The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an
Australian rules football and
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 specifical ...
club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
since 1994.
The club is based in the small
Victorian town of
Strathmerton at the local Recreation Reserve
and fields four football teams and seven netball teams.
In 1947, the club unveiled a Roll of Honour of club footballers who enlisted for active service abroad in World War II.
Football Leagues
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Murray Border Football Association
Murray may refer to:
Businesses
* Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
* Murrays, an Australian bus company
* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian whole ...
**1896
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Football ...
**1897 to 1902
*
Goulburn Valley Football Association
The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, ...
**1903
**1904 to 1910 – (Northern Division)
* Strathmerton Football Club
** 1911 to 1912 – Club in recess
*
Goulburn Valley Football Association
The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, ...
**1913 to 1914
* Strathmerton Football Club
** 1915 to 1918 – Club in recess. World War I
*
Goulburn Valley Football Association
The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, ...
** 1919 to 1920 – (Northern Division)
** 1921 to 1930
*
Murray Football League
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria and southern New South Wales ...
**1931 to 1935
*
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
**1936 to 1937
*
Murray Football League
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria and southern New South Wales ...
**1938 to 1993
*
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
**1994 to 2020
Football Premierships
;Senior Football
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Football ...
**1899, 1900
*
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
**1936, 1937, 1997, 2010, 2015, 2019
*
Murray Football League
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria and southern New South Wales ...
**1956, 1964
;Reserves Football
?
Football Runners Up
;Senior Football
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Football ...
** 1902
*
Murray Football League
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria and southern New South Wales ...
** 1931, 1960, 1975
*
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
** 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
;Reserves Football
?
League Best & Fairest Winners
;Senior Football
Murray Football League
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria and southern New South Wales ...
– O'Dwyer Medal
* 1956 –
Len Carter
* 1957 – J J Ryan
* 1958 – J J Ryan
* 1959 – J J Ryan
* 1963 – J J Ryan
* 1964 – J J Ryan
* 1966 –
Norm Smith
Norman Walter Smith (21 November 1915 – 29 July 1973) was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with and , Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, inc ...
* 1973 – R Dunn
* 1984 – C Bell
* 1988 – C Newell
Strathmerton FC players who played in the VFL
The following footballers played with Strathmerton FC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.
* 1950 –
Frank Tuck – Collingwood
* 1957 –
Len Carter – Hawthorn
* 1965 –
Daryl Mares
Daryl Mares (born 3 October 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of ...
– Hawthorn
* 1967 –
Norm Smith
Norman Walter Smith (21 November 1915 – 29 July 1973) was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with and , Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, inc ...
– Hawthorn
* 1969 –
Pat Patterson – Geelong
* 1981 –
Stephen Reynoldson
Steve Reynoldson (born 6 September 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Reynoldson, recruited from Strathmerton, was a centre half- ...
– Geelong & Brisbane Bears
* 1987 – Scott Christie
– North Melbourne.
1987 VFL Draft, pick 17. No senior VFL/AFL games.
VFL / AFL footballers who have come to play at the Strathmerton FC
The following footballers have come to play with Strathmerton FC, with senior football experience from an VFL / AFL club. The year indicates their debut with Strathmerton FC.
* 1950s –
Jim McColl
James Allan McColl OBE (born 22 December 1951) is a Scottish businessman who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clyde Blowers. He is a member of the Council of Economic Advisors.
In 2007, he was placed tenth on the ''Sunday Tim ...
– Essendon
* 1964 –
Lance Oswald
Lance W. Oswald (18 February 1937 – 20 March 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Biography
Oswald originally played for South Wanderers Junior Football Clu ...
– St. Kilda
* 1990s –
Darren McAsey
Darren McAsey (born 16 June 1965), also known as Harry McAsey, is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Career
McAsey, the son of 1950s Footscray player A ...
– Sydney Swans
* 1990s –
David Bolton – Sydney Swans
References
External links
Strathmerton FNC FacebookGameday website_Strathmerton_FC_World_War_II_Roll_of_Honour.html" ;"title="World War II"> Strathmerton FC World War II
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Roll of Honour
Picola & District Football League clubs
Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (Australia)
1894 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1894
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