The Anglesea Football Netball Club is an

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and netball club situated in the township of Anglesea, near the city of

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in Victoria. The club plays its home games at Ellimatta Oval, Anglesea, and competes in the Bellarine Football League, an Australian rules competition established in 1971 in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria.

History

Anglesea Football Club was established in 1963. It is now known as the "Kangaroos". Before the founding of the club local players from Anglesea played for Freshwater Creek. The Anglesea Football Club played the 1963 and 1964 season for the Geelong & District Football League Jarman Cup. The club only won one game in 1963 and lost all games in 1964. Anglesea was promoted to the Woolworths Cup in 1965 when the Jarman Cup became a reserve grade competition for first division clubs. The club played for this cup until the end of 1969. In 1970, Anglesea and St Bernards were both demoted to GDFL Woolworths Cup Reserves. Both teams made the grand final with St Bernards winning 13.15 (93) to 6.12 (48). Both clubs were promoted back into the senior competition and Anglesea transferred to the Bellarine District Football League in 1973. The club has a winning rate of 49.7%.

Premierships

Bellarine Football League (3): 1983, 1991, 1999

Notable VFL/AFL players

* Ian Lewtas - * Patrick Dangerfield - , * James Gowans - * Dyson Bell-Warren (Geelong VFL) *

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Bibliography

* ''Cat Country: History of Football in the Geelong Region'' by John Stoward – Aussie Footy Books, 2008 –

References

External links

* {{AFL Barwon Women's Football Bellarine Football League Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state) Sports clubs and teams established in 1963 Australian rules football clubs established in 1963 1963 establishments in Australia Netball teams in Victoria (state)