Bacchus Marsh Football Club
Bacchus Marsh FNC | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Bacchus Marsh Football & Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Cobras | |
2023 season | ||
After finals | N/A | |
Home-and-away season | 8th: 6 wins, 10 losses | |
Leading goalkicker | Jake Owen (34) | |
Best and fairest | Jake Owen & Tyson Shea | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1891 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Ballarat Football League | |
President | Ian McClure | |
Coach | Dennis Armfield | |
Premierships | Bacchus Marsh: 14. Maddingley: 8 | |
Ground(s) | Maddingley Park (The Snake Pit), Cnr Grant & Station Sts, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (capacity: 7,500) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | bmfnc.com.au |
Bacchus Marsh Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club, located in Bacchus Marsh in Victoria, Australia. The football squad competes in the Ballarat Football League, which is part of the Victorian Country Football League.
The home ground of Bacchus Marsh is Maddingley Park, located to the south of Bacchus Marsh.
History[edit]
- Bacchus Marsh FC (1891 to 1978)
The Bacchus Marsh FC was originally formed in May 1891, with Mr. T. Cain elected as the President.[1]
It appears the club wore red and blue horizontal stripe football jumpers from the early 1900s to the early 1920s.
The club initially joined the Ballarat Football League in 1929.
The Bacchus Marsh Tigers who wore a black guernsey with a yellow strip going diagonally from top left to bottom right from 1929 to 1978.
- Football Club Timeline
- 1891 - 1910: Club formed in 1891 & played friendly matches against other local clubs up until 1910.
- 1911 - ? Football Association[2]
- 1912 - 1915: Bacchus Marsh District Football Association[3] 1915 BMDFA season abandoned in July.[4]
- 1916 - 1918: Club in recess due to World War One
- 1919 - 1927: Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
- 1928 - Werribee & Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
- 1929 - 1930: Ballarat Football League[5]
- 1929 & 1931 - Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association. BMFC 2nd 18 played in this competition.
- 1931 - 1932: Geelong & District Football League[6][7]
- 1933 - 1941: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association[8]
- 1942 - 1944: Association & Club in recess due to World War Two. Club active but no official competition football.
- 1945 - 1958: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association
- 1959 - 1972: Bacchus Marsh District Football League
- 1973 - 1978: Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh District Football League
- 1979 - 1982: Ballarat Football League. Merged with Maddingley FC to form Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC
- 1983 - 2019: Ballarat Football League. The club changed their name to just the Bacchus Marsh FC in 1983.
- 2020 - League & club in recess due to Covid 19
- 2021 - 2024: Ballarat Football League
- Maddingley FC (1909 to 1978)
The Maddingley Football Club was formed in April 1909, with Mr. W.J. Lindsay elected as President.[9]
The Maddingley Spiders who wore a black guernsey with a red strip going diagonally from top left to bottom right.
- Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC (1979 to 1982)
In 1978 Maddingley left the Ballarat-Bacchus Marsh FL and joined the Ballarat Football League. Bacchus Marsh remained in the B-BMFL in 1978 and struggled because the club was practically insolvent. At the end of the 1978 season, a deal was done and the two clubs merged.
The two clubs merged in 1979 to form Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC who now wear a black guernsey with two "v" shape strips, one red, one yellow starting at the top left and finishing on the top right.
- Bacchus Marsh FC (1983 to present day)
The club changed their name to just the Bacchus Marsh FC in 1983.
There have been a few great footballers to go through the district including, Fred Wooller, Sandy Talbot, Frank Pomeroy, Liam Duggan and Bugsy.
