Sandringham Dragons is an

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club playing in the

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, the top statewide under-18 competition in

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. They are based at the Moorabbin Oval in

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, representing the southern suburban area of

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. Formed as Central Dragons, the club was one of the founding metropolitan clubs of the competition in 1992 as part of a plan by the

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to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs. This was to help aid in player development and the process of the

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. The club was originally named the ''Central Dragons'' and Based at Princes Park in

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. In 1995 the name of the club was changed to ''Prahran Dragons'' as part of the agreement which saw the Prahran Two Blues exit the senior

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. In 2000, the club relocated to the

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in Sandringham and changed its name for the new locality. The club has since moved its administration and training base to the upgraded Moorabbin Oval (RSEA Park) in Linton St. Moorabbin.

AFL Draftees History

*1992: Tim Scott-Branagan, Aaron Lord, Matthew Jackson, Adam Williamson, Mathew Moon North, *1993: Scott Mollard, Julian Kirzner,

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, Simon Beaumont, Justin Murphy *1994: David Bourke, Carl Steinfort, John Rombotis, Marty Warry, Matthew Robbins *1995: Nick Jewell, Jason Cripps, Brent Williams *1996: Brett O'Farrell, Will Sangster *1997: John Hynes, *1998:

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, Danny Jacobs, Troy Schwarze *1999: David Spriggs, Ezra Poyas, Jason Blake, Mark Ainley, Jeremy Dukes, Nick Stone, Damien Lyon, Mark Wittison, Olly Trand *2000: Dylan Smith,

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, Ted Richards,

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, Luke Hammond, Scott Thornton, Michael Davis, Matthew Ball, Leigh Harrison *2001:

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, Charlie Gardiner, Rod Crowe, Ben Schwarze, Mark Dubyna *2002: Darren Walsh,

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, Leigh Fisher *2003: Fergus Watts, Luke Peel, Andrew Eriksen *2004: Thomas Murphy, Will Thursfield, Joseph Krieger *2005: Robert Warnock,

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, Matt Thomas, Daniel Hughes, Simon Phillips *2006: Josh P. Kennedy, Tom Hawkins *2007: Myke Cook, Luke Casey-Leigh, John Shaw,

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*2008: Jack Watts, Ty Vickery,

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*2010: Ben Jacobs, Daniel Farmer,

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, *2011: Liam Sumner, Jackson Paine,

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, Tom Temay, Xavier Richards *2013: Josh Kelly, Nathan Freeman,

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, Kurt Heatherley *2014: Angus Brayshaw,

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, Ed Vickers-Willis,

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, Tim Taranto, Will Setterfield, Jack Scrimshaw,

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, Will Walker, Charlie Constable, Nathan Murphy,

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: Max King, Ben King,

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, Liam Stocker, Joel Crocker,

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: Will Ashcroft, Harry Sheezel, Cam Mackenzie, Charlie Clarke,

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Honours

*Premierships (6): 1999, 2011, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 *Runners-up (1): 2017 *Minor Premiers (1): 1998 *Wooden Spoons (4): 1992, 1996, 2007, 2009 Sandringham is the second club in the

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to achieve 3 consecutive premierships, the first being the Northern Knights, with 4 consecutive premierships from 1993 to 1996.

Yearly Ladder Placings (1992 - 2019)

References

External links

Sandringham Dragons Website
{{TAC Cup Talent League clubs 1992 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne Sport in the City of Bayside Australian rules football clubs established in 1992