The Bungaree Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Bungaree, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League.
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Bungaree Football & Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Demons | |
| Motto | "Every heart beats true" | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1904 | |
| Colours | navy blue red | |
| Competition | Central Highlands FL | |
| Premierships | 13 (1922, 1924, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1973, 1991, 2014) | |
| Ground(s) | Bungaree Recreation Reserve | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | bungareefnc.com.au | |
History
editThe Demons are one of the founding members of the CHFL and play their home games at the Bungaree Recreation Reserve which underwent a full redevelopment in 2012, with the changeroom facility being named the Danny Frawley Pavilion.
Between 1951 and 1959, Bungaree played in nine consecutive Clunes District Football League senior football grand final, winning four of those premiership matches.
Bungaree emerged from a lean decade in the 2000s to play four preliminary finals in a row from 2012–15, culminating in their first premiership in 23 years in 2014 with a 9-goal thrashing of arch rivals Springbank. The Reserves were also able to break their 34-year drought with a comprehensive win over Waubra FC.
Bungaree is most widely recognised through their best export, former St Kilda captain, Victorian representative, the late Danny Frawley.
Football Premierships
editSeniors
- Kingston Football Association
- Creswick District Football Association
- Bungaree District Football Association
- Clunes District Football League
- 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1976
- Central Highlands Football League
- 1991
- 2014 - Bungaree: 16.18 - 114 d Springbank: 7.14 - 56[7]
Reserves
- Clunes District Football League
- 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Central Highlands Football League
- 1979, 1980, 2014
Under 18
- Clunes District Football League
- 1972
- Central Highlands Football League
- 1980, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015[8]
Under 15
- Central Highlands Football League
- 1988, 2005
Champion Club
editTHE CHFL awards the Merv & Mary Howard Champion Club award at the conclusion of each home and away season to the club that has performed the best across 4 grades of football and 6 grades of netball. Bungaree have won the award on 10 occasions, double that of the next most successful club.
- CHFL Merv & Mary Howard Champion Club-
- 1979, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Netball
editThe club fields multiple netball teams in the CHFNL.
VFL/AFL players
edit- Danny Frawley - St Kilda , Richmond coach
- Maurice Frawley - North Melbourne
- Danny Guinane - Richmond
- Maurice O'Keefe - St Kilda, Geelong
- Harry Cousens - Richmond
Book
edit- History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0
References
edit- ^ "1922 - Football". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 22 August 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "1922 - Newlyn". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 18 August 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "1924 - Matches in the Country: Creswick". The Argus. 1 September 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "1924 - Matches in the country: Creswick". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 25 August 1924. p. 15. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "1947 - SPORT IN THE COUNTRY". The Argus. 8 September 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "1949 - Ballarat League". The Argus. 5 September 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "2014 - Grand Final Scores". Gameday. Central Highlands FNL. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Bungaree FNC - History". Bungaree FNC. Retrieved 23 June 2024.