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Bellarine Football League
	File:Bellarine Football League logo.jpg
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1971
No. of teams	10 Anglesea; Barwon Heads; Drysdale; Geelong Amateur; Modewarre; Newcomb Power; Ocean Grove; Portarlington; Queenscliff; Torquay; Former teams: Leopold; St Leonards; Winchelsea;
Most recent; champion(s)	Geelong Amateur (Minor premiers)
Wooden spoon	Newcomb Power
League Best & Fairest	James Darke (Torquay)
Leading Goal Kicker	Daniel Degois (Queenscliff)

The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.

Six of the eight founding clubs played in the Polwarth Football league the year before

Two Polwarth clubs, Lorne and Apollo Bay, were forced to join the CDFL. Drysdale and Barwon Heads (chief initiator) joined from the Geelong & District Football League.

The Bellarine Football League forms the third tier of football in the Geelong area, along with the Geelong Football League and the Geelong & District Football League.

Teams

Current

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	BFL Premierships	Years in BFL
Anglesea	Roos	Anglesea, Victoria	Dave Harding Oval	1983, 1991, 1999	1973-
Barwon Heads	Seagulls	Barwon Heads, Victoria	Howard Harmer Oval	1972-73-74, 1993	1971-
Drysdale	Hawks	Drysdale, Victoria	Drysdale Recreational Reserve	1976-77, 1985, 2009–10	1971-
Geelong Amateur	Ammos	Highton, Victoria	Queens Park	2004, 2008, 2014	1995-
Modewarre	Warriors	Modewarre, Victoria	Mount Moriac Recreation Reserve	Nil	1996-
Newcomb Power	Power	Moolap, Victoria	Grinter Reserve	1980-81-82, 1988, 2005, 2007	1976-
Ocean Grove	Grubbers	Ocean Grove, Victoria	Ocean Grove Memorial Recreation Reserve	1994-95-96-97, 2000-01-02-03	1971-
Portarlington	Demons	Portarlington, Victoria	Portarlington Recreation Reserve	1978, 1992	1971-
Queenscliff	Barracoutas	Queenscliff, Victoria	Queenscliff Recreation Reserve	1975, 2011-12-13	1971-
Torquay	Tigers	Torquay, Victoria	Spring Creek Reserve	1971, 1984, 1986–87, 1989, 1998, 2006	1971-

Former

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Colours	Years in BFL	BFL Premierships	Notes
Leopold	Lions	Leopold, Victoria	Green and Gold	Leopold Memorial Park	1971–1991	1979, 1990	Joined the GFL
St Leonards	Saints	St Leonards, Victoria	Red, White and Black Panels		1985–1990 (played round 1 of 1991)	Nil	Moved to GDFL. Portarlington added St Leonards to its name for the 1996 and 1997 seasons.
Winchelsea	Blues	Winchelsea, Victoria	Dark Blue with White monogram	Eastern Reserve	1971–1982	Nil	Moved to the CDFL, and later the GDFL in 2002