Football Premierships[edit]
- Seniors
- Bacchus Marsh FC
- Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
- 1933 - Bacchus Marsh: 10.23 - 83 d Maddingley: 11.8 - 74[16]
- 1937 - Bacchus Marsh: 9.10 - 64 d Maddingley: 6.22 - 58[17][18]
- 1940 - Bacchus Marsh: 14.9 - 93 d Darley: 10.14 - 74[19]
- 1941 - Bacchus Marsh: 9.10 - 64 d Ballan: 7.14 - 56[20]
- 1945 - Bacchus Marsh: 14.8 - 92 d Darley: 13.12 - 90[21][22]
- 1946 - Bacchus Marsh: 11.7 - 73 d Darley: 8.20 - 68[23]
- Bacchus Marsh District Football League
- 1962 - Bacchus Marsh: 13.11 - 89 d Ballan: 10.8 - 68[24]
- 1974 - Bacchus Marsh: d
- Ballarat Football League
- 2016 - Bacchus Marsh: 13.21 - 99 d Sunbury: 5.14 - 44[25]
- Maddingley FC
- Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
- Bacchus Marsh District Football League
- Ballarat-Bacchus Marsh Football League
- Reserves
- Bacchus Marsh District Football League
- 1967 - Bacchus Marsh: 10.6 - Ballan: 7.9 - 51[34]
Football Runner Up[edit]
- Seniors
- Bacchus Marsh FC
- Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
- Geelong & District Football League
- 1931
- Ballarat Football League
- 2017
League Best & Fairest winners[edit]
- Senior Football
- Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
- 1936 - Laurie Shea: Maddingley
- 1937 - Mick Vallence: Maddingley
- 1938 - Walter Wehlan: Maddingley
- 1939 - Ron Durham: Bacchus Marsh[43]
- 1940 - Wally Russell: Bacchus Marsh[44]
- 1941 - Ron Durham: Bacchus Marsh
- 1952 - Jack Cooper: Maddingley
- 1953 - Jack Cooper: Maddingley
- Ballarat Football League - Henderson Medal
- 1997 - Wayne Cracknell
- 2018 - Daniel Burton
League Goal Kicking Award Winners[edit]
- Senior Football
- Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association
- 1945 - T Hine (40)[21]
- Ballarat Football League - Tony Lockett Medal (awarded from 1988 onwards)
- 1987 - Malcom Scott (69 goals)
- 1990 - Malcom Scott (79)
- 1991 - R.Maguire (82)
- 1998 - Brendan Hehir (74)
- 2000 - Chris Stuldreier (93)
- 2001 - Chris Stuldreier (88)
VFL/AFL players[edit]
The following footballers played with Bacchus Marsh FNC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
- 1926 - Harry Vallence - Carlton
- 1926 - Danny Wheelahan - South Melbourne
- 1930 - Martin Wheelahan - South Melbourne
- 1932 - Keith Shea - Carlton and Hawthorn
- 1934 - David Wilkie - Essendon
- 1936 - Eddie Shea - Hawthorn
- 1938 - Les Watkins - Carlton
- 1939 - Jack Skinner - Carlton
- 1942 - Ray Bamford - North Melbourne
- 1942 - Ollie Grieve - Carlton[45]
- 1942 - Wally Russell - Richmond
- 1943 - Ron Durham - Richmond
- 1945 - Jack Shea - Hawthorn
- 1947 - Les Carr - Carlton
- 1948 - Alan Bulman - Footscray
- 1956 - Fred Wooller - Geelong
- 1964 - Wayne Closter - Geelong
- 1970 - Sandy Talbot - Essendon
- 2009 - Nick Suban - Fremantle
- 2015 - Liam Duggan - West Coast
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Bacchus Marsh FNC with the year indicating their first season at BMFNC.
- 1932 - Pat Murphy - Hawthorn
- 1940 - Monty Brown - Carlton
- 1949 - Ken Dyer - Hawthorn
- 1970 - Frank Pomeroy - Geelong
- 1974 - Graham Middleton - Essendon
- 1987 - Malcom Scott - St Kilda
- 2007 - Dion Miles - North Melbourne
- 2012 - Doug Hawkins - Footscray
- 2013 - Brendan Fevola - Carlton
- 2016 - Damian Cupido - Essendon
Netball[edit]
As of 2024, the club's netball section fields a number of sides in the Ballarat Football League's netball competitions -
- A. Grade, B. Grade, C. Grade, D. Grade & E. Grade
- 19 & Under
- 17 & Under Seniors & 17 & Under Reserves
- 15 & Under Seniors & 15 & Under Reserves
- 13 & Under Seniors & 13 & Under Reserves
- 11 & Under Seniors & 11 & Under Reserves
- 9 & Under
Bacchus Marsh Football Association[edit]
The Bacchus Marsh Football Association was formed in 1912 from the following clubs - Bacchus Marsh, Deer Park, Maddingley, Melton and Parwan.[3]
The Bacchus Marsh Football Association initially went into recess in 1928 due to Ballan pulling out, which left only four clubs, then Bacchus Marsh FC joined the Werribee District Football Association, which then changed its name to the Bacchus Marsh & Werribee District Football Association.[46]
The Bacchus Marsh District Football Association was reformed in April 1929, at their annual meeting.[47]
In 1979, the Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh District FL merged with the Clunes FL to form the Central Highlands Football League.
Premiers[edit]
- Bacchus Marsh FA
- 1912 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1913 - Melton
- 1914 - Melton
- 1915 - Season abandoned in July > WW1
- 1916-18: In recess > WW1
- 1919 - Melton
- 1920 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1921 - Melton
- 1922 - Melton
- 1923 - Darley
- 1924 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1925 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1926 - Darley
- 1927 - Rockbank
- Bacchus Marsh & Werribee District FA
- 1928 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1929 - Melton
- Bacchus Marsh & Melton District FA[48]
- 1930 - Melton
- 1931 - Melton
- 1932 - Ballan
- 1933 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1934 - Darley
- 1935 - Melton
- 1936 - Maddingley[49]
- 1937 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1938 - Darley
- 1939 - Darley
- 1940 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1941 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1942 - 44: In recess > WW2
- 1945 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1946 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1947 - Darley
- 1948 - Ballan
- 1949 - Darley
- 1950 - Darley
- 1951 - Maddingley
- 1952 - Darley
- 1953 - Rockbank
- 1954 - Maddingley
- 1955 - Darley
- 1956 - Ballan[50]
- 1957 - Darley
- 1958 - Maddingley
- Bacchus Marsh District FL
- 1959 - Darley
- 1960 - Rockbank
- 1961 - Rockbank
- 1962 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1963 - Melton
- 1964 - Rockbank
- 1965 - Rockbank
- 1966 - Rockbank
- 1967 - Maddingley
- 1968 - Maddingley
- 1969 - Darley
- 1970 - Darley
- 1971 - Darley
- 1972 - Darley
- Bacchus Marsh & Ballarat District FL
- 1973 - Maddingley
- 1974 - Bacchus Marsh
- 1975 - Sebastopol
- 1976 - Dunnstown
- 1977 - Maddingley
- 1978 - Dunnstown[51]
- 1979 - Central Highlands Football League
Grand Final Scores | |||||||||
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Year | Premiers | Score | Runner Up | Score | Venue | Gate / Comments | |||
Bacchus Marsh District FA | |||||||||
1912 | Bacchus Marsh | 8.12 - 60 | Melton | 5.6 - 36 | Maddingley Park | £17/12/13 | |||
1913 | Melton | 6.16 - 64 | Bacchus Marsh | 3.3 - 21 | Maddingley Park | Crowd: 800 | |||
1914 | Melton | 10.14 - 74 | Bacchus Marsh | 6.7 - 43 | Maddingley Park | ||||
1915 | Melton | 1st | Bacchus Marsh | 2nd | Season abandoned in July'15 | ||||
1916-18 | BMDFA In recess > WW1 | ||||||||
1919 | Melton | 5.7 - 37 | Bacchus Marsh | 3.4 - 22 | Maddingley Park | ||||
1920 | Bacchus Marsh | 6.3 - 39 | Melton | 4.7 - 31 | Maddingley Park | £21/14/6 | |||
1921 | Melton | 4.7 - 31 | Bacchus Marsh | 2.9 - 21 | |||||
1922 | Melton | 5.9 - 39 | Darley | 1.6 - 12 | Darley | ||||
1923 | Darley | ||||||||
1924 | Bacchus Marsh | 10.17 - 77 | Melton | 2.5 - 17 | Maddingley Park | Crowd: 1200 | |||
1925 | Bacchus Marsh | 4.3 - 27 | Rockbank | 3.5 - 23 | BM Showgrounds | ||||
1926 | Darley | ||||||||
1927 | Rockbank | 6.7 - 43 | Bacchus Marsh | 2.5 - 17 | BM Showground | Crowd: "fair"[52] | |||
Bacchus Marsh & Werribee District FA | |||||||||
1928 | Bacchus Marsh | 10.6 - 66 | Werribee | 9.6 - 60 | |||||
1929 | Melton | 9.13 - 68 | Toolern Vale Coimadal | 6.6 - 42 | |||||
Bacchus Marsh & Melton District FA[53] | |||||||||
1930 | Melton | 6.11 - 47 | Toolern Vale Coimadal | 5.8 - 38 | |||||
1931 | Melton | 7.11 - 53 | Rockbank | 7.10 - 52 | |||||
1932 | Ballan | ||||||||
1933 | Bacchus Marsh | 10.23 - 83 | Maddingley | 11.8 - 74 | |||||
1934 | Darley | ||||||||
1935 | Melton | 15.13 - 103 | Darley | 14.7 - 91 | |||||
1936 | Maddingley | 10.12 - 72 | Rockbank | 7.10 - 52 | [54] | ||||
1937 | Bacchus Marsh | 9.10 - 64 | Maddingley | 6.22 - 58 | |||||
1938 | Darley | ||||||||
1939 | Darley | ||||||||
1940 | Bacchus Marsh | 14.9 - 93 | Darley | 10.14 - 74 | |||||
