ston ▁P ines ▁Football ▁Club ▁Frank ston ▁P ines ▁( Associ ation ) ▁Football ▁Club , ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁P ines , ▁are ▁a ▁local ▁association ▁football ▁club ▁based ▁at ▁Mon ter ey ▁Reserve . ▁Form ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁Scottish ▁Austral ians , ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ▁League ▁since ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁club ▁pl um met ed ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁le agues , ▁below ▁the ▁State ▁League ▁Division ▁ 3 . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁in ▁huge ▁trouble ▁with ▁a ▁big ▁financial ▁deb t ▁on ▁its ▁back ▁and ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁w inding ▁up . ▁However , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁promoted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁there after ▁achieved ▁two ▁more ▁success ive ▁prom ot ions ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁P ines ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁Club ▁P ines ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁club , ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁P yth ons , ▁are ▁a ▁ren owned ▁local ▁football ▁team ▁with ▁their ▁hom eground ▁based ▁at ▁Eric ▁Bell ▁Reserve , ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁to ▁loc als ▁and ▁rival ▁teams ▁as ▁the ▁" S nake pit ". ▁ ▁The ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁t ies ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁its ▁orig ins . ▁The ▁Club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁housing ▁commission ▁estate ▁in ▁P ines ▁Forest / Fran k