Calder Cannons

Calder Cannons
Full name Calder Cannons Football Club
Nicknames Cannons, The Factory
Sport Australian rules football
Founded 1995
First season 1995
League TAC Cup
Home ground Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn
Anthem "See the Cannons Fire Up"
President Andrew Johnston
Head coach Andrew Jago
Captain Matthew Merlo
2013 4th of 12
Strip
Navy Blue guernsey with orange and white trim, navy blue and white shorts, navy blue and orange socks

The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the TAC Cup and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs. The geographic catchment area for the club is the north western suburbs of Melbourne extending to cover the Macedon Ranges area.

Performances

The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the Oakleigh Chargers at the MCG. They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals.

In the 2007 TAC Cup Final, Calder beat the Murray Bushrangers, with Ashley Arrowsmith the winner of the TAC Medal for best on ground. Victorian representatives for Calder at the U18 Championships included Addam Maric, James Polkinghorne, captain Mitchell Farmer and Arrowsmith.

Club Information

The club trains and play home matches at the Highgate Recreation Reserve (known since 2014 as RAMS Arena) in northern Craigieburn.[1] It was previously based at the Coburg City Oval in Coburg.

Former Collingwood footballer and Copeland Trophy winner, Robert Hyde, coached the Cannons from 1996 to 2006.[2] The club's best and fairest award is called the Robert Hyde medal, in honour of Hyde.[3]

Players drafted from Calder Cannons

AFL players drafted from the Calder Cannons include:

References

  1. ↑ Natalie Savino (28 June 2014). "Craigieburn's Highgate Recreation Reserve renamed RAMS arena". Hume Leader. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hyde seeks new challenge". 7 December 2006.
  3. ↑ Michell, Tim (16 November 2013). "Woodend Calder Cannons player Jake Owen hopes for selection in AFL National Draft". Macedon Ranges Leader.

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