The Winchelsea Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Blues'', 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 based in the town of Winchelsea, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League, since 2002.

History

The Winchelsea Football Club was founded in 1876. It was a founding club of the Polwarth Football Association in 1923. It was a founding club of the Bellarine Football League in 1971. It played in the Colac & District Football League from 1983 to 2001. It got admission to the Geelong DFL in 2002

Premierships

* 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987.

Grandstand

The grandstand was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and is heritage listed.

Bibliography

* ''Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region'' - John Stoward -

References

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