South Bendigo Football Club
Encyclopedia
The South Bendigo Football Club are an Australian rules football
club which compete in the Bendigo Football League
(BFL).
Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1894, no club have won more premierships. They sit third on the all-time list of BFL premierships, behind Eaglehawk
and Sandhurst
.
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 compete in the Bendigo Football League
Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.Formed in 1880, it is one of the oldest football leagues in Australia, and among its members are some of the oldest football clubs in Australia, including the Castlemaine...
(BFL).
Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1894, no club have won more premierships. They sit third on the all-time list of BFL premierships, behind Eaglehawk
Eaglehawk Football Club
The Eaglehawk Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League .They are based in the town of Eaglehawk, Victoria and have competed in every BFL season since the league began in 1880, with the exception of 1904.Eaglehawk drew level with Sandhurst in...
and Sandhurst
Sandhurst Football Club
The Sandhurst Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League . Sandhurst is the former name of the city of Bendigo.-History:...
.
Notable players
- Leigh ColbertLeigh ColbertLeigh Colbert is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League .-1993–1999: Geelong:...
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player) - Peter DeanPeter Dean (footballer)Peter Dean is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Blues from 1984 to 1998 as a defender. From South Bendigo, Dean won 2 premierships with Carlton, in 1987 and 1995. After retiring, Dean was also a runner for the Blues.-External links:*...
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premiership player 1987 & 1995) - Jack KnightJack Knight (footballer)Jack 'Cracker' Knight was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1930s and played for and coached St Kilda during the early 1940s....
(CollingwoodCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
player & St Kilda coach) - Joe ScaddanJoe ScaddanJoseph Scaddan was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League and Subiaco in the West Australian Football League ....
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coach)