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Chelsea Heights Football Club's home is located at Beazley Reserve on Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights. The club plays in the Southern Football League in Metropolitan Melbourne. Historically, the club made its ground in the now redundant South West Gippsland Football League, where it played teams from the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Bay areas.

More recently, success has come in the SFL, with the club celebrating Senior Premierships at Division 3 level in 1995, and Division 2 in 2000. Since establishing itself in Division 1 in 2001, Chelsea Heights has featured regularly at the business end of the season, having appeared in finals between 2002-2005, and having its most successful year in 2009 appearing in the Grand Final for the first time in Division 1, losing to a superior StKilda City outfit on the day.

The club is constantly striving to go one step further. With a strong level of committment by all concerned, could this year be "The Year of the Heights".

With Thanks to our Valued Sponsors.

The following sponsors make a valuable contribution to the operation of the club and we strongly encourage the Chelsea Heights community to support these businesses at every opportunity.

Red Mercury, Chelsea Heights Hotel, Michelangelo Restaurant Aspendale Gardens, Longbeach Osteopath, Hatlar Consulting, Step into Life, Proud Chic Poultry and Meats, Back In Motion Patterson Lakes, Your Pharmacy Chelsea Heights, Brad Cann Real Estate Chelsea, C & C Eyewear, Bonbeach Cellars, Bendigo Bank, Oby Excavations, Jenny Lindell MP, Bayside Pizzas, Brad Hollingsworth First National Chelsea, Graeme Knight & Associates, Mark Dreyfus MP and National Foods.

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Beazley Reserve Hosts First Quadruple Header

History was made again on Saturday with Chelsea Heights hosting four home games at Beazley Reserve on one day for the first time in its history. Credit must be given to the SFL for enabling the fixturing times to accomodate this schedule of matches, but the results were strongly worthwhile with a good crowd in early to provide plenty of atmosphere as the day built towards a big contest in the main event. With the boys from 88.3fm present, it was all happening, and the seniors didn't disappoint notching up a decisive victory against our neighbouring rival in Mordialloc.

The Player Auction was commenced after the game, however it was disappointing to see a small gallery of bidders in attendance when proceedings kicked off at 6.30pm. While the numbers improved over the night, there are several teams that remain unsold, and so there will be opportunities at Thursday night training to purchase the remaining groups and 'take ownage' of one of your favourite players or teammates.

Welcome Recruits for 2010

The club and coaching staff are very pleased to welcome a large number of recruits to the club for season 2010, and can report that all have fitted in well with the culture and attitude to pre-season that is required for us to improve on last year's result.

Among the most accomplished of those new introductions are Phil Smith, a ruckman/forward who has played SFL with distinction in the past. Defenders Trent Downie and Rhett Moor and skillful utility Mark Fitcher have all taken on a new challenge crossing from Edithvale-Aspendale in the off-season, with plenty of senior footy between them. Rob Murphy is a hard and creative ball-winner from Warragul who will also find his place in the team.

A number of other players who will be pushing for senior selection include Matt and Dan Bastin (Lyndale), Duke Jenkin (Nagambie), Jesse Ziino (Karingal), John Bolding (Catani), Al Goulden (Edi-Asp) and a host of last years Colts players, meaning our depth should be strong with competition hot for selection.

On a sadder note, we see the end of the road to two men who have made a fantastic contribution to the club on the field. Travis Coote and David Jensen have both announced their retirements after long and distinguished careers spanning over a decade, including the 2000 Div 2 Premiership, in which they both played important roles. Congratulations to both and although they will be recognised more formally throughout the year, we wish them all the best in life after footy and look forward to seeing them around the club.

2010 Coaching Staff Appointed

It is with great pleasure that we announce the re-appointment of Ryan Flack (Seniors), Rick Bean (Reserves) and Lee Thwaites (Colts) in their capacity as head coaches of their respective sides after strong results in 2009. In addition, we are also thrilled to have committed to the introduction of a 3rds side in 2010 which will be ably led by club stalwart, 2009 Reserves Captain, and all-round popular guy, Jeff Almond.

We pass on our sincere thanks to Michael Roberts who has stood aside as co-coach of the Colts after having helped Lee in establishing the team in 2009.

In a final word on coaching, we congratulate Senior coach Ryan Flack on being awarded the Division 1 Coach of the Year at the SFL League presentation night.

Congratulations Phil Matheson - 2009 Best and Fairest

It was a tightly contested vote count that saw Phil Matheson emerge as the 2009 Best & Fairest winner, and a more deserving winner you couldn't find. Playing in a Grand Final side as a 5'11 Centre Half Forward is virtually unheard of, much less combined with the ability to control matches from his position. But for most of the year that was Matho's brief. A quiet achiever, his consistency showed through to poll 91 votes over a hot field to win from Troy Ogier (77), Ash Roberts (71), Paul Wineberg (56) and Darren Walsh (52)

The Reserves was won by Tim Grant (75) with Jarryd Uren (56), Luke Williams (55) Chris Hanns(55), and David Cross (53) in a close bunch behind. The Colts was won by Dale Finn (131), from James Spicer (123), Adam Chalmers (106) Cody Anderson (70) and Col Masterson (45).

Congratulations to all award winners on the night.

Cheerio to The Colonel as Heights support Call to Arms

Everyone at the Heights sends out a vote of support to Ben Bradley, lifetime contributor and 20+year Treasurer, and also currently Secretary, who has recently undergone treatment for Prostate Cancer. We hope you get well soon Ben and get back up and about in time to cheer the Heights on at the business end of the season.

Many people at the club have been touched in some way by cancer in recent times and this is an opportunity to reinforce the message for people to be aware and diligent of their health, and to not be afraid to see their doctor for a check-up. The Heights also contributed to Call-to-Arms day through fundraising efforts and yellow arm bands in the game against Mordialloc, as part of a campaign to raise the profile of Mens Health in particular, and Cancer research in general.

The front page spread in the local 'Independant' newspaper acknowledged our contribution to this important cause - featuring the two 'Zoolanders' Cossie and Walshy.

http://www.chelseaindependent.com.au/news/local/news/general/club-joins-cancer-fight/1554056.aspx