South Bendigo Football Netball Club


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

History

South Bendigo was established in 1893 and actually played as the Golden Square Imperials Football Club in the Bendigo Junior Football Association in 1892 prior to joining the Bendigo Football Association in 1893.
South Bendigo left the Bendigo Football Association in 1906 after a dispute over the gate takings in the 1905 Bendigo FA grand final. As a result, both South Bendigo and California Gully were suspended and they formed the Bendigo and Northern Football Association in 1906. Long Gully defeated South Bendigo by one point in the 1906 Bendigo and Northern Football Association grand final.
Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1893, no club has won more premierships. 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.

Honours

Premierships & Grand Finals
LeagueTotal PremiershipsPremiership Years
Bendigo Football League231899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

YearWinner
1899South 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 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.
--No 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.

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1904South BendigoCalifornia Gully4.13 - 3.5
1905South BendigoCalifornia Gully3.9 - 2.5
1909South BendigoEaglehawk7.9 - 3.2
1910South BendigoCalifornia Gully5.9 - 3.10
1911South BendigoEaglehawk7.12 - 2.6
1912South BendigoCalifornia Gully13.5 - 3.7
1913Bendigo CitySouth Bendigo8.8 - 6.13
1914South BendigoEaglehawk5.10 - 4.6
1919South BendigoSandhurst3.7 - 2.12
1920SandhurstSouth Bendigo6.6 – 4.5
1921South BendigoEaglehawk6.15 - 5.7
1925South BendigoCastlemaine7.12 - 6.4
1929SandhurstSouth Bendigo18.11 – 11.10
1931SandhurstSouth Bendigo10.14 – 8.14
1937SandhurstSouth Bendigo16.16 – 6.15
1940SandhurstSouth Bendigo13.18 – 13.13
1941EaglehawkSouth Bendigo17.16 – 11.14
1949SandhurstSouth Bendigo11.22 – 9.19
1950South BendigoEchuca10.12 - 6.10
1951South BendigoEaglehawk24.12 - 20.8
1954South BendigoSandhurst11.9 - 9.7
1955South BendigoSandhurst10.7 - 9.12
1956South BendigoEaglehawk10.19 - 9.15
1967EchucaSouth Bendigo12.13 – 10.15
1968EaglehawkSouth Bendigo8.16 – 8.10
1969South BendigoEaglehawk10.10 - 9.13
1972Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.12 – 11.9
1974South BendigoSandhurst17.13 - 14.9
1989Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.13 – 11.13
1990South BendigoGolden Square15.24 - 14.8
1991South BendigoCastlemaine14.14 - 10.16
1993South BendigoSandhurst20.22 - 11.11
1994South BendigoGolden Square20.15 - 13.9
1995KynetonSouth Bendigo18.13 – 11.10
2009Golden SquareSouth Bendigo16.12 – 10.11
2010Golden SquareSouth Bendigo11.21 – 8.10

VFL / AFL Players

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