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Elmore Football Club
Names
Full nameElmore Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bloods
2017 season
After finalsDNQ
Home-and-away season8th
Club details
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Colours  Red   White
CompetitionHDFL
PremiershipsHDFL (5) 1954, 1960, 1963, 1985, 2007
Ground(s)Elmore Recreation Reserve, Elmore
Other information
Official websiteElmoreFNC

The Elmore Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the Heathcote District Football League (HDFL). The club, known as the Elmore Bloods, is based in Elmore, Victoria and has participated in the HDFL since 1949. The Bloods have appeared in 14 grand finals, winning five; the most recent in 2007.

Location

Elmore Football Club is located in City of Bendigo
Elmore
Greater Bendigo

History

The Elmore Football Club was formed at Scotts Railway Hotel from a meeting on the April 15, 1882. The original colours chosen were red, white and blue.[1]

Between the wars (1919-1948)

Elmore is situated on the Bendigo to Deniliquin railway line. It was also the start of the Elmore to Cohuna branch line. The club had mobility to play anywhere competition in the surrounding area.

HDFL (1949 – )

In 1949 Elmore returned to the Heathcote District FL. they had participated in 1938 and 1939 but dropped out because of the war. Elmore have won five premierships, all have come in long awaited years because they have been Runners-up more than they have been Premiers. They have been very unlucky in the past having been Runners-up eight times and been Premiers six times and before the 2007 Premiership they were in a flag drought of twenty two consecutive years, which is the third biggest flag drought in the HDFL after Colbinabbin's (22 years) 1950–1975 flag drought and White Hills (29 years) 1988–Present flag drought.

Rivalries

Because of the small sized football league rivalries are few and far between and most teams aren't overly aggressive towards another team, however Elmore's main rivals are Colbinabbin, Huntly, Mount Pleasant & Heathcote

Honours

HDFL

Premierships & Grand Finals

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1954 Elmore Toobarac 15.9.99 – 7.18.60
1960 Elmore Mount Pleasant 12.17.89 – 9.12.66
1963 Elmore Toobarac 9.16.70 – 7.11.55
1985 Elmore Heathcote 14.17.101 – 10.10.70
2007 Elmore Colbinabbin 26.29.185 – 12.14.86

Books

References

  1. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253358601?searchTerm=elmore%20football%20club
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