The Power House Amateur Football Club was originally formed in 1940. It was a club formed under the vision of the Lord Somers Camp and Power House Association to be a premier youth leadership and development organisation.

The idea of forming a Power House Australian Rules football club was first borne during the 1940 Big Camp by three Slushies; Wal Davie, Roberts Dunstan and Tom Johnston. The mission and values of the club were based around youth development leadership and interaction, tolerance, teamwork, trust care and friendship.

The first match was played at Royal Park against St. Pats Old Collegians in 1940, unfortunately the Second World War caused the entire 1940 season to be terminated at the end of the first round.

In 1947, Club Founders Wal Davie and John Pilbeam resurrected the club. Power House fielded a team in the VAFA in C Grade in that year.

Dr Cecil McAdam was the first President and John Pilbeam was the first Secretary of the club.

Will Avery was the Club's first ever Senior Coach. The first Senior Club Captain was “Orm” Smith and first Senior Best And Fairest was Jack Hall.

Doc McAdam served as President for the first seven years of the club. He remains the longest serving President in Club History.

Wal Davie served the club in many functions, eventually becoming Secretary and later on, President between 1956-1958.

Jack Hall played for 4 seasons before his retirement.

Orm Smith became a beloved member of the Power House and Lord Somers Community until his death in 2011 aged 93.

The Club finished runners up in 1953 and 1956 before securing its first premiership in 1959.

Power House Premierships

We won our First Senior Premiership in 1959.

We won the U19's Premiership in 1970.

We won our Second Senior Premiership in 1971.

Our Third Senior Premiership was achieved in 1973.

We won the 1978 Reserves Premiership in 1978.

After a 27 year drought, we won our Fourth Senior Premiership in 2000.

We achieved our Fifth Senior and Second Reserves Premierships in 2006.

Power House – 300 GAME CLUB

• Les Gordon
• Peter Hutchinson
• Mark Mason
• Steven Mason
• Peter Stewart

Power House Football Club Records

Longest Serving President - C.G. McAdam (7 years)

Longest Serving Secretary - Michael Verberne (6 years)

Longest Serving Treasurer - Francis Doyle (9 years)

Longest Serving Senior Coach - Les Gordon (6 years)

Longest Serving Senior Captain - Peter Hutchinson (6 years)

Most Senior Best & Fairests - Peter Hutchinson 7

100 Goals Season - Rick Sykes, Martin Bartlett, Darren Searle, Paul Edwards

VAFA - 300 CLUB

We have two members of the VAFA 300 Club.

• Les Gordon 316 games credited, 365 total.
• Peter Hutchinson 324 games credited, 363 total.

VAFA - CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD

• 1984 – Peter Hutchinson
• 1997 – Ron Lippold
• 2001 – Stephen Mason

VAFA - VICTORIAN REPRESENTITIVES

• Peter Hutchinson
• Leigh Grant
• John Dillon
• Mark Stone
• Craig Trist
• Anthony Miller
• Simon Phillips
• Fred Stafford
• Paul Edwards