ston ▁North . ▁The ▁club ▁experienced ▁several ▁lean ▁years ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁strugg led ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁game ▁before ▁local ▁juni ors ▁began ▁gradu ating ▁into ▁the ▁senior ▁team . ▁In ▁fact ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁junior ▁sides ▁that ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁club ' s ▁success . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁under ▁ 1 2 ▁team ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁side ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁P ines ▁Football ▁club ▁in ▁a ▁grand ▁final . ▁As ▁young ▁players ▁graduated ▁through ▁its ▁ranks ▁the ▁football ▁club ▁began ▁winning ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁all ▁competition ▁levels ▁including ▁ 3 ▁consecutive ▁flags ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁via ▁its ▁under - 1 5 ▁side . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁houses , ▁with ▁several ▁players ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁football ▁club ▁improved ▁when ▁local ▁te en agers ▁began ▁making ▁their ▁mark . ▁Barry ▁Bur ke , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁St ▁K ilda ▁mid f iel der ▁Nathan ▁Bur ke , ▁m ould ed ▁the ▁team ▁into ▁a ▁premi ership ▁unit . ▁ ▁P ines ▁football ▁club ▁also ▁produced ▁several ▁V FL / AF L ▁players , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Russell ▁Gre ene ▁( H aw th orn ▁& ▁St ▁K ilda ), ▁Br end on ▁Moore , ▁Steve ▁New man ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁Sw imming ▁Centre ▁Frank ston ▁North ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 0 - met re ▁he