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Bendigo Pioneers

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

Bendigo Pioneers
Names
Full nameBendigo Pioneers Football Club
Nickname(s)Pioneers
2023 season
After finals11th
Home-and-away season10th
Club details
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Colours  Navy Blue   Sky Blue   Yellow
CompetitionTalent League
CoachDanny O’Bree
PremiershipsTalent League (0)
Ground(s)Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Other information
Official websiteBPFC

History

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The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in Talent League since 1993 based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The idea behind the Bendigo Pioneers is to train its players and prepare 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 colours are blue, white and yellow with blue, white and yellow socks and blue (home) or white (away) shorts. They are within the largest geographical region, from Bendigo to Broken Hill, therefore having the largest area to recruit from; but have been the least successful club in the competition, winning no premierships and finishing last on ten occasions as of 2021.

Notable players and coaches

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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

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

Grand Finals

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

Draftees

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

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