24-1012: Gotch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brad Gotch (born 1962), Australian rules footballer Francis Gotch (1853–1913), British neurophysiologist Frank Gotch (1878–1917), American professional wrestler Frank Gotch (physician) (born 1926), American physician John Alfred Gotch (1852–1942), British architect and architectural historian Karl Gotch (1924–2007), German professional wrestler Simon Gotch , American professional wrestler Tarquin Gotch , British entertainment professional Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854–1931), English Pre-Raphaelite artist Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Masafumi Gotoh (born 1976), Japanese musician with stage name Gotch. See also [ edit ] List of English words of Ukrainian origin External links [ edit ] Origins of
48-448: A few years thereafter. Despite playing in the lower division, the club remained one of the best-supported and most viable clubs in the VFA; and in 1982 , when the divisional structure was modified such that the top division was selected primarily on off-field merits, Williamstown returned to Division 1 despite having finished only seventh out of ten teams the previous year. Terry Wheeler
72-553: A match against each other. The suburb of Williamstown was named after King William IV in 1837 and was often referred to as "the village" or "the fishing village" in nineteenth-century Melbourne; the club was thus known by the nickname "the Villagers" in its early years. In the late 1930s, Larry Floyd and Bill Dooley decided to adopt a more modern nickname, and the club became formally known as "the Seagulls". Throughout its history,
96-679: A month later after threatening legal action). In 2001, Williamstown entered into an affiliation with the Australian Football League 's Collingwood Football Club , under which Collingwood's reserves players were permitted to play in Williamstown's senior team when they were not selected in AFL matches. Williamstown and Collingwood were affiliated from 2001 until 2007, during which time the club won one premiership, in 2003. The partnership with Collingwood ended after 2007, and
120-598: A new affiliation was established with the Western Bulldogs , which lasted from 2008 until 2013. Williamstown and the Western Bulldogs ended their affiliation after the 2013 season, and since 2014, Williamstown has competed as a stand-alone senior club in the VFL, with no AFL affiliation. The club was perennially competitive under both its affiliation with the Western Bulldogs and as a stand-alone team during
144-429: A star goal-kicker from Carlton , plus Gordon Ogden and Eric Glass from Melbourne for the 1939 season . Williamstown finished fourth on the ladder but, despite not having won a final since 1924 won three close finals for its third VFA premiership. The Seagulls continued their recruiting raid on the VFL, recruiting star players Ron Todd and Des Fothergill , and won the first post-war premiership in 1945. Following
168-702: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Brad Gotch Bradley Gotch (born 23 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). He is currently the head coach of West Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL . Gotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165 cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years. In 1985 he played three games in
192-592: The Foxtel Cup competition twice. Since the 2018 season, the club has fielded a senior women's team in the VFL Women's competition. Year Captains Coaches Gerry Callahan Medalists Williamstown also holds the record for the highest ever score in Australian rules football, in any league and at any grade, with a 675 point win over Geelong West in a 1983 thirds division match . The club song
216-474: The Great Depression , the club was consistently short of money, despite a number of notable individual successes with several players winning Recorder Cups and VFA Medals. As a result of skilful management by such officials as secretary Larry Floyd, president Bill Dooley and treasurer Jim McConville, plus the termination of contract agreements with the VFL, Williamstown recruited Harry Vallence ,
240-568: The Seagulls , is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne . The club currently competes in the men's Victorian Football League and VFL Women's competitions. The Williamstown Football Club was formed in 1864, making it one of the oldest football clubs in Australia. The club was initially considered a junior club, before being granted senior status in 1884. Starting in 1884 ,
264-594: The Victorian Football Association (VFA). Gotch coached Williamstown in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 2002 to 2009, becoming the second-longest serving coach in the club's history, coaching the club to finals in six of the eight years including the 2003 VFL premiership. He also worked in development coaching roles with both Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs alignments during those years. In 2010 Gotch
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#1732773295308288-523: The 1990 premiership under captain-coach Barry Round . Despite this finals success, the club's best home-and-away finish in those six years was second, achieved only in 1989. During the middle 1990s Williamstown slipped, and at its nadir in 1995, the club failed to win a game in either the firsts or seconds. At the end of the 1995 season, the club's survival was threatened when the Victorian State Football League sought to align
