• Source: Springbank Football Netball Club

    • Springbank Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team based in the Central Highlands district of Victoria in the small town of Springbank. The club plays in the Central Highlands Football League.


    History


    The team was formerly known as the Wallace Rovers they were formed in 1925. The team played for a short time in the Dunnstown Football Association before going into recess in the mid-1930s.
    Reforming and joining the Bungaree Football Association, Springbank soon had its first premiership in 1939 then again in 1940. The interruption caused by World War 2 slowed the development of football in the area. Reforming again after the war, Springbank continued in the Bungaree FA until the competition folded and unlike the other clubs that moved to the Clunes FL Springbank went into recess.

    A group of enthusiasts reformed the club in 1963 and the club entered the Clunes Football League. Success came immediately with the club winning five premierships in a row.

    Springbank's senior side has had the most successful run of all clubs since joining the Central Highlands Football League with five premierships.
    In 1996, the Football and Netball Clubs merged to become one incorporated body as the club was re-named Springbank Football Netball Club.
    The netball side has been successful across this time with eight premierships in Central Highlands Football League. In 2013, former Australian Diamonds squad member Cynna Kydd and husband Garth signed on to coach winning both A and B grade grand finals in the first year.


    Premierships


    Senior Football
    Bungaree Football Association
    1939, 1940, 1946, 1948
    Clunes Football League
    1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972
    Central Highlands Football League
    1990, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016
    A. Grade Netball
    Central Highlands Football League
    2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017


    VFL/AFL players


    Andrew Tranquilli - Collingwood
    Shannon Donegan - Geelong
    Andy Challis - Gold Coast Suns
    Mitch Grace - Fremantle
    James Reicha - St Kilda
    Matthew Lakey - Richmond
    Tim Knowles - Tasmania Devils


    Bibliography


    History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0


    References




    External links


    Official website

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