Beechworth Football Club

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Full nameBeechworth Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bushrangers
2024 season
Club details
Founded1861;163 years ago (1861)
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Competition TDFL
CoachThomas Cartledge
Premierships18 (senior football)
Ground(s)Baarmutha Park, Beechworth
Uniforms
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Beechworth Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Beechworth, Victoria. Its teams currently play in the Tallangatta & District Football League.

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The club was known as the Beechworth Bombers prior to joining the Tallangatta & District Football League (T&DFNL), but they became the Bushrangers due to Dederang-Mount Beauty having the red and black colours and having the nickname of "Bombers".

Before playing the T&DFNL, Beechworth took part in the Ovens & Murray and the Ovens & King leagues.

History

The "Beechworth Football Club" was apparently formed in 1861. [1] There is no newspaper evidence of football taking place in and around Beechworth between 1861 and 1875. In April, 1875 a meeting was supposed to be held at the Star Hotel, Beechworth to organise a football club, but it did not eventuate. [2]

In April 1876, a meeting was held at Dreyer's Corner Hotel to re-form the Beechworth FC, [3] which was a success, with players joining up and matches taking place. [4]

While Beechworth FC joined the Victoria Football Association (VFA) in 1877 (the first season of the competition), [5] it appears they were affiliated with the VFA and not an active playing club. Beechworth FC never played any football in Beechworth in 1877. [6]

An Annual General Meeting was held in early 1878, with club office bearers appointed and while the club did not play in any official football competitions between 1878 and 1891, they did play regular matches against other mining towns such as Chiltern and Rutherglen in most years.

In 1887, a football fixture was published in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, with Beechworth FC competing against the following football clubs - Benalla, Degamero, Oxley, Oxley Trades and Wangaratta. [7]

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Team of Wanderers FC, 1890

In the late 1880s there were two football teams in Beechworth. One was the "Beechworth FC" and the other was the "Wanderers FC", which was based at Hurdle Flat, near Stanley and after a meeting between officials of both clubs in April 1892, they merged under the name "Beechworth District Wanderers Football Club" and adopted a red and black striped guernsey, [8] before joining the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1893. [9]

In September 1894, Essendon visited Beechworth and had a comfortable win over the “District Wanderers”. [10]

The club played in the O&MFL until 1898, when they went into recess in 1899, they returned to the O&MFL from 1900 to 1902, then once again went into recess in 1903. Beechworth finished in equal top position with Corowa and Excelsoir in 1900, but Beechworth withdrew from the final series as they were drawn to play the first final at the Southern ground. Beechworth thought this to be grossly unjust and withdrew from the finals. [11]

Beechworth FC then joined the North East Central Football Association in 1904. then joined the Ovens & King league in 1905, winning three consecutive premierships in 1912, 1913 and 1914. Beechworth then left the O&KFA and re-joined the O&MFL in 1915, only to withdraw from the competition in July 1915, due to "the splendid response by playing members of the club to the appeal for recruits to serve their King and country" [12] in World War One.

The club suspended its activities from 1916 to 1918 during the World War I, returning to the O&KFL in 1919.

Beechworth then played the O&MFL from 1924 to 1928, then returned to the Ovens & King in 1929 until 1941. A new recess came in 1941 with the Second World War.

At the end of the Second World War, Beechworth entered the Chiltern and District league under the new name of the Beechworth Football Club. In 1946 it was admitted to the Ovens and King League and the next year a seconds team was formed and played in the Myrtleford-Bright District Football League from 1947 to 1949. This side and the thirds team were instigated by Ern Guppy, who was a wonderful man for the Beechworth Football Club. He was made a life member in 1952.

When the Myrtleford-Bright DFL folded in 1952, the seconds side joined the Yackandandah & District Football League. [13] [14]

In 1950, 1951 and 1956 Beechworth won senior premierships, and was beaten by only two points by Bogong for the 1955 O&KFL pennant.

In 1961 the club again won the premiership under Bill Comensoli. In this year it formed a thirds team, which was affiliated with the Wodonga Junior Football Association with Fred Jensen as its coach and G. Beel as its manager.

