The Prahran Football Club (), nicknamed the Two Blues, is an Australian rules football club based at Toorak Park in Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria. The club is currently in Division 1 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The nickname Two Blues comes from the club uniform which has been royal blue and sky blue since the club formed in 1886.
Prahran fields Senior, Reserves, Club XVIII and junior teams.
History
Prahran first played as a senior club in the Victorian Football Association in 1886 and 1887, playing its games first at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground, then at the Wesley College Ground. After 1887, it amalgamated with the neighbouring St Kilda Football Club, which was based less than a mile away.
Prahran was reformed as a club on 15 March 1899, and joined the VFA that season, this time playing at Toorak Park, approximately two miles from St Kilda. It played in the VFA between 1899 and 1994, with the exception of 1959, when it competed in the Metropolitan League; this was because the Prahran Council would not lease Toorak Park to Prahran's Seconds team, leaving the club expelled from the Association's requirements for failing to meet its minimum home ground requirements. At the end of 1994, when administration of the VFA was turned over to the Victorian State Football League, Prahran left the Association as part of the VSFL's efforts to reduce the size of the VFA and align it with the TAC Cup; Prahran's identity was carried on within the TAC Cup from 1995, when the Central Dragons club moved to Toorak Park and was renamed the Prahran Dragons, a name it carried until the end of 1999.
The club continued to exist in an administrative capacity after its departure from the VFA, and continued to operate the Prahran Tabaret – a gambling bar it owns and operates in Chapel Street, Prahran – despite having no on-field presence. In 1999, the club merged with Southbank Amateur Football Club in 1999 and joined the Victorian Amateur Football Association under the stewardship of Herald Sun racing writer Tim Habel. It also re-established its junior arm; and, after commencing with just two junior teams, the club now has eight junior teams and has formed a joint Under 19 team with Caulfield Football Club. In 2010, a joint venture with Assumption College was approved and in 2011 the club changed its name to Prahran/Assumption Football Club. The club won 2 premierships in 2011 and 2017 as Prahran Assumption, and reverted to the ‘Prahran’ moniker only in 2023.
Achievements
Club honours
League Best & Fairest Awards
VFA - Recorder Cup
1928 - Frank Smith
1931 - Bill Koop
1935 - Les White
VFA - J J Liston Trophy
1993 - Michael Sinni
Club champions/best and fairest
1904 – George Brown (best all-round) 1940 – Bill Faul 1945 – A Gardiner 1952 – Ian Armstrong
Team of the Century
Back: Vin Crowe, Kerry Foley, Robert Anderson
Half back: Bill Faul, Dick Culpin, Ian McGuiness
Centre: Frank Smith, Pat Walsh (c), Ken Emselle
Half forward: Wayne Johnston, Bill Morrow, Glenn Dickson
Forward: Barry Pearson, George Hawkins, Les White
Follower: Rod Payne, Kevin Rose, Ray Harvey (vc) Interchange: Kim Smith, Bill Koop, Graeme McMahon, John Townsend, Ross Thornton, Michael Sinni. Coach: Kevin Rose
Selected in 2003 by - Jack Morgans, Ray Harvey, Charlie Roach and Ray Ryan.
VFL/AFL players
The following well known footballers played with Prahran FC prior to making their senior VFL/AFL debut. View the complete list at the bottom of this page under "Prahran Football Club Players".
1941 - Harold Bray – finished in the top three in the Brownlow Medal three times
1967 - Kevin Sheedy – former coach of Essendon Football Club and former Richmond player, began his football career with Prahran. 1979 - Wayne Johnston – went on to play in four Premierships for Carlton Football Club 1980 - Ross Thornton – went onto to play for Fitzroy Football Club 1984 - Graeme Yeats – went on to play 182 games for Melbourne Football Club 1987 - Jim Stynes – won a Brownlow Medal and went on to set an Australian Football League record for most consecutive games (244) for Melbourne Football Club