Bendigo Pioneers

Bendigo Pioneers
Full name Bendigo Pioneers Football Club
Sport Australian rules football
Founded 1993
First season 1993
League TAC Cup
Home ground Golden Square Football Ground
Colours Navy Blue, Sky Blue, White, Yellow
Head coach Mark Ellis
2009 12th of 13 (4-14-0) 76%

The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team in a Victorian Under 18's league, the TAC Cup.

Description

The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup 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 15’s, Under 16’s, and Under 18’s. The Pioneers train at Wade St Oval, Golden Square, coached by Mark Ellis. 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 Mildura, therefore having the largest area to recruit from.

Win/Loss Records

Versus Played Won Lost Drawn
Calder Cannons 21 4 17 0
Dandenong Stingrays 25 8 17 0
Eastern Ranges 22 5 17 0
Geelong Falcons 31 7 24 0
Gippsland Power 33 12 21 0
Gold Coast 1 0 1 0
GWS 1 0 1 0
Murray Bushrangers 34 6 28 0
North Ballarat Rebels 34 14 19 1
Northern Knights 29 7 21 1
Northern Territory 2 2 0 0
NSW/ACT 9 5 4 0
Oakleigh Chargers 22 14 8 0
Queensland 3 0 3 0
Sandringham Dragons 27 8 19 0
Tassie Mariners 15 11 4 0
Western Jets 25 12 14 0
TOTAL 334 115 217 2

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. Their current head coach is David Newett, and with him, their final spot on the championship standings was 11th last year.

Players drafted from Bendigo Pioneers

Many notable players in the AFL have been recruited from Bendigo. These players include: Nathan Brown and Michael Braun in 1996, Dean Solomon, Chris Tarrant and Nathan Thompson in 1997, Brent Guerra in 1999, Daniel Harris in 2000, Nick Dal Santo and Rick Ladson in 2001, Andrew Walker and Colin Sylvia in 2003, Dustin Martin in 2009, Jaden McGrath in 2014, and the four Selwood brothers, Adam Selwood and Troy Selwood in 2002, Joel Selwood in 2006 and Scott Selwood in 2007.

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