Deanmill Football Club hosts football reunion to celebrate premierships, as 1984 Colts trophy turns 40

The celebrations of winning a premiership with Deanmill Football Club seemingly never end, with five past winning teams gathering at the weekend to celebrate their highs from decades gone by. Saturday saw current and former players come together to celebrate their 1984 Colts, 1994 League, 2004 Colts, and 2014 Colts and Reserves premiership players. Both old and new players enjoyed a day at the football before an evening full of anecdotes, music and laughs. About 150 former players and members attended and were able to celebrate wins from the reserves and league teams on the day. Deanmill club president Darren East called the reunion a “sensational night” and it was an “honour” to bring back former players. “The general feedback from the guys and their speeches was that they were honoured to be a part of the Deanmill Football Club in some way or form in their lives,” he said. “It’s important that we honour these people and remember this as an important part of our club’s history. “We need to show that (they’re) not only the past of what our club was built on, but also the future of (what) our club looks like. “It was good to show our boys that are playing now how it was done previously, and how the tradition of the football club was built. “To bring those blokes back into the club was a great way of doing it.”