1941 | Bacchus Marsh | 9.10 - 64 | Ballan | 7.14 - 56 | |||||
1942-44 | In recess | due to | WW2 | ||||||
1945 | Bacchus Marsh | 14.8 - 92 | Darley | 13.12 - 90 | |||||
1946 | Bacchus Marsh | 11.7 - 73 | Darley | 8.20 - 68 | |||||
1947 | Darley | ||||||||
1948 | Ballan | ||||||||
1949 | Darley | ||||||||
1950 | Darley | ||||||||
1951 | Maddingley | 14.13 - 97 | Rockbank | 8.12 - 60 | |||||
1952 | Darley | ||||||||
1953 | Rockbank | 17.6 - 108 | Maddingley | 13.5 - 83 | Maddingley Park | £149/10/-[55] | |||
1954 | Maddingley | 17.11 - 113 | Darley | 12.15 - 87 | Maddingley Park | £135 | |||
1955 | Darley | ||||||||
1956 | Ballan | ||||||||
1957 | Darley | ||||||||
1958 | Maddingley | 13.10 - 88 | Melton | 12.14 - 86 | [56] | ||||
Bacchus Marsh District FL | |||||||||
1959 | Darley | ||||||||
1960 | Rockbank | ||||||||
1961 | Rockbank | ||||||||
1962 | Bacchus Marsh | 13.11 - 89 | Ballan | 10.8 - 68 | |||||
1963 | Melton | 11.15 - 81 | Darley | 9.11 - 65 | |||||
1964 | Rockbank | ||||||||
1965 | Rockbank | ||||||||
1966 | Rockbank | ||||||||
1967 | Maddingley | 19.12 - 126 | Rockbank | 17.15 - 115 | |||||
1968 | Maddingley | 14.4 - 88 | Ballan | 9.9 - 63 | |||||
1969 | Darley | ||||||||
1970 | Darley | ||||||||
1971 | Darley | ||||||||
1972 | Darley | ||||||||
Bacchus Marsh & Ballarat District FL | |||||||||
1973 | Maddingley | 20.13 - 133 | Bacchus Marsh | 20.11 - 131 | |||||
1974 | Bacchus Marsh | ||||||||
1975 | Sebastopol | ||||||||
1976 | Dunnstown | ||||||||
1977 | Maddingley | 15.21 - 111 | Sebastopol | 12.15 - 85 | |||||
1978 | Dunnstown | [57] | |||||||
1979 - Bacchus Marsh & Ballarat District FL merged with Clunes FNL to form the Central Highlands FL |
Bacchus Marsh & Melton DFA - League Best & Fairest[edit]
- Seniors
BM&MDFA Senior Football - Best & Fairest | |||||||||
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Year | Winner | Club | Votes | ||||||
B&F Award | |||||||||
1933 | Clive Bodycoat & | Darley | 4 | ||||||
Stan Mullane | Ballan | 4[58] | |||||||
1934 | Stan Mullane | Ballan | 6[59] | ||||||
1935 | Stan Mullane | Ballan | 8[60] | ||||||
1936 | Jack Richards | Ballan | 3 | ||||||
Leo Ryan | Melton | 3 | |||||||
Laurie Shea | Maddingley | 3 | |||||||
Jack Skinner | Darley | 3[61] | |||||||
Jim Whelan | Darley | 3[62] | |||||||
1937 | Mick Vallance | Maddingley | 4[63] | ||||||
1938 | Jack Skinner & | Darley | 6 | ||||||
Walter Wehlan | Maddingley | 6[64] | |||||||
1939 | Ron Durham | Bacchus Marsh | 7 | ||||||
1940 | Wally Russell | Bacchus Marsh | 4[65] | ||||||
1941 | Ron Durham | Bacchus Marsh | 7[66] | ||||||
1942-44 | BM&MDFA in | recess > WW2 | |||||||
1945 | Fred Robertson | Ballan | 14[67] | ||||||
1946 | Gordon Butler | Melton | 19[68] | ||||||
1947 | Leon Jongebloed | Melton | 19[69] | ||||||
1948 | Frank Lenaghan | Ballan | 25[70] | ||||||
1949 | Les Carr | Darley | 19[71] | ||||||
1950 | Kevin Spain | Rockbank | 28[72] | ||||||
1951 | Kevin Spain | Rockbank | 23[73] | ||||||
1952 | Jack Cooper | Maddingley | 17[74] | ||||||
1953 | Jack Cooper | Maddingley | 26[75] | ||||||
1954 | Les Carr | Darley | 18&1/2[76] |
External links[edit]
- Official BMFNC Site
- Ballarat FNL - Netball Fixtures & Results
- 1901 - Bacchus Marsh FC team photo
- 1912 - Bacchus Marsh DFA Premiers: Bacchus Marsh FC team photo
- 1928 - Bacchus Marsh DFA Premiers: Bacchus Marsh FC team photo
- 1931 - Carlton FC Player, Harry Vallence photo
- 1931 - Bacchus Marsh FC team photo
- 1931 - Bacchus Marsh FC & Queenscliff FC team photos
- 1932 - Bacchus Marsh FC & Werribee FC team photos
- 1935 - A brief history of Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh
- 1936 - Brothers, Laurie & Keith Shea photo at Carlton FC training
- 2016 - Ballarat FNL Premiers: Bacchus Marsh FNC team photo
Book[edit]
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