Sturt Football Club

Sturt
Names
Full nameSturt Football Club
Nickname(s)Double Blues
2022 season
Leading goalkickerAbaina Davis (20)
Best and fairestCasey Voss
Club details
Founded1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Colours  Light Blue and   Navy Blue
CompetitionSouth Australian National Football League
PresidentJason Kilic
CoachMartin Mattner
Captain(s)James Battersby
Premierships15
1915, 1919, 1926, 1932, 1940, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 2002, 2016, 2017
Ground(s)Unley Oval (capacity: 15,000)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitesturtfc.com.au

The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League.

Founded in 1901 by the Sturt Cricket Club, the club initially struggled to make the finals, however, in 1915 they won their first Premiership. After several decades of substantial finals appearances and a few premiership wins, Sturt entered a period of success, winning seven premierships from 1966 to 1976 under coach Jack Oatey.

Sturt has a total of 15 premierships, eleven Magarey Medallists and two Night Premierships.

Sturt wear Oxford and Cambridge Blue reflecting the street names on which their home ground is based. Sturt play their home games at the 15,000 capacity Unley Oval and their club song is named It's a grand old flag.