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The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
and
netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...
club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
since 1994. The club is based in the small
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town of
Strathmerton Strathmerton is a town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Shire of Moira Local government in Australia, local government area on the Murray Valley Highway and Goulburn Valley Highway, about west of Cobram. At the ...
at the local Recreation Reserve and fields four football teams and seven netball teams. In 1947, the club unveiled a Roll of Honour of club footballers who enlisted for active service abroad in World War II.


Football Leagues

* Murray Border Football Association **1896 * Federal District Football Association **1897 to 1902 *
Goulburn Valley Football Association The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah ...
**1903 **1904 to 1910 – (Northern Division) * Strathmerton Football Club ** 1911 to 1912 – Club in recess *
Goulburn Valley Football Association The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah ...
**1913 to 1914 * Strathmerton Football Club ** 1915 to 1918 – Club in recess. World War I *
Goulburn Valley Football Association The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah ...
** 1919 to 1920 – (Northern Division) ** 1921 to 1930 *
Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**1931 to 1935 *
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
**1936 to 1937 *
Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**1938 to 1993 *
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
**1994 to 2020


Football Premierships

;Senior Football * Federal District Football Association **1899, 1900 *
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
**1936, 1937, 1997, 2010, 2015, 2019 *
Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**1956, 1964 ;Reserves Football 1974, 2014, 2022 ;Thirds Football ? ;Fourths Football ?


Football Runners Up

;Senior Football * Federal District Football Association ** 1902 *
Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
** 1931, 1960, 1975 *
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
** 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 ;Reserves Football ?


League Best & Fairest Winners

;Senior Football
Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
– O'Dwyer Medal * 1956 –
Len Carter Leonard Walter Carter (born 21 November 1942) is a former British sprinter. Biography Carter finished third behind Seraphino Antao in the 2220 yards event at the 1962 AAA Championships. Later that year at the 1962 British Empire and Comm ...
* 1957 – J J Ryan * 1958 – J J Ryan * 1959 – J J Ryan * 1963 – J J Ryan * 1964 – J J Ryan * 1966 –
Norm Smith Norman Walter Smith (21 November 1915 – 29 July 1973) was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with and , Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, in ...
* 1973 – R Dunn * 1984 – C Bell * 1988 – C Newell
Picola & District Football League The Picola & District Football Netball League (PDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
*2012 - J Evans *2023 - Jake Ellery


Strathmerton FC players who played in the VFL

The following footballers played with Strathmerton FC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut. * 1950 – Frank Tuck – Collingwood * 1957 –
Len Carter Leonard Walter Carter (born 21 November 1942) is a former British sprinter. Biography Carter finished third behind Seraphino Antao in the 2220 yards event at the 1962 AAA Championships. Later that year at the 1962 British Empire and Comm ...
– Hawthorn * 1965 – Daryl Mares – Hawthorn * 1967 –
Norm Smith Norman Walter Smith (21 November 1915 – 29 July 1973) was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with and , Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, in ...
– Hawthorn * 1969 – Pat Patterson – Geelong * 1981 – Stephen Reynoldson – Geelong & Brisbane Bears * 1987 – Scott Christie – North Melbourne.
1987 VFL Draft The 1987 VFL draft was the second draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held after the end of the 1987 season, it consisted only of the national draft i ...
, pick 17. No senior VFL/AFL games.


VFL / AFL footballers who have come to play at the Strathmerton FC

The following footballers have come to play with Strathmerton FC, with senior football experience from an VFL / AFL club. The year indicates their debut with Strathmerton FC. * 1950s –
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– Essendon * 1964 – Lance Oswald – St. Kilda * 1990s – Darren McAsey – Sydney Swans * 1990s – David Bolton – Sydney Swans


References


External links


Strathmerton FNC Facebook

Gameday website

Strathmerton FC World War II Roll of Honour
Picola & District Football Netball League clubs Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state) 1894 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1894 {{AFL-team-stub