About
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The Club
Southern Districts Gaelic Football Club was founded in 1983 by three Australians:
Kieran Glynn, Steve Batterham and Peter Taylor
The club was unique in the league from day one, being the first to bring Gaelic football south of the river and for consisting of almost all Australian born team members.
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Current Committee
President: Brian McDonnell 0409 538 203
Vice President: Mairead McDonald 0474 478 425
Secretary: Lisa O'Neill 0407 044 367
Treasurer: Fred McCormack 0411 039 750
PRO: Roisin McDonald 0487 445 664
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Honours
2016 Ladies Championship Winners - our ladies team held the Championship cup in their hands, for the first time in over 10 years.
2013 Consul Cup Winners – the senior men retained the Consul Cup for the first time in the club’s history bringing their total wins in this competition to six.
2012 Consul Cup Winners (Senior Mens)
2012 saw the introduction of an intermediate men’s team which proved to be highly successful, narrowly missing out in the championship final.
2008 Southern Districts celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Perth.
2006 Consul Cup Winners.
2001 Consul Cup Winners. Mens & Ladies replaced so that both had the same.
1999 The ladies, by now, had dominated events by winning twelve out of the fifteen official competitions including the St. Patrick’s Day Carnival, the League and Mná championship cups.
1997 League and Mná Cup Winners for the third time. The ladies team are awarded the cup to keep.
1996 Mná Cup Winners (Ladies)
1995 saw the inclusion of the ladies team, invigorating the club with growth and success on the field. The ladies teams win the Mná Cup.
1993 The club celebrates its 10th Anniversary.
1991 Southern Districts won the St. Patrick’s Day Carnival, Father Kelly Cup and Consul’s Cup. They also won the league for the first time in the club’s history. In the whole season Southern Districts just lost one game. This was one of the most successful years for the club.
1989 Southern Districts reached the finals in all four competitions. The club won three finals including the Championship.
1986 New strip purchased this year. Exhibition match – half Gaelic, half Australian Rules – played at Queen’s Park, Koorda, WA.
1985 The club wins its first silverware – the St Patrick’s Day Cup.
1984 Training transferred to Shirley Strickland Oval, Ardross.
1983 Southern Districts start training at Lynwood Oval, City of Canning.
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Honorary Members
Kieran Glynn
Peter Batterham
Ray Vacher
Fred McCormack
Steve Duncan
Jeromy Good
Rohan Matthews
Des Moran
June Turtle
Billy Walsh
Michelle Drysdale
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Sponsors
Southern Districts Gaelic Football & Camogie Club could not be where it is today without the great support network we have here in Perth.
We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our amazing sponsors!
DASH Civil Contracting
DASH Civil Contracting provide Formwork, Earthworks, Concrete Works, Labour Hire and Maintenance servicesGate Trenching & Communications Pty Ltd
Gate Trenching and Communications provide services for a range of industries including telecommunications and civil constructionWoodstock Civil & Drainage Pty Ltd
Woodstock Civil specialise in all types of Civil Construction and Drainage WorksAll Force Labour Solutions
All Force Labour Solutions is a labour hire company that supply workers to the construction industry throughout WAReilly Contractors Pty Ltd
Reilly Contractors are a Civil Engineering Contracting firm who undertake groundworks, sewerage, stormwater drainage and utilities installations throughout WA. They also provide excavator and loader hireMobile Dewatering
Mobile Dewatering is a Water Table Management Company that specialises in the provision of Dewatering and Pump Hire services throughout WASurvey Dynamics Pty Ltd
Survey Dynamics Pty Ltd provide surveying services to the construction industry in WA. They specialise in major roads and railways, sea-wall projects, major mine infrastructure works, railway duplication works and large earthwork projectsRosie O'Grady’s Northbridge
Rosie O’ Grady’s Irish Pub Northbridge is one of Western Australia’s original Irish venues since 1993. They provide live music and food, live sport every week including GAA, Soccer and RugbyOcean Air Services
Ocean Air Services is a Western Australian Air Conditioning and Mechanical Services Contracting Company who specialise in Commercial and Industrial properties, Residential apartment buildings and Office / Shop Fit OutsThe Visa Advisor
The Visa Advisor is an Irish owned Visa Migration Agency based in Perth WA. They provide expert migration advice and a friendly though professional serviceRedgewell Electrical Contractors
Redgewell Electrical Contractors specialise in TV points, antennas, phone and networking points and c-bus lighting systems - 0408 823 867 -
Charity Organisations
Southern Districts Gaelic Football & Camogie Club proudly support the following Charity Organisations
Darkness in to Light
Darkness into Light is part of the Suicide and Self-Harm Awareness campaign, launched by Pieta House in Ireland; it is now in its sixth year and has grown to include over 83 sites around the globe including Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Please check out the website for further detailsKevin Bell Repatriation Trust
In memory of the late Kevin Bell, The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was established with the aim to alleviate the financial hardship of bereaved families repatriating the body (bodies) of loved one(s) who have died abroad in sudden or tragic circumstances back to Ireland. Please check out the website for further detailsMake life your legacy - ‘Opt for Life’
The purpose of my ‘Make Life Your Legacy’ campaign is to end the invisible tragedy of death on the waiting list and put in place a state of the art organ donation system in the North and South if Ireland. The proposed law change will see us all automatically be donors unless we decide to opt out online. Please visit their Facebook page for further details
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