Casey Demons

Casey Demons
Names
Full nameCasey Football Club[1]
Former name(s)Springvale Football Club
(1903–2005)
Casey Scorpions
(2006–2016)
Nickname(s)Demons, Dees
Former nickname(s)Scorpions, Vales
2023 season
Home-and-away season7th
Club details
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Colours  Red   Navy blue
CompetitionVFL: Men's football
VFLW: Women's football
VNL: Netball
PresidentDavid Dillon
CoachMark Corrigan
Captain(s)Mitchell White
PremiershipsVFA/VFL: 6 (1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2022)
Ground(s)Casey Fields (capacity: 10,000[2])
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Other information
Official websitemelbournefc/casey

The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Cranbourne East, Victoria.[1] The club, which was previously known as the Springvale Football Club (1903–2005) and the Casey Scorpions (2006–16), plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It has a reserves affiliation with the Melbourne Football Club.[3]

The club changed its nickname to the "Demons" prior to the 2017 season to strengthen its alliance with the Melbourne Football Club, also known as the "Demons".[4]

Casey also has a netball team which has competed in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) since 2019.[5]

  1. ^ a b "ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Casey Fields". austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ Casey Scorpions officially change name to Casey Demons in alignment with Melbourne by Ben Higgins on Herald Sun, 19 December 2016
  4. ^ Casey Demons becomes official, Melbourne FC website, 19 December 2016.
  5. ^ Burgan, Matt (19 September 2018). "Casey joins Victorian Netball League". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.