As Altona Football Club celebrates its centenary, the Vikings are sounding the siren for players.
Altona Junior Football Club president Vito Rubino said the club, established in a Pier Street cafe in 1918, wanted to continue its proud tradition. It was started by James Duke, Dick Bloomberg and several Altona traders as a place for their returned servicemen sons.
“Purple and Gold were the colors of their regiment,” Rubino said.
“As a legacy of founding father of the club James Duke, two of his great-great-great-grandsons currently play for the Altona Junior Football Club, and one for the Altona Football Club in the under-19s.
“Similarly, there are others whose great-great-grandfather played in the original team in 1918.”
Rubino said the club is struggling to fill its under-14 team.
“This was a premiership team from last season and we are desperate to keep this team together,” he said.
“The positive environment our club offers will help them [players] deal with the challenges that they face as teenagers.
“Another one of our teams that will be short on numbers is an under-18 girls’ team, which is a brand new team that we’re forming,” Rubino said.
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