The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an
Australian rules football and
netball
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club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
since 1994.
The club is based in the small
Victorian
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** Victorian architecture
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town of
Strathmerton
Strathmerton is a town in Victoria, Australia.
It is located in the Shire of Moira local government area on the Murray Valley Highway and Goulburn Valley Highway, about west of Cobram. At the , Strathmerton had a population of 1072.
History
...
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
Murray may refer to:
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* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian wh ...
**1896
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Footbal ...
**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 is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**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 is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**1994 to 2020
Football Premierships
;Senior Football
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Footbal ...
**1899, 1900
*
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
**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
?
Football Runners Up
;Senior Football
*
Federal District Football Association The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the " Cobram Courier Cup" Australian rules football competition.
History
Footbal ...
** 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 is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in ...
** 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
;Reserves Football
?
League Best & Fairest Winners
;Senior Football
Murray Football League
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– O'Dwyer Medal
* 1956 –
Len Carter
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Athletics career
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* 1957 – J J Ryan
* 1958 – J J Ryan
* 1959 – J J Ryan
* 1963 – J J Ryan
* 1964 – J J Ryan
* 1966 –
Norm Smith
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* 1973 – R Dunn
* 1984 – C Bell
* 1988 – C Newell
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
Francis Henry Tuck (24 July 1931 – 1 July 2016) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a member of the famous Collingwood half-back line of Lucas, Kingston, and Tuck.
After VFL footbal ...
– Collingwood
* 1957 –
Len Carter
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Athletics career
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal with the England
England is a country that is part of the Un ...
– Hawthorn
* 1965 –
Daryl Mares – Hawthorn
* 1967 –
Norm Smith
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– Hawthorn
* 1969 –
Pat Patterson
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– Geelong
* 1981 –
Stephen Reynoldson – Geelong & Brisbane Bears
* 1987 – Scott Christie
– North Melbourne.
1987 VFL Draft, 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 –
Jim McColl
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In 2007, he was placed tenth on the '' Sunday Tim ...
– Essendon
* 1964 –
Lance Oswald – St. Kilda
* 1990s –
Darren McAsey – Sydney Swans
* 1990s –
David Bolton – Sydney Swans
References
External links
Strathmerton FNC FacebookGameday website Strathmerton FC World War II Roll of Honour">World War II"> Strathmerton FC World War II
Roll of Honour
Picola & District Football League clubs
Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (Australia)
1894 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1894
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