Glen Orden Football Club

The Glen Orden Football Club, sometimes stylised as Glenorden and nicknamed the Hawks, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee. The club has competed almost continuously in the Western Football Netball League (WFNL) since 1979.[3][4]

Glen Orden Football Club
Names
Full nameGlen Orden Sports Club Inc[1]
Nickname(s)Hawks
Club details
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Colours  Brown   Gold
CompetitionWFNL: Thirds
PremiershipsWFNL (Div 2) (2)
  • 2006
  • 2013
WFNL (Div 3) (2)
  • 1992
  • 2019
Ground(s)Glen Orden Reserve[2]
Uniforms
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In addition to football, Glen Orden also has netball teams and cricket teams (the latter known as Glen Orden Thunders).[5][6]

History

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Glen Orden was founded in 1979 and entered the Footscray District Football League (FDFL, later WRFL and WFNL).[7] The club spent its early years in A2 Section as they were initially unable to field senior and reserves teams.[8]

The club won its first senior premiership in Division 3 in 1992.[9] Further success came in the 2000s, with back-to-back Division 2 reserves premierships in 2003 and 2004, as well as both senior and reserves premierships in 2006.[9]

In 2017, Glen Orden withdrew its senior teams from the WRFL amid a player shortage.[10][11] They returned to fielded senior teams in Division 3 for the 2018 season.[12][13]

Glen Orden's senior side went into recess again ahead of the 2023 season.[14][15][16] The club planned to return to senior competition in 2024, but were unable to find enough players and instead entered the WFNL Thirds competition.[17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Glen Orden Sports Club Inc". Wyndham City. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Glen Orden Reserve, Werribee". Wyndham City. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Footy doing it tough in the bush and the 'burbs". The Age. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Tara (6 September 2024). "Six for six for Hawks". Star Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Glen Orden Sports Club". Play Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Glen Orden Thunders". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024. This grassroot family-oriented club caters to both senior & junior competitions in Australian Football & Netball (Hawks) and Cricket (Thunders)
  7. ^ "History". GameDay. Glen Orden Hawks. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Glenorden Football Club / Glen Orden Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Senior Premiers". Western Football Netball League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Time is ticking for Glen Orden". Star Weekly. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. ^ D'Anello, Luke (17 February 2017). "WRFL 'committed' to Glen Orden for 2017 as club battles player shortage". Herald Sun. Maribyrnong Leader. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ D'Anello, Luke (20 February 2017). "Former Glen Orden coach Nick Diker blasts WRFL after the Hawks suffer player shortage for 2017". Herald Sun. Maribyrnong Leader. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ "2018 FIXTURES RELEASED". Western Region Football League. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ^ "WRFL statement". Western Region Football League. 21 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ^ Murray, Tara (22 February 2023). "Glen Orden withdraw senior teams". Star Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ^ May, Brayden (17 November 2023). "WRFL: Inside Glen Orden's bid to return from 2023 recess". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Glen Orden 3.0". Star Weekly. 11 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Hawks grounded". Star Weekly. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Glen Orden Senior Men 2024". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.