Onkaparinga Valley Football Club
Australian football club
The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club that serves the South Australian towns of Balhannah, Woodside and Oakbank. The Bulldogs currently compete in Division 1 of the Hills Football League and play their home games in Balhannah.
Club Song
Are we plumb, are we pud
Are we any bloody good?
We are the onkas, dinky di.
In any kind of weather
As long as we're together
We'll fight until we die.
You can stick the old uniteds
And all the bloody rest
'cause if you want the champions
then onkas are the best.
Are we plumb are we pud
Are we any bloody good
We are the onkas Dinky di.
Club history
The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club was founded in 1967 at the same time as the amalgamation of the Hills Central Football League and the Torrens Valley Football League to form the current Hills Football League. The Onkaparinga Football Club joined with the Woodside Football Club to form the Onkaparinga Valley Football Club. In 1977 the OVFC became the only club in the HFL to own their headquarters, with the changerooms and lounging area built the following year in 1978.
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