Anakie Football Club

Anakie Football & Netball Club
Names
Full name	Anakie Football and Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Kangaroos
Club details
Colours	Red      Blue
Competition	Geelong DFL since 1949
Premierships	1926, 1967, 1985, 1991, 1994.
Ground(s)	De Motts Rd, Anakie.

The Anakie Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the Geelong DFL since 1936. They are based in the town of Anakie, Victoria, 20 km north of Geelong.

Club originated from the Durrawarrah Football Club which was formed when the Geelong Water and Sewerage Trust constructed storage dams in the Brisbane ranges. Durrawarrah were premiers in 1914 on completion of the dams works moved to the Anakie area.

After the end of the WWI, the club was competing in the Leigh Cup competition until it disbanded in 1923. The club moved to the Mathison Cup in 1924, and then later the Elliott Cup. In 1936 the club moved to the Geelong Sub-District Football league. They were accepted into Woolworth Cup (2nd division) competition of the GDFL in 1949. The club had the occasional success in the 1960s as they were a midde of the road club that would make the finals only to lose at the end of the season.

Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN

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