Nickname(s) Dingoes Premierships (2): 1994, 2008 | President Colin Craney | |
Full name Dingley Football and Netball Club Founded 1958; 59 years ago (1958) Competition | ||
The Dingley Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. The football teams participates in the Southern Football Netball League, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
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History
The club was established in 1958 but waited until the following year to join the Caulfield-Oakleigh Football League. When the league merged with the Eastern Suburban FL to form the South East Suburban FL, the club was allocated to B Grade.
Dingley moved to the South West Gippsland Football League from 1977 to 1994. They made the Grand Final in 1994 and defeated Cranbourne by 24 points.
1995 saw the SWGFL get absorbed into the Mornington Peninsula Nepean FL and Dingley continued in this competition until the end of 2006. The club had limited success, having only making the finals on one occasion.
In 2007 the club decided to move to the Southern Football League. The club competed in 2nd Division and won the flag in 2008. Dingley has competed in 1st Division since 2009.