Golden Point Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Golden Point Football Club were an Australian rules football
club which competed in the Ballarat Football League
from 1905 to 2000. Golden Point were based in the Ballarat suburb of the same name
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They merged with East Ballarat
in 2001 to form the East Point Football Club
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which competed in the Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
from 1905 to 2000. Golden Point were based in the Ballarat suburb of the same name
Golden Point, Victoria
Golden Point is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located south east of the CBD. It is one of the few original suburbs of Ballarat that was established during the Victorian gold rush days. At the 2006 census, Golden Point had a population of 2,147...
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They merged with East Ballarat
East Ballarat Football Club
The East Ballarat Football Club were an Australian rules football club which competed in the Ballarat Football League.They merged with Golden Point in 2001 to form the East Point Football Club.-Notable players:*Graham Donaldson*Danny Frawley*Sean Simpson...
in 2001 to form the East Point Football Club
East Point Football Club
The East Point Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ballarat Football League.East Point was formed by a merger between East Ballarat and Golden Point....
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Notable players
- Percy BeamesPercy BeamesPercy James Beames was an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne and first-class cricketer at state level for Victoria. He later became a distinguished journalist, covering both sports for Melbourne's The Age until 1976....
- Jack Collins
- Bob Davis