Drysdale Football Netball Club
| Drysdale | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Drysdale Football Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Hawks |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Colours | Brown Gold |
| Competition | Bellarine Football League |
| Premierships | 1926, 1928, 1935, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1985, 2009, 2010 |
| Ground(s) | Drysdale Recreation Reserve, Drysdale |
The Drysdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the township of Drysdale, in the centre of the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. The clubs plays its home games at Drysdale Recreation Reserve, Drysdale. The club is now known as the ‘’’Hawks’’.
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.
History
The club was established in 1879. The club played in an early version Bellarine Football League that ran from 1895 to 1914. Reformed after the great war the club continued to play locally until 1924 when it joined the Geelong Football Association. The Drysdale Football Club continued to play in various Geelong district competitions until the Bellarine District Football League was formed in 1971. Drysdale won back to back premierships in the GDFL prior to joining the new league. Since joining the Bellarine District Football League the club has a winning rate of 60.1%
Premierships in the Bellarine Football League
The Drysdale Football Club held premierships in the Bellarine Football League in these years:
- 1976
- 1977
- 1985
- 2009
- 2010
Notable VFL/AFL players
- Dick Grigg with Geelong
- Russell Renfrey with Geelong
- Adam Richardson with Adelaide
References
External links
Book
- Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3
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