The South Bendigo Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Bendigo, Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
History
South Bendigo was established in 1893 and actually played as the Golden Square Imperials Football Club in the Bendigo Junior Football Association in 1892 prior to joining the Bendigo Football Association in 1893.
South Bendigo left the Bendigo Football Association in 1906 after a dispute over the gate takings in the 1905 Bendigo FA grand final. As a result, both South Bendigo and California Gully were suspended and they formed the Bendigo and Northern Football Association in 1906. Long Gully defeated South Bendigo by one point in the 1906 Bendigo and Northern Football Association grand final.
Since South Bendigo entered the league in 1893, no club has won more premierships. They sit third on the all-time list of BFL premierships, behind Eaglehawk and Sandhurst.
In 2023, having played for over 120 years at the Queen Elizabeth Oval, they made the move to the Harry Trott Park, which is now their permanent home ground.
Honours Premierships & Grand Finals League Total Premierships Premiership Years Bendigo Football League
YearWinner1899 South Bendigo No official Bendigo Football Association Grand Final was played prior to 1904. Up until 1904, the team on top of the ladder at the end of the season were crowned Premiers.1902South Bendigo
YearWinnerRunner-upScore1904South BendigoCalifornia Gully4.13 (37) - 3.5 (23)1905South BendigoCalifornia Gully3.9 (27) - 2.5 (17)1909South BendigoEaglehawk7.9 (51) - 3.2 (20)1910South BendigoCalifornia Gully5.9 (39) - 3.10 (28)1911South BendigoEaglehawk7.12 (54) - 2.6 (18)1912South BendigoCalifornia Gully13.5 (83) - 3.7 (25)1913 Bendigo CitySouth Bendigo8.8 (56) - 6.13 (49)1914South BendigoEaglehawk5.10 (40) - 4.6 (30)1919South BendigoSandhurst3.7 (25) - 2.12 (24)1920SandhurstSouth Bendigo6.6 (42) – 4.5 (29)1921South BendigoEaglehawk 6.15 (51) - 5.7 (37)1925South BendigoCastlemaine7.12 (54) - 6.4 (40)1929SandhurstSouth Bendigo18.11 (119) – 11.10 (76)1931SandhurstSouth Bendigo10.14 (74) – 8.14 (62)1937SandhurstSouth Bendigo16.16 (112) – 6.15 (51)1940SandhurstSouth Bendigo13.18 (96) – 13.13 (91)1941EaglehawkSouth Bendigo17.16 (118) – 11.14 (80)1949SandhurstSouth Bendigo11.22 (88) – 9.19 (73)1950South BendigoEchuca10.12 (72) - 6.10 (46)1951South BendigoEaglehawk24.12 (156) - 20.8 (128)1954South BendigoSandhurst11.9 (75) - 9.7 (61)1955South BendigoSandhurst10.7 (67) - 9.12 (66)1956South BendigoEaglehawk10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69)1967EchucaSouth Bendigo12.13 (85) – 10.15 (75)1968EaglehawkSouth Bendigo8.16 (64) – 8.10 (58)1969South BendigoEaglehawk10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67)1972Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.12 (96) – 11.9 (75)1974South BendigoSandhurst17.13 (115) - 14.9 (93)1989Golden SquareSouth Bendigo14.13 (97) – 11.13 (79)1990South BendigoGolden Square15.24 (114) - 14.8 (92)1991South BendigoCastlemaine14.14 (98) - 10.16 (76)1993South BendigoSandhurst20.22 (142) - 11.11 (77)1994South BendigoGolden Square20.15 (135) - 13.9 (87)1995KynetonSouth Bendigo18.13 (121) – 11.10 (76)2009Golden SquareSouth Bendigo16.12 (108) – 10.11 (71)2010Golden SquareSouth Bendigo11.21 (87) – 8.10 (58)
Club song
VFL / AFL Players The following footballers played with South Bendigo prior to making their VFL/AFL debut. 1904 - Robert Daykin - 1910 - Joe Scaddan - Collingwood & Subiaco coach) 1908 - Bert Daykin - Essendon 1908 - Richard Daykin - Collingwood 1914 - Percy Daykin - Carlton 1922 - Arthur Hando - South Melbourne 1925 - Rod Watt - Essendon 1941 - Jack Knight - Collingwood & St Kilda coach) 1984 - Peter Dean - Carlton 1993 - Leigh Colbert - Geelong & North Melbourne 2020 - Kieran Strachan - Adelaide
References
External links Official website 1895 - South Bendigo FC team photo 1901 - Bendigo FA Premiers: South Bendigo FC team photo 1913 - Bendigo FA Grand Final team photos 1904 - South Bendigo FC team photo 1909 - Bendigo FA Premiers: South Bendigo FC team photo 1913 - Bendigo FA Grand Final teams: South Bendigo FC & Bendigo City FC team photos 1914 - Bendigo FA Premiers: South Bendigo FC team photo via the Winner newspaper 1914 - Bendigo FA Premiers: South Bendigo FC team photo via The Bendigoian newspaper 1914 - South Bendigo FC & Bendigo City FC team photos via The Bendigoian newspaper 1925 - South Bendigo FC & Castlemaine FC team photos 1931 - South Bendigo FC & Echuca FC team photos 1933 - South Bendigo FC & Matyborough FC team photos 1934 - South Bendigo FC & Kyneton FC team photos 1935 - South Bendigo FC & Kyneton FC team photos 1937 - Bendigo FA Grand Final teams: South Bendigo & Sandhurst FC team photos 1994 Bendigo FL Premiers: South Bendigo FC team photo