Nickname(s) The Bloods Colours Maroon White | Founded 1879 | |
Full name Melton Football Netball Club Competition Ballarat Football League Premierships 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1963, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2005 | ||
The Melton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the The Bloods, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ballarat Football League.
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The club is based in the Victorian town of Melton.
History
Melton Football Club was formed in 1879 when it was known as the Bloods, playing in the Melton and Bacchus Marsh District Football League where the club was successful winning twelve premierships between 1913 and 1963. Melton moved into the Riddell District Football League in 1973.
Upon entering the Riddell League in 1973 Melton won the premiership in its first year.
With the depth of football standard in the RDFL on the decline, together with considerable opposition from former second division clubs on the formation of one division, the club voted to make the move to the highly rated Ballarat Football League with Sunbury, Darley and Melton South clubs for the commencement of the 1997 playing season.
The club has won three BFL premierships.