South Bunbury Football Club Explained

Clubname:	South Bunbury Football Club
Fullname:	South Bunbury Football Club
Nicknames:	Tigers
Motto:	Cede Nullis
Season:	2022
After Finals:	2
Home&Amp;Away:	2
Founded:	1897
Colours:	Red and white
Chairman:	John Castrilli
Coach:	Julian Burgess
Captain:	Martin Thompson
Premierships:	44 (15 in SWFL)
Url:	http://www.sbfc.com.au/

South Bunbury Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The club plays in the South West Football League. Since being founded in 1897 the club has won 44 premierships and has been a runner-up 24 times.^[1] Since joining the SWFL in 1957 they have won 15 premierships.^{[2] [3]}

History

The South Bunbury club was founded in May 1897 at a meeting at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Bunbury.^{[1] [4]}

South Bunbury picked up the nickname Tigers after the relative inaccessibility and perceived wildness of the South Bunbury area around the turn of the 20th century.

Club records

• Total League premierships: 44* (1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2016). ***NOTE: The club claims a premiership in 1899, but as the Bunbury Herald of September 12, 1899 (p3) states "last football season not a single match was played here".
• Reserves premierships: 28 (1921, 1922, 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2007, 2017, 2022)^[5]
• Colts premierships: 6 (1964, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2005)^[5]
• Womens premierships : 3 (2019,2020,2021)
• Most career games: 277, Ian Cahill^[1]
• Most goals in a game: 14, Adam Matson, 2000^[1]
• Most goals in a season: 100 Leigh Kohlmann 2023, 87 Don Aldersea, 1967^[1]

Notable players

• Syd Jackson
• Adam Hunter
• Alan Cransberg
• Trevor Nisbett
• Phillip Matson
• Leon Baker
• Michael Warren
• David Hollins
• Darren Kowal
• Katie-Jayne Grieve

Notes and References

1. Web site: History. South Bunbury Football Club. 2009-05-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090913034525/http://www.sbfc.com.au/history.html. 13 September 2009. dmy-all.
2. Web site: News - SWFL League Premierships. South West Football League. 2009-05-15.
3. Web site: South Bunbury. Full Points Footy. 2009-05-15.
4. News: Football - Formation of a new senior club . Bunbury Herald . 21 May 1897 . 26 November 2013.
5. Web site: Trophy Cabinet. South Bunbury Football Club. 2009-05-15.