The Maiden Gully YCW Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football and netball club and located in Maiden Gully, a suburb of the regional city of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia, located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the central business district along Calder Highway, and is affiliated with the Loddon Valley Football Netball.
History YCW Football Club (Bendigo) was established in 1945, winning their first senior football premiership in 1947 in the now defunct Bendigo Football Association. YCW also won senior football premierships in 1949, 1951, 1954 & 1959.
After joining the Golden City Football League in 1960, they played in this competition until 1980 winning senior football premierships in 1961 & 1970.
1981 saw the Golden City Football League become incorporated into the Bendigo Football League, initially causing a name change to the Bendigo-Golden City FL. The Bendigo-Golden City FL consisted of two divisions, with YCW competing in Division 2 and winning the premiership in 1982.
In 1983, the League was reverted back to a single division competition and was renamed the Bendigo Football League.
YCW Football Club then went into recess for the 1984 season before joining the Loddon Valley Football League for the 1985 season. YCW won senior football premierships in the LVFNL in 1987, 1997, 2001, 2002. The senior football team played in 7 Grand Final in a row from 1996 to 2002.
The start of the 2017 season saw the YCW Football Club merge with the Maiden Gully Lions Junior Football Club to become the Maiden Gully YCW Football Netball Club (known as the "Eagles") with teams playing across the Loddon Valley Football Netball League (LVFNL) and the Bendigo Junior Football League (BJFL).
Competition Timeline as: YCW Football Club (Bendigo) Bendigo Football Association: 1946 to 1959 Golden City Football League: 1960 to 1980 Bendigo - Golden City Football League (Div 2): 1981 to 1982 Bendigo Football League: 1983 Recess: 1984 Loddon Valley Football League: 1985 to 2016 as: Maiden Gully YCW Football Netball Club Loddon Valley Football League: 2017 to Present
Senior Football Premierships (12) Bendigo Football Association: 1946 to 1959 +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1947YCW18.14 - 122vsHuntly08.07 - 551949YCW16.16 - 112vsNorthern United09.12 - 661951YCW11.14 - 80vsWhite Hills11.01 - 671954YCW08.10 - 58vsKennington07.10 - 521959YCW11.11 - 77vsChewton10.10 - 70 Golden City Football League: 1960 to 1980 +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1961YCW18.07 - 115vsHarcourt09.12 - 661970YCW12.13 - 85vsNorthern United10.13 - 73 Bendigo - Golden City Football League (Div 2): 1981 to 1982 +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1982YCW15.14 - 104vsNorth Bendigo13.21 - 99 Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1987YCW19.15 - 129vsInglewood16.05 - 1011997YCW17.13 - 115vsCalivil United08.07 - 552001YCW12.16 - 88vsNewbridge09.10 - 642002YCW09.13 - 67vsCalivil United04.05 - 29
Senior Football Runner-Up (10) Bendigo Football Association: 1946 to 1959 +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1948Kangaroo Flat12.12 - 84vsYCW08.10 - 581956Kennington09.07 - 61vsYCW06.08 - 44 Golden City Football League: 1960 to 1980 +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1964Provincial06.17 - 53vsYCW06.13 - 491971White Hills12.07 - 79vsYCW10.14 - 741973Northern United15.12 - 102vsYCW09.19 - 73 Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present +YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1994Bears Lagoon - Serpentine21.15 - 141vsYCW12.11 - 831996Calivil12.08 - 80vsYCW06.17 - 531998Calivil United07.10 - 52vsYCW06.09 - 451999Mitiamo14.05 - 89vsYCW11.09 - 752000Newbridge15.07 - 97vsYCW11.10 - 76
Reserves Football Premierships (7) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004
Thirds Football Premierships (7) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 1985, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2012, 2016, Maiden Gully YCW - 2025
Under 15's / 16's Football Premierships (2) Bendigo Junior Football League: 1958 to Present YCW - 2016 (U16 R2) Maiden Gully YCW - 2025 (U16 R1)
Under 13's / 14's Football Premierships (4) Bendigo Junior Football League: 1964 to Present Maiden Gully Lions - 2014 (U14 R2) Maiden Gully YCW - 2019 (U14 R2), 2022 (U14 R2), 2023 (U14 R3),
Under 12's Football Premierships (3) Bendigo Junior Football League: 1971 to Present Maiden Gully Lions - 2015 (U12D) Maiden Gully YCW - 2024 (U12C), 2025 (U12A)
A-Grade Netball Premierships (11) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, Maiden Gully YCW - 2023
B-Grade Netball Premierships (11) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
C-Grade Netball Premierships (13) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Maiden Gully YCW - 2019, 2022, 2023
C-Reserve Netball Premierships (2) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
Maiden Gully YCW - 2018, 2022
17 & Under Netball Premierships (5) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 2007, 2015 Maiden Gully YCW - 2017, 2019, 2022
15 & Under Netball Premierships (6) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
YCW - 2005, 2011, 2012 Maiden Gully YCW - 2017, 2018, 2019
League Best & Fairest Winners (Senior Football) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present - (Frank Harding Medal)
1987 - Marty Graham
League Best & Fairest Winners (Reserves Football) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present - (John Forbes Medal)
1992 - John Jones 2005 - Shane Chisholm 2021 - Thomas Harrington
League Best & Fairest Winners (Thirds Football) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present - (Stephen Dowling Medal)
1989 - Michael Franken 1990 - Robert Whyte 1994 - Adam Turton 2006 - Jake Concol 2007 - Jake Concol 2019 - Mason James 2021 - Cody Riddick
League Best & Fairest Winners (B.J.F.L.) Bendigo Junior Football League: 2014 - (U14 R2) - D. Harris 2016 - (U14 R1) - J. Gadsden 2017 - (U14 R2) - Liam Thomas 2021 - (U14 S) - Jonty Davies 2022 - (U14 R1) - Lewis Pigdon 2023 - (U14 R3) - Hamish Landry
League Best & Fairest Winners (A-Grade Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
1988 - Jan Rankin 1997 - Nicole Donnellon 2001 - Nicole Donnellon 2010 - Leisa Barry 2013 - Leisa Barry 2022 - Tia Webb 2023 - Meg Patterson
League Best & Fairest Winners (B-Grade Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
2013 - Christie Griffiths 2022 - Jarrenhy Webb
League Best & Fairest Winners (C-Grade Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
1986 - Karen Bright 1990 - Jenny Kelly 1993 - Terri Rees 2002 - Jessica Fitzpatrick 2005 - Phoebe Hall 2006 - Casey Etherton 2007 - Joanne Read 2011 - Alexandra Lacy 2015 - Abbey Conway 2018 - Kaitlin Waterson 2023 - Olivia Hall 2024 - Laura Lindner
League Best & Fairest Winners (C-Reserve Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
2014 - Alison Clarke 2017 - Kaitlin Waterson 2018 - Abbey Conway 2021 - Grace Pigdon 2024 - Tilly Suckling 2025 - Hannah Flood
League Best & Fairest Winners (17 & Under Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
1999 - Kerrina Keogh 2005 - Brittany Eastman 2009 - Teaghan Welsh
League Best & Fairest Winners (15 & Under Netball) Loddon Valley Football Netball League: 1985 to Present
2008 - Sophie Alford 2010 - Sharna Appleby
References
External links Maiden Gully YCW Football Netball Club Bendigo Junior Football League