Premiers

Season	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Best on Ground
1971	Torquay	Queenscliff	18.5 (113) - 6.15 (51)	Graham Muncey Torquay
1972	Barwon Heads	Ocean Grove	18.20 (128) - 15.9 (99)	Garry Hamer Barwon Heads
1973	Barwon Heads	Winchelsea	19.11 (125) - 11.9 (75)	Brian Marshman Barwon Heads
1974	Barwon Heads	Ocean Grove	13.14 (92) - 11.13 (79)	Geoff Fry Barwon Heads
1975	Queenscliff	Drysdale	14.16 (100) - 11.10 (76)	Peter Growney Queenscliff
1976	Drysdale	Torquay	23.10 (148) - 19.13 (127)	Greg Scott Drysdale
1977	Drysdale	Queenscliff	12.10 (82) - 11.12 (78)	David Hall Drysdale
1978	Portarlington	Drysdale	12.19 (91) - 5.14 (44)	Vincent Guiffe Portarlington
1979	Leopold	Newcomb	18.12 (120) - 17.9 (111)	Peter Lewis Leopold
1980	Newcomb	Portarlington	13.17 (95) - 9.12 (66)	Greg Herbet Newcomb
1981	Newcomb	Torquay	17.10 (112) - 12.9 (81)	John Fagan Newcomb
1982	Newcomb	Torquay	19.15 (129) - 8.9 (57)	John Fagan Newcomb
1983	Anglesea	Torquay	14.14 (98) - 13.6 (84)	Brian O’Keefe Anglesea
1984	Torquay	Drysdale	19.11 (125) - 19.10 (124)	Alan Lynch Drysdale
1985	Drysdale	Leopold	20.26 (146) - 11.6 (72)	Darren Wilson Drysdale
1986	Torquay	Newcomb	21.21 (147) - 4.12 (36)	Shane Jacobsen Torquay
1987	Torquay	Leopold	13.16 (94) - 10.14 (74)	Dale Lewis Torquay
1988	Newcomb	Drysdale	14.7 (91) - 11.12 (78)	Ross Gibson Newcomb
1989	Torquay	Drysdale	11.15 (81) - 9.18 (72)	John McMahon Torquay
1990	Leopold	Anglesea	17.5 (107) - 11.13 (79)	Peter Lange Leopold
1991	Anglesea	Leopold	10.15 (75) - 5.7 (37)	Darren Fraser Anglesea
1992	Portarlington	Drysdale	10.6 (66) – 4.11 (35)	Brian Canny Portarlington
1993	Barwon Heads	Ocean Grove	19.17 (131) - 10.16 (76)	Antony Callan Barwon Heads
1994	Ocean Grove	Portarlington	16.6 (102) - 5.12 (42)	Dean Gills Ocean Grove
1995	Ocean Grove	Anglesea	17.12 (114) - 11.11 (77)	Matthew McTaggart Ocean Grove
1996	Ocean Grove	Anglesea	12.12 (84) – 7.12 (54)	Steven Sherwell Ocean Grove
1997	Ocean Grove	Anglesea	11.10 (76) - 4.2 (26)	Will McTaggart Ocean Grove
1998	Torquay	Ocean Grove	9.8 (62) - 6.7 (43)	George Arnold Torquay
1999	Anglesea	Ocean Grove	13.16 (94) - 12.12 (84)	Ian Benny Anglesea
2000	Ocean Grove	Anglesea	16.13 (109) - 7.12 (54)	Matthew Payne Ocean Grove
2001	Ocean Grove	Drysdale	23.16 (154) - 12.8 (80)	Kane Montgomery Ocean Grove
2002	Ocean Grove	Drysdale	12.23 (95) - 6.7 (43)	James Dalton Ocean Grove
2003	Ocean Grove	Geelong Amateur	12.9 (81) - 10.12 (72)	Liam Rock Ocean Grove
2004	Geelong Amateur	Ocean Grove	18.9 (117) - 11.5 (71)	Haami Williams Geelong Amateur
2005	Newcomb	Torquay	15.18 (108) - 11.9 (75)	Luke McLean Newcomb
2006	Torquay	Newcomb	15.9 (99) - 13.11 (89)	Andrew Wesley Torquay
2007	Newcomb	Ocean Grove	25.15 (165) - 17.9 (111)	Mark Stewart Newcomb
2008	Geelong Amateur	Torquay	28.11 (179) - 14.19 (103)	Nathan Reid Geelong Amateur
2009	Drysdale	Geelong Amateur	15.18 (108) - 13.12 (90)	Brett Dowie Drysdale
2010	Drysdale	Geelong Amateur	13.13 (91) - 11.17 (83)	Mitch Scott Drysdale
2011	Queenscliff	Geelong Amateur	17.22 (124) - 13.7 (85)	Daniel Gibbs Queenscliff^[1]
2012	Queenscliff	Torquay	16.14 (110) - 12.8 (80)	Daniel Gibbs (Queenscliff)
2013	Queenscliff	Drysdale	14.16 (100) - 6.11 (47)	Brad Ridings (Queenscliff)
2014	Geelong Amateur	Ocean Grove	22.16 (148) - 8.9 (57)	Kane Smith (Geelong Amateur)

Awards

League Best & Fairest (Les Ash Medal)

