| Cobden | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Names | ||
| Full name | Cobden Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Bombers | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Hampden FNL | |
| Premierships | 8 (1891, 1915, 1930, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1997, 1998) | |
| Ground(s) | Cobden Recreation Reserve | |
| Uniforms | ||
| ||
| Other information | ||
| Official website | 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
References
- ↑ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cobden Football Club.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.