Point Cook Football Club


The Point Cook Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Amateur Australian rules football club, based in the Melbourne suburb of Point Cook, playing in the Western Region Football League. The club was founded in 2003 as a junior club and expanded to senior teams in 2010. Point Cook's home ground is Saltwater Reserve.
WWW pointcookfc.com.au

History

The Point Cook Football Club was established in October 2003 as an Australian Rules Junior Football Club, catering for the needs of Junior footballers in the Point Cook and surrounding areas. 2004 was the first year of football competing in the Western Region Football League.
Due to the growth of the members and the need for Senior football in the area, the Point Cook Football Club entered Senior and Reserve teams in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in season 2010.
In 2014 the Point Cook Football Club fielded their very first 'Youth Girls' team with players aged between 13 – 18 competing against other girls the same age. In 2015 the Point Cook Football Club fielded their first 'Superules' team with players aged over 35 competing against other teams in the AFL Masters, Victorian Metropolitan League
Following a Special Meeting of the members and a vote the club moved its Senior & Reserve Sides from the Victorian Amateur Football Association Division 3 to enter the Western Region Football League in Division 2 for the 2018 Season.
In 2018 the Club entered 2 teams into the Western Region Football League Inaugural netball Competition, where Point Cook Blue won the Inaugural Victoria University Western Region Football League Netball Premiership Defeating Braybrook Red by 34 goals.
Also in 2018 in its first year in the Western Region Football League Division 2 competition the Seniors took out the Premiership Defeating Yarraville Seddon Eagles by 7 points at Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee. Gaining promotion into Division 1 in Season 2019.
Due to the growth of Female Football, the Club entered a Senior Women's team into the Western Region Football League Competition for the 2019 Season.
In June 2022, Point Cook Junior Massimo D'Ambrosio, was selected at Pick 3 in the 2022 AFL Mid Season Draft, by Essendon. Massimo became the first Point Cook Junior to be drafted by an AFL Club. And in Round 14 2022 Massimo made his AFL debut against St Kilda. 2 weeks later Massimo was the Round 16 NAB AFL Rising Star Nominee for his match against Sydney.

Club honours

Shane Comino Memorial Best Clubperson

At the 2022 Senior Presentation Night the Club announced that from 2022 the Club's Best Clubperson Award will be now known as the Shane Comino Memorial Best Clubperson, following the passing of 2-time Best Clubperson recipient and Life Member, Shane Comino in February 2022.

Premierships: 25

  • Senior: 1
  • Netball: 3
  • Under 18: 1
  • Junior: 20

League Best & Fairest: 31

  • Senior Men: 1
  • Senior Women: 1
  • Netball: 2
  • Under 18: 5
  • Junior: 22

AFL Players

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