Cobden Football Club Explained

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Clubname:	Cobden
Fullname:	Cobden Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Bombers
Premierships:	8 (1891, 1915, 1930, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1997, 1998)
Ground:	Cobden Recreation Reserve
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Url:	cobdenfnc.com.au

The Cobden Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Cobden, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Football Netball League,^[1] which Cobden is a founding club, with its football squad having played there since 1930.

Premierships

• Corangamite Football Association (2):
  • 1891, 1915
• Hampden Football Netball League (6):
  • 1930, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1997, 1998

Maskell Medallists

• John Couttie 1952
• Hugh Worrall 1970, 1972 & 1979
• Peter Anson 1985
• Stephen Hammond 1996
• Wayne Robertson 1998
• Levi Dare 2010 & 2012
• Joseph Dare 2012

Leading goalkickers

• Kevin Scanlon 1930 (102)
• Keith Wade 1939 (88)
• Vic Jones 1947 (41)
• Vic Jones 1948 (64)
• Gavin Moran 1958 (71)
• Chris Nash 1979 (83)

Notable players

VFL/AFL players recruited from Cobden include -

• Alistair Lord (Geelong)
• Stewart Lord (Geelong)
• Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)
• John Rantall (South Melbourne)
• Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne)
• Gary Rohan (Geelong)
• Jackson Merrett (Essendon)
• Zach Merrett (Essendon)
• Sean Darcy (Fremantle)
• Sam Walsh (Carlton)

Bibliography

• Evergreen Hampden: The Hampden Football League and its people, 1930-1976 by Fred Bond & Don Grossman, 1979 –
• History of Football in the Western District by John Stoward – Aussie Footy Books, 2008 –

External links

• Official website
• SportsTG site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Club Website. Sportingpulse.