Sandhurst Football Netball Club
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
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|image= Sandhurst fc logo.png
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| fullname = Sandhurst Football & Netball Club
| nicknames = Dragons
| season = 2018
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1861}}
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| league = Bendigo Football League
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| 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 = Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sandhurst.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120093408/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sandhurst.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 November 2008| title=Sandhurst| publisher=Full Points Footy}}
The club played against the touring British footballers in 1888.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88552285|title=Sporting Notes|newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser |location=Bendigo |date=26 Jul 1888 |accessdate=2 Oct 2024 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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 {{AFL NM}} 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=
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://sandhurstfnc.tidyhq.com/ Sandhurst FNC] on tidyhq.com
- [https://twitter.com/sandhurstfnc?lang=es Twitter page]
- [https://www.facebook.com/sandhurstdragons/ Facebook page]
{{Bendigo Football League}}
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1861
Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1861
Category:Bendigo Football Netball League clubs
Category:1861 establishments in Australia