Trinity Aquinas Amateur Football Club (“The Boomers”)

In 1970, the Trinity Old Boys Football Club began playing its home games in the F Grade of the Western Australian Amateur Football League. Its success was immediate. Soon the club was filled with Old Boys of the College. It was a place to see friends, socialise, relive old times and practice heroics on the field of play. The determination, courage and grit instilled in them as students at Trinity, was benefiting them now as they worked hard to establish the club. They won games too. Two flags in the seventies came their way. But these initial visionaries had a dream that was soon to come to fruition.

Across the river students of Aquinas College had been collecting Alcock Shields for decades. Built high on the Mount, the school had fostered a winning tradition. The students who left Aquinas were used to success and they were proud of it. The Mighty Red and Black of Aquinas had been haunting school boy footballers for years They were brazen and bold, courageous and cunning. They knew how to make a footballer at Aquinas. They were looking for a home, and so in 1981 the Trinity Aquinas Amateur Football Club was born. The TA's legend was alive.

Since those days TA's has continued to grow and prosper to the point where it is now one of the largest clubs in the Amateur League. Our club has enjoyed “A” Grade representation for over twenty years, and this is generally recognised as being the level immediately below WAFL standard. In addition to our A Grade side, we field a number of teams which cater for all standards of players.

Foremost amongst these teams is the Colts side, of which Trinity and Aquinas leavers traditionally supply the core. Our colts sides are always successful and after numerous recent near misses we finally broke through for the premiership in 2005, triumphing by one point in a memorable game against arch rivals Collegians (a club traditionally comprising Old Boys from Christ Church and Scotch). The result was a reminder of the strength of the football programs at Aquinas and Trinity Colleges, and a demonstration of what can be achieved when the Old Boys of both schools combine forces.

In 2006 we're looking to build on our recent successes with the introduction of a second colts team. We'd very much like for you to be a part of our club. If you aren't intending to play WAFL level football this year - or it doesn't work out for you - and are interested in continuing your career at an established club with the opportunity to strengthen old friendships and build new ones, please make TA's your first choice. The football and social culture in existence at TA's has delivered all these benefits and more for a generation of Aquinas and Trinity footballers and it can do the same for you in 2006.

Getting numbers on the track will be critical to the achievement of our goals, and to this end we'd encourage you to get down to pre-season at the earliest opportunity. Details of the preliminary pre-season schedule are as follows:

Venue : Collins Oval, Thelma Street, Como (next to our home ground at Bill Grayden Reserve)
Dates: Every Tuesday and Thursday, commencing Tuesday 10 January
Time: 5.45pm
Bring: Runners, Football Boots and a Water Bottle

The schedule will be updated as the pre-season unfolds.

We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any queries or would like further details, feel free to call either;

Andy Leinasars (A Colts coach) on 0408 392 092, Mark McDonnell (Football Director) on 042 303 4173 or myself on 0403 298 437.

Regards

Matt McLean (Club President)