In 1974 under coach Mick Brenia it again was successful and D. Cooper had coached it to runners-up for two successive years, it won the 1979 flag under Rob Forrest.

There was no further success until 2000, when under coach Michael Quirk, it won two in a row, and was defeated by Moyhu in the 2002 grand final.

At the end of the 2003 season, The Beechworth Football Club applied for an application to join the Tallangatta & District Football League, but was refused by the Ovens and King FL board, so the Beechworth Football Club took the appeal to Victoria Country Football League and won the appeal to join the Tallangatta & District Football League in 2004.

With joining the T&DFNL, Beechworth had to choose a new nickname and new jumper style (Because Dederang-Mt Beauty were known as the Bombers) so after a vote, the Beechworth Football Club new nickname was the 'Bushrangers' and would wear Red and Royal Blue vertically striped jumpers.

In their first year of the T&DFNL, the Beechworth "Bushrangers" Football Club would make the finals, but would lose the Elimination Final to Dederang-Mt Beauty and finished 5th.

In 2005 the Bushrangers would only win 5 games (out of 16) and miss the finals for the first time in 10 years.

In 2006 The Beechworth Football Club amalgamated with the Netball club and is now known as Beechworth Football & Netball Club Inc.

In 2010 The Beechworth Football Club would taste the ultimate success, for this first time in the TDFL. Coached by Shaun Pritchard and captained by Brayden Carey, the Bushrangers defeated Yackandandah to win the Grand Final.

Club incarnations

Hurdle Flat Football Club, 1885–88

In 1885, a club at Hurdle Flat was established and played football against Stanley and Beechworth. [15] The Hurdle Flat Wanderers [16] later became known as the Beechworth Wanderers around 1889 and eventually merged with the Beechworth Football Club in 1892 [17] and became known as the Beechworth District Wanderers FC and were often referred to in newspaper reports as the "District Wanderers".

Beechworth Mechanics Football Club, 1886

The above club was formed in 1886 and played their first match against Hurdle Flat FC. [18]

Beechworth Wanderers Football Club, 1889–1891, 1930–1935

It appears the Beechworth Wanderers FC evolved from the Hurdle Flat Wanderers in 1889 and were based at Hurdle Flat, near Stanley. [19] [20] [21] The Wanderers played regular matches against Yackandandah, Myrtleford, Beechworth and the Two Mile Rovers football club's. [22] [23] up until they merged with the Beechworth Football Club in early 1892.

Beechworth Wanderers FC reformed in 1930 and entered the Chiltern & District Football Association from 1930 to 1935 and wore a white jumper with a red V. The Wanderers and Beechworth FC would then merge again in early 1936 and entered the Ovens & King Football League as Beechworth United FC from 1936 to 1941 and adopted a black jumper with a red sash. [24]

Beechworth Union Junior Football Club, 1891–1900

This junior club was re-formed in April 1892 and adopted a blue and white coloured jumper with red socks. [25] They became the Beechworth Junior FC in 1900, when they entered the O&MFL as inadvertently became a senior side again. [26]

Beechworth Stars FC, 1938–39

The Beechworth Stars FC (Beechworth Reserves side) were admitted into the Myrtleford - Bright FL in 1938 [27] and played there in 1939, being runners up to Myrtleford Wanderers FC in both years. With the commencement of World War Two, this competition unfortunately did not reform in 1940.

Uniform

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1930–35
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1936–2003

Football competitions timeline

Seniors

Football Premierships

Seniors
Reserves
Thirds
Fourths

Football Runners Up

Seniors
Reserves
Thirds

Netball Premierships

Ovens & King Football League
A. Grade Netbball
B. Grade
C. Grade

Tallangatta & District Football League

League Best & Fairest Awards

Senior Football
Ovens & King Football League
Tallangatta & District Football League
Reserves
Ovens & King Football League
Thirds
Ovens & King Football League

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with Beechworth, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.

The following footballers were drafted or played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing / coaching with the Beechworth FNC, with the year indicating their first year at Beechworth.

