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In the year of
its inception
the Club had
only one team
and filled in
with a couple of
friendly games
in the
Shoalhaven
District
Competition when
other clubs had
byes.
The following
year, 1979,
Kiama started in
the Second
Division of the
Shoalhaven
District
Competition as a
new Club. Kiama
fielded two
teams and had an
average season.
The Club found
the traveling to
games difficult
as it was in the
same competition
as teams from as
far field as
Ulladulla and
Batemans Bay.
In 1980 the
Quarriers
transferred to
the very strong
Illawarra
football
Association (I.S.A.)
and remains
there today.
iama initially
played in the
I.S.A. Second
Division, the
lowest of three
Divisions. The
Club took a few
years to
organise itself
and most of the
improvement to
the club
occurred off the
playing field.
In this period,
in co-operation
with the Kiama
Junior football
Club, the
Quarriers funded
and built a two
storey canteen
and storeroom
building
situated between
the main playing
field and a
training field.
That building
was joined
shortly
afterwards by a
dressing shed
and toilet
facility built
by the Kiama
Council, and
later on a
Grandstand on
the main ground.
During the 80’s
the Club did not
progress much on
the field as it
was
concentrating on
organising
itself properly
off it. The
Club was blessed
with a strong
committee and
they worked
tirelessly to
ensure that the
Club had a good
working platform
to build upon.
Success on the
field was rare
but with no
relegation from
the Second
Division, this
did not really
matter.
In the late 80’s
the Club began
to enjoy its
first taste of
success when the
Reserve Grade
side qualified
for the
semi-final
series two years
in a row. Kiama
failed to reach
the final on
both occasions
but progress was
being made. The
First Grade also
made a rare
appearance in
the semi-final
series with
little success.
It was apparent
that the Club
was changing and
progressing.
A new committee
began to emerge
and the
Quarriers set
off on a
different course
than they had
been following.
The Club became
ambitious and
was hungry for
success. One of
the most
important steps
that the club
undertook was to
affiliate with
the Kiama Junior
football Club.
Up until this
stage the clubs
shared a
sporting complex
and a town but
were two
separate
entities and
played in
different
playing strips.
(The Juniors
played in orange
and blue).
As a result of
the affiliation
the Junior Club
changed its
colors to that
of the Quarriers
and the Senior
Club began to
assist the
Junior club with
coaching. In
effect, what
occurred was an
amalgamation of
football in the
town that led to
the forming of a
Youth Policy
that has proved
to be remarkably
successful and
beneficial to
both Clubs.
Young football
players in Kiama
can now progress
from the Under 6
team right
through to the
First Grade if
they wish.
The committee
was also very
aware that it
needed sponsors
to assist the
club to grow.
Sponsors were
vigorously
sought and the
Clubs teams
began to wear
their sponsor’s
logos on their
playing shirts
and shorts. In
essence, the
Club became more
professional off
the field in an
effort to
improve things
on it.
On the playing
field things
began to change
as well. Young
home grown
players began to
appear in the
two squads and
the average age
of the teams
fell. Quality
Coaches were
brought in and
the two teams
began to show a
dramatic
improvement. In
the early 90’s
the Club began
to appear again
in the semi
finals series.
Success was not
far away and in
1993 a very
young Kiama
First Grade team
was beaten in
the semi-final
of the Bert
Bampton Knockout
Cup. The team
went one better
the following
year in 1994 and
won its first
ever trophy.
The Quarriers
were runners-up
to Dapto S.C. in
the League and
qualified for
the semi-final
play off
series. The
Quarriers
defeated Dapto
in the
semi-final and
went on to meet
Woonona S.C. in
the Second
Division Grand
Final before
1500 people at
Brandon Park.
Kiama won this
game 2-0 and
clinched
promotion to the
First Division
in doing so.
That same year
Kiama’s Brian
Brown was named
Illawarra
football
Association
Player of the
Year and Top
Goal scorer in
Second Division.
With promotion
Kiama were faced
with the problem
of having to
field a Youth
Grade (Under
19’s) as well as
First and
Reserve Grades.
But they were
fortunate in
having laid the
groundwork in
affiliating with
the Junior
Club. A large
number of young
players from the
junior Club
stepped up into
Kiama’s first
Youth Grade
squad and the
results were
remarkable.
In 1996 the
Youth Grade,
with an average
age of 16,
finished third
in the
competition and
were knocked out
of the
prestigious
K.A.S.S. Cup in
the semi-final.
This Youth Grade
team was to
prove to be the
nucleus of
Kiama’s First
Grade side for
the next five
years.The
Quarriers
continued to
taste success
without winning
any more
trophies but
continually
featured in the
semi-final
series of the
Bert Bampton and
First Division
Championships.
