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Nickname(s)
  
Bombers

Colours
  
Black      Red

Full name
  
Cobden Football Netball Club

Competition
  
Hampden Football League

Premierships
  
6 (1930, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1997, 1998)

Ground(s)
  
Cobden Recreation Reserve

The Cobden Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Hampden Football League.

Contents

They are based in the Victorian town of Cobden. Cobden is a founding club and have played in the Hampden Football League since 1930.

Premierships

  • 1930, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1997, 1998

    • Maskell Medallists

  • John Couttie 1952
  • Hugh Worrall 1970, 1972 & 1979
  • Peter Anson 1985
  • Stephen Hammond 1996
  • Wayne Robertson 1998
  • Levi Dare 2010 & 2012
  • Joseph Dare 2012

    • Leading goalkickers

  • Kevin Scanlon 1930 (102)
  • Keith Wade 1939 (88)
  • Vic Jones 1947 (41)
  • Vic Jones 1948 (64)
  • Gavin Moran 1958 (71)
  • Chris Nash 1979 (83)

    • Notable players

    VFL/AFL players recruited from Cobden include -

  • Alistair Lord (Geelong)
  • Stewart Lord (Geelong)
  • Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)
  • John Rantall (South Melbourne)
  • Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne)
  • Gary Rohan (Sydney)
  • Jackson Merrett (Essendon)
  • Zach Merrett (Essendon)

    • Books

  • Evergreen Hampden
  • History of football in the Western District :John Stoward, ISBN 9780957751590

    • References

    Cobden Football Club Wikipedia
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