FORREST (Yaugher)
Current Affiliation: Colac and District Football League (CDFL) since 1970
Formed: 1891
Home Ground: Forrest Recreation Reserve
Colours: Maroon, gold and blue
Emblem: Lions
Senior Premierships: Polwarth Football Association/ League (PFA/L) - 1925, 1931, 1934, 1952, 1954, 1966 (6 total); CDFL - 2005 (1 total)
Senior Competition Best and Fairest Player Awards: PFA/L - Albert Stephens 1947; Don Whitehead 1951 & 1953; Norman Gray 1952 & 1954; Richard Day 1958; Eddie Page 1959; Ron Cashin 1963 (6 Winners/8 Wins); CDFL - Patrick Whelan 1973; Len van Breugel 1976 (2 total)
Originally called Yaugher, the Forrest Football Club was established in 1891, and competed without any known success in a variety of local associations and leagues until 1922, when it embarked on a prolonged stint as a prominent member of the Polwarth Football Association (later league).
Forrest's first known senior premiership arrived in 1925, and the club was successful twice more before the outbreak of the second world war. After the war the club continued to compete in the PFL, claiming further flags in 1952, 1954 and 1966.
The 1970 season saw Forrest commence in the Colac and District Football League where it endured a difficult time for many years. In 1986 the club was even forced into recess for a season. However, it recovered, and although life continued to be difficult for a time, eventually the dedication and persistence of its members, players and coaching staff paid off. In 2002 the Lions got to within a game of the grand final, and three years later they finally broke through for that elusive first senior flag in the CDFL. (Indeed, it was the club's first CDFL premiership in any grade.) Since 2005, the Lions have continued to perform creditably, and in both 2006 and 2007 they contested the finals.
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