In They Said We'd Never

In 1980 the Stirling City Council had developed the Carine Open Space from former swap land and had laid the foundations of a football oval.  The founding members of the Carine Junior Football club saw the opportunity to utilise this new sporting facility and approached the Stirling Council for approval to use the facilities.  At very short notice the founders of the Club sought registration, conned founding sponsors to 'invest' in the initial purchase of jumpers and all other equipment required to field teams, and started the first year with approx 100 players and five teams.  The first officially recorded meeting was held at Poynter Primary School on 16 February, 1981.

The Club's Aim: We will provide, to the best of our ability, opportunity for our players to learn the skills of football in an atmosphere of good sportsmanship. 

Story taken from: Carine Cats Chronicle

Founding Committee

President, Mal Purcell
Vice President, Barry Dedman
Secretary, Judy Mosey
Treasurer, Barry Bitters
Registrar, John O'Donnell
Property Manager, Ray Smith
Social Manager, Ken Tulloch

The Club has a proud history and in 2015 celebrated its 35th Anniversary.  The football program at Carine has been the breeding ground for many AFL, AFLW WAFL and WAAFL footballers, including current Geelong player Mitch Duncan, current Carlton player Simon White, former Gold Coast Suns Coach (and former West Coast Eagles Champion - Guy McKenna ), former West Coast players -  Darren Glass  and Mark Nicoski  and current Subiaco players -  Aiden Parker and Tim Edwards, current Claremont player - Ryan Neates and Charlie Thomas (West Coast Eagles AFLW) and Luker Kentfield (Melbourne FC). This breeding ground was also reaffirmed in 2010 with five AFL drafts, watch the video (click here) and see who you recognise.