Old Brighton Grammarians | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Old Brighton Grammarians Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Tonners | |
Former nickname(s) | Club XVIII: Bloods, Warriors | |
2024 season | ||
After finals | VAFA: 2nd VAFAW: 1st | |
Home-and-away season | VAFA: 1st VAFAW: 1st | |
Leading goalkicker | VAFA: Nicholas Pavlou (30)[1] VAFAW: Lily Tait (43)[2] | |
Best and fairest | VAFA: TBC VAFAW: TBC | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1957[3] | |
Colours | Red Navy blue | |
Competition | VAFA: Premier VAFAW: Division 1 | |
Coach | VAFA: Marcel Bruin VAFAW: Andrew Grant | |
Captain(s) | VAFA: Harry Hill[4] VAFAW: Cat O'Brien & India Tait[5] | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | obgfc.com.au |
The Old Brighton Grammarians Football Club, nicknamed the Tonners, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton.[6] The club maintains a close relationship with Brighton Grammar School.[7]
Old Brighton has won five senior premierships since it was formed in 1957, although the club has never won a top division grand final in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), finishing runners-up in 2007 and 2024.[8]
As of 2024, Old Brighton's men's team competes in the Premier Division of the VAFA, while the women's team is in Division 1 of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW).