South Bendigo Football Netball Club

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South Bendigo
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Names
Full nameSouth Bendigo Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bloods
2024 season
After finals7th
Home-and-away season7th
Leading goalkickerSteven Stoobants (52)
Club details
Founded1893;132 years ago (1893)
Colours  Red   White
Competition Bendigo Football League
Premierships23
List
  • 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905,
    1909, 1910, 1911, 1912,
    1914, 1919, 1921, 1925,
    1950, 1951, 1954, 1955,
    1956, 1969, 1974, 1990,
    1991, 1993, 1994
Ground(s) Queen Elizabeth Oval
Uniforms
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Kit socks long.svg
Home
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Away
Other information
Official website southbendigofnc.com.au

The South Bendigo Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Bendigo, Victoria.

Contents

The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League. [1]

History

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1908: South Bendigo
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1913: South Bendigo FC

South Bendigo was established in 1893 [2] and actually played as the Golden Square Imperials Football Club in the Bendigo Junior Football Association in 1892 [3] prior to joining the Bendigo Football Association in 1893. [4]

South Bendigo left the Bendigo Football Association in 1906 after a dispute over the gate takings in the 1905 Bendigo FA grand final. [5] As a result, both South Bendigo and California Gully were suspended and they formed the Bendigo and Northern Football Association in 1906. [6] Long Gully defeated South Bendigo by one point in the 1906 Bendigo and Northern Football Association grand final. [7]

Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1893, no club has won more premierships. [8] They sit third on the all-time list of BFL premierships, behind Eaglehawk and Sandhurst.

In 2023, having played for over 120 years at the Queen Elizabeth Oval, they made the move to the Harry Trott Park, which is now their permanent home ground. [9]

Honours

Premierships & Grand Finals

LeagueTotal PremiershipsPremiership Years
Bendigo Football League
23
1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
YearWinner
1899 [10] South BendigoNo official Bendigo Football Association Grand Final was played prior to 1904.

Up until 1904, the team on top of the ladder at the end of the season were crowned Premiers.

1902South Bendigo
YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1904South BendigoCalifornia Gully4.13 (37) - 3.5 (23)
1905South BendigoCalifornia Gully3.9 (27) - 2.5 (17)
1909South BendigoEaglehawk7.9 (51) - 3.2 (20)
1910South BendigoCalifornia Gully5.9 (39) - 3.10 (28)
1911South BendigoEaglehawk7.12 (54) - 2.6 (18)
1912South BendigoCalifornia Gully13.5 (83) - 3.7 (25) [11]
1913Bendigo CitySouth Bendigo8.8 (56) - 6.13 (49)
1914South BendigoEaglehawk5.10 (40) - 4.6 (30)
1919South BendigoSandhurst3.7 (25) - 2.12 (24)
1920SandhurstSouth Bendigo6.6 (42) – 4.5 (29)
1921South BendigoEaglehawk6.15 (51) - 5.7 (37)
1925South BendigoCastlemaine7.12 (54) - 6.4 (40)
1929SandhurstSouth Bendigo18.11 (119) – 11.10 (76)
1931SandhurstSouth Bendigo10.14 (74) – 8.14 (62)
1937SandhurstSouth Bendigo16.16 (112) – 6.15 (51)
1940SandhurstSouth Bendigo13.18 (96) – 13.13 (91)
1941EaglehawkSouth Bendigo17.16 (118) – 11.14 (80)
1949SandhurstSouth Bendigo11.22 (88) – 9.19 (73)
1950South BendigoEchuca10.12 (72) - 6.10 (46)
1951South BendigoEaglehawk24.12 (156) - 20.8 (128)
1954South BendigoSandhurst11.9 (75) - 9.7 (61)
1955South BendigoSandhurst10.7 (67) - 9.12 (66)
1956South BendigoEaglehawk10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69)
1967EchucaSouth Bendigo12.13 (85) – 10.15 (75)
1968EaglehawkSouth Bendigo8.16 (64) – 8.10 (58)
1969South BendigoEaglehawk10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67)
1972Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.12 (96) – 11.9 (75)
1974South BendigoSandhurst17.13 (115) - 14.9 (93)
1989Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.13 (97) – 11.13 (79)
1990South BendigoGolden Square15.24 (114) - 14.8 (92)
1991South BendigoCastlemaine14.14 (98) - 10.16 (76)
1993South BendigoSandhurst20.22 (142) - 11.11 (77)
1994South BendigoGolden Square20.15 (135) - 13.9 (87)
1995KynetonSouth Bendigo18.13 (121) – 11.10 (76)
2009Golden SquareSouth Bendigo16.12 (108) – 10.11 (71)
2010Golden SquareSouth Bendigo11.21 (87) – 8.10 (58)

Club song

Da da da da da
da da da da da (x2)
We are the red and white
We are the good ol' red and white
We're the team that comes from miles around
We'll beat 'em at home or any ol' ground
Some come to cheer us, some come to jeer us, they can't get near us
We are the team that will be premiers
We are the good ol' red and white

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with South Bendigo prior to making their VFL/AFL debut.

References

  1. ↑ "South Bendigo FNC Website". via Sportingpulse.
  2. ↑ "1893 - Football in the Bendigo District". Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904). 11 April 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "2024 - FOOTBALL FLASHBACK: SOUTH BENDIGO FC January 17, 2024". AFL Central Victoria. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "1893 - BENDIGO DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918). 22 April 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "1906 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL DISPUTE". The Age. 12 May 1906. p. 14. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "1906 - FOOTBALL. OPENING OF THE SEASON". Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918). 3 May 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "1906 - PREMIERS FOB 1906: Long Gully beats South". The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918). 16 August 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "South Bendigo FC History". Australian Football.com.
  9. ↑ David Johnston (24 March 2023). "2023 - New home for an old footy club". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "1926 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S PROUD POSITION IN THE GAME". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 12 May 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "1912 - WITH THE CLUBS". The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918). 19 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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