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.

South Bendigo
Names
Full name	South Bendigo Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Bloods
2022 season
After finals	4th
Home-and-away season	4th
Club details
Founded	1893; 132 years ago (1893)
Colours	Red   White
Competition	Bendigo Football League
Premierships	24 List 1899, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
Ground(s)	Queen Elizabeth Oval
Uniforms
Home Away
Other information
Official website	southbendigofnc.com.au

The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.^[1]

History

South Bendigo was established in 1893 and joined the Bendigo Football League and remains the only club to have continued every season since without a period of recess.

Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1893, no club has won more premierships.^[2] 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.^[3]

Honours

Premierships & Grand Finals

League	Total Premierships	Premiership Years
Bendigo Football League	24	1899, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

Year	Winner
1899	South Bendigo	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.
1900	South Bendigo
1902	South Bendigo

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1904	South Bendigo	California Gully	4.13 (37) - 3.5 (23)
1905	South Bendigo	California Gully	3.9 (27) - 2.5 (17)
1909	South Bendigo
1910	South Bendigo	California Gully	5.9 (39) - 3.10 (28)
1911	South Bendigo
1912	South Bendigo
1913	Bendigo City	South Bendigo
1914	South Bendigo
1919	South Bendigo	Sandhurst	3.7 (25) - 2.12 (24)
1920	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	6.6 (42) – 4.5 (29)
1921	South Bendigo	Eaglehawk	6.15 (51) - 5.7 (37)
1925	South Bendigo	Castlemaine	7.12 (54) - 6.4 (40)
1929	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	18.11 (119) – 11.10 (76)
1931	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	10.14 (74) – 8.14 (62)
1937	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	16.16 (112) – 6.15 (51)
1940	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	13.18 (96) – 13.13 (91)
1941	Eaglehawk	South Bendigo	17.16 (118) – 11.14 (80)
1949	Sandhurst	South Bendigo	11.22 (88) – 9.19 (73)
1950	South Bendigo	Echuca	10.12 (72) - 6.10 (46)
1951	South Bendigo	Eaglehawk	24.12 (156) - 20.8 (128)
1954	South Bendigo	Sandhurst	11.9 (75) - 9.7 (61)
1955	South Bendigo	Sandhurst	10.7 (67) - 9.12 (66)
1956	South Bendigo	Eaglehawk	10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69)
1967	Echuca	South Bendigo	12.13 (85) – 10.15 (75)
1968	Eaglehawk	South Bendigo	8.16 (64) – 8.10 (58)
1969	South Bendigo	Eaglehawk	10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67)
1972	Golden Square	South Bendigo	14.12 (96) – 11.9 (75)
1974	South Bendigo	Sandhurst	17.13 (115) - 14.9 (93)
1989	Golden Square	South Bendigo	14.13 (97) – 11.13 (79)
1990	South Bendigo	Golden Square	15.24 (114) - 14.8 (92)
1991	South Bendigo	Castlemaine	14.14 (98) - 10.16 (76)
1993	South Bendigo	Sandhurst	20.22 (142) - 11.11 (77)
1994	South Bendigo	Golden Square	20.15 (135) - 13.9 (87)
1995	Kyneton	South Bendigo	18.13 (121) – 11.10 (76)
2009	Golden Square	South Bendigo	16.12 (108) – 10.11 (71)
2010	Golden Square	South Bendigo	11.21 (87) – 8.10 (58)

Club song

Da da da da da
da da da da da (x2)
We are the red and white
We are the good ol' red and white
We're the team that comes from miles around
We'll beat 'em at home or any ol' ground
Some come to cheer us, some come to jeer us, they can't get near us
We are the team that will be premiers
We are the good ol' red and white

VFL / AFL Players

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

• 1910 - Joe Scaddan (Collingwood player & Subiaco coach)
• 1914 - Percy Daykin (Carlton)
• 1922 - Arthur Hando (South Melbourne player)
• 1925 - Rod Watt (Essendon player)
• 1941 - Jack Knight (Collingwood player & St Kilda coach)
• 1984 - Peter Dean (Carlton premiership player 1987 & 1995)
• 1993 - Leigh Colbert (Geelong and North Melbourne player)
• 2020 - Kieran Strachan (Adelaide)