From Cardinals to Dragons : The history of the Sandhurst Football Netball Club, 1861 to 2012

256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm #140122
The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Dragons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Bendigo, Victoria. Sandhurst is the former name of that city.
Sandhurst, who were then known as the Maroons, were one of the league’s foundation clubs in 1880. They had been formed in June 1861, by Melbourne Football Club rulemaker J. B. Thompson.[1]

The club did not play in the BFL from 1901 to 1914, but returned to the league after the war in 1919, and have appeared in every season since.

The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football team is the second most-winning team of the BFL, with 27 premierships.
Prominent AFL players:
Graham Arthur (Hawthorn premiership captain)
Brendan Edwards (Hawthorn Team of the Century member)
Adam Selwood (former West Coast Eagles premiership player)
Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats captain and three-time premiership player)
Scott Selwood (former West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats player)
Troy Selwood (former Brisbane Lions player)
Geoff Southby (Carlton Team of the Century member)
Fred Swift (Richmond premiership captain)
Mark Robinson (Herald Sun journalist)
Flynn Perez (current North Melbourne player)
Frank Coghlan St Kilda Mick Sexton Carlton

Sandhurst Football Club — History.
Sandhurst Netball Club — History.
Australian football — Australia — Bendigo (Vic.) — History.