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Lara
Names
Full name	Lara Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Cats
Club details
Founded	1880; 145 years ago (1880)
Colours
Premierships	(10): 1912, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1965, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2002
Ground(s)	Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	larasportingclub.com.au

The Lara Sporting Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian sports club based in the city of Lara, Victoria.

The club's Australian rules football and netball teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League. Lara play its home games at Lara Recreation Reserve. Other sections of the club include baseball and cricket

Lara is situated between Geelong and Werribee on the main Geelong rail line so over the years the club has played in competitions to the East and West of the town.

History

• 1907-1914 Geelong Football Association
• 1919-1927 Werribee Lara Football Association
• 1928-1932 Geelong Athletic Societies League
• 1933-1935 Geelong Football Association
• 1936-1946 Werribee District Football League
• 1947-1988 Geelong & District Football League
• 1989-2019 Geelong Football League

Merger

In 1975 the Football club and the cricket merged to form the Lara Sporting Club.

Geelong Football League

After winning two premierships in three years Lara opted to move into the GFL in 1989. In 2015 the League was absorbed into the AFL Barwon Football League.

VFL / AFL players

• Paul Lynch - Geelong
• Allen Christensen – Geelong, Brisbane Lions
• Josh Walker – Geelong, Brisbane Lions
• Michael Kol – Geelong
• Nigel Kol – Geelong
• Devon Smith - Greater Western Sydney, Essendon

Bibliography

• Cat Country: History of Football In The Geelong Region by John Stoward – ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

References

1. http://www Archived 2006-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Official website

• Geelong Football Netball League clubs
• 1880 establishments in Australia
• Geelong & District Football Netball League clubs
• Sports clubs and teams established in 1880
• Netball teams in Victoria (state)
• Club cricket teams in Australia
• Baseball teams in Australia