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KEY FACTS

Official name
La Trobe University Amateur Football Club

Known as
La Trobe University

Nickname
LTUFC

Formed
1967 (In 1968 and 1969, and between 1971 and 1977, the club fielded two separate senior teams, La Trobe University Blacks and Reds)

Colours
Black and red

Associated clubs
La Trobe Uni Reds; La Trobe Uni Blacks

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1970, 1978–2025

Senior Premierships
Panton Hill Football League - 1969 (1 total); VAFA Division Two/E Section - 1976, 1989 (2 total); E East Section - 1999 (1 total); Division Three/F Section - 1988, 2010 (2 total); Division Four - 2009 (1 total)

Most Games
321 by Tony Sheehan

Championships and Trophies
J Fullerton Medal - D.A. Poole 1988, Ian Wrigglesworth 1989 (2 total); Peter Hutchinson Medal - N.E. Harrison 1973; D.N.Cowling 1974 (2 total)

La Trobe University



Grand Finals
Game records

La Trobe University’s first VAFA flag as a unified team came in 1988 in F Section. It was convincingly won thanks to an 18.10 (118) to 7.9 (51) grand final demolition of Doveton St John’s Old Collegians.

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2025 Season (VAFA Division 3) Fixture

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La Trobe University's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A La Trobe University 2.45.68.1014.14 98 WON Chadstone 0.00.32.46.5 41 57 JOR Apr 5 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 A La Trobe University 0.25.76.108.13 61 LOST Box Hill North 4.14.38.411.7 73 -12 ELG Apr 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H La Trobe University 2.12.13.34.4 28 LOST Richmond Central 3.27.611.1015.12 102 -74 LAT Apr 26 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 A La Trobe University 5.314.619.1229.22 196 WON Eley Park 2.12.25.65.6 36 160 WHR May 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
5 H La Trobe University 2.34.46.98.10 58 LOST Albert Park 2.15.46.78.12 60 -2 LAT May 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 A La Trobe University 2.13.24.36.4 40 LOST Wattle Park AFC 4.011.517.919.12 126 -86 BEN May 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 A La Trobe University 1.01.23.45.12 42 LOST North Brunswick 4.75.107.127.13 55 -13 ALL May 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 H La Trobe University 4.16.29.312.6 78 WON Swinburne University 3.25.46.59.5 59 19 LAT May 31 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H La Trobe University        vs Chadstone          LAT Jun 14 (Sat, 2:00)  
10 A La Trobe University        vs Power House          RGO Jun 21 (Sat, 2:00)  
11 A La Trobe University        vs Richmond Central          KBR Jun 28 (Sat, 2:00)  
12 H La Trobe University        vs Eley Park          LAT Jul 5 (Sat, 2:00)  
13 A La Trobe University        vs Albert Park          O20 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:00)  
14 H La Trobe University        vs Wattle Park AFC          LAT Jul 26 (Sat, 2:00)  
15 H La Trobe University        vs North Brunswick          LAT Aug 2 (Sat, 2:00)  
16 A La Trobe University        vs Swinburne University          SJP Aug 9 (Sat, 2:00)  
17 H La Trobe University        vs Box Hill North          LAT Aug 16 (Sat, 2:00)  
18 H La Trobe University        vs Power House          LAT Aug 23 (Sat, 2:00)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.