Drysdale Football Club

Drysdale

Names
Full name	Drysdale Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Hawks
Club details
Founded	1879
Colours	Brown      Gold
Competition	Bellarine Football League
Premierships	5 (1976, 1977, 1985, 2009, 2010 )
Ground(s)	Drysdale Recreation Reserve, Drysdale

The Drysdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the township of Drysdale, in the centre of theBellarine peninsula, Victoria, Australia. The clubs plays its home games at Drysdale Recreation Reserve, Drysdale. The club is now known as the ‘’’Hawks’’.

The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.

History

The club was established in 1879. The club played in an early version Bellarine Football League that ran from 1895 to 1914. Reformed after the great war the club continued to play locally until 1924 when it joined the Geelong Football Association. The Drysdale Football Club continued to play in Geelong district competitions until the Bellarine District Football League was formed in 1971. Drysdale won back to back premierships in the GDFL prior to joining the new league. Since joining the Bellarine District Football League the club has a winning rate of 60.1 %

Premierships in the Bellarine Football League

The Drysdale Football Club held premierships in the Bellarine Football League in these years:

• 1976
• 1977
• 1985
• 2009
• 2010

Notable VFL/AFL players

• Dick Grigg with Geelong
• Russell Renfrey with Geelong
• Adam Richardson with Adelaide

Racism Incident

An Under 12 Year old player from Drysdale Football Club notably called an Portarlington Football Club player of dark complexion a 'Nigger' which has caused a big uproar. The incident went to the Football Geelong Tribunal and had no result in a solution. The victim's parents went to various media outlets and the DFC Team has issued a statement on their website. Club's president statement.

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