Senior Football Honourboard

YearPresidentSecretaryTreasurerCaptain/CoachBest & FairestTop GoalkickerPosition
1876
1877
1878 [53] W L ZinckeMr AsheMr Ashe
1879G LyonJ DobbynH Moore
1880G LyonE N MooreT Drenen
1881G LyonE N MooreJ Ingram
1882G LyonA A FosterJ Ingram
1883
1884 [54] N LawD GreigD GreigJ Ingram
1885 [55] J S CampbellD GreigT BrownMr Lawrence
1886 [56] Alfred A Billson [57] D GreigT Brown
1887 [58] A A BillsonW H ChannonW MilneR Page [59]
1888 [60] A A BillsonJ A McDonaldJ A McDonaldR Page
1889 [61] Ferguson H Tuthill, MLA [62] J A McDonaldJ A McDonaldConlon [63]
1890
1891
1892 [64] Dr F DeshonR StewartR StewartG L Julius
1893 [65] Dr F DeshonA TurnerJ ShennanJ BuckleyO&MFL: 1st [66]
1894Dr. F DeshonH J WissendenJ Buckley1st
1895Dr. F Deshon [67] D O’BrienA J FyffeA GeddesJ Buckley2nd
1896F AllenH J WissendenA J FyffeF McDermott2nd
1897T GrahamJ DolphinR M StewartF McDermott1st
1898F AllenJ DolphinF McDermott2nd
1899In recess
1900 [68] J LoweH B L SmithL RoadknightG DolphinO&MFL: 3rd
1901 [69] A A BillsonJ GreerM P Ryan3rd
1902 [70] J LoweJ GreerM P Ryan5th [71]
1903In recess
1904NECFA [72] 3rd
1905J SnowballA BillsonA TurnerO&KFL
1906H P ZwarA BillsonA TurnerG Maloney2nd
1907H P ZwarA TurnerA Billson H Thompson O&MFL
1908 [73] H P ZwarB AndersonA BillsonO&KFL
1909H P Zwar [74] H WalkerR Clune
1910C PraterH AllenA SnowMiller
1911C PraterH WalkerH Walker2nd
1912A AndersonB WoodheadH WalkerE Youlden1st
1913A AndersonB WoodheadH WalkerA Turner1st
1914W CoughlanH NichollsH Nicholls B Marchbank W Dunn1st
1915W CoughlanB WoodheadW Marchbank [75] O&MFL
1916-18In recess WW2
1919W CoughlanB WoodheadO&KFL
1920W CoughlanB WoodheadA Kennedy
1921J ScottC Reynolds
1922G CollierJ O'BrienR Luxon
1923L SambellWm RyanR Tymms
1924L SambellA TurnerR TymmsO&MFL:8th
1925L SambellR O'BrienR TymmsH Matson
1926L SambellA CallenderR Rankin
1927L SambellT FlaniganR TymmsR Rankin
1928L SambellT FlaniganR TymmsF Sheahan
1929L SambellT FlaniganL GilchristF SheahanO&KFL:4th
1930L SambellL GilchristR TymmsF Sheahan2nd
1931L SambellR McNamaraR TymmsF Sheahan5th
1932L SambellR McNamaraW Brady F Kelly [76] 3rd
1933L SambellR McNamaraW Brady K Parris K Parris
1934L SambellC ReynoldsW BradyA NankervisH Johnstone
1935L SambellJ FisherC AlderdiceA DonnellyH Johnstone
1936P TaylorL McKelsonC Alderdice J Flanigan Brooks
1937J KeefeL McKelsonC AlderdiceJ FlaniganH Johnstone1st
1938J KeefeL McKelsonC AlderdiceD HaigR MullengerR Mullenger1st
1939J KeefeL McKelsonC AlderdiceE GuppyJ SmithS Londigan **
1940 [77] J KeefeJ HillC AlderdiceE GuppyS Londigan2nd
1941P TaylorR GladstoneC AlderdiceF BeatsonE Huggins5th
1942-44In recess. WW2
1945P TaylorE MossE MossF BeatsonChiltern & DFL:4th
1946G NewthE MossE MossF Beatson/E GuppyW HicksO&KFL: 4th
1947Wm WerryE MossE MossF Beatson J Hill