2014 James Darke (Torquay)
2013 Josh Finch (Modewarre)
2012 Josh Finch (Modewarre)
2011 Dylan Chaplin-Burch (Queenscliff)
2010 Josh Finch (Modewarre)
2009 Lindsay Smith (Geelong Amateur)
2008 Christian Robertson (Anglesea)
2007 Ricky O’Toole (Newcomb)
2006 James Dalton (Ocean Grove)
2005 Russell Whiteford (Anglesea)
2004 Simon Nelis (Drysdale)
2003 Matthew Primmer (Queenscliff)
2002 Mark Hildebrandt (Barwon Heads)
2001 Mark Trevaskis (Geelong Amateur)
2000 Mathew Payne (Ocean Grove)
1999 Damian Clark (Ocean Grove)
1998 George Arnold (Torquay)
1997 Paul Hudson (Newcomb)
1996 Paul Hudson (Newcomb)
1995 Trevor Tucker (Ocean Grove)
1994 Geoff Taylor (Barwon Heads)
1993 Paul Hudson (Newcomb) & Jamie Dalton (Queenscliff)
1992 Matt Walter (Barwon Heads)
1991 Chris Haddock (Torquay)
1990 Chris Haddock (Torquay)
1989 Chris Taylor (Drysdale)
1988 Dean McNeil (Queenscliff)
1987 Brian O’Keefe (Anglesea)
1986 Mark Browne (Torquay)
1985 Phil Dennis (Portarlington)
1984 Greg Young (Anglesea)
1983 Greg Scott (Drysdale)
1982 David Roe (Portarlington)
1981 John Fagan (Newcomb)
1980 Phil Stringer (Ocean Grove)
1979 David Roe (Portarlington)
1978 Mike Birrell (Queenscliff)
1977 Mike Birrell (Queenscliff)
1976 Robert Warren (Queenscliff)
1975 Dennis Johnson (Barwon Heads)
1974 Geoff Fry (Barwon Heads)
1973 Dennis Johnson (Barwon Heads)
1972 Gary Renfrey (Portarlington)
1971 Stewart Mathieson (Winchelsea)

Leading Goal Kickers

2014 Daniel Degois (Queenscliff) 102
2013 Scott Hughes (Torquay) 101
2012 Scott Hughes (Torquay) 106
2011 Jason Tom (Geelong Amateur) 120
2010 Jason Tom (Geelong Amateur) 89
2009 Lucas Murphy (Barwon Heads) 92
2008 Lucas Murphy (Barwon Heads) 102
2007 Sam Clark (Geelong Amateur) 58
2006 Adam Skrobalak (Torquay) 95
2005 Adam Skrobalak (Torquay) 68
2004 Jamie Gladman (Queenscliff) 78
2003 Adam Richardson (Drysdale) 110
2002 Stuart Craven (Drysdale) 63
2001 Jamie Gladman (Queenscliff) 66
2000 Luke Winter (Anglesea) 75
1999 Wayne Tyquin (Torquay) 118
1998 Wayne Tyquin (Torquay) 120
1997 Wayne Tyquin (Torquay) 111
1996 David Masek (Drysdale) 108
1995 Adam Richardson (Ocean Grove) 121
1994 Stephen Smith (Anglesea) 67
1993 Darren Evans (Queenscliff) 63
1992 Greg Mighall (Portarlington) 73
1991 Russell Mitchell (Drysdale) 62
1990 Phil Tagliabue (Leopold) 66
1989 Sean Kennedy (Drysdale) 81
1988 Darrell Bissett (Portarlington) 59
1987 Jim Kelly (Anglesea) 100
1986 Mark Browne (Torquay) 83
1985 Mike Birrell (Queenscliff) 114
1984 Kevin Madden (Torquay) 82
1983 Gary Harriott (Anglesea) 91
1982 Darrell Bissett (Portarlington) 111
1981 Tony Sudale (Newcomb) 77
1980 Gary Harriott (Anglesea) 93
1979 Tony Sudale (Newcomb) 85
1978 Randell Whitten (Drysdale) 110
1977 Randell Whitten (Drysdale) 114
1976 Stephen “Chooka” Piec (Barwon Heads) 68
1975 Ray King (Portarlington) 83
1974 Stephen “Chooka” Piec (Barwon Heads) 57
1973 Stephen “Chooka” Piec (Barwon Heads) 77
1972 Stephen “Chooka” Piec (Barwon Heads) 90
1971 Peter Harrison (Portarlington) 51

