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KEY FACTS

Official name
Dandenong Football Club

Known as
Dandenong

Disbanded
1994

Colours
Navy blue and red (1992-1994 white, red and blue)

Emblem
Redlegs (formerly Dandies)

Associated clubs
Dandenong

Affiliations (Historical)
Dandenong and District Football Association (DDFA) 1935–1950; Federal Football League (FFL) 1930, 1934, 1948, 1951–1957; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1958–1994

Home Ground
Dandenong Showgrounds (1958-1961) Shepley Oval (1962-1994)

VFA Premierships
First Division: 1967, 1971, 1991 (3 total) Second Division: 1962 (1 total)

Most Games
210 by Lew Wright (1976-1988)

Dandenong



"Controversy again attended Dandenong on their next appearance in the grand final in 1971 when they defeated Preston. The controversy focused on a goal kicked by Dandenong full forward Jim ‘Frosty’ Miller from a free kick awarded before umpire McMaster had even bounced the ball to start the game."

John Devaney looks at the key moments in Dandenong's history.

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1968 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Dandenong's 1968 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Dandenong 4.44.68.78.9 57 DRAW Port Melbourne 1.54.104.107.15 57 0 SHE Apr 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Dandenong 3.46.611.915.11 101 WON Preston 3.17.312.415.7 97 4 PRE Apr 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Dandenong 7.69.1213.1815.20 110 WON Oakleigh 2.34.55.126.14 50 60 WAR May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Dandenong 0.26.310.812.8 80 LOST Sandringham 4.37.78.818.13 121 -41 SHE May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Dandenong 2.13.45.67.9 51 LOST Waverley 1.23.46.510.9 69 -18 CR2 May 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Dandenong 4.27.214.1116.11 107 WON Coburg 2.15.56.57.7 49 58 DAN May 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Dandenong 3.73.94.1210.18 78 WON Prahran 1.33.77.108.11 59 19 TOO Jun 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Dandenong 1.21.65.129.15 69 WON Brunswick 3.33.46.47.7 49 20 BWP Jun 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Dandenong 0.63.149.1712.21 93 WON Yarraville 1.75.87.149.18 72 21 SHE Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Dandenong 1.36.68.109.13 67 LOST Port Melbourne 5.78.815.1022.16 148 -81 NPO Jun 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Dandenong 5.09.411.513.9 87 WON Preston 1.42.53.64.11 35 52 SHE Jul 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Dandenong 5.27.713.1020.20 140 WON Oakleigh 3.54.85.85.8 38 102 SHE Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Dandenong 1.44.75.137.19 61 LOST Sandringham 4.55.59.710.7 67 -6 BRO Jul 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Dandenong 6.18.414.517.8 110 WON Waverley 0.24.95.118.16 64 46 SHE Jul 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Dandenong 1.25.610.1011.12 78 WON Coburg 2.75.105.117.17 59 19 COB Aug 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Dandenong 8.510.813.1314.14 98 LOST Prahran 3.110.512.818.9 117 -19 SHE Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Dandenong 5.117.1414.2221.25 151 WON Brunswick 4.18.59.515.9 99 52 SHE Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Dandenong 2.43.134.147.20 62 LOST Yarraville 2.73.117.207.23 65 -3 YAR Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Dandenong 3.78.1111.1711.19 85 LOST Sandringham 6.212.815.1120.13 133 -48 PUN Sep 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.