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Maldon Football and Netball Club

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Maldon
Names
Full nameMaldon Football and Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bombers
Club details
Founded1873
Colours  Black   Red
CompetitionMaryborough Castlemaine District Football League
Premierships(30) 1894, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2010
Ground(s)Bill Woodfull Oval, Maldon

The Maldon Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League and is situated in the township of Maldon, Victoria, in the central Victorian goldfields. The clubs plays its home games at Bill Woodfull Oval, Maldon. The club's nickname is known as the Bombers.

History

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The club was established in 1873. The club played in the Castlemaine District Football Association from 1894 to 1951. The club won its first premiership in 1894 and then dominated the competition. It lost only one match between 1898 and 1902. Between 1927 and 1933 the club was known as Tarrengower. Between 1965 and 1979 the club 15 seasons in the Golden City Football League. It made the finals on four occasions bet lost every finals match it played.

Premierships

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Castlemaine District Football Association

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  • 1894, 1896,[1] 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1920, 1923

Castlemaine District Football League

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  • 1927, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1950, 1951
  • 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2010

League Best and Fairest

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Leading Goalkickers

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Seniors

Books

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  • History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-1-7

References

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  1. ^ "1896 - Sporting notes". The Tarrangower Times and Maldon Advertiser (Vic). 9 September 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Berry Powell Medal - Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Senior Football - Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 August 2018.