The Penleigh and Essendon Grammarians Football Club, abbreviated PEGS Football Club or simply PEGS, and nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located in

Keilor Park, Victoria Keilor Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Park recorded a population of 2,684 at the 2021 census. Keilo ...

, north west of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

. The club originated in 1968 as the Old Essendon Grammarians, composed of alumni and pea hearts from the Essendon Grammar School. The club competed in the

Essendon District Football League The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition ...

(EDFL), winning the 1976 C Grade premiership, before joining the

Footscray District Football League The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors. History The league was formed in 1931 as the "Footscray District Football Le ...

(FDFL) for two seasons commencing in 1983. In 1984, the club joined the

Victorian Amateur Football Association The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. It consists of seven senior men's and women's divisions ranging from Premier to Division 4. In addition the ...

(VAFA), where it continues to compete today. The club's home games are held at a purpose built facility in Keilor Park.

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* Victorian Amateur Football Association clubs 1968 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1968 Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne Sport in the City of Brimbank Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School {{AFL-team-stub