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Falcons Footy Fundamentals – Marking
Watch Aasta O'Connor give her tips on marking in our Falcon Footy Fundamentals as part of our #StrongGirlsWIP program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtxMMpOMrKw&feature=youtu.be
Farewell to a champion of our game: Yasmin Horsham 06/08/1971 – 27/01/2020
Yasmin Horsham was a champion of our game on so many measures. She was an outstanding individual footballer, a great team person and a stellar friend. She also had an enormous fighting spirit and...
Soccer Skill of the Week – Roulette
Lily from U14s has been keeping up with her soccer skills during lockdown. Here she demonstrates the Roulette. Strong Girls know that practice makes progress. If you want to show us your skill of...
Chapter 8 – Five Footy Premierships in Five Years: the Falcon’s Fly High 2006-2010
In the 2005 Falcons Annual Report, senior coach Peta Searle wrote that “you’re only as good as your next game so let’s be ready for a kick ass 2006”. It was a rousing statement that would foreshadow...
Chapter 7 – The Move to AH Capp: 2004-2005
The 2004 and 2005 seasons were a period of transition and change at the Falcons. With the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games on the horizon, grounds and sporting precincts in the Darebin area were...
Chapter 6 – Parkside joins Darebin
If footy fate exists, then it was in action at the end of the 2002 VWFL season. The Falcons footy program was in the midst of a rough patch. While an increase in player numbers at the beginning of...
Chapter 5 – 8-Ball and the Falcons
In July of 2005, the Falcons added another string to their bow—adding 8-Ball as a trial sport. Founding club member and player and long-serving club president Sal Rees brought the game into the...
Darebin Falcons COVID-19 Update
Dear Falcons Family, We hope you’re all staying safe, staying as active as you can and looking after your friends and family. The Darebin Falcons Board met on Monday 6th April to discuss the impact...
Chapter 4 – Adding Cricket to the Mix
In keeping with the Falcons story, the beginning of cricket at the club has its genesis in friendship. “I used to play cricket against a few of the girls that played for Fairfield,” explained Trish...
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