Knox Football Club

The Knox Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club based in Wantirna South, Victoria. The club currently competes in Division 3 of the Eastern Football Netball League.

History

In 1980, the Knox Baptists Football Club (then nicknamed the Hawks) was founded and played in the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association.^[1] To affiliation for the ESCFA, the club had to have the backing of a local church. The club dropped "Baptist" from their name in 1985.^[1]

In 1989, the club decided to join the Eastern District Football League. The change of leagues meant the club had to change its colours, replacing brown and gold with red and black.^[1]

Knox won its first senior premiership in 1991, defeating Heathmont 13.11.(89) to 10.10 (70) in the Division 4 Grand Final.^[1]

The club won the 2007 Division 2 Grand Final by six points, defeating South Croydon 18.16 (124) to 18.10 (118). As a result, they entered Division 1 for the first time.^[1]

Controversies

In May 2023, male players from Knox's reserves team attended a women's EFNL game between Knox and Donvale. As the Donvale players ran out at half time, the male players rated and attempted to trip over Donvale players.^[2]

On 16 May, the club announced the entire Knox reserves team would be stood down pending the outcome of an independent investigation.^[3]

References

External links

• Official club website^{[permanent dead link]}
• Official Eastern Football League site