The North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Eagles'', is an Australian rules football and

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club based near the regional city of

Warrnambool Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (A ...

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. The club teams currently compete in the

Hampden Football Netball League The Hampden Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league based in South-Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns along or near the Princes Highway from Camperdown to Portland. The league is a major countr ...

, where the football squad has played since 1997.

History

The club was formed in 1986 with the merger of Grassmere and Bushfield clubs. The merged club was known as Northern Districts and competed in the

Warrnambool District Football League Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool, Victoria, Warrnambool. It is an eleven team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was ...

until it transferred to the stronger Hampden league in 1997. Northern Districts won the 1994 premiership in the Warrnambool DFL and was runners-up in 1992. A move to the

and a name change to North Warrnambool, the Eagles struggled for their first season, finishing last.

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was the first coach. The Eagles played in their first finals campaign since joining in 2011 in an Elimination Final against

Terang Mortlake Football Club The Terang Mortlake Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bloods'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian towns of Terang and Mortlake. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Football Netball League ...

going down by only 2 points. In 2012 the Eagles stock rose significantly finishing 3rd on the ladder overall and losing the Preliminary Final against

Cobden Football Club The Cobden Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bombers'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Cobden, Victoria, Cobden, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Footbal ...

by 52 points.

Notable players

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Coach of North Warrnambool Eagles 2011 - Current * Billie Smedts - Geelong *

Josh Corbett Josh Corbett (born 23 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been signed by the Gold Coast Suns. Early life Corbett was raised ...

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References

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