South Barwon Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Swans'', is an

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and netball club based in the southern suburb of

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, Victoria. The South Barwon teams currently compete in the

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, the major regional league in the region.

History

The club was formed from the Belmont Football Club and Barwon Football Club. These two clubs merged in 1990 to create the South Barwon Swans, and are now one of the largest clubs in country Victoria. South Barwon has won eight premierships to date, their first in 2001 defeating North Shore in the final. The club then won three premierships in a row from 2005-07 defeating Newtown-Chilwell, St. Josephs and Bell Park respectively. The club won its fifth premiership in 2009 defeating St. Joseph's in the Grand Final played at Skilled Stadium. Further premierships were won in 2010, 2012, 2013. In 2008 South Barwon won under 18 premierships in both the GFL under 18's competition and the GFL under 18 B's competition and in 2009 won the premiership in the under 18 B's competition. In 2011 they won the inaugural ''Best of the Best'' pre-season tournament, defeating the

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from the Essendon District Football League in the final.

Premierships

(8): ** 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

Notable players

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- * Scott Thompson - * Mark Blake - *

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- , , Western Bulldogs * Andrew Boseley - * Craig Biddiscombe - , * Paul Corrigan - * Dale Amos, coach of the

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's Victorian Football League team and Assistant coach of .Cats name Amos as VFL coach
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Bibliography

* ''Cat Country: History of Football In The Geelong Region'' by John Stoward –

Notes

References

External links

Official website
{{AFL Barwon Women's Football Geelong Football League clubs 1990 establishments in Australia Sports clubs established in 1990 Australian rules football clubs established in 1990 Netball teams in Victoria (Australia)