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Zebra's Dynasty Over North Ballarat defeat Sandringham by 17 points more -->
Zebras stumble Coburg defeats Sandringham by 19 points more -->
Zebra stampede continues Sandringham seal minor premiership more -->
Sweet revenge Sandringham defeat Box Hill by 46-points more -->
Zebras clinical in big win Zebras march on with 62-point victory over the Bullants more -->
Sandringham storm home Big final quarter sets up 33-point victory over Bendigo more -->
Zebras scrape home Sandringham defeat Williamstown by 6 points more -->
Zebras do enough Sandringham defeat Tasmania by 42 points more -->
Zebs trounce traditional rival Sandringham defeat Port Melbourne by 66 points more -->
Zebras take tumble Box Hill victors by 15 points more -->
Zebras bounce back and reclaim top spot Sandringham defeat Coburg by 29 points. more -->
Zebras lose first game Winning streak over after 35 point defeat to North Ballarat more -->
Zebra stampede continues in Round 7 Sandringham continue hot run with 22 point win more -->
Zebras continue run against Frankston Sandringham undefeated after 5 rounds more -->
Sandringham sting Casey Sandringham consolidate top spot with 79-point thrashing more -->
Sandy scrapes past the Bombers Zebras hold on to win emotional clash with Bendigo by 7 points more -->
Zebras roll Werribee Sandringham take top spot after a 12 point win at Werribee more -->
Sandringham begins 2007 in style! Nick Sautner kicks 7 as Sandringham defeats Geelong by 10 points more -->
The March Of The Zebras Sandringham marched into its third successive VFL Grand Final with a resounding 80 point victory over Northern Bullants at TEAC OVAL, Port Melbourne on Saturday. more -->
ZEBRAS POWER INTO PRELIMINARY FINAL Sandringham overturned two home and away losses to Geelong and overcame the loss of key players to AFL duties and injury to move into its third successive VFL Preliminary Final with a 21 point Qualifying Final victory over Geelong at TEAC Oval on Sunday. more -->
Zebras Strike Gold Sandringham survived an early scare from the lowly Bendigo Bombers to return to the winning list with a comfortable 43 point victory heading into its VFL Qualifying Final against Geelong at Port Melbourne next Saturday. more -->
Losing Down The Highway Sandringham made the trip down Nepean Highway to Frankston City Oval on Sunday only to suffer a major setback to its finals prospects when it failed to handle the opposition, the venue or the blustery conditions and went down by a margin of 52 points - its heaviest defeat for the year. more -->
Missing the Point Sandringham threw away four premiership points with some sloppy kicking, particularly in front of goals, in their Round 18 clash with Geelong on Sunday. more -->
Sandringham Has Something In Reserve With the senior team enjoying the weekend off with a bye, the only game in town as far as Sandringham was concerned was the reserves' clash with bottom side Casey Scorpions at Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval on Saturday morning. more -->
Zebras Win Tiger Hunt Sandringham didn't waste any time to effortlessly blow away the Coburg Tigers - its nearest rival for a top two finish - at Trevor Barker Oval on Sunday booting nine goals to three in the first quarter. After that, it was a one horse race and, but for a minor shut down in the final quarter the Zebra winning margin could easily have been far greater than 10 goals. more -->
Iced There is no tougher visit on the VFL calendar than a trip to Ballarat in mid July when the icy cold winds come off the ranges and it doesn't stop raining all day. more -->
ZEBRAS HONOUR THEIR MAN After a difficult week for all at the club, the Sandringham team honoured the memory of their Club President Gary Gilchrist, who passed away suddenly and tragically during the week, by returning to the winning list in emphatic fashion by 70 points in bitterly cold and windy conditions against old rival Port Melbourne at TEAC Oval. more -->
Bulldozed Trevor Barker Oval was the scene of a dour struggle as the top two dogs of the VFL competition slogged it out in dark, dismal and drizzly conditions yesterday. more -->
Zebras Put Bombers Away Sandringham fought hard to overcome a determined Bendigo Bombers outfit by 29 points at Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval on Saturday to record its eighth win of the season and maintain its hold on second position of the VFL ladder. more -->
