Mason | J.H. Gray | Roy Williams |  |  |
1935 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Horrie Mason | Horrie Mason |  | Harry Jones | Bill Luff | 75  |
1936 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Horrie Mason | Horrie Mason |  | Reg Henderson | Harry Jones  |  |
1937 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Laing | Roy Williams | G. McCutchan | Joe Meehan |  |  |
1938 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Laing | Laurie Nash | Frank Hartnett | Arthur Davidson | Laurie Nash | 81  |
1939 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Laurie Nash | Laurie Nash | Frank Hartnett | Laurie Nash | Laurie Nash | 100  |
1940 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Laurie Nash | Laurie Nash | Frank Hartnett | Reg Horkings | Laurie Nash | 96  |
1941 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Cazaly | Reg Henderson |  | Harry Whitehead | Laurie Nash | 141  |
1942 | VFA | (No season) |  | Harry Whitehead  |  |  |  |  |
1943 | VFA | (No season) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1944 | VFA | (No season) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1945 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Albert Collier | Albert Collier |  | E. Jim Bradford |  |  |
1946 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Albert Collier | Albert Collier |  | E. Jim Bradford | Kollen Bryce  | 61  |
1947 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Marcus Boyall;[49][50]
Harry Collier[51] | Marcus Boyall;
Harry Collier |  | Marcus Boyall | John McDonald  | 47  |
1948 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Williams | Ivor McIvor |  | Frank Stubbs | Jim Bohan  | 66  |
1949 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Williams | Frank Stubbs |  | Frank Stubbs | R. Milgate  | 63  |
1950 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Cec Ruddell | Cec Ruddell |  | Frank Stubbs | R. Milgate  | 35  |
1951 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Frank Stubbs;[52]
Jim Bohan | Jim Bohan | C.S. Greenwood | Jim Bohan | R Milgate  | 69  |
1952 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Jim Bohan |  | C.H. Henderson | Jim Bohan | Ken McFee  | 41  |
1953 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Jim Bohan | Jim Bohan |  | Jim Bohan | Ken McFee  | 35  |
1954 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Ted Jarrad | Ted Jarrad |  | Geoff Mason | Ken McFee  | 33  |
1955 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Roy Laing | Kevin Clarke |  | Lloyd Holyoak | Jack Hedley  | 27  |
1956 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Ken Ross | Ken Ross |  | Ken Ross | Keith McGuinness | 38  |
1957 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Ken Ross | Ken Ross |  | Ken Ross | E Higson | 45  |
1958 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Ken Ross | Ken Ross |  | Peter Box | E Higson | 33  |
1959 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Ken Chambers |  |  | Kevin Johnson | Ken Freiberg | 38  |
1960 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Colin Campbell | Ivan 'Oscar' Skalberg |  | Ian Whitten | Ron O'Neill | 39  |
1961 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Colin Campbell | Ivan 'Oscar' Skalberg |  | Ted Bailey | Ron O'Neill | 95  |
1962 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Colin Campbell | Ivan 'Oscar' Skalberg |  | Ian Whitten | Ron O'Neill | 52  |
1963 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Bert Gaudion | Bert Gaudion |  | Ken Douglas | G Ellis | 22  |
1964 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Bert Gaudion | Bert Gaudion |  | Ken Pemberton | Ron O'Neill | 77  |
1965 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Bert Gaudion | Bert Gaudion |  | Don Mackie | Keith Smith | 34  |
1966 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Des Healy | Ron O'Neill |  | John Smith | Ron O'Neill | 88  |
1967 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Mike Delanty | Mike Delanty |  | John Smith | J Wicks | 58  |
1968 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Mike Delanty | Mike Delanty |  | John Smith | Mike Delanty | 35  |
1969 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Mike Delanty | Mike Delanty |  | Mick Conyers | G Brayne | 35  |
1970 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Peter Brenchley | Mick Conyers |  | Dennis Boyd | John Taylor | 26  |
1971 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Peter Brenchley;
Mick Conyers | Mick Conyers |  | Rod Evans | Peter Edwards | 29  |
1972 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Graeme Clarke | Peter De Bonde |  | George Stone | Gary Hammond | 66  |
1973 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Graeme Clarke | John Hook |  | Gary Hammond | Gary Hammond | 48  |
1974 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Graeme Clarke | John Hook |  | Geoff Simpson | Mike Moore | 51  |
1975 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Mike Bowden | Mike Bowden |  | Geoff Simpson | Gary Hammond | 112  |
1976 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Mike Bowden | Mike Bowden |  | Roy Kennedy | Gary Hammond | 120  |
1977 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Ray Smith | Ray Smith |  | John Hook | Gary Hammond | 128  |
1978 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Ray Smith | Ray Smith |  | Ray Smith | Bruce Smith | 74  |
1979 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Graeme Phillips | Peter Oliver |  | Colin Judd | Scott Cowley | 65  |
1980 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Graeme Phillips | Colin Judd |  | Phil Neilson | Ross Wright | 23  |
1981 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Leon Rice | Colin Judd |  |  | Peter Stevenson | 119  |
1982 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Leon Rice | Colin Judd |  | Rob McFee | Peter Stevenson | 87  |
1983 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Phil Fryer | Mark Davidson |  | Rob Wilkinson | Peter Stevenson | 69  |
1984 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Phil Fryer | Mark Davidson |  | Drew Pevitt | Peter Stevenson | 86  |
1985 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Colin Judd |  |  | Terry De Koning | Brett Weatherald | 67  |
1986 | VFA | Division 1 |  |  |  |  | Greg Spithill | Con Constantinou |  | Danny Frew | Craig Aylen | 39  |
1987 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Sam Kekovich | Con Constantinou |  | George Steiner | John Frazer | 91  |
1988 | VFA | Division 2 |  |  |  |  | Sam Kekovich | Rene Kink |  | Michael Guertz | Damian Condon | 46  |
1989 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Sam Kekovich | Ralph Jones |  | Brendan Budge | John Modica | 26  |
1990 | VFA |  |  |  |  |  | Gary Brice |  |  | Dean Greig | Darren Wilkinson | 26  |
1991 | VFA | (In recess)
1992 | VAFA | G North | 5th  | 9  | 6  | 0  | Steven Sherry[53] | W. Glazebrook  |  |  |  |  | [54]
1993 | VAFA | F2 Section | 10th  | 3  | 15  | 0  | Steven Sherry[55] | W. Glazebrook  |  |  |  |  | [28]
1994 | VAFA | XVIII North |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1995 | VAFA | XVIII North | (In recess)