In 1999 Kiama
again reached
the semi finals
with the
youngest First
Grade squad in
the entire
Illawarra. For
the Semi-final
series Kiama
fielded only
four players
over 21 years
from a squad of
16. This team
featured two
players aged
only 16 years
and seven
teenagers. The
Quarriers were
eventually
beaten by League
Champions
Western Suburbs
in the major
semi-final but
showed
themselves to be
a team of the
future.
Quarrier’s
striker Shane
Watters won the
Top Goal scorer
Award and First
Grade Captain
Dave Jovanov was
runner-up in the
First Division
Player of the
Year Award. At
the turn of the
millennium the
Kiama Quarriers
S.C. are
recognised as
one of the more
progressive
clubs in the
Illawarra
competitions.
The Club’s
players are
sought after and
identified as
being well
trained and
disciplined.
football is very
healthy in the
Kiama District
with the Kiama
Junior football
Club fielding 30
teams and the
Kiama Quarriers
three grades.
Success was
again only
fleeting in the
2000 season and
the Quarriers
were eliminated
in the
semi-finals
series by the
strong Dapto
team. The side
was still
developing and
maintained its
stance as the
youngest team in
the competition.
Club Captain
Dave Jovanov was
again voted
runner up in the
Illawarra First
Division Player
of the Year
award after a
tremendous
season.
At the beginning
of the new
millennium the
Kiama Quarriers
S.C. are
recognised as
one of the more
progressive
clubs in the
Illawarra
competitions.
The Club’s
players are
sought after and
identified as
being well
trained and
disciplined.
football is very
healthy in the
Kiama District
with the Kiama
Junior football
Club fielding
just under 40
teams and the
Kiama Quarriers
three grades. A
Ladies team has
also been formed
for the new
season.
The Kiama
Leisure Centre
is arguably one
of the best
venues in the
Illawarra and
features a main
playing field
and three
training fields,
two floodlit.
The main ground
has an
underground
sprinkler system
and the playing
surface is
excellent all
year round. The
Leisure Centre
Complex also
features an
indoor sporting
complex with a
pool, indoor
football and gym
facilities.
In 2001 The
Kiama Quarriers
football Club
were crowned
Champions of the
Illawarra
football
Association
First Division
League after
going through
the entire
season
undefeated. The
Quarriers
finished up
their season
with a tight 1 –
0 win against
local rivals
Warilla
Wanderers.
During the
season the Kiama
team won
thirteen games,
drew three, lost
none, scored
fifty one goals
and conceded
eleven for a
total of forty
five points to
take the title
from second
placed
Tarrawanna three
points adrift
and Warilla a
further four
points behind.
The win is
the first of its
kind in the
Clubs history
with the last
major taste of
success
occurring in
1994 when the
Club was
promoted from
the now defunct
Second Division
behind Dapto and
won the Grand
Final.
This years
success is
mainly due to
the very strong
squad of players
put together by
First grade
Coach Brod
Creighton. The
side is a blend
of skill and
strength with
the two main
factors being
youth and local
players. Kiama
have one of the
youngest squads
in the entire
district and the
players are
mainly local
boys who have
come up through
the Junior
ranks. Winning the
Championship has
meant that the
Club has been
invited to apply
for promotion to
the Illawarra
Premier League,
the elite
standard of the
Illawarra
region. To
achieve this
goal the Club
has to take a
giant step up in
class both on
and off the
park. Whereas
the club feels
that the player
situation is
well in hand and
the standard of
players is more
than acceptable,
a lot of work
remains to be
done off the
field on ground
improvements.
To gain the
valued promotion
a number of
improvements
must be
implemented at
the Kiama
Leisure Centre.
The Club is deep
in negotiation
with the Kiama
Council in
relation to
these
improvements and
it is
anticipated that
they will be
attended to in
the near
future.
Unfortunately
for the
Quarriers, time
is of the
essence and it
will remain to
be seen if the
improvements can
be achieved in
the time set
down by the
Illawarra
football
Association.
The bottom line
is that the Club
will not be
promoted if the
improvements are
not completed.
Plans are
presently before
the local
council to build
a football
Complex at the
eastern end of
the Leisure
Centre. The new
complex will
feature a new
ground,
undercover
seating,
clubrooms and
dressing sheds.
The Kiama
Township is a
small coastal
town of 13,000
on the New South
Wales South
Coast 35 km
south of
Wollongong. It
is a very
picturesque area
popular with
tourists. The
town boasts many
fine hotels,
motels and
caravan parks.
The town is
reliant on
tourism and
features many
wonderful
sights.
on 2006 After
dropping back to
first division,
team got
together and
again started a
young squad with
the coaching of
Ian Morris we
were finished
top of the table
and became the
champion 5 weeks
before the
season finish.
so on 2007 we
played at the
premier league
but we became
second last and
back again to
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