Zebra's win shoot out at TBO A resolute and determined Sandringham, clearly stung by last week's shock loss against the Cats and fully aware that another loss could see it sliding out of the top four, bounced back after with a strong 31 point win over traditional rival Williamstown after Sunday's high scoring shoot out at Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval. more -->
Ruling The Roost Sandringham overcame a sluggish start at Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval yesterday when it overran second placed North Ballarat in the second half to record a convincing 47-point win. more -->
CLASSIC IN TASSIE The stage was set for an excellent game between two quality VFL teams at Bellerive Oval as Sandringham travelled to Hobart to meet the Tassie Devils on a cold and windy Sunday afternoon. more -->
Rain and Reality Checks Sandringham succumbed by 21 points to bayside neighbour Frankston on a gloomy rain drenched afternoon at the Trevor Barker Oval on Sunday. more -->
Zebras Make Werribee Home The Sandringham Football Club is starting to make winning games at Chirnside Park a habit. Last year, the Zebras travelled there to take on Werribee at a time when they were clinging to a top four spot and they hit the home side hard early in the match before a stirring Tiger comeback almost stole the points away from them. Sunday's game followed almost the same script with Sandy quickly out of the blocks to lead by 19 points at quarter time and by 53 at the long break. more -->
Super Start From Sandy Sandringham's super start to 2006 continued when the team travelled to Box Hill City Oval on Sunday where it recorded an emphatic 37 point victory over the Box Hill Hawks in a match highlighted by yet another magnificent team effort from the reigning premiers. more -->
Zebra's Flag Another Strong Season A good crowd witnessed the unfurling of Sandringham's 2005 VFL premiership flag at a cold Trevor Barker Oval yesterday and the Zebras repaid the faithful by recording an emphatic 69 point first up victory over old rival Port Melbourne. more -->
Sandy rolling along Sandringham have notched another impressive win to finish off a promising pre season, this time over the Northern Bullants. more -->
Sandy v Willy Match Report Sandringham survived a stiff northerly breeze and a determined young Williamstown side to run out winners by a solitary goal in yesterday's practice match at Trevor Barker Oval. more -->
Sandringham v Casey Scorpions Match Report After a long pre season for both sides, the Zebras and the Scorpions dusted of the cobwebs and played out an entertaining contest in front of a healthy crowd at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. more -->
PREMIERS!!!! BACK TO BACK A new chapter in the history of the Sandringham Football Club was written at Optus Oval on Sunday when it won back-to-back VFL premierships for the first time after disposing of Werribee by nine points - 11.17.83 to 11.8.74. more -->
Zebras Blast Into Grand Final Sandringham fought off a dogged Bendigo Bombers combination in Sunday's TRUenergy VFL Second Preliminary Final to earn a berth in next week's Grand Final where it will attempt to win back to back premierships for the first time in the club's history. more -->
'Ants Crushed' Sandringham reversed last week's six-point defeat at the hands of the Northern Bullants in the most emphatic fashion possible with an 87 point demolition at TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne in Saturday's Second Elimination Final. more -->
'Till We Meet Again' Rd 20 Match Report v Bullants The boys from Preston took the early breaks but Sandy came back strongly and opened its account with a cool goal from the youngest player on the ground in Matthew Bate. The last half of the first quarter was all Sandy with Peter Summers and Sean O'Keeffe capitalising on Mark Jamar's ruck strength and David Gallagher proving dangerous up forward. more -->
Curtains For The Cats Sandringham was given a tough work out for half a game by an undermanned Geelong VFL side before grabbing the initiative and coasting to a comfortable 49 point victory at Skilled Stadium in the curtain raiser to the exciting Melbourne v Geelong game on Saturday. more -->
She's Not Apples Sandringham's first ever defeat on home soil against Tasmania was the result of one of the team's poorest performances for the year - particularly in the second and third quarters. more -->
ZEBRAS RIDE THE WINDS AT WILLY The winds were blowing swiftly across Point Gellibrand as usual. Also, the sea birds squawked and plundered their way around the perimeter of the grandstand searching for scraps of hot dog rolls and chips as usual. more -->
