Bendigo Football Netball League
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Bendigo League, Broadford talk
Bendigo Football Netball League and Broadford Football Netball Club are exploring the possibility of Broadford joining the BFNL for the 2025 season. “Exploring new avenues for growth is a key part of our strategic vision,” Bendigo League chair, Professor Carol McKinstry, said late last week. Kyneton FNC departed from Bendigo to the Riddell District Football…
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History-making win for Magpies
Castlemaine FNC is flying high after a history-making weekend for the Magpie seniors as they achieved the club’s first ever win at Tannery Lane against Strathfieldsaye. The Magpies made a strong start in the opening term kicking four goals in the slippery conditions and holding third-placed Storm to three. Castlemaine led by four points at…
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Magpies triumph in the wet
Castlemaine has bounced back to claim a win over Eaglehawk at the Camp Reserve and keep their hopes of a finals berth alive. After a disappointing result against Gisborne the previous week, the Magpies brought their A-game on Saturday thriving in the wet. In a low-scoring muddy slog before their home crowd, the Magpies held…
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Bulldogs hold off late surge
For three quarters Gisborne senior footballers were clearly superior to their top-of-the-ladder Sandhurst opposition on Saturday, then the match developed into an absolute thriller. The unbeaten Dragons suddenly found their best form, ramming home 6.4 to 3.1 in the last term at Gardiner Reserve.The Bulldogs hung on to win by six points. Proven big occasion…
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Magpies and Bulldogs go head to head
The Castlemaine Magpies hosted Gisborne in round eight Bendigo Football Netball League action at the Camp Reserve on Saturday. The Magpies came into the match fresh off their Indigenous Round Shield win over Kangaroo Flat and Gisborne from a 28-point victory over fellow top-four contender Strathfieldsaye Storm. It was a huge day for the Magpie…
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Magpies claim the Indigenous Round Shield
The Castlemaine Magpie sides made the trek north to Dower Park to tackle Kangaroo Flat on Saturday as part of the Bendigo Football Netball League’s Round 7 Indigenous Round fixture. The Castlemaine Seniors proudly took to the ground in their Indigenous Round guernseys fresh from the two weeks’ rest and ready to fire. They did…
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Gisborne on a roll
A devastating first quarter of football paved the way for Gisborne to defeat reigning Bendigo League premiers Golden Square by 46 points on Saturday. It was a big day at Gardiner Reserve for the ‘Battle of the Bulldogs’, with Gisborne honouring former captain and on and off the field stalwart Jarrad Lynch as he played…
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Gisborne by 258 points
A precision demolition performance by Gisborne senior footballers against an outclassed Maryborough shattered several records on Saturday. The 42.21 (273) to 2.3 (15) carnage at Gardiner Reserve was the Bulldogs highest winning score ever since joining the Bendigo League in 2000, and the highest score by any club in the league this century. But it…
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Feathers fly at season opener
Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted Maryborough FNC in a massive opening round blockbuster at the Camp Reserve on Good Friday. The venue was filled to capacity as footy and netball fans celebrated the launch of the 2024 season with the league’s two Magpie clubs going head-to-head. CFNC has been hard at work throughout the pre-season…
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Gisborne’s netball glory
An almost unbelievable fightback late in the last quarter gave Gisborne the A-grade netball premiership against Bendigo League powerhouse Sandhurst. The 40-39 victory on Saturday highlighted one of the greatest grand final days in the Gisborne club’s proud history. In fact the Bulldogs came away from the Queen Elizabeth Oval with three premierships to celebrate.…
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U18s do it again
It’s hard enough to win one premiership, but two in succession is really something to talk about for a long time. No wonder Gisborne U18s coach Rob Kerr was pleased with the young Bulldogs who produced a determined, team brand of football to defeat Golden Square by four points in the Bendigo League grand final…
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Lakey close, Eve wins medal
Prolific ball winner Flynn Lakey (Gisborne) has polled 22 votes to be runner-up in the Michelsen Medal for 2023. The Bendigo League’s top individual football award went to Eaglehawk’s Noah Wheeler with 24 votes. James Coghlan (Sandhurst) was third with 16 votes. Despite missing many games, Brad Bernacki (Gisborne) still polled 12 votes. Castlemaine’s top…