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KEY FACTS

Official name
Beulah Football Club

Known as
Beulah

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1893

Disbanded
2015: merged with Hopetoun to form the Southern Mallee Giants

Colours
Blue and white

Associated clubs
Hopetoun; Southern Mallee Giants; Southern Mallee Thunder

Affiliations (Historical)
Mallee Football Association (MFA) 1907–1931; Southern Mallee Football League (SMFL) 1932–1996; Mallee Football League (MFL) 1997–2014

Senior Premierships
Mallee Football Association (MaFA) - 1902, 1910 (2 total); Southern Mallee Football Association/League (SMFA/L) - 1933, 1947, 1950, 1953-4-5-6, 1961-2, 1964, 1974, 1981-2, 1985 (14 total); MaFL - 2000, 2003-4-5, 2010 (5 total)

Website
beulahfc.vcfl.com.au/

Beulah

Beulah, which was a foundation member in 1997 of the Mallee Football League, was that competition’s most successful senior grade side with four premierships from seven grand final appearances. Most recently, the Blues claimed a hat trick of flags between 2003 and 2005, trouncing Manangatang, Sea Lake Nandaly and Woomelang Lascelles in the grand finals by an average margin of 46 points.

Beulah’s pedigree of success stretches back a lot further, though. Formed in 1892, the club claimed its first premiership in 1902 in the Mallee Football Association, which commenced that season. A second flag came Beulah’s way in 1910.

During the 1920s Beulah contested four MFA grand finals, but lost them all. In 1932 the club transferred to the competition that would become its long term home, the newly established Southern Mallee Football Association (renamed the Southern Mallee Football League after the war). The side qualified for the grand final in its debut season, but lost to Brim. It made amends the following year, however, with an 11.14 (80) to 8.4 (52) grand final triumph over Rosebury.

After world war two Beulah enjoyed unrivalled success in the SMFL claiming a total of thirteen senior grade premierships between 1947 and 1985. This included a competition record four flags in succession between 1953 and 1956.

After winning the 2005 MFL premiership the Blues initially endured mixed fortunes, finishing third in 2006, second from last in 2007, third once more in 2008, and fourth in 2009. The 2010 season brought their fifth MaFL premiership when they accounted for Ouyen United in the grand final by 26 points, 14.14 (98) to 10.12 (72).

In 2015 Beulah merged with Hopetoun to form the Southern Mallee Giants, still competing in the MaFL. However, after the 2015 season the MaFL disbanded and the Giants transferred to the Horsham and District Football League.

Source

John Devaney - Full Points Publications

 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.