Pennant Hills Demons is an

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club competing in the

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Premier League and based out of the Sydney suburb of

Pennant Hills Pennant Hills is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pennant Hills is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. History The ...

. Their home ground moved from Ern Holmes Oval in April 2011 to Mike Kenny Oval

History

The club was formed in 1971. Pennant Hills were promoted to the top Sydney grade, the SFL (now Sydney AFL Premier Division) in 1977. The club has won the Sydney Premier Division premiership 5 times. Their first was won in 2000, when the Demons defeated North Shore 15.12 (102) to 12.7 (79) at

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. Their second was in 2006, at

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. The Demons scored eight behinds in a row to defeat the previously undefeated

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by two points. Pennant Hills 5.20 (50) East Coast Eagles 7.6 (48) The third flag in 2008 again came against East Coast Eagles, with a record 104-point win also at

. Pennant Hills 20.12 (132) East Coast Eagles 3.10 (28) The Demons won again in 2015 against the highly fancied East Coast Eagles Pennant Hills 14.5 (89) East Coast Eagles 7.12 (54). This was the third time the two clubs had played off in the final game of the season, with all three being played at

and all three going the way of the demons. The most recent flag was in 2017 against the highly rated Sydney University side. The Demons finished in 5th place on the ladder in the regular season, and are the first club to win from that position, taking out the match by 6 points in a thrilling game at Blacktown International Sports park. Final score Sydney Uni 7.18 (60) to Pennant Hills 10.6 (66)

Notable players

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Jarrad McVeigh Jarrad McVeigh (born 7 April 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of former Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh. He was co-captain of the ...

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Kieren Jack Kieren Jack (born 28 June 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the co-captain of the Sydney Swans, alongside Jarrad McVeigh from 2013 to 2016. Early life ...

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Braeden Campbell Braeden Campbell (born 4 February 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 5th draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft. after the Swa ...

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Adam Chatfield Adam Chatfield (born 22 June 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the Australian Football League. From the NSW/ACT Rams and having tested as the best sprinter in the 1997 AFL draft, Ch ...

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Terry Thripp Terry Thripp (born 31 October 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Sydney in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). The first Sydney local to play with the Swans after they relocated, Thripp was recruited ...

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Kieren Briggs Kieren Briggs (born 6 October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early football Growing up, Briggs prioritised soccer until he joined the Pennant H ...

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