Bendigo Pioneers

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

Bendigo Pioneers Football Club
Names
Full nameBendigo Pioneers
Nickname(s)Pioneers
2019 season
After finals11th
Home-and-away season11th
Club details
Founded1993 (1993)
Colours  Navy Blue   Sky Blue   Yellow
CompetitionNAB League
CoachRick Coburn
PremiershipsNAB League (0)
Ground(s)Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Other information
Official websiteBPFC

Synopsis

The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in NAB League 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

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.

Honours
  • Runners-up (1): 2001
  • Wooden Spoons (10): 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Grand Finals
Season Premiers GF Score Runner-up Best-on-ground
2001 Calder Cannons 16.14 (110) – 10.13 (73) Bendigo Pioneers Jordan Barham

Draftees

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


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