Lara Sporting Club

Lara
Names
Full name	Lara Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Cats
Club details
Founded	1880
Colours	Blue and White
Premierships	1912, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1965, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2002
Ground(s)	Recreation Reserve, Lara, Victoria
Other information
Official website	www. Larasportingclub.com.au

Lara Sporting Club plays in the AFL Barwon Football League in Victoria, Australia. They play their home games at Lara Recreation Reserve.^[1]

Lara is situated between Geelong and Werribee on the main Geelong rail line so over the years the club has played in competitions to the East and West of the town.

History

1907-1914 Geelong Football Association
1919-1927 Werribee Lara Football Association
1928-1932 Geelong Athletic Societies League
1933-1935 Geelong Football Association
1936-1946 Werribee District Football League
1947-1988 Geelong & District Football League

Merger

In 1975 the Football club and the cricket merged to form the Lara Sporting Club.

Geelong Football League

After winning two premierships in three years Lara opted to move into the GFL in 1989. In 2015 the League was absorbed into the AFL Barwon Football League.

List of VFL / AFL listed players

Book

Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

References

↑ http://www. Larasportingclub.com.au

Clubs in the Geelong Football League

Bell Park Colac Grovedale Geelong West Giants Lara Leopold Newtown & Chilwell North Shore South Barwon St Albans St Joseph's St Mary's

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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