Bendigo Pioneers

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First season 1993 Date founded 1993		League TAC Cup

Full name Bendigo Pioneers Football Club Sport Australian rules football Home ground Golden Square Football Ground Colours Navy blue, sky blue, white, yellow

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The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team in the statewide Victorian under-18s league, the TAC Cup.

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Synopsis

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The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The idea behind the Bendigo Pioneers is to train its players and condition them for professional football. The team is divided into under-15s, under-16s, and under-18s. The Pioneers train at Epsom/Huntly Oval, Epsom. Their jersey colors are blue, white and yellow with blue, white and yellow socks and blue (home) or white (away) shorts. They are within the largest region, from Bendigo to Broken Hill, therefore having the largest area to recruit from.

Notable players and coaches

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Some notable players from the Bendigo Pioneers are record holders for most games played and most goals scored within the team, which are David Favelaiki and Stephen Reaper. Favelaiki played a record 49 games with the Pioneers, and Reaper scored 132 goals.

Players drafted from Bendigo Pioneers

Many notable players in the Australian Football League have been recruited from Bendigo. These players include:

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1993 – Rowan Warfe, Ashley Thompson

1994 –

1995 – Nick Carter, Brent Frewen

1996 – Nathan Brown, Damien Lock, Michael Braun

1997 – Mark Alvey, Matt Blake, Jordon Doering, Paul McMahon, Dean Solomon, Chris Tarrant and Nathan Thompson

1998 – Michael O'Brien

1999 – Brent Guerra, Kane Munro

2000 – Daniel Harris, Luke Livingston, Josh Hunt, Callan Beasy

2001 – Nick Dal Santo, Daniel Elstone, Hugh Foote, Rick Ladson, Ashley Watson

2002 – Adam Selwood, Josh Thewlis, Troy Selwood

2003 – Andrew Walker, Colin Sylvia

2004 –

2005 – Travis Baird

2006 – Joel Selwood, Daniel Connors, Andrew Collins

2007 – Eljay Connors, Scott Selwood, Robbie Tarrant, Toby Thoolen

2008 –

2009 – Dustin Martin, Jordan Williams

2010 – Ariel Steinberg

2011 – Sam Kerridge

2012 – Jake Stringer, Ollie Wines

2013 –

2014 – Billy Evans, Jaden McGrath

2015 – Tom Cole, Aidyn Johnson

2016 – Joe Atley, Kobe Mutch, Kayle Kirby, Fergus Greene

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References

Bendigo Pioneers Wikipedia

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