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|---|---|
| Full name | Barwon Heads Football Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Seagulls |
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| Founded | 1922 |
| Colours | Blue White Cyan |
| Competition | Bellarine Football League |
| Premierships | 5, (1957, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1993) |
| Ground(s) | Howard Harmer Oval, Barwon Heads |
The Barwon Heads Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the township of Barwon Heads, near the City Of Geelong Victoria, Australia. The club plays its home games at Howard Harmer Oval, Barwon Heads wears a light blue and royal blue jumper with a Seagull motif.
The Bellarine Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1971.
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A Barwon Heads FC existed circa 1922 which wore Royal Blue Jumpers with white collar and cuffs and were also known as the Seagulls. At some time in the early 1940s a brand new set of jumpers were purchased at great expense to the club. After their first game the jumpers were washed and the blue die ran and stained the white trim pale blue. Since the club could not afford the cost of a new set, the colours were changed to Royal and Pale Blue. The club between 1947-1969 was known as The Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove Football Club which represented the greater Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove area this entity wore a purple jumper with a gold trim.
Eventually in 1964 a new entity the Ocean Grove Football Club was formed and competed in the GDFL Jarman Cup. The Ocean Grove Football Club and The Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove Football Club played in the GDFL Woolworths Cup as opponents from 1965 to 1969. The Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove FC dropped Ocean Grove from its name in 1970. The Barwon Heads FC was a founding member of the Bellarine Football League. The Club held meetings from 1968 with neighbouring towns and the Victorian Country Football League to initiate a Competition.
The club has a winning rate of 41 % as at end of 2011.
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