1948Wm WeeryJ PembertonJ PembertonE GuppyJ Surrey4th
1949T ParkinsonWm GraceE GuppyR H Sims [78] E Huggins3rd
1950T ParkinsonE GuppyJ Reilly/E GuppyJ SurreyW Pemberton1st
1951T ParkinsonJ HayesJ HayesJ ReillyEric Huggins1st [79]
1952R SmithR McInnessL PowellE Guppy/J HayesM CareyEric Huggins
1953M LeembruggenM CareyL PowellC LincolnK Pini2nd
1954M LeembruggenM CareyL PowellT Lowe [80] T LoweT Lowe3rd
1955M Leembruggen/W RobinsonW EdgarL PowellT LoweT Lowe2nd
1956W ForrestW EdgarL PowellT LoweR Greening
1957W ForrestK PiniL PowellT LoweN Jessup
1958W ForrestK PiniL PowellB McCombD McLaughlinB McComb5th
1959W ForrestD CraigL PowellW ComensoliK JessupA Comensoli3rd
1960W ForrestD ZwarL PowellW ComensoliW ComensoliA Comensoli2nd
1961W ForrestD ZwarL PowellW ComensoliW ComensoliA Comensoli1st
1962W ForrestD ZwarL PowellW ComensoliW ComensoliR Whitehead4th
1963W ForrestJ LagoonL PowellW ComensoliR BurridgeA Comensoli4th
1964W ForrestJ LagoonL PowellD IrwinB PritchardA Comensoli5th
1965W ForrestJ LagoonL Powell Wally Russell D CareyB McDonald 63**5th
1966W ForrestJ LagoonL PowellR Bartel/F Hogan A RobinsonT Bartel5th
1967W ForrestF JensenF JensenR BartelA JarvisT Bartel3rd
1968F JensenG BeelL PowellR BartelR BurridgeR McWaters5th
1969F JensenG BeelL PowellR BurridgeR 'Bob' McWatersR McWaters 112**2nd
1970F JensenG BeelL PowellR BurridgeR ForrestR McWaters5th
1971H C LucasR LucasL PowellV JessupR ForrestR McWaters5th
1972H C LucasR LucasL PowellM BreniaS McGuffieR McWaters 111**2nd
1973H C LucasR LucasL PowellM BreniaJ GraingerG Hill 92**6th
1974F JensenP CareyL PowellM BreniaL GilchristG Hill 115**1st
1975F JensenP CareyL PowellD CooperR WarnerG Hill 110**2nd
1976F JensenB JessupL PowellD CooperG CalderG Hill2nd
1977F JensenJ KellyL PowellR ForrestJ RuttenG Hill4th
1978G V SchulitzB JessupL PowellR ForrestI HarrisonG Hill2nd
1979G V SchulitzB JessupL PowellR ForrestL GilchristG Hill1st
1980G V SchulitzG LockwoodL PowellR ForrestI HarrisonG Hill3rd
1981R McWatersG LockwoodL PowellT LeahyP BrockP Brock4th
1982R McWatersG LockwoodL PowellR SteerG CooperN Whitehead7th
1983W B ForrestP CareyL PowellJ HeadI HarrisonG Hill2nd
1984W B ForrestP CareyL PowellJ HeadR ZaneG Hill6th
1985W B ForrestR McWatersL PowellJ HeadC MaddenG Hill 110**3rd
1986T WhiteR McWatersL PowellJ RamsdaleM JessupG Hill4th
1987T WhiteR McWatersL PowellJ RamsdaleJ RamsdaleT Wallace5th
1988B JessupR McWatersL PowellI WalesI WalesF Carey2nd
1989B JessupR McWatersL PowellI WalesD StephensonT Wallace2nd
1990Barry JessupRobert (Bob) McWatersLes 'Sandy' PowellRobert (Bob) McWatersRobert ZaneBrett Bullivant4th
1991Barry JessupRobert (Bob) McWatersLes 'Sandy' PowellRobert (Bob) McWatersGreg DelmenicoAdam Johnstone6th
1992Barry JessupRobert (Bob) McWatersLes 'Sandy' PowellPhil HibbersonGreg DelmenicoDarren Bate6th
