Lake Wendouree Football Club

Lake Wendouree
Names
Full name Lake Wendouree Football Netball Club[1]
Nickname(s) The Lakers
Club details
Founded 1994
Colours      Green      blue
Competition Ballarat Football League
Premierships 2010
Ground(s) C.E. Brown Reserve , Wendouree

The Lake Wendouree Football Netball Club competes in the Ballarat Football League. The club, known as The Lakers was a result of a merger of the Wendouree Football Club and the Ballarat YCW Football Club at the end of 1994. Lake Wendouree Football Club competed in the Ballarat Football League for the first time in 1995. The club was runners up in their second season and played finals every year for the first six seasons.

Home Ground

The Lakers play their home matches at C.E. Brown Reserve, Ballarat North.

History

Wendouree Football Club

Wendouree football club was reformed in 1946 and competed in district competitions around Ballarat before being a founding member of the Central Highlands Football League in 1979. The club won senior premierships in 1947, 1949, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1983.

Ballarat YCW Football Club

Competed in senior competition between 1946 and 1949. The club concentrated on filling junior competitions until their merger in 1994.

VFL/AFL players

Ballarat Football League Premierships

Tony Lockett Medallists

References

Official Ballarat Football League records

Website

Book

History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0

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