The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Dragons'', is an
Australian rules football
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and
netball
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club based in
Bendigo
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As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
,
Victoria
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. Sandhurst is the former name of that city.
The club teams currently compete in the
Bendigo Football Netball League
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. The football team is the second most-winning team of the BFL, with 27 premierships.
History
Sandhurst, who were then known as the Maroons, were one of the league's foundation clubs in 1880. They had been formed in June 1861, by
Melbourne Football Club
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rulemaker
J. B. Thompson
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.
The club did not play in the BFL from 1901 to 1914, but returned to the league after the war in 1919, and have appeared in every season since.
They are the second most successful club in BFL history with 27 premierships, one behind
Eaglehawk
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.
Premierships
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Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football Netball League (previously known as the Sandhurst Football Association, Bendigo and District Football Association, Bendigo Football Association and Bendigo Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball compe ...
(27): 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016
Notable former players
Football
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Graham Arthur
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Career
Arthur played primarily as a half forward, debuting while still ...
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Hawthorn
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premiership captain)
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Brendan Edwards
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VFL career
Edwards was recrui ...
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Hawthorn
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Team of the Century member)
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Trevor Keogh
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Keogh was recruited from Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football Netball League (p ...
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Carlton
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premiership player)
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Adam Selwood (former
West Coast Eagles
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premiership player)
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Joel Selwood
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Geelong Cats
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captain and three-time premiership player)
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Scott Selwood
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(former
West Coast Eagles
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and
Geelong Cats
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player)
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Troy Selwood
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(former
Brisbane Lions
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player)
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Geoff Southby
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Carlton
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Team of the Century member)
*
Fred Swift
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Richmond
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premiership captain)
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Mark Robinson (''
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Flynn Perez
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...
(current player)
Frank Coghlan St Kilda
Mick Sexton Carlton
Netball
;Internationals
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Rebecca Bulley
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References
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