The Tea Tree Gully District Football Club is an

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club located in Banksia Park, South Australia. Tea Tree Gully currently plays in the Adelaide Footy League, formerly known as the "South Australian Amateur Football League" (SAAFL).

History

The club was originally part of " Modbury F.C." in 1862, but it soon split apart from them to form their own institution. Tea Tree played its first game against the "Adelaidians" in a paddock near Modbury on 30 August 1862. It ended when the "Adelaidians" scored their second goal and won the game. The club's original home was at Memorial Oval, operating out of a tin shed. These relatively primitive facilities prevailed until its current home at Pertaringa Oval was opened in 1964. Originally the club played in the double blue colours associated with Sturt, before switching to the black and red that has been the club's colours to this day. Tea Tree Gully played in the Torrens Valley Football Association, the North Eastern Hills Football Association, the East Torrens Football Association, the Norwood North Adelaide Football Association and the South Australian Football Association before becoming a part of the South Australian Amateur Football League.''When The Going Gets Tough...The story of Tea Tree Gully District Football Club'', David Crisanti Former

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players include

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and Ryan Schoenmakers. Former Carlton and Adelaide player

Troy Menzel Troy Menzel (born 22 September 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 11 in the 2012 nation ...

joined the club in 2018 along with fellow Crow Luke Brown in 2023.

Records

The club holds the record for the most players and teams in South Australia with 829 players and 23 teams in its junior division.

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External links

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Club profile
on Australianrulesfootball.com {{Channel 9 Adelaide Football League Clubs 1862 establishments in Australia Adelaide Footy League clubs Australian rules football clubs established in 1862