South Barwon Football Club
| South Barwon Football Club | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | South Barwon Football and Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Swans |
| 2012 season | |
| Leading goalkicker | Clinton Wells |
| Best and fairest | Mitchell Herbison |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1990 out of the merger of Belmont and Barwon Football Clubs |
| Colours | Blue, Red and White |
| President | Richard Holz |
| Coach | James Garvey & Casey Tutungi |
| Captain(s) | Anthony Biemans |
| Ground(s) | McDonalds Reserve, Belmont, Victoria |
| Other information | |
| Official website | [1] |
South Barwon Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based at McDonald Reserve in Belmont, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria.
History
The club was formed from the Belmont Football Club and Barwon Football Club. These two clubs merged in 1990 to create the South Barwon Swans, and are now one of the largest clubs in country Victoria.[1] The club play in the Geelong Football League (GFL), the premier league in Geelong.[2]
Premierships
The club has won 5 senior premierships, their first in 2001 defeating North Shore in the final. The club then won three premierships in a row from 2005-07 defeating Newtown-Chilwell, St. Josephs and Bell Park respectively. The club won its fifth premiership in 2009 defeating St. Joseph's in the Grand Final played at Skilled Stadium. In 2008 South Barwon won under 18 premierships in both the GFL under 18's competition and the GFL under 18 B's competition and in 2009 won the premiership in the under 18 B's competition.[3] In 2011 they won the inaugural Best of the Best pre-season tournament, defeating the Maribyrnong Park Football Club from the Essendon District Football League in the final.[4]
Notable players
- Scott Thompson - North Melbourne
- Mark Blake - Geelong
- Andrew Wills - Geelong - Fremantle - Western Bulldogs
- Andrew Boseley - Hawthorn
and Dale Amos, coach of the Geelong Football Club's seconds team in the Victorian Football League.[5]
Book
Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3