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The Chadstone Football Club, nicknamed the Synners, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Chadstone. The club was formed in 1983 as Syndal Tally-Ho and plays its home games at Jordan Reserve.
| Chadstone Football Club | |
|---|---|
| |
| Names | |
| Full name | Chadstone Amateur Football Club[1][2] |
| Former name(s) | Syndal Tally-Ho Football Club Inc[3] |
| Nickname(s) | Synners, Demons |
| Motto | #ChaddyLifeChaddyLove[4] |
| 2024 season | |
| Home-and-away season | 11th |
| Leading goalkicker | Ben Ogilvie (36)[5] |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Competition | Victorian Amateur Football Association |
| President | Tim Thorburn |
| Coach | Luke Nally[6] |
| Captain(s) | Anthony Brown[7] |
| Premierships | VAFA (1)
|
| Ground(s) | Jordan Reserve |
| Other information | |
| Official website | chadstone-football-club.square.site |
As of 2024, Chadstone competes in Division 3 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The club does not have a women's team, although it has publicly expressed interest in entering the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) at some point.[8]
The Syndal Tally-Ho Football Club was formed in 1983 after a merger between the Syndal Football Club (known as Syndal Baptist until 1976) and the Tally-Ho Football Club, which had both been competing in the East Suburban Churches Football Association (ESCFA).[9][10]
In its first season, the merged club made the ESCFA A Grade grand final, but was defeated by Burwood United.[11] The following year, the club won the 1984 A Grade grand final with a 52-point victory over St Mary's Church of England.[12] A second premiership came in 1987.[12] In 1993, the ECSFA was absorbed by the Southern Football League (SFL), and Syndal Tally-Ho won the SFL's Division 3 premiership in 1994.[12]
At the conclusion of the 1996 season, Syndal Tally-Ho moved to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[13] The club competed in the Club XVIII competition in 1997, before entering its first VAFA senior team in Division 4 in 1998.[13] Syndal Tally-Ho won its first VAFA premierships in 2001, winning the senior and reserves grand finals in Division 4.[13]
On 27 October 2008, Syndal Tally-Ho announced it would change its name to Chadstone Football Club, with the 2009 season being the first under the new name.[14][15] The club also introduced a team in the Victorian FIDA Football League, a competition for people with an intellectual disability.[14][16]
Following the name change, the club struggled significantly on-field.[14] It took four years to win a senior match under the "Chadstone" name, with the drought being broken against Mt Lilydale in round 16 of the 2012 Division 4 season.[17][18]
In 2017, Chadstone left Division 4 and returned to the Club XVIII competition, after failing to win any senior matches during the 2016 season.[19][20]
After seven years in the Club XVIII and Thirds competitions, Chadstone re-entered a senior team in Division 3 for the 2024 VAFA season.[8][21] In round 1, with 22 club debutants, Chadstone defeated Eley Park by 57 points to claim their first VAFA divisional win in 3,256 days.[22][23] The club ultimately finished last on the Division 3 ladder in 2024, winning a total of two matches.[24][25]
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