About Us

The Deanmill Football Club was established in 1918. The history of the club is quite unique as there are many generations of fathers & sons who have played throughout the years with the club. A family orientated culture has been developed over many years of continued tradition being passed from one generation to another.

Many a great footballer has come from Deanmill Football Club & gone on to achieve in the highest levels such as AFL & the WAFL.

Players To Play & Coach Associated With Deanmill

AFL

Paul Peos
John Todd
Mathew Priddis
Tayte Pears

WAFL

Sir Ross Hutchinson
Ron Hinds
Jack Murray
Ray Richards
Ray Giblett

Gary Bygraves
Gary Boterhoven
John Brealey
Jeoffrey Paganini
Heath East

A number of these players represented our state with distinction also.

The L.S.W.F.L was incorporated in 1959 since that year the Deanmill Football Club have won 16 League flags & a number of Reserves & Colts flags .In the 16 flags won in League there has been 2 back to back Premierships 1990 & 1991 2008 & 2009 . With that we won a treble of premierships in 1972, 1973 & 1974 Coached & Captained by Harvey Giblett.

The culture is entrenched in these players after playing for Deanmill for a life time when they start playing many a time they play there complete playing days there. With that we have 4 players who have played over 300 league games George Rice, Harvey Giblett, Michael Spiroff & Todd East which all became Life Members.

The Year of 1997 bought to the club a new logo The Mighty Hawks a new look Guernsey & a new club song. The first year of the Hawks we won a premiership at our home ground. Since the introduction of the Hawks in 1997 we have won 4 flags 1997, 2002, 2008 & 2009.

The change over from the big V or the big men fly at the mill to the Deanmill Mighty Hawks & song change from the who are who are we to were a happy team at Deanmill were the mighty fighting hawks was a very lengthy consultation process . We needed a name & jumper design that carried our culture through to the next generation & in time we carried that tradition on. Maroon & gold colours with a hawk & our old trade mark of DFC which stands for:

“DEANMILL FOOTBALL CLUB & DEDICATION FELLOWSHIP & COURAGE”

Deanmill Junior Football Club

The junior football club has a very strong competition with solid numbers (over 100 children registered). Made up of 5 age groups Auskick, Year 4’s, Year 5-6’s, Year 7-8’s & Year 9 -10’s. Deanmill Juniors has been a force in their competition by opting to select a committee, coaches and volunteers who have the football future of these kids in their best interests.

Players to have gone on & played at the highest junior level being state football are:

Paul Peos
Tayte Pears
Riley Hutchinson

Which two of these (Peos & Pears) going on to play AFL.

The Junior club aim is to teach Both Boys & Girls the basics of Australian rules football & to develop all players to not only be entrenched in the culture & deep history of this club but to also be the best people possible for our community.

The senior & junior clubs have had a great working partnership over many years, and make it a great stepping stone from one level to the next. With this partnership our ongoing development of footballers is in good hands

They train on Wednesdays & play Saturdays & welcome anyone who wants to be involved in a great club to feel free to join in.