Navarre Football and Netball Club will host multiple premiership reunions on Saturday, June 29.
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Both football and netball premierships will be recognised on the day with a special 100 year anniversary of the 1919 premiership. Despite no surviving members from the premiership, there remains strong family links to current footballers and netballers as well as the committee.
There are four surviving members from the premiership 1949 side and nine from the 1959 side. Organisers of the reunion said they were expecting a strong attendance from the 1989 to 1999 teams.
"Our 1989 premiership was the first of what turned out to be a three double premiership in a row," they said.
"Both reserves and seniors claimed premierships in 89, 90, 91. The other football reunion we will celebrate will be the 1999 senior premiership."
On the netball courts, a celebration will also be had for the start of a hat-trick of junior premierships.
"In 1979 our under-16s team consisting of Karen Bibby, Cathy Bibby, Lyn Seeary, Jackie Parry, Shelly Bibby, Jenny Cross and Cathlyn Russell won a premiership and started off a hat trick of wins with them taking out flags in 1979, 1980 and 1981," organisers said. "Lyn Seeary played in all three premierships as a goalie and the team was coached by Ann Bibby."
Lyn Cunningham (Seeary), Helena Nicholson, Kylie Cross, Melinda Johnston (Hannett), Maxine Bibby, Lisa Chamings, Christine Clark formed the team which won the 1989 reserves premiership.
"Navarre defeated Avoca in that year and Gwen Hannett coached the team. She was known as the player of the first 'Basketball' team in 1957," organisers said.
The under-17 netball team were victorious in 1989. Cindy Whitehead, Louise Bibby, Gab Bibby, Yvette Whitehead, Nicki Bibby, Cindianne Slorach, Kylie Torney, Carli Peacock played in the winning team which was coached by Lynette Bibby. Navarre A Grade team had a close call against Lexton in 2009, taking home the premiership by three points.
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Melissa Streeter, Caitlyn Murphy, Lauren Tickner, Alanna Weight, Rachael Murphy, Trish Martin, Nicole Harding (Coach), Renee Moloney and Jess Parry were part of the winning team.
"Our coach, Nicole Harding, knew what it was like to win as her father Conrad, was a 1982 Navarre premiership player and coached the team to their first premiership in 14 years," organisers said.
"It was the first and only Lexton Plains Football League premiership. We had a young side that season as four girls were just 17 years of age - Jess Parry, Caitlyn Murphy, Rachel Murphy and Alanna Weight."
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