South Bunbury Football Club
| South Bunbury Football Club | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | South Bunbury Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers |
| Motto | Cede Nullis |
| 2022 season | |
| Home-and-away season | 2 |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Colours | Red and white |
| Competition | South West Football League |
| Chairman | John Castrilli |
| Coach | Julian Burgess |
| Captain(s) | Martin Thompson |
| Premierships | 45 (16 in SWFL - most recent: 2024) |
| Ground(s) | Hands Oval |
| Other information | |
| Official website | http://www.sbfc.com.au/ |
South Bunbury Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The club plays in the South West Football League. Since being founded in 1897 the club has won 45 premierships and has been a runner-up 24 times.[1] Since joining the SWFL in 1957 the club has won 16 premierships.[2][3]
The club sits equal second nationally in terms of senior premierships won. North (King Island) have won 47 while Ramblers (Carnarvon) and South Bunbury are equal second with 45. It is likely that one of these three clubs will be the first club in Australia to win 50 senior premierships.
History
The South Bunbury club was founded in May 1897 at a meeting at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Bunbury.[1][4]
South Bunbury picked up the nickname Tigers after the relative inaccessibility and perceived wildness of the South Bunbury area around the turn of the 20th century.
Club records
- Total League premierships: 45* (1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2016, 2024). ***NOTE: The club claims a premiership in 1899, but the Bunbury Herald of June 15, 1899 (p3) reports that due to a lack of interest, the South-West District Football Association was disbanded.
- Reserves premierships: 29 (1921, 1922, 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2007, 2017, 2022, 2024)[5]
- Colts premierships: 7 (1962, 1964, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2005)[5]
- Womens premierships : 3 (2019,2020,2021)
- Most career games: 277, Ian Cahill[1]
- Most goals in a game: 14, Adam Matson, 2000[1]
- Most goals in a season: 100 Leigh Kohlmann 2023, 87 Don Aldersea, 1967[1]
Notable players
References
- ^ a b c d e "History". South Bunbury Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "News - SWFL League Premierships". South West Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "South Bunbury". Full Points Footy. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Football - Formation of a new senior club". Bunbury Herald. 21 May 1897. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Trophy Cabinet". South Bunbury Football Club. Retrieved 15 May 2009.