North Bendigo Football Club

The North Bendigo Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Heathcote District Football League (HDFL).

North Bendigo
Names
Full name	North Bendigo Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Bulldogs
Club details
Founded	1945 (1945)
Colours	Red white blue
Competition	HDFL
Premierships	HDFL (3); 2015, 2016, 2019
Ground(s)	HIBO Hotel Oval, North Bendigo
Other information
Official website	NBFNC

The club, known as the North Bendigo Bulldogs, is based in North Bendigo, Victoria and has participated in the HDFL since 1996.

The Bulldogs have appeared in 5 grand finals, winning two, most recently in 2019.

North Bendigo

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Greater Bendigo

History

Early years

North Bendigo was a squad that competed for one season in 1887. A group known as California Gully represented the region for the following 40 years.

Formally constituted

In 1945 a group of returned servicemen got together and formed the North Bendigo Football Club. The club was accepted into the Bendigo Football Association and they continued in the competition even when it changed its name to Golden City FL in 1960.

In 1981 Golden City FL merged with the Bendigo Football League and North Bendigo continued to play in the merged league until 1995 when they opted to move to the Heathcote DFL.

Heathcote DFL (1996 onward)

During its time in the HDFL North Bendigo was not successful and was new to the league. During their time over 14 years they went to the finals only a couple of times with little progression through the years.

In 2012 after a couple of good seasons they reached the grand final only to suffer a massive defeat to LBU by 94 points. The next season (2013) they finished 3rd before losing in the Prelim to Huntly by 66. In 2014 they finished first lost to LBU once again. The next season they finished second at the end of the H&A Season after Leitchville Gunbower and finally won the Grand Final. They won back to back premierships.

2019 saw North Bendigo finish as the HDFL minor premiers. In the second semi final, Colbinabbin defeated North Bendigo by 26 points. North Bendigo then played Mount Pleasant in the Preliminary final in which North Bendigo won by 90 points. The next week, North bendigo went on to defeat Colbinabbin by 36 points in the 2019 HDFL Grand Final.

Rivalries

North Bendigo's Biggest rivals are Leitchville Gunbower, LBU and Huntly.

Honours

Premierships & Grand Finals

Year	Competition	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1955	Bendigo FA	Kangaroo Flat	North Bendigo	82 - 72
1966	Golden City FL	North Bendigo	Northern United	66 - 52
1967	Golden City FL	Northern United	North Bendigo	113 - 66
1968	Golden City FL	White Hills	North Bendigo	102 - 75
1974	Golden City FL	North Bendigo	Northern United	82 - 77
1977	Golden City FL	North Bendigo	Northern United	101 - 70	1982	Bendigo FL Div 2	YCW	North Bendigo	104 - 99
2012	Heathcote DFL	Lockington Bamawm Utd	North Bendigo	140 – 46
2015	Heathcote DFL	North Bendigo	Leitchville Gunbower	73 – 63
2016	Heathcote DFL	North Bendigo	Leitchville Gunbower	102 – 82
2017	Heathcote DFL	Leitchville Gunbower	North Bendigo	108 – 82
2018	Heathcote DFL	Leitchville Gunbower	North Bendigo	94 – 85
2019	Heathcote DFL	North Bendigo	Colbinabbin	70 – 34

Books

• History of Football in the Bendigo District – John Stoward – ISBN 978-0-9805929-1-7