Henley Football Club
| Full name | Henley Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Sharks |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1994 (merger) |
| League | SAAFL, Metro West Junior Football League |
| Home ground | Henley & Grange Memorial Oval |
| Anthem | "We are the Navy Blues" |
| President | Teresa Davoren |
| Head coach | Jarrad Wright |
| Captain | Jake Pavlich |
| Strip | |
| Navy Blue, White Shark Emblem | |
The Henley Sharks Football Club is an Australian Rules Football Club that has been in existence in different forms since 1899 and has been known by its current name since 1998. The current club was formed in 1994 as the Henley Greek Football Club, a merger of the Henley Districts and Old Scholars Football Club and the Greek Football Club. The Henley 'Sharks' field 4 senior teams in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL), Division 1, Division 1 Reserves, Division C1 and Under 18's. The club also fields many junior teams in the Metro West Junior Football League in grades ranging from Under 8's through to Under 16's.
The Henley Football Club's predecessors have been affiliated with several different leagues over their history including the SAAFL, West Torrens District Football Association, Adelaide & Suburban Football League and the South Australian Football Association (SAFA). The Henley Sharks have also been known as Grange, Henley Beach, Henley & Grange, Henley Two Blues, Henley Eagles, Henley District & Old Scholars and Henley Greek.
Australian Football League (AFL) players who represented Henley as juniors include Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide), Sam Phillipou (Western Bulldogs), Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle), Ken McGregor (Adelaide), Paul Bulluss (Richmond) and Brodie Smith (Adelaide).
Henley Football Club was formed in 1994 as the Henley Greek Football Club, a merger of the Henley Districts and Old Scholars Football Club and the Greek Football Club, who had broken away from an existing merger with the Camden Football Club.
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