2009 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Geelong Amateur	16	2	0	2445	1156	211.51%	64	Elimination	Queenscliff	17	20	122	Ocean Grove	13	13	91
Drysdale	14	4	0	2365	1682	140.61%	56	Qualifying	Torquay	14	17	101	Drysdale	13	17	95
Torquay	13	5	0	2340	1421	164.67%	52	1st Semi	Drysdale	14	17	101	Queenscliff	8	8	56
Queenscliff	12	6	0	2010	1424	141.15%	48	2nd Semi	Geelong Amateur	16	16	112	Drysdale	10	9	69
Ocean Grove	11	6	1	2286	1709	133.76%	46	Preliminary	Drysdale	17	10	112	Torquay	13	19	97
Barwon Heads	8	9	1	1928	1712	112.62%	34	Grand	Drysdale	15	18	108	Geelong Amateur	13	12	90
Modewarre	6	12	0	1649	1645	100.24%	24
Anglesea	5	13	0	1808	1915	94.41%	20
Portarlington	4	14	0	1394	1932	72.15%	16
Newcomb	0	18	0	429	4058	10.57%	0

2010 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Drysdale	15	3	2145	1249	171.74%	60	Elimination	Anglesea	15	14	104	Torquay	12	13	85
Geelong Amateur	14	4	2092	1160	180.34%	56	Qualifying	Geelong Amateur	19	11	125	Queenscliff	7	9	51
Queenscliff	14	4	2140	1215	176.13%	56	1st Semi	Queenscliff	16	17	113	Anglesea	14	9	93
Torquay	12	6	1801	1454	123.87%	48	2nd Semi	Geelong Amateur	18	13	121	Drysdale	11	7	73
Anglesea	11	7	1598	1669	95.75%	44	Preliminary	Drysdale	10	24	84	Queenscliff	6	14	50
Ocean Grove	10	8	1691	1435	117.84%	40	Grand	Drysdale	13	13	91	Geelong Amateur	11	17	83
Barwon Heads	7	11	1670	1823	91.61%	28
Modewarre	4	14	1224	1608	76.12%	16
Portarlington	3	15	1011	2190	46.16%	12
Newcomb	0	18	927	2496	37.14%	0

2011 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Geelong Amateur	15	2	1	2263	1355	167.01%	62	Elimination	Anglesea	12	9	81	Torquay	8	9	57
Ocean Grove	15	3	0	2312	1353	170.88%	60	Qualifying	Queenscliff	23	14	152	Ocean Grove	12	11	83
Queenscliff	14	3	1	2237	1228	182.17%	58	1st Semi	Anglesea	19	8	122	Ocean Grove	14	12	96
Anglesea	13	5	0	2132	1195	178.41%	52	2nd Semi	Geelong Amateur	18	19	127	Queenscliff	12	10	82
Torquay	9	9	0	1672	1542	108.43%	36	Preliminary	Queenscliff	17	16	118	Ocean Grove	10	14	74
Drysdale	9	9	0	1723	1716	100.41%	36	Grand	Queenscliff	17	22	124	Geelong Amateur	13	7	85
Barwon Heads	7	11	0	1511	1862	81.15%	28
Modewarre	4	13	1	1326	1686	78.65%	18
Newcomb	2	15	1	973	2272	42.83%	10
Portarlington	0	18	0	905	2845	31.81%	0

