The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an

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club which compete in the

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since 1988. They are based in the Melbourne suburb of

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History

In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL. The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating

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in its first year.

Guernsey

Premierships

* Div 1 = 1979 (WSFL) * Div 2 = 2008 * Div 3 = 1988, 1998 * Div 5 = 2024 U12's

VFL/AFL players

* James Gowans – St Kilda * Chris Burton –

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* Shane Madigan - Fitzroy Football club * Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner - Western Bulldogs AFLW

Bibliography

* ''History of the WRFL/FDFL'' by Kevin Hillier – * ''History of football in Melbourne's north west'' by John Stoward –

References

External links

Official website
{{WRFL Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne Australian rules football clubs established in 1971 1971 establishments in Australia Western Region Football League clubs Sport in the City of Brimbank Sunshine, Victoria