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Bell Post Hill Football Club
The Bell Post Hill Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Panthers'', is a football club and netball club based in the residential suburb of Bell Post Hill, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League (GDFL). The football section fields senior, reserves and under, 14s, 12s, 10s and youth girls teams. Bell Post Hill is the current reigning GDFL premier, having won 8 of the last 9 GDFL premierships. Their home ground is Myers Reserve, Creamery Rd. They are currently coached by former premiership captain Brad Martin. The team jerseys are red and blue vertical stripes. History The club was formed in 1976 as a junior football club, in 1977 a senior side entered the Geelong & District Football League. Bell Post Hill reached their first senior Grand Final in 1983 losing to Thomson Football Club. They reached the Grand Final again in 1988 losing narrowly to Lara Sporting Club, they wouldn't reach another for 20 years until 2008 when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Post Hill, Victoria
Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919. The origin of the suburb's name is thought to be from a lookout or warning bell on a post or forked tree situated on the hill overlooking Corio Bay and the Moorabool river known as Morongo estate. Schools in Bell Post Hill * Kardinia International College (previously Morongo College) * Covenant College (previously Geelong Christian School) * Rollins Primary School Heritage listed sites Bell Post Hill contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: * 205 Ballarat Road and 5-61 Anakie Road, Morongo * Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 1 Sport The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League. Geelong Rangers FC play soccer at Myers Reserve and compete in the Victorian State League Division 2 State League 2 is a semi-professional association football league in Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifically played in schools. Netball is most popularly played in Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. A common misunderstanding of the sport's origins has resulted in the mistaken belief that netball was created to prevent women from playing basketball. However, the sport is the result of Clara Baer's misinterpretation of its rules. Baer had asked James Naismith, the Canadian inventor of basketball, to send her a copy of the rules, and Baer's errors resulted in what marked the beginning of the development of a separate sport. Netball originated in England, UK, in the late 19th century. In the beginning it was described as 'women's basketball' but had emerged as a distinctly separate sport due to its #Description and rules, different r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong & District Football League
The Geelong & District Football League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, the others being the Geelong Football League, Geelong FNL and the Bellarine Football League, Bellarine FNL. There are 12 teams competing in the GDFL, which has also produced over 600 Australian Football League, VFL/AFL players. History The league was formed in 1879 as the Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA). In 1919 it changed name to the GDFL, before changing to the Geelong Junior Football Association in 1922. It reverted to the GDFL name in 1933, then back to the GDFA in 1939, and back to the GDFL in 1945. From 1922 until 1927, the league operated and administrated the Geelong Association Football Club, which competed in the Victorian Football Association. From 1946 onwards, the GDFL maintained a divisional system, with clubs in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson Football Club
The Thomson Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ... and netball club which has competed in the Geelong DFL since 1957. It is based in the Geelong suburb of Thomson. History The Thomson Football Club was formed in 1953 by a group of local parents. The club would field a team in the local junior competition. Club meetings were held in the local Tate Street Primary School, the club would adopt the school colours of gold and purple for its jumper. First match games were played at Richmond Crescent, East Geelong. Part way through the 1956 season the club moved to the Godfrey Street oval. The club would develop the site by building change room is 1967 and then a social club complex in 1980. In 1957 a senior team was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Sporting Club
The Lara Sporting Club, nicknamed the ''Cats'', is an Australian sports club based in the city of Lara, Victoria. The club's Australian rules football and netball teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League. Lara play its home games at Lara Recreation Reserve.http://www . Other sections of the club include baseball and cricket Lara is situated between Geelong and Werribee on the main Geelong rail line so over the years the club has played in competitions to the East and West of the town. History *1907-1914 Geelong Football Association *1919-1927 Werribee Lara Football Association *1928-1932 Geelong Athletic Societies League *1933-1935 Geelong Football Association *1936-1946 Werribee District Football League *1947-1988 Geelong & District Football League *1989-2019 Geelong Football League Merger In 1975 the Football club and the cricket merged to form the Lara Sporting Club. Geelong Football League After winning two premierships in three years Lara opted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Geelong Football Club
The East Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the ''Eagles'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Geelong suburb of East Geelong. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League. Since the club's formation in 1879, the club has been known as East Geelong (1879-1892, 1907-1979, 2000-present), Marylebone (1893-1906), and Eastern Suburbs (1980-1999). In 1979, East Geelong were a founding club of the Geelong Football League The Geelong Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. It is widely regarded as the highest standard Australian rules football league in regional Victoria, with several former AFL players n ..., only to return to the Geelong & District Football League the following year. Premierships Reference: References External links Facebook pageSportsTG website {{Geelong & District Football League Geelong Football Netball League clubs Sports clubs and tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werribee Centrals Sports Club
The Werribee Centrals Sports Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the suburb of Werribee, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League The Geelong & District Football League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, the other ..., where the football squad joined in 1984. History The club was formed as the "Werribee Centrals Sports & Youth Club Inc. Club" in 1970 after the amalgamation with the Werribee Football Club was disbanded. It was originally just a senior Football club which joined the now disbanded Western Suburbs League in 1970. Centrals colours at the time were the Black & Yellow colours. After winning three consecutive premierships in first division in the Western Suburbs League the club moved to the Geelong & District Football League and play u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannockburn Football & Netball Club
The Bannockburn Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the rural town of Bannockburn, 21 km north of Geelong, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong DFL since 1970. History At the end of the WWI, the club was competing in the Leigh Cup competition until it disbanded in 1923. The club moved to the Mathison Cup in 1924, and then later the Elliott Cup. In 1953 the club moved to the Geelong & District Football league. Player shortage in 1956 forced a merger with neighbouring club Lethbridge, the merger lasted 3 years before Lethbridge went it alone before they too went into recess in 1962. In 1970 the club reformed after having hiatus since the end of 1958. They were accepted into Woolworth Cup (2nd division) competition of the GDFL. The club had the occasional success in the 1970s as they were a middle-of-the-road club that would make the finals only to lose at the end of the season. Relegated to 2nd Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverleigh Football Club
The Inverleigh Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Hawks'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the rural township of Inverleigh Inverleigh is a town in Victoria, Australia located west from the City of Geelong and from the state capital, Melbourne. The town is divided between Golden Plains Shire and Surf Coast Shire. In the 2021 census, the central area of Inverleigh ..., Victoria. From 1970 to 1995, the town was the base for the "Leigh Districts Football Club". The football squad has competed in the Geelong DFL since its re-formation in 2002. Inverleigh played in the Leigh District Football Association (1914–1925), Polwarth Football Association (1926), Matheson Trophy (1927–1935), Geelong Sub-District Football League (1936), Elliot Cup (1938–1952) and finally the Geelong & District Football League (1954-1995). A merger in 1970 with Stonehaven formed the Leigh Districts Football Club. The club reformed in 2002, now known as the Inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong & District Football Netball League Clubs
Geelong ( ) ( Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the south eastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria. Geelong is the second largest Victorian city (behind Melbourne) with an estimated urban population of 268,277 as of June 2018, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. and is also Australia's second fastest-growing city. Geelong is also known as the "Gateway City" due to its critical location to surrounding western Victorian regional centres like Ballarat in the northwest, Torquay, Great Ocean Road and Warrnambool in the southwest, Hamilton, Colac and Winchelsea to the west, providing a transport corridor past the Central Highlands for these regions to the state capital Melbourne in its northeast. The City of Greater Geelong is also a member of thGateway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
