Sandhurst Football Netball Club

Sandhurst
Names
Full name	Sandhurst Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Dragons
2018 season
Club details
Founded	1861;164 years ago (1861)
Colours
Competition	Bendigo Football League
Premierships	BFL (28) 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016, 2024
Ground(s)	Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Uniforms
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The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Dragons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Bendigo, Victoria. Sandhurst is the former name of that city.

The club currently competes in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football team is tied with Eaglehawk as the most successful team in the BFNL, with 28 premierships.

History

Sandhurst, who were then known as the Maroons, were one of the league's foundation clubs in 1880. They had been formed in June 1861, by Melbourne Football Club rulemaker J. B. Thompson. ^[1]

The club played against the touring British footballers in 1888. ^[2]

The club did not play in the BFL from 1901 to 1914, but returned to the league after the war in 1919, and have appeared in every season since.

Premierships

• Bendigo Football League (28): 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016, 2024

Notable former players

Football

• Graham Arthur (Hawthorn premiership captain)
• Harry Boyle (Carlton player and cricketer for Australia)
• Frank Coghlan (St Kilda footballer)
• Brendan Edwards (Hawthorn Team of the Century member)
• Trevor Keogh (Carlton premiership player)
• Bob Makeham (Collingwood premiership player)
• Flynn Perez (current North Melbourne player)
• Mark Robinson ( Herald Sun journalist)
• Adam Selwood (West Coast Eagles premiership player)
• Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats premiership captain and four-time premiership player)
• Scott Selwood (West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats player)
• Troy Selwood (Brisbane Lions player)
• Michael Sexton (Carlton premiership player)
• Geoff Southby (Carlton Team of the Century member)
• Fred Swift (Richmond premiership captain) H
• Tom Hartney Ultimate Footy Runner Up 2024

Netball

Internationals

  Australia

• Rebecca Bulley

References

1. "Sandhurst". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
2. "Sporting Notes". Bendigo Advertiser . Bendigo: National Library of Australia. 26 July 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

• Sandhurst FNC on tidyhq.com
• Twitter page
• Facebook page