Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Club

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Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Netball Club
Names
Full nameOlinda-Ferny Creek Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bloods
Club details
Founded1908
CompetitionOuter East Football Netball League
PresidentBen Selby Hele
Ground(s)Olinda Recreation Reserve, Olinda

The Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Club was formed in 1908 and is based at the Olinda Recreation Reserve, Olinda, Victoria.

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The club is known as "The Bloods" [1] and play in the Premier Division of the Outer East Football Netball League. [2] They wear a white jumper with a red “vee”.

Premierships

Premierships:

Men’s Football Seniors: 1910, 1924, 1932 1965, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2017 Reserves: 2009, 2016 Under 18s: 2009,2010, 2013

Netball A Grade: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 D Grade: 2014, 2015, 2017

Women’s Football Seniors: 2023

Club history

The Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Club is a merger of the Olinda Football Club (founded 1908, disbanded 1914) and the Ferny Creek Football Club (founded 1910, disbanded 1933). Trevor Billington coached the club to three flags in a row in the mid-1960s. [3]

Best & Fairests Michael Scott (8 times) 1990 /92 / 97 / 98 / 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 Tim Scott (5 times) 1995 / 96 / 99 / 00 / 05 Matthew Scharenberg (4 times) 2021 / 22 / 23 / 24 Marcus Hottes (4 times) 2016 / 17 / 18 / 19

Notable members

VFL/AFL Members

Others

References

  1. ↑ "Bloods draw first blood". Ranges Trader Star Mail. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wandin and Olinda-Ferny Creek advance in premier division elimination finals". Ranges Trader Star Mail. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Harris, Amelia (2016). "Australian Football 150 Years" (PDF). Herald Sun .
  4. ↑ Jason Wood (10 May 2006). "Statements by Members". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Vol. 280. Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives.


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