North Ballarat Football Club
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North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football
club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne in this competition.
The club also has an affiliated Under 18s club, the North Ballarat Rebels
, which participates in the TAC Cup
.
for the 1996 season.
After two VFL Grand Final appearances in 1999 and 2000, in 2008 the Roosters became premiers, after defeating the Port Melbourne Football Club
in the Grand Final and in 2009 they gained back-to-back premierships by beating the Northern Bullants
in the Grand Final held at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne.
competition team North Melbourne Football Club
. Players not selected in the Kangaroos AFL team will play with either North Ballarat, or competing VFL club the Werribee Tigers.
stars, including dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes
, Brownlow and Coleman medallist Tony Lockett
as well as premiership player and coach Mick Malthouse
and premiership player Darren Jolly
.
They finished the 2009 season 2nd on the ladder but were unable to make the finals. 2009 saw the team with little experience, with an average age of 17. The women's team unlike their male counterparts is called the 'Eagles'.
Ballarat Football League:
1946 1963 1970 1973 1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996
1971 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1963 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1982 1983 1990 1994 1995
Victorian Football League:
2008 2009 2010
1999 2000
Total:
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 based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne in this competition.
The club also has an affiliated Under 18s club, the North Ballarat Rebels
North Ballarat Rebels
The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football club which play in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia.North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL to have clubs set in all regions of the state.This was to help aid in player...
, which participates in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
.
History
The club was established in 1882, playing in a number of regional competitions before entering Ballarat's "B" grade league in 1946 where it won its first premiership. Six years later, the NBFC was admitted to the Ballarat Football League and won the flag on its second Grand Final appearance in 1963 against Ballarat. They would go on to claim a further 14 flags in the period spanning the 1970–1995 seasons, during which in the 1990s they claimed five. That feat was no doubt what prompted an invitation to join the re-constructed Victorian Football LeagueVictorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
for the 1996 season.
After two VFL Grand Final appearances in 1999 and 2000, in 2008 the Roosters became premiers, after defeating the Port Melbourne Football Club
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
in the Grand Final and in 2009 they gained back-to-back premierships by beating the Northern Bullants
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
in the Grand Final held at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne.
AFL links
North Ballarat have an alignment with the (higher level) AFLAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
competition team North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
. Players not selected in the Kangaroos AFL team will play with either North Ballarat, or competing VFL club the Werribee Tigers.
Past notable players
The club has produced many Australian Football LeagueAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
stars, including dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
, Brownlow and Coleman medallist Tony Lockett
Tony Lockett
Anthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...
as well as premiership player and coach Mick Malthouse
Mick Malthouse
Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...
and premiership player Darren Jolly
Darren Jolly
Darren Jolly is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League . Jolly has previously played for Melbourne, the Sydney Swans...
.
Women's Team
North Ballarat also have a women's team that play in the VWFL North West division.They finished the 2009 season 2nd on the ladder but were unable to make the finals. 2009 saw the team with little experience, with an average age of 17. The women's team unlike their male counterparts is called the 'Eagles'.
Records
PremiershipsBallarat Football League:
- Seniors: (16)
1946 1963 1970 1973 1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996
- Reserves: (10)
1971 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
- Under 18s: (11)
1963 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1982 1983 1990 1994 1995
Victorian Football League:
- Seniors: (3)
2008 2009 2010
- Reserves: (2)
1999 2000
Total:
- Senior: 19
- Reserves: 12
- Under 18s: 11
- Club Premierships: 42