Calder Cannons

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The Calder Cannons is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the Talent League, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs. The geographic catchment area for the club is the north western suburbs of Melbourne extending to cover the Macedon Ranges area.

Honours

  • Premierships (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010
  • Runners-up (3): 2002, 2006, 2014
  • Minor Premiers (4): 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014
  • Wooden Spoons: Nil

Talent League Girls

  • Premierships (1): 2017
  • Runners-up (1): 2019

Performances

The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the Oakleigh Chargers at the MCG. They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals.

Club information

The club trains and play home matches at the Highgate Recreation Reserve (known since 2014 as RAMS Arena) in northern Craigieburn.[1] It was previously based at the Coburg City Oval in Coburg.

Former Collingwood footballer and Copeland Trophy winner, Robert Hyde, coached the Cannons from 1996 to 2006.[2] The club's best and fairest award is called the Robert Hyde medal, in honour of Hyde. Currently The club is the Feeder Club to the Coburg Football Club in the VFL[3]

Players drafted from Calder Cannons

Many notable players in the Australian Football League have been recruited from the Cannons.

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