### Grand finals

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Premiers | Runners-up | Drawn

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1899 | ESFA |  | Seniors  | Albion  | 2.6 (18) d. 1.2 (8)  | Camberwell  |  | 16 September 1899  | [56]
1907 | RDFA |  | Seniors  | Mitcham  | 2.6 (18) d. 1.2 (8)  | Blackburn  |  | 31 August 1907  | [57]
1908 | RDFA |  | Seniors  |  |  |  |  |  |
1909 | RDFA |  | Seniors  |  |  |  |  |  |
1911 | RDFA | A Section  | Seniors  | Burwood  | 14.14 (99) d. 2.1 (19)  |  |  |  |
1921 | MDFA |  | Seniors  | Brunswick Juniors | 10 point margin |  |  |  |
1922 | MDFA |  | Seniors  | Moreland  | 8.9 (57) d. 7.9 (51)  | Dandenong  |  | 7 October 1922  | [58]
1923 | MDFA |  | Seniors  | Fairfield  | 9.12 (66) d. 8.8 (56)  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | "Large" | 29 September 1923  | [5]
1935 | VFA |  | Seniors | Yarraville | 10.10 (70) d. 8.13 (61) | Toorak Park | 14,600 | 7 September 1935 | [59]
1946 | VFA |  | Seniors | Sandringham | 14.15 (99) d. 13.14 (92) | St Kilda Cricket Ground | 30,000 | 5 October 1946 | [60]
1963 | VFA | Division 2 | Reserves | Sunshine | 7.11 (53) d. 5.9 (39)  | Box Hill City Oval |  | 7 September 1963  | [61]
1975 | VFA | Division 2 | Seniors | Brunswick | 18.22 (130) d. 12.11 (83) | Toorak Park | 9,000 | 7 September 1975 | [62]
1978 | VFA | Division 2 | Seniors | Frankston | 15.13 (103) d. 13.11 (89) | Toorak Park | 8,000 | 10 September 1978 | [63]
1979 | VFA | Division 2 | Seniors | Oakleigh | 18.13 (121) d. 12.11 (83) | Toorak Park | 12,023 | 9 September 1979 | [64]
1981 | VFA | Division 2 | Seniors | Waverley (2) | 15.16 (106) d. 11.8 (74) | Toorak Park | 8,250 | 6 September 1981 | [65]
1981 | VFA | Division 2 | Reserves | Oakleigh | 18.12 (120) d. 17.14 (116) | Toorak Park |  | 29 September 1923  | [5]

