Christies Beach Football Club
The Christies Beach Football Club is an Australian rules football team based in the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide that first fielded junior teams in the Southern Football League in 1964. In 1966 senior teams were formed and almost instant success was achieved with A-Grade premierships in 1967 and 1968. The Christies Beach Football Club continues to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in the Southern Football League. Between 2016 and 2019, Christies Beach fielded Women's teams in the Adelaide Footy League (previously South Australian Women's Football League).
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| Full name | Christies Beach Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Saints | ||
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| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Colours | red white black | ||
| Competition | Southern Football League | ||
| President | Craig Blake | ||
| Coach | Brett Thomson (Men), Michael Dean (Women) | ||
| Captain(s) | Nathan Stock (Men), Monique Hepden (Women) | ||
| Premierships | A Grade (7): 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1994 Women (1): 2017 | ||
| Ground(s) | John Bice Memorial Oval | ||
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Christies Beach has produced a number of Australian Football League (AFL) players including Jason Horne-Francis (North Melbourne/Port Adelaide), Dean Brogan (Port Adelaide/GWS), Nigel Smart (Adelaide), Tony Modra (Adelaide/Fremantle), and Chris Groom (Adelaide/Fremantle/North Melbourne).