312-461: The 2010s, and between 2006 and 2019 did not finished lower than fifth in the competition. These sustained strong performances yielded thirteen preliminary final appearances in fourteen years and three grand final appearances, for a premiership victory in 2015 and finishing second behind an unbeaten Port Melbourne in 2011 and behind the Richmond reserves in 2019. During this time, Williamstown also won
336-752: The VFA (which at that time renamed the VFL) with the TAC Cup , and needed only one western suburban team to align with the Western Jets ; as such, it ordered Williamstown to merge with Werribee . After the clubs could not agree to terms, the VSFL decided to grant the remaining licence and the affiliation with the Jets to Williamstown, resulting in Werribee's temporary expulsion from the VFL. (Werribee regained its licence
360-745: The club competed in the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown's original colours were black and yellow. When it joined the VFA, the Williamstown Football Club sought to play its matches at the Williamstown Cricket Ground , but was not granted permission owing to a dispute with the Williamstown Cricket Club, and instead used the unfenced Gardens Reserve as its home ground. In 1886, players wishing to play on
384-508: The club five flags in six years. Williamstown's form slumped in the 1960s and 1970s, and it finished last in Division 1 in 1967, resulting in relegation to Division 2. It won the Division 2 premiership in 1969 under captain-coach Max Papley to return to Division 1. The club was relegated again in 1975, won the Division 2 premiership in 1976 under the coaching of Mal Allen, but was relegated again after 1977 and remained in Division 2 for
408-412: The club has also been colloquially known by the abbreviated name ' ‘Town . Williamstown won its first VFA premiership in 1907, and its second in 1921. Following three unsuccessful finals appearances between 1922 and 1924, the club was weak for the next fourteen seasons, winning just 77 of 255 matches and playing just one final – losing to Oakleigh in 1930 . Owing to severe local employment problems during
432-637: The cricket ground ultimately established a rival senior club, the South Williamstown Football Club , which also contested the VFA for two seasons. In 1888, the dispute was settled and two football clubs amalgamated; and, through an organisational affiliation with the cricket club the Williamstown Cricket Ground was established as the football club's permanent home ground. The Williamstown and South Williamstown clubs were off-field rivals, but they never played
456-403: The end of the throw-pass era in 1950, many Association clubs began to struggle through the following decade as the prestige of the VFA declined. However, Williamstown's strong support through the local community meant that it was still able to recruit a strong calibre of player; and, with the recruitment of former North Melbourne coach Wally Carter , who brought a VFL-level of professionalism to
480-622: The first six rounds before being delisted by Fitzroy and finishing the season with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). After impressing at Port Adelaide, he returned to Melbourne to play for the St Kilda Football Club . His best goal kicking feat was for St Kilda against his old side Fitzroy where he kicked seven goals in a game in 1987 . He finished his career playing for Dandenong Football Club in
504-485: The name Gotch [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Gotch . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gotch&oldid=1050061825 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732773295308528-424: The team, the mid-to-late 1950s became the strongest era in the club's history. Under Carter, the club won three consecutive premierships in 1954, 1955 and 1956, and was unbeaten in the 1957 home-and-away season before losing two semi-finals and finishing third. Carter was replaced as coach in 1958 by club legend Gerry Callahan, who served as captain-coach until 1959, and premierships followed in 1958 and 1959, to give
552-504: Was appointed captain-coach in 1984, and he and president Tony Hannebery were critical in gathering a strong group of players, including Barry Round and Tony Pastore , to make Williamstown one of the strongest clubs in the late 1980s. The club reached five grand finals between 1985 and 1990: it lost the 1985 decider by one goal to Sandringham , won the 1986 premiership against Coburg under Wheeler, lost consecutive grand finals against Coburg in 1988 and 1989, then defeated Springvale to win
576-648: Was appointed senior coach of the Casey Scorpions , taking over from Peter German . He joined Port Adelaide as an assistant coach on 19 October 2011. In 2014, Gotch signed a two-year contract to coach South Adelaide in the SANFL. Gotch's sons also play high level sport. Xavier Gotch plays for South Adelaide under Gotch, and Seb Gotch played cricket for the Melbourne Stars . Williamstown Seagulls The Williamstown Football Club , nicknamed
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