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Kyneton Football Club

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Nickname(s)
  
Tigers

Colours
  
Black      Gold

Founded
  
1858

Full name
  
Kyneton Football & Netball Club

Competition
  
Bendigo Football League

Premierships
  
5 (1936, 1960, 1961, 1995, 1997)

The Kyneton Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Bendigo Football League.

Contents

It is based in the town of Kyneton, Victoria and has played in the Bendigo Football League since 1932. The club went into recess in 2013 citing a player shortage, but returned to the competition in 2014.

Notable players

  • Jim Buckley (Carlton premiership player 1979, 1981 & 1982)
  • Horrie Mason (St Kilda Best and Fairest winner in 1926)
  • Nathan Thompson (Hawthorn and North Melbourne full-forward)
  • Leo Wescott (Collingwood premiership player 1927 & 1929)
  • Bill Arch (Carlton wing)

    • Books

    History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-1-7

    References

    Kyneton Football Club Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA