North Warrnambool Football Club

Australia rules football and netball club

Australian rules football club

North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club

Names
Full name| North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)| Eagles
Club details
Founded| 1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Colours|
Competition| Hampden FNL
Premierships| (1) 1994 [note 1]
Ground(s)| Bushfield Recreation Reserve, Bushfield
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The North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football and netball club based near the regional city of Warrnambool, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Football Netball League,[1] where the football squad has played since 1997.

## History[edit]

The club was formed in 1986 with the merger of Grassmere and Bushfield clubs. The merged club was known as Northern Districts and competed in the Warrnambool District Football League until it transferred to the stronger Hampden league in 1997. Northern Districts won the 1994 premiership in the Warrnambool DFL and was runners-up in 1992.

A move to the Hampden Football Netball League and a name change to North Warrnambool, the Eagles struggled for their first season, finishing last. Michael Kol was the first coach. The Eagles played in their first finals campaign since joining in 2011 in an Elimination Final against Terang Mortlake Football Club going down by only 2 points.

In 2012 the Eagles stock rose significantly finishing 3rd on the ladder overall and losing the Preliminary Final against Cobden Football Club by 52 points. Eagles proceeded to make grand final in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023. All losing to Koroit apart from 2023 losing to South Warrnambool

## Notable players[edit]

* David Haynes \- West Coast Eagles Coach of North Warrnambool Eagles 2011 - Current
* Billie Smedts \- Geelong
* Josh Corbett \- Gold Coast, Fremantle

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ As "Northern Districts FC" in the Warrnambool District Football League

## References[edit]

1. ^ "This week at the Eagles - North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club".

## External links[edit]

* Facebook page

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Clubs in the Hampden Football Netball League

* Camperdown
* Cobden
* Hamilton
* Koroit
* North Warrnambool
* Portland
* Port Fairy
* South Warrnambool
* Terang Mortlake
* Warrnambool

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