Strathmerton Football Club

Strathmerton
Names
Full name	Strathmerton Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Bulldogs
Club song	"It's a grand old flag" (based on Melbourne's theme song)
2024 season
Home-and-away season	2nd of 15
Leading goalkicker	Tim Looby (123 goals)
Club details
Founded	1894;131 years ago (1894)
Colours
Competition	Picola & District Football League
President	Michael Keane
Coach	Tim Looby, Zach Betson
Captain(s)	Adrian Crestani
Ground(s)	Strathmerton Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
Home

The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the Picola & District Football League since 1994.

The club is based in the small Victorian town of Strathmerton at the local Recreation Reserve ^[1] and fields four football teams and seven netball teams.

In 1947, the club unveiled a Roll of Honour of club footballers who enlisted for active service abroad in World War II. ^[2]

Football Leagues

• Murray Border Football Association ^[3]
  • 1896
• Federal District Football Association ^[4]
  • 1897 to 1902
• Goulburn Valley Football Association ^[5]
  • 1903
  • 1904 to 1910 – (Northern Division)
• Strathmerton Football Club
  • 1911 ^[6] to 1912 ^[7] – Club in recess
• Goulburn Valley Football Association ^[8]
  • 1913 to 1914
• Strathmerton Football Club ^[9]
  • 1915 to 1918 – Club in recess. World War I
• Goulburn Valley Football Association ^[10]
  • 1919 to 1920 – (Northern Division)
  • 1921 to 1930
• Murray Football League
  • 1931 to 1935
• Picola & District Football League
  • 1936 to 1937
• Murray Football League
  • 1938 to 1993
• Picola & District Football League
  • 1994 to 2020

Football Premierships

Senior Football

• Federal District Football Association
  • 1899, ^[11] 1900 ^{[12] [13]}
• Picola & District Football League
  • 1936, ^[14] 1937, ^[15] 1997, 2010, 2015, ^[16] 2019 ^[17]
• Murray Football League
  • 1956, 1964

Reserves Football

1974, 2014, 2022

Thirds Football

?

Fourths Football

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Football Runners Up

Senior Football

• Federal District Football Association
  • 1902 ^[18]
• Murray Football League
  • 1931, ^[19] 1960, 1975
• Picola & District Football League
  • 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

Reserves Football

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League Best & Fairest Winners

Senior Football

Murray Football League – O'Dwyer Medal

• 1956 – Len Carter
• 1957 – J J Ryan
• 1958 – J J Ryan
• 1959 – J J Ryan
• 1963 – J J Ryan
• 1964 – J J Ryan
• 1966 – Norm Smith
• 1973 – R Dunn
• 1984 – C Bell
• 1988 – C Newell

Picola & District Football League

• 2012 - J Evans
• 2019 - Tyron Hill
• 2023 - Jake Ellery

Strathmerton FC players who played in the VFL

The following footballers played with Strathmerton FC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.

• 1950 – Frank Tuck – Collingwood
• 1957 – Len Carter – Hawthorn
• 1965 – Daryl Mares – Hawthorn
• 1967 – Norm Smith – Hawthorn
• 1969 – Pat Patterson – Geelong
• 1981 – Stephen Reynoldson – Geelong & Brisbane Bears
• 1987 – Scott Christie ^[20] – North Melbourne. 1987 VFL Draft, pick 17. No senior VFL/AFL games.

VFL / AFL footballers who have come to play at the Strathmerton FC

The following footballers have come to play with Strathmerton FC, with senior football experience from an VFL / AFL club. The year indicates their debut with Strathmerton FC.

• 1950s – Jim McColl – Essendon
• 1964 – Lance Oswald – St. Kilda
• 1990s – Darren McAsey – Sydney Swans
• 1990s – David Bolton – Sydney Swans

References

1. Australian Football, Strathmerton FC History , retrieved 19 April 2020
2. "1947 - Fine example set by Strathmerton FC". Cobram Courier. 16 May 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
3. "1897 - Murray Border Football Association - Formation". Cobram Courier. 14 May 1896. p. 6 – via Trove Newspapers.
4. "1897 - Federal Football Association - Formation". Cobram Courier. 20 May 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
5. "1903 - Goulburn Valley Football Association". Numurkah Leader. 7 August 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
6. "1911 - Strathmerton FC Folds". Numurkah Leader. 26 May 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
7. "1912 - Strathmerton FC pulls out of GVFA". Cobram Courier. 23 May 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
8. "1913 - Goulburn Valley FA Draw". Cobram Courier. 29 May 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
9. "1915 - Strathmerton FC folds up". Numurkah Standard and Wunghnu, Cobram, Yarroweyah and Strathmerton Advocate. 12 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
10. "1919 - Goulburn Valley FA Draw". Cobram Courier. 22 May 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
11. "1899 - Federal DFA Premiers". Cobram Courier. 7 September 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
12. "1900 - Federal DFA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
13. "1900 - Federal DFA - Premiership Prize Money". Cobram Courier. 27 September 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
14. "1936 - Picola FA Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 22 September 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
15. "1937 - Picola FA Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 14 September 1937. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
16. "2015 - Picola & DFL - Grand Final match review". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
17. "2019 - Picola FNL - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
18. "1902 - Federal DFA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 4 September 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
19. "1931 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 10 September 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
20. "1988 - Christie relives fond memories". Shepparton News. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.

External links

• Strathmerton FNC Facebook
• Gameday website
• Strathmerton FC World War II Roll of Honour