The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Dragons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Bendigo, Victoria. Sandhurst is the former name of that city.
| Sandhurst | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Sandhurst Football & Netball Club Inc. | |
| Nickname | Dragons | |
| 2025 season | ||
| After finals | 2nd (Runner Up) | |
| Home-and-away season | 1st | |
| Leading goalkicker | Fergus Greene (43) | |
| Best and fairest | Lachlan Tardrew | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1861 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Bendigo Football League | |
| Coach | Fergus Greene & Bryce Curnow | |
| Premierships | BFL (28) 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016, 2024 | |
| Ground | Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The club currently competes in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football team is tied with Eaglehawk as the most successful team in the BFNL, with 28 premierships.
History
editSandhurst, who were then known as the Maroons, were one of the league's foundation clubs in 1880. They had been formed in June 1861, by Melbourne Football Club rulemaker J. B. Thompson.[1]
The club played against the touring British footballers in 1888.[2]
The club did not play in the BFL from 1901 to 1914, but returned to the league after the war in 1919, and have appeared in every season since.
Football Premierships
edit- Seniors (28)
- 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016, 2024
- Reserves
- ?
- Thirds
- ?
Notable former players
editFootball
edit- Graham Arthur (Hawthorn premiership captain)
- Harry Boyle (Carlton player and cricketer for Australia)
- Frank Coghlan (St Kilda footballer)
- Brendan Edwards (Hawthorn Team of the Century member)
- Trevor Keogh (Carlton dual best and fairest and premiership player)
- Bob Makeham (Collingwood premiership player)
- Flynn Perez (current Hawthorn player, formerly with North Melbourne)
- Mark Robinson (retired journalist)
- Adam Selwood (West Coast Eagles premiership player)
- Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats premiership captain and four-time premiership player)
- Scott Selwood (West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats player)
- Troy Selwood (Brisbane Lions player)
- Michael Sexton (Carlton premiership player)
- Geoff Southby (Carlton Team of the Century member, dual best and fairest and premiership player)
- Fred Swift (Richmond premiership captain) H
- Charlie Edwards (current Adelaide player)
- Brian Walsh (Carlton, Essendon Carlton leading goal kicker 1973)
Netball
edit- Internationals
Australia
References
edit- ↑ "Sandhurst". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
- ↑ "Sporting Notes". Bendigo Advertiser. Bendigo: National Library of Australia. 26 July 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandhurst Football Club.
- Sandhurst FNC on tidyhq.com
- Twitter page
- Facebook page
- 1922 - Sandhurst FC team photo