## VFL players

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The following footballers played with Camberwell prior to making their VFL (now AFL) debut:

* 1911 – Ben Main: South Melbourne
* 1915 – Bill Amery: Richmond
* 1919 – Harry Weatherill: Richmond
* 1922 – Doug Hayes: Richmond
* 1925 – Gil Hendrie: Hawthorn
* 1925 – Reg Whitehead: Hawthorn
* 1925 – Les Woodford: Hawthorn
* 1926 – Alby Millard: Hawthorn
* 1928 – Wally Lathlain: Hawthorn
* 1928 – Keith Parris: Essendon
* 1929 - Richard Greenwood: Footscray
* 1930 - Leon Bazin: Footscray
* 1930 – George Bennett: Hawthorn
* 1930 – Roy Williams: Footscray
* 1932 – Les Harvey: Collingwood
* 1934 – Alec Fyfe: Collingwood
* 1934 – Bill Luff: Essendon
* 1934 – Len Wallace: Essendon
* 1935 – Clarrie Shields: Footscray
* 1935 – Vin Smith: Hawthorn
* 1935 – Ray Wartman: Melbourne

* 1937 – Tommy Laskey: Fitzroy
* 1939 – Arthur Davidson: Hawthorn
* 1940 – Jack Bennett: Carlton
* 1940 – Jack Kenny: North Melbourne
* 1941 – George Lenne: Melbourne
* 1941 – Albert Prior: Hawthorn
* 1942 – Frank Anderson: North Melbourne
* 1942 – Bob Austen: Hawthorn
* 1942 – Barney Jorgensen: Hawthorn
* 1943 – Don Wilks: Hawthorn
* 1944 – Tom Spear: Hawthorn
* 1946 – Ken Munro: Hawthorn
* 1946 - Alan McDonald: Richmond
* 1946 – Billy Winward: St. Kilda
* 1951 – Jack MacDonald: Hawthorn
* 1959 – Brian Coleman: Hawthorn
* 1959 – Peter Rice: South Melbourne
* 1978 – Terry Wallace: Hawthorn
* 1990 – Dean Greig: St. Kilda
* 1991 – Darron Wilkinson: Fitzroy

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### VFL players who joined Camberwell

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The following footballers came to play and/or coach with Camberwell after experience at a VFL (now AFL) club:

* 1909 – Reuben Holland: South Melbourne
* 1919 – Jim Cowell: St. Kilda
* 1921 – Clarrie Calwell: Carlton
* 1921 – Reg Hede: Richmond
* 1922 – Reg Whitehead: Richmond
* 1923? – George Robbins: St. Kilda
* 1926 – Dave Elliman: Melbourne
* 1926 – Lew Gough: Hawthorn
* 1926 - Harry Harrison: Essendon
* 1926 – George Rawle: Essendon
* 1926 – W. H. Billy Stone Carlton
* 1926 – Jack Vale: Carlton
* 1927 – Jack Boothman: Hawthorn
* 1927 – Carl Watson: Richmond
* 1927 – Bert Calwell: Hawthorn
* 1928 – Harry Brown: St. Kilda
* 1928 – Wally Gunnyon: St. Kilda
* 1928 – Harry Lakin: St. Kilda
* 1929 – Ted Brewis: Carlton
* 1929 – Jim Shanahan: Collingwood
* 1930 - George Bayliss: Richmond
* 1930 – Ron Black: Hawthorn
* 1930 – Frank Whitty: Hawthorn
* 1930? - Eric Poole: South Melbourne
* 1930 - Percy Wilson: Collingwood
* 1932?- Alex Clarke: North Melbourne
* 1932 – Horrie Mason: St. Kilda
* 1934 – Maurie Hunter: Richmond
* 1934 - Clive McCorkell: Essendon
* 1934 - Joe Meehan: South Melbourne
* 1934 – Dick O'Shea: North Melbourne

