Eaglehawk | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Eaglehawk Football & Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Hawks, Two Blues, Borough | |
2018 season | ||
Club details | ||
Founded | 1880 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Bendigo Football League | |
Premierships | BFL (28) 1882, 1883, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1908, 1922, 1924, 1935, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 2007, 2008, 2018 | |
Ground(s) | Canterbury Park, Eaglehawk | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | eaglehawkfnc.com.au |
The Eaglehawk Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club 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 teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League (BFNL).
Eaglehawk drew level with Sandhurst in 2007 when they won their 26th premiership. The following year they were premiers again, setting a new league record. [1] Eaglehawk have won the most senior football premierships in the BFNL with 28.
The following footballers played with Eaglehawk prior to making their senior VFL / AFL debut.
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