Fight in the Zebra Sandringham withstood a brilliant last half fight back from Werribee and recorded a thrilling nine-point victory over the top side in a tense finish at Chirnside Park on Sunday. more -->
Zebras show determination at the 'Dungeon of Defe The journey to Frankston Park is never an easy one for any visiting side especially when the Dolphins are in form. This was the case on Sunday with the locals coming off a 49 point victory last week over North Ballarat and looking forward to this clash of traditional bayside rivals with great anticipation. more -->
One Man - Four Points There was one telling statistic from Saturday's game between the TRUenergy VFL's traditional rivals Port Melbourne and Sandringham at TEAC Oval and that was of marks taken inside the 50 metre (?) arc. more -->
Eureka! It was a long day and it started at the crack of dawn on a cold, bleak Saturday morning. Winter had arrived, the wind was howling off the highlands, heavy rain had fallen overnight and this meant the conditions at the ground weren't all that flash. If you think "cold" down in Melbourne, then double the degree of frigidity and you start getting an idea as to how it is in the golden triangle of central Victoria when winter sets in. more -->
Zebra's Feast on Scorpions Round 9 Match Report Sandringham overcame an indifferent opening quarter to take control of a fiery encounter at Trevor Barker Beach Oval and run out a comfortable winner to the tune of 27 points over the Scorpions on Sunday. more -->
Zebras Stand Up Round 8 Match Report Sandringham faced yet another danger game when it took on Coburg at the City Oval knowing that it needed to regain some of the momentum that was lost in the fortnight before the break for the interstate game. The result was an uninspiring struggle that was only interesting because it turned into an arm wrestle and ended with the Zebras standing up to the task and returning home on Sunday night with a well deserved 13 point victory. more -->
Not a happy team at Sandy Round 7 Match Report Sandringham crashed to a team outside the VFL top eight for the second week in a row when it went down by 27 points on its home turf against the Box Hill Hawks. more -->
Zebras Frozen Round 6 Match Report Sandringham's premiership defence hit a snag on Saturday when it was pitted against a winless Tasmania Devils side in freezing conditions at North Hobart Oval. The game followed a week of intense pressure and speculation aimed particularly at Devils' coach Matthew Armstrong and the result was that the locals came out a committed outfit that saw Tasmania run out 22-point winners over the more fancied Zebras. more -->
Zebras Roll on Round 5 match report Sandringham's drive up the ladder continued on Sunday at Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval with a resounding 69-point victory over rivals Williamstown. While the Zebras took the initiative early and were never headed, they struggled to shake off their opponents thanks mainly to some wayward kicking for goal until a booming last quarter saw them romp home in brilliant fashion. more -->
Going Dutch Round 4 Match Report Sandringham continued its winning streak and moved into the VFL top four for the first time this season after it handed out a 14-goal thrashing to Geelong at Trevor Barker Oval on Sunday. more -->
An Unlikely Victory Round 3 Match Report There is something about Frankston that brings out the true Sandringham spirit and allows the team to lift when it's down and almost out for the count. Two years ago, in wild, wet and woolly conditions at Trevor Barker Oval, the Zebras came back from the dead after being held scoreless for almost half a game to triumph by a solitary point on the eve of the finals. On Sunday at the same ground, they did it again with a brilliant come from behind victory against the odds. more -->
In the Bag Round 2 Match Report Sandringham staged a great comeback performance to break the ice for season 2005 on an emotion charged day at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Saturday. more -->
BOOM, CRASH Round 1 Match Report There's an old adage in football that says, "the premiership glow doesn't last very long". Sandringham proved that on Sunday when it failed to handle the in blustery conditions at Preston City Oval and crashed to a 44 point defeat at the hands of the Northern Bullants. more -->
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