Henley Football Club

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Henley Sharks
Full name Henley Football Club
Nickname Sharks
Sport Australian Rules Football
Founded 1899
League SAAFL, Metro West Junior Football League
Home ground Henley & Grange Memorial Oval
Anthem "We are the Navy Blues"
President Teresa Davoren
Head coach Kym Cobb
Captain Jake Pavlich & ...
Strip
Navy Blue, White Shark Emblem

The Henley Sharks Football Club is an Australian Rules Football Club that has been in existence since 1899 and has been known by its current name since 1998.[1] The Henley 'Sharks' field 4 senior teams in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL), Division 1, Division 1 Reserves, Division C1 and Under 18's. The club also fields many junior teams in the Metro West Junior Football League in grades ranging from Under 8's through to Under 16's.

The Henley Football Club has been affiliated with several different leagues in its history including the SAAFL, West Torrens District Football Association, Adelaide & Suburban Football League and the South Australian Football Association (SAFA). The Henley Sharks have also been known as Henley Beach, Henley & Grange, Henley Two Blues, Henley Eagles, Henley District & Old Scholars and Henley Greek.[2]

Australian Football League (AFL) players who represented Henley as juniors include Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide), Sam Phillipou (Western Bulldogs), Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle), Ken McGregor (Adelaide),Paul Bulluss (Richmond) and Brodie Smith (Adelaide_Football_Club).

The 2013 season was another successful season with the senior side making the Division 1 finals. The B-Grade for a change didn't make the finals after playing in 4 grand finals in a row. The C Grade in Division 7 finished one win outside of the finals, whilst the D-Grade won the 2013 premiership.

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