Sandhurst Football Netball Club
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.The club played against the touring British footballers in 1888.
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.
Football Premierships
Bendigo Football League;Seniors
- 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
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Notable former players
Football
- Graham Arthur
- Harry Boyle
- Frank Coghlan
- Brendan Edwards
- Trevor Keogh
- Bob Makeham
- Flynn Perez
- Mark Robinson
- Adam Selwood
- Joel Selwood
- Scott Selwood
- Troy Selwood
- Michael Sexton
- Geoff Southby
- Fred Swift H
- Tom Hartney Ultimate Footy Runner Up 2024
- Charlie Edwards (Adelaide
- Brian Walsh, Carlton leading goal kicker 1973
Netball
;* Rebecca Bulley