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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY (WIAE)Current Affiliation: Warrnambool and District Football League (WDFL) since 1977 Formed: 1977, as Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education; altered name to Deakin University in 1991 Colours: Gold and royal blue Emblem: Sharks Senior WDFL Premierships: Nil Senior WDFL Best and Fairest Player Awards: Chris Morrison 2003 (1 total) Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (WIAE) first fielded a team in the Warrnambool and District Football League in 1977. In 1991, the Institute was renamed Deakin University, with the football club also adopting the new name. To date, the Sharks have not claimed a senior grade flag, although they have got as far as the grand final on three occasions, losing to Russell’s Creek by 8 points in 1990 and by 7 points in 2000, and to Panmure in 2001 by 22 points. The club’s reserves side qualified for three consecutive grand finals between 1999 and 2001, losing the first two, and winning the last. The Sharks’ recent form in both grades has been poor. The seniors, for example, managed just 6 wins from 54 starts between 2006 and 2008. Where now? or
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