Bungaree Football Club Explained

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Clubname:Bungaree
Fullname:Bungaree Football & Netball Club
Motto:"Every heart beats true"
Nicknames:Demons
Colours: navy blue red
Premierships:13 (1922, 1924, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1973, 1991, 2014)
Ground:Bungaree Recreation Reserve
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The Bungaree Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Bungaree, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League.

History

The Demons are one of the founding members of the CHFL and play their home games at the Bungaree Recreation Reserve which underwent a full redevelopment in 2012, with the changeroom facility being named the Danny Frawley Pavilion.

Between 1951 and 1959, Bungaree played in nine consecutive Clunes District Football League senior football grand final, winning four of those premiership matches.

Bungaree emerged from a lean decade in the 2000s to play four preliminary finals in a row from 2012–15, culminating in their first premiership in 23 years in 2014 with a 9-goal thrashing of arch rivals Springbank. The Reserves were also able to break their 34-year drought with a comprehensive win over Waubra FC.

Bungaree is most widely recognised through their best export, former St Kilda captain, Victorian representative, the late Danny Frawley.

Football Premierships

Seniors

Reserves

Under 18

Under 15

Champion Club

THE CHFL awards the Merv & Mary Howard Champion Club award at the conclusion of each home and away season to the club that has performed the best across 4 grades of football and 6 grades of netball. Bungaree have won the award on 10 occasions, double that of the next most successful club.

Netball

The club fields multiple netball teams in the CHFNL.

VFL/AFL players

Book

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1922 - Football . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 23 June 2024 . 2 . 22 August 1922.
  2. Web site: 1922 - Newlyn . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 23 June 2024 . 7 . 18 August 1922.
  3. Web site: 1924 - Matches in the Country: Creswick . The Argus . 23 June 2024 . 14 . 1 September 1924.
  4. Web site: 1924 - Matches in the country: Creswick . The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) . 23 June 2024 . 15 . 25 August 1924.
  5. Web site: 1947 - SPORT IN THE COUNTRY . The Argus . 23 June 2024 . 18 . 8 September 1947.
  6. Web site: 1949 - Ballarat League . The Argus . 23 June 2024 . 12 . 5 September 1949.
  7. Web site: 2014 - Grand Final Scores . Gameday . Central Highlands FNL . 23 June 2024 . 13 September 2014.
  8. Web site: Bungaree FNC - History . Bungaree FNC . 23 June 2024.