| Dandenong Stingrays | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Dandenong Stingrays Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Stingrays |
| 2019 season | |
| After finals | 8th |
| Home-and-away season | 8th |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Colours | Black Gold |
| Competition | NAB League |
| Premierships | NAB League (1) 2018 |
| Ground(s) | Shepley Oval, Dandenong |
| Other information | |
| Official website | DSFC |
The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition.
1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regional Manager) and Ron Roach (Promotions Manager) with its home base located at Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc. The side is coached in the inaugural year by Peter Russo.
In 1995 the club moved from Mordialloc to Dandenong and it also changed its name to the Dandenong Southern Stingrays. The club is currently under the leadership of Darren Flanigan (Region Talent Manager) and Matthew Crozier (Female Talent Coordinator) with the home base located at Shepley Oval, Dandenong. The side is coached by Nick Cox.
Results
Premiers (1)
- 2018
Runner Ups (5)
- 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013
Minor Premiers (4)
- 1997, 2010, 2016, 2018
Wooden Spoons (0)
- Nil
Yearly Ladder Placings
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Grand Finals
The Stingrays have made the Grand final on six occasions and have won one premiership.
- 1997: North Ballarat Rebels - 16.15 (111) d. Dandenong Stingrays - 10.16 (76)
- 2005: Gippsland Power - 12.9 (81) d. Dandenong Stingrays - 10.6 (66)
- 2008: Murray Bushrangers - 21.16 (142) d. Dandenong Stingrays - 9.7 (61)
- 2009: Calder Cannons 17.10 (112) d. Dandenong Stingrays - 14.14 (98)
- 2013: Eastern Ranges - 24.8 (152) d. Dandenong Stingrays - 5.10 (40)
- 2018: Dandenong Stingrays - 12.8 (80) d. Oakleigh Chargers - 11.8 (74)
Players drafted to the AFL
- 1992: Darren King, Danny Winkel, Kane Batzloff, Justin Leppitsch
- 1993: Christian O'Brien, Michael Prentice, Shayne Smith, Clint Shaw
- 1994: Jeff White, Matthew Joy, Chad Liddell, Michael Agnello, Austinn Jones
- 1995: Chad Morrison, Ashley Gehling, Daniel Marshall, Ryan Aitken
- 1996: Paul Corrigan, Tom Gilligan, Mark Winterton, Chris Holcombe
- 1997: Travis Johnstone, Trent Croad, Kris Massie, Andrew Williams, Craig Black, Darren Hulme
- 1998: Adam Ramanauskas, Brendan Fevola, Toby Thurstans, Craig Jacotine, Steven Rode
- 1999: David Hille, Daniel Wulf
- 2000: Laurence Angwin, Ryan Lonie, Michael Handby, Adam McPhee, Chris Newman, Nathan Lonie, Stephen Milne
- 2001: -
- 2002: Steven Salopek, Paul Johnson, Matthew Boyd
- 2003: Shane Tuck, Aaron Edwards
- 2004: Jarred Moore, Damien McCormack, Jayden Attard, Luke Forsyth, Anthony Raso, Zane Leonard
- 2005: Nathan Jones, Ryan Cook, Travis Tuck
- 2006: Andrejs Everitt, Greg Bentley, Daniel Nicholls
- 2007: Jarrad Grant, Scott Simpson, Jarrad Boumann
- 2008: Tom Gillies, Ash Smith, Shane Savage, Steven Gaertner.
- 2009: Tom Scully, Ryan Bastinac, Dylan Roberton, Rohan Kerr, Levi Casboult
- 2010: Thomas Lynch, Jake Batchelor, Mitchell Hallahan, Luke Parker, Andrew McInnes, Arryn Siposs, Tom Curren,
- 2011: Matthew Buntine, Nick Haynes, Todd Elton, Jordan Kelly, Brett O'Hanlon, Darren Minchington, Piva Wright
- 2012: Lachie Whitfield, Taylor Garner, Nathan Wright, Lewis Pierce, Tim McGenniss
- 2013: Zak Jones, Billy Hartung, James Harmes
- 2014: Tom Lamb, Jack Lonie, Bailey Dale, Mitch White
- 2015: Jacob Weitering, Kieran Collins, Brandon White, Liam Hulett, Bailey Rice, Kurt Mutimer, Gach Nyuon
- 2016: Josh Battle, Myles Poholke, Mitch McCarthy
- 2017: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Hunter Clark, Aiden Bonar, Tom De Koning, Oscar Clavarino, Tom Murphy
- 2018: Sam Sturt, William Hamill, Bailey Williams, Zac Foot, Toby Bedford, Lachie Young, Sam Fletcher, Matthew Cottrell, Mitchell Riordan, Jordyn Allen, Shelley Heath
- 2019: Hayden Young, Sam De Koning, Ned Cahill, Cody Weightman, Bigoa Nyuon, Molly McDonald, Isabella Shannon, Brooke Vernon, Courtney Jones
Captain(s)
Best and Fairest
Coaches
- Craig Black (2014–present)
- Graeme Yeats (2004–2013)
- Rob Dean (1996–2003)
- Greg Hutchison (1993–1995)
- Peter Russo (1992)