Colbinabbin Football Club


The Colbinabbin Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the Heathcote District Football League.
The club, known as the Colbinabbin Grasshoppers, is based in Colbinabbin, Victoria and has participated in the HDFL since 1935.
The Grasshoppers have appeared in 23 grand finals, winning twelve; the most recent in 2008.

History

Successful Years (1998 – 2008)

Colbinabbin hadn't won a flag in seven years and prior hadn't won a flag in thirteen years and weren't in the Finals very often. Success was scarce and would only come around every now and then for the Grasshoppers however this changed after back to back Premiership wins in '98 & '99. Soon after their successive back to back Premiership wins they were back again this time winning three flags in a row and then becoming the second most premiership wins in the HDFL only after Mount Pleasant with 20.

The Rebuild (2009 – present)

Since 2009 Colbinabbin have appeared in one Grand Final, losing to North Bendigo by 36 points. Despite this they have a very talented team and are in the finals consistently.

Rivalries

Because of the small sized football league rivalries are few and far between and most teams aren't overly aggressive towards another team, however Colbinabbins main rivals are Mount Pleasant and Elmore.

Honours

HDFL
Premierships
YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1939Colbinabbin
1949Colbinabbin
1950Colbinabbin
1975ColbinabbinRushworth87 – 73
1978ColbinabbinStanhope132 – 117
1991ColbinabbinHeathcote101 - 75
1998ColbinabbinNorth Bendigo85 – 27
1999ColbinabbinMount Pleasant50 – 30
2002ColbinabbinLockington Bamawm United100 – 75
2003ColbinabbinBroadford133 – 102
2004ColbinabbinWhite Hills40 – 21
2008ColbinabbinHeathcote105 – 83

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