The most famous family name in island football over the last century must surely be that of McLardy.
In the early 1900s, the McLardy brothers Newt, Bill and Alex were a force t
A fine island football tradition that started back in the early 1900s when the McLardy brothers Newt, Bill and Alex pulled on the red, white and blue, continues to this day in a way that the these island footy pioneers could never have envisaged or imagined. Five of their great, great, great granddaughters played for Phillip Island in the only game that our local girls football team managed to get in due to this Covid affected year. They are Charlie and Bella Ross, Lily and Maya Huther, and Lexie Walton. The girls five brothers/cousins play in the island’s junior sides.
Football
A famous football family Five generations and growing
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