About
Old Paradians Amateur Football Club was formed in 1929 and admitted to C Section of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association, precursor of the VAFA, the same year.
The club’s star player in its debut season was Allan La Fontaine who kicked 146 goals from full forward to top the section’s goal kicking list. La Fontaine was lost to the club in 1930 when he crossed to University Blacks. He later enjoyed a highly noteworthy VFL career with Melbourne.
Website
Old Paradians Raiders
Home Ground
Garvey Oval, Parade College, Plenty Road, Bundoora
Location
Bundoora is a suburb of Melbourne, located 16 km north of Melbourne’s CBD. The word Bundoora is derived from “Kelbundoora”, the name of a 19th-century Wurundjeri tribesman.
Premierships
A Section: 1962-63-64, 1966-67-68
B Section: 1951, 1958, 1971, 1986
Division Two: 2015
