# South Bendigo Football Netball Club

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 joined the Bendigo Football League and remains the only club to have continued every season since without a period of recess.
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 | 24 | 1899, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Year | Winner | |
| 1899 | 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. |
| 1900 | 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. |
| 1902 | 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. |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 1904 | South Bendigo | California Gully | 4.13 (37) - 3.5 (23) |
| 1905 | South Bendigo | California Gully | 3.9 (27) - 2.5 (17) |
| 1909 | South Bendigo | | |
| 1910 | South Bendigo | California Gully | 5.9 (39) - 3.10 (28) |
| 1911 | South Bendigo | | |
| 1912 | South Bendigo | | |
| 1913 | Bendigo City | South Bendigo | |
| 1914 | South Bendigo | | |
| 1919 | South Bendigo | Sandhurst | 3.7 (25) - 2.12 (24) |
| 1920 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 6.6 (42) – 4.5 (29) |
| 1921 | South Bendigo | Eaglehawk | 6.15 (51) - 5.7 (37) |
| 1925 | South Bendigo | Castlemaine | 7.12 (54) - 6.4 (40) |
| 1929 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 18.11 (119) – 11.10 (76) |
| 1931 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 10.14 (74) – 8.14 (62) |
| 1937 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 16.16 (112) – 6.15 (51) |
| 1940 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 13.18 (96) – 13.13 (91) |
| 1941 | Eaglehawk | South Bendigo | 17.16 (118) – 11.14 (80) |
| 1949 | Sandhurst | South Bendigo | 11.22 (88) – 9.19 (73) |
| 1950 | South Bendigo | Echuca | 10.12 (72) - 6.10 (46) |
| 1951 | South Bendigo | Eaglehawk | 24.12 (156) - 20.8 (128) |
| 1954 | South Bendigo | Sandhurst | 11.9 (75) - 9.7 (61) |
| 1955 | South Bendigo | Sandhurst | 10.7 (67) - 9.12 (66) |
| 1956 | South Bendigo | Eaglehawk | 10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69) |
| 1967 | Echuca | South Bendigo | 12.13 (85) – 10.15 (75) |
| 1968 | Eaglehawk | South Bendigo | 8.16 (64) – 8.10 (58) |
| 1969 | South Bendigo | Eaglehawk | 10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67) |
| 1972 | Golden Square | South Bendigo | 14.12 (96) – 11.9 (75) |
| 1974 | South Bendigo | Sandhurst | 17.13 (115) - 14.9 (93) |
| 1989 | Golden Square | South Bendigo | 14.13 (97) – 11.13 (79) |
| 1990 | South Bendigo | Golden Square | 15.24 (114) - 14.8 (92) |
| 1991 | South Bendigo | Castlemaine | 14.14 (98) - 10.16 (76) |
| 1993 | South Bendigo | Sandhurst | 20.22 (142) - 11.11 (77) |
| 1994 | South Bendigo | Golden Square | 20.15 (135) - 13.9 (87) |
| 1995 | Kyneton | South Bendigo | 18.13 (121) – 11.10 (76) |
| 2009 | Golden Square | South Bendigo | 16.12 (108) – 10.11 (71) |
| 2010 | Golden Square | South Bendigo | 11.21 (87) – 8.10 (58) |

## Club song

   Da da da da da da da da da da (x2) We are the red and white We are the good ol' red and white We're the team that comes from miles around We'll beat 'em at home or any ol' ground Some come to cheer us, some come to jeer us, they can't get near us We are the team that will be premiers
   We are the good ol' red and white

## VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with South Bendigo prior to making their VFL/AFL debut.
* 1910 - Joe Scaddan (Collingwood player & Subiaco coach)
* 1914 - Percy Daykin (Carlton)
* 1922 - Arthur Hando (South Melbourne player)
* 1925 - Rod Watt (Essendon player)
* 1941 - Jack Knight (Collingwood player & St Kilda coach)
* 1984 - Peter Dean (Carlton premiership player 1987 & 1995)
* 1993 - Leigh Colbert (Geelong and North Melbourne player)
* 2020 - Kieran Strachan (Adelaide)