2000
How do great teams rebound from heartbreak, they go one better. A fantastic year all around, with a much anticipated re-vamp and extension to the changerooms and social club combining with all three teams making the Grand Final. The committee had been hard at work for many years pleading with the council to update the facilities. A better environment and steely determination was the perfect mix for the Senior team to finally make the move into second division. After being 10 goals down 5 minutes into the third quarter of the Preliminary Final, the team turned it around, winning that game in extra time and defeating nemesis Templestowe in a similar comeback by two points. The score, 99 to 97, was ironic in the sense that these were the two years where the Falcons suffered defeats in the ultimate game of the year. The U/18s were beaten by Wantirna South, but the Reserves avenged their loss to the Devils by beating them comfortably and completing a “three-peat”. A remarkable effort. This should set the club in good stead for an assault on second division.