* 1934 - Charlie Stanbridge \- South Melbourne
* 1934 - Johnny Walker: Essendon
* 1934 - Carl Watson: Richmond
* 1934 – Albert "Jack" Williamson: Carlton
* 1936 – Jack Kidd: Essendon
* 1936 - Roy Selleck: South Melbourne
* 1936 – Clete Turner: Geelong
* 1937 – Roy Laing: Essendon
* 1938 – Terry Brain: South Melbourne
* 1938 – Frank Finn: Carlton
* 1938 – Laurie Nash: South Melbourne
* 1939 – Dick Abikhair: Hawthorn
* 1939 – Monty Brown: Carlton
* 1939 – Pat Farrelly: Carlton
* 1939 – Alan Fitcher: Fitzroy
* 1939 – Viv Randall: Hawthorn
* 1939 – Ted Pool: Hawthorn
* 1939 – Joe Rogers: North Melbourne
* 1939 – Jim Toohey Junior: Fitzroy
* 1940 – Bernie O'Brien: Footscray
* 1941 – Roy Cazaly: St. Kilda
* 1941 – Stan Spinks: Hawthorn
* 1941 – Laurie Taylor: South Melbourne
* 1945 – Jim Bradford: Collingwood
* 1945 – Albert Collier: Collingwood
* 1945 - Ken Dineen: South Melbourne
* 1945 – Allan Jensen: Hawthorn
* 1946 - Alf Benison: South Melbourne
* 1946 - Dal Kennedy: Footscray
* 1946 – Ivor McIvor: Essendon
* 1947 – Marcus Boyall: Collingwood
* 1947 – Jim Bohan: Hawthorn

* 1948 – Ken Ross – Fitzroy
* 1949 - Bob Milgate \- Hawthorn
* 1950 – Cec Ruddell: Essendon
* 1951 – Jack Headley: North Melbourne
* 1952 - Bob Bradley: Essendon
* 1952 – Alan Thynne: Carlton
* 1953 – Dick Harris: Richmond
* 1953 - Keith McGuinness: South Melbourne
* 1953 – Oscar Skalberg: North Melbourne
* 1954 – Ted Jarrard: North Melbourne
* 1955 – Ken McKaige: Melbourne
* 1955 – Vin Sabbatucci: St. Kilda
* 1958 – Peter Box: Footscray
* 1959 – Terry Mountain: Geelong
* 1967 – Mike Delanty: Collingwood
* 1967 – Bill Serong: Collingwood
* 1970 – Peter Brenchley: Melbourne
* 1974 – Colin Judd: Hawthorn
* 1977 – Neil Chamberlain: Melbourne
* 1977 – Ray Smith: Essendon
* 1978 – Ross Wright: Essendon
* 1979 – Kerry Haywood: North Melbourne
* 1980 – Rino Pretto: Fitzroy
* 1980 – Leon Rice: Hawthorn
* 1982 – Mordy Bromberg: St. Kilda
* 1982 – Robert Wilkinson: Hawthorn
* 1984 – Graeme Schultz: Essendon
* 1984 – Mark Turner: Hawthorn
* 1987 – John Frazer: North Melbourne
* 1987 – Sam Kekovich: North Melbourne
* 1988 – Rene Kink: Collingwood
* 1989 – David Sullivan: Essendon
* 1990 – Gary Brice: South Melbourne

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