1993Barry JessupRobert (Bob) McWatersLes 'Sandy' PowellPhil HibbersonRobbie ClappBrett McKenna3rd
1994Barry JessupRobert (Bob) McWatersLes 'Sandy' PowellPhil HibbersonRobbie ClappDarren Bate8th
1995Darren EnglishSteven JoryLes 'Sandy' PowellBrendan BreenAnthony MilhaljevicBrett Bouker2nd
1996Brendan Halliday [81] G ByrneG Bullivant/S MayGreg NewboldDavid DineenDarren Bate11th
1997Graeme PritchardBrendan HallidayGeorge FendykGreg NewboldAnthony MilhaljevicDarren Bate7th
1998Graeme PritchardBrendan HallidayGeorge Fendyk Mark Perkins Anthony MilhaljevicDarren Bate 100**7th
1999Graeme PritchardBrendan HallidayJerry JokinenMark PerkinsAnthony MilhaljevicDarren Bate3rd
2000Barry PopeBrendan HallidayJerry Jokinen Michael Quirk Mal BoydDarren Bate 79**1st
2001Barry PopeBrendan HallidayJulie WitherowMichael QuirkBrad McPhersonDarren Bate 117**1st
2002Neil Johnstone/Glen CollinsBrendan HallidayMrs Doyna CollinsMichael QuirkBrendan BreenDarren Bate 97**2nd
2003Glen CollinsCheryl BartoldBrendan BreenShane LearyDarren Bate4th
2004Glen CollinsCheryl BartoldBrendan BreenJohn AllenT&DFNL:5th
2005Jerry JokinenCheryl BartoldDarren PerryBrenton Surrey7th
2006Jerry JokinenCheryl BartoldLuke BrockJohn Allen6th
2007Jerry JokinenCheryl BartoldIan RomerilMichael Voight6th
2008Sean CartledgeCheryl BartoldIan RomerilShaun Pritchard7th
2009Sean CartledgeCheryl BartoldShaun PritchardBrenton SurreyTiarnan Halliday 72**2nd:17/5
2010Adam FendykCheryl BartoldShaun PritchardBrayden CareyNick Dillon 471st: 17/3
2011Adam FendykCheryl BartoldShaun PritchardBrenton SurreyTiarnan Halliday 397th:8/10
2012Adam FendykCheryl BartoldN Dillon/B SurreyBrenton SurreyDylan Pritchard 3710th:4/14
2013Brett LaceyCheryl BartoldBrenton SurreyBrenton SurreyCharles Sugars 2112th:1/17
2014Brett LaceyCheryl BartoldB Surrey/G PritchardNick CibirasDylan Pritchard 5410th:4/14
2015Steven CollinsCheryl BartoldNick BarnesKayde SurreyDylan Pritchard 566th:10/8
2016Scott AmeryCheryl BartoldNick BarnesLee DaleDayne Carey 329th:7/11
2017Philip SurreyCheryl BartoldNick BarnesKayde SurreyJay Dale 479th:6/11
2018John ThistletonCheryl BartoldNick BarnesKayde SurreyJ Dale/D Pritchard 368th:8/11
2019John ThistletonCheryl BartoldJ Dale/B SurreyKayde SurreyDylan Pritchard 429th:7/11
2020Adam FendykJohn SheehanJ Dale/B SurreyIn recess, COVID-19
2021Adam FendykJohn Sheehan S Baxter/B SurreyKayde SurreyCampbell Fendyk 2011th: 1/10
2022Adam FendykJohn SheehanT Cartledge/B CareyCampbell FendykDayne Carey 433rd: 16/5
2023Adam FendykSimone SockettFiona StringerT Cartledge/B CareyCampbell Fendyk *Lachlan Armstrong 724th: 14/6
2024Adam FendykTommy Cartledge

'**' Denotes league leading goalkicker '*' Denotes league best and fairest in league and club

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