The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Dragons'', is an

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and

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club based in

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, Victoria. Sandhurst is the former name of that city. The club currently competes in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football team is tied with Eaglehawk as the most successful team in the BFNL, with 28 premierships.

History

Sandhurst, who were then known as the Maroons, were one of the league's foundation clubs in 1880. They had been formed in June 1861, by

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rulemaker J. B. Thompson. The club played against the touring British footballers in 1888. The club did not play in the BFL from 1901 to 1914, but returned to the league after the war in 1919, and have appeared in every season since.

Premierships

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(28): 1881, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2016, 2024

Notable former players

Football

* Graham Arthur ( Hawthorn premiership captain) * Harry Boyle ( Carlton player and cricketer for

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) * Frank Coghlan ( St Kilda footballer) * Brendan Edwards ( Hawthorn Team of the Century member) * Trevor Keogh ( Carlton premiership player) *

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( Collingwood premiership player) * Flynn Perez (current player) * Mark Robinson (''

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'' journalist) * Adam Selwood (

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premiership player) * Joel Selwood ( Geelong Cats premiership captain and four-time premiership player) * Scott Selwood (

and Geelong Cats player) * Troy Selwood (

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player) * Michael Sexton ( Carlton premiership player) *

Geoff Southby Geoff Southby (born 27 October 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL). An attacking full-back who ran hard from defence and stopped the best full-forwards, Southby was a key contributor to ...

( Carlton Team of the Century member) * Fred Swift (

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premiership captain) H * Tom Hartney Ultimate Footy Runner Up 2024

Netball

;Internationals ; ;*

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References

External links

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