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PRESIDENT	Brendan Lashbrook
VICE PRESIDENT	Evie Hall
VICE PRESIDENT	Sean Hanrahan
SECRETARY	Georgie Callaghan
TREASURER	Luke Venditti
GENERAL	David Scott
GENERAL	Mick Collins

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Throwing back to Round 1 2015, when some last quar

Throwing back to Round 1 2015, when some last quarter heroics from skipper Ben Peel and Scott Fitzgerald got us over the line, just! Report provided by coach Michael Harper.

Whilst the word coming from our contacts at Parkside were that their numbers on the track had been thin I knew that we were in exactly the same position 12 months earlier coming into the competition from the EFL. Parkside were returning after 12 years in the NFL and the scene looked very familiar, this was confirmed even further when our Reserves gave the opposition a hiding potentially providing us with a false sense of security.

Mid-way through the first quarter it was obvious that Parkside were no easy beats and we were going to have to work to take away 4 points. The kitchen table was dusted off with opponents locking hands for a thrilling 4 quarter arm wrestle.

Parkside's midfield were getting on top at the stoppages and their big key players were holding marks in the front and back half. We persevered with the mid set ups with little return as Parkside's desperation for their first win was giving them first use of the footy and putting some real pressure on our ball winners. It was good to see which of the new Canterbury players were going to put their head over the footy and work defensively, some players were found out and others stood up.

At 3/4 time we went back to a traditional set up, hopeful our rotations in the first 3 quarters would set us in good stead as we pitched our best mids against theirs resulting in 9 clearance to 1. Now it was us pushing into our half forward line creating scoring opportunities although Parkside were also converting from slingshot footy. We started to get the footy onto the spot in front of goals and 5 big ones from the Fridge in the last quarter managed to get our nose in front with 90 seconds left on the clock, holding on to get over the line by the slimmest of margins.

Great Game by Ben Peel, and Scoota picked up where he left off last year. Both Hanrahan and Pearce slotted back into the side with great first up games.

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Don't forget about long time sponsor Dr Mike Crane's offer of 10% off his furniture range for all your office/home office needs! Link in bio for full details

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2020 is the 100th anniversary of our first ever pr

2020 is the 100th anniversary of our first ever premiership, back in 1920 when we won the First Division Reporter Competition flag, the senior eastern suburbs competition of the time.

The club was extremely popular with locals in 1920. In the lead up to our last home & away game, at home against Mitcham, both teams were in such great form and well supported that they feared a lockout at the sportsground that was then fenced and gated. The game was shifted to the Camberwell oval where the Box Hill Reporter paper noted a record crowd of over 2000 in attendance.

The Grand Final was played at the Mitcham Oval. We had lost our semi final to Mitcham but as minor premiers had the right to challenge, so the Grand Final was played between the two clubs. We were going for our first flag and Mitcham were aiming for their third in a row.

At the last break Mitcham was in front for the first time in the game, ahead by 4 points. The local paper noted in the early stages of the last quarter a fight occurred within the crowd. The lead changed many times during the last quarter and finally with a minute to go, Keating of Canterbury was tripped, resulting in a free kick. Following this a goal was kicked for the Berries to be one point in front when the final siren sounded!

“Canterbury players met with a great ovation on returning to the pavilion, their numerous supporters went wild with delight”. We had only lost three games for the season.

Canterbury 6 13 49 defeated Mitcham 7 6 48

Goals kickers for Canterbury were Read 2, Leach, Webster, Stewart, Latham. The best players part was not legible in the newspaper extract.

It is to be noted that many players in this Canterbury team were returned Anzacs.

We celebrate one of the greatest moments in the club's history. A huge thank you to James Nicolas for providing the details of the match.

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