2012 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Queenscliff	17	1	2175	1090	199.54%	68	Elimination	Modewarre	17	13	115	Drysdale	16	8	104
Torquay	14	4	2219	1304	170.17%	56	Qualifying	Torquay	18	10	118	Ocean Grove	14	7	91
Ocean Grove	14	4	1890	1359	139.07%	56	1st Semi	Modewarre	15	15	105	Ocean Grove	13	10	88
Drysdale	12	6	1933	1433	134.89%	48	2nd Semi	Queenscliff	12	16	88	Torquay	11	11	77
Modewarre	10	8	1747	1255	139.20%	40	Preliminary	Torquay	10	17	77	Modewarre	7	13	55
Geelong Amateur	9	9	1838	1515	121.32%	36	Grand	Queenscliff	16	14	110	Torquay	12	8	80
Barwon Heads	6	12	1923	1963	97.96%	24
Anglesea	6	12	1878	1963	95.67%	24
Portarlington	1	17	957	2811	34.04%	4
Newcomb	1	17	791	2658	29.76%	4

2013 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Queenscliff	18	0	0	2126	1114	190.84%	72	Elimination	Ocean Grove	14	13	97	Torquay	13	16	94
Geelong Amateur	15	3	0	2185	969	225.49%	60	Qualifying	Drysdale	14	14	98	Geelong Amateur	13	14	92
Drysdale	13	5	0	1888	1334	141.53%	52	1st Semi	Geelong Amateur	13	19	97	Ocean Grove	8	13	61
Torquay	12	5	1	2082	1232	168.99%	50	2nd Semi	Drysdale	10	13	73	Queenscliff	9	12	66
Ocean Grove	10	8	0	2021	1603	126.08%	40	Preliminary	Queenscliff	12	14	86	Geelong Amateur	6	15	51
Barwon Heads	8	9	1	2003	1586	126.29%	34	Grand	Queenscliff	14	16	100	Drysdale	6	11	47
Modewarre	6	12	0	1547	1639	94.39%	24
Anglesea	4	14	0	1301	2116	61.48%	16
Newcomb	3	15	0	987	2354	41.93%	12
Portarlington	0	18	0	709	2902	24.43%	0

2014 Ladder

Bellarine FL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Geelong Amateur	16	2	2474	1024	241.60%	64	Elimination	Queenscliff	13	18	96	Barwon Heads	8	13	61
Torquay	14	4	2204	1141	193.16%	56	Qualifying	Ocean Grove	14	11	95	Torquay	11	15	81
Ocean Grove	13	5	2103	1386	151.73%	52	1st Semi	Torquay	19	10	124	Queenscliff	11	13	79
Queenscliff	12	6	1878	1254	149.76%	48	2nd Semi	Geelong Amateur	23	18	156	Ocean Grove	6	9	45
Barwon Heads	11	7	1896	1515	125.15%	44	Preliminary	Ocean Grove	14	5	89	Torquay	12	12	84
Drysdale	10	8	1849	1192	155.12%	40	Grand	Geelong Amateur	22	16	148	Ocean Grove	8	9	57
Modewarre	6	12	1599	1664	96.09%	24
Anglesea	5	13	1439	1656	86.90%	20
Portarlington	3	15	1170	2064	56.69%	12
Newcomb	0	18	412	4128	9.98%	0

Winning percentage

Club	Active	Won	Lost	Drawn	Percentage wins	Flags
Anglesea	1973-2014	378	393	4	48.77	3
Barwon Heads	1971-2014	335	460	6	41.82	4
Drysdale	1971-2014	503	334	4	59.81	5
Geelong Amateur	1995-2014	274	112	5	70.08	3
Leopold	1971-1991	211	173	1	54.81	2
Modewarre	1996-2014	116	227	4	33.43	0
Newcomb	1976-2014	303	414	2	42.14	6
Ocean Grove	1971-2014	537	308	5	63.18	8
Portarlington	1971-2014	257	534	4	32.33	2
Queenscliff	1971-2014	431	381	4	52.82	4
St Leonards	1985-1990	7	100	1	6.48	0
Torquay	1971-2014	513	329	4	60.64	7
Winchelsea	1971-1982	56	156	0	26.42	0

References

^ "Queenscliff ends premiership drought". Geelong Advertiser. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

Leopold Lions (information about former teams)
Football Geelong (information on home grounds and colours)
Geelong & District Football League (information on Winchelsea FC)

Book

Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 9780957751583

External links

League website

[1] "Queenscliff ends premiership drought". Geelong Advertiser. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

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