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KEY FACTS

Official name
Kew Bears Football Club

Known as
Kew Bears

Nickname
Bears

Former name
Kew

Former name date
2007-01-01

Formed
1912 (merged with North Kew in 2007)

Colours
Brown and gold

Associated clubs
Kew WFC; North Kew; Kew (Original)

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1949–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Reporter District Football League (RDFL) 1912–1919; Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) 1920–1926; VFL Sub-District Football League (VSDFL) 1927–1948

Home Ground
J.J. Higgins Reserve

Senior Premierships
VAFA B Section - 1953, 1966 (2 total); C Section - 1950, 1962, 1964, 1979 (4 total); Division One - 2015 (1 total); Division Two - 2014 (1 total); Division Three - 2013 (1 total)

Championships and Trophies
JN Woodrow Medal - John A. Fisher 1967 (1 total); GT Moore Medal - Noel F. Stokes 1957; V.R. Crowe 1966; D.J. Mullin 1969; W.K. Blay 1983; B.C. Burden 1988 (5 total); LS Zachariah Medal – A.N. Castle 1950; Joey M Busuttil 1986; Garry W. White 1993; Liam Kinsella 2016 (4 total)

Website
www.kewfc.asn.au

Kew Bears



Football is not just about the winning of premierships ....... and the true value of a club such as Kew, which has proudly carried the district banner for well over a century, and whose players continue to take part in the game for intangible rather than fiscal rewards, can not be easily or objectively defined. All that can safely be observed is that if the game ever reaches a point where it is unable to sustain such clubs, it will be infinitely poorer for it.

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2017 Season (VAFA Premier C) Fixture

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Kew Bears' 2017 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Kew Bears 2.72.73.105.11 41 LOST Hampton Rovers 12.1012.1016.1217.14 116 -75 VIC Apr 8 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 A Kew Bears 0.00.01.13.5 23 LOST Marcellin OC 1.46.610.716.11 107 -84 MAR Apr 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 A Kew Bears 1.23.25.710.9 69 LOST Old Mentonians 1.49.1110.1717.19 121 -52 KEY Apr 29 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 H Kew Bears 1.21.22.44.4 28 LOST Old Geelong 2.26.48.410.12 72 -44 VIC May 6 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
5 H Kew Bears 3.34.39.311.4 70 LOST Caulfield Grammarians 3.38.1211.1718.20 128 -58 VIC May 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 A Kew Bears 0.12.13.45.4 34 LOST Old Ivanhoe 3.49.611.1016.14 110 -76 CHP May 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 H Kew Bears 6.08.412.916.11 107 LOST Williamstown CYMS 2.312.515.821.14 140 -33 VIC May 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 H Kew Bears 1.14.55.810.10 70 LOST Old Haileyburians 3.29.212.618.10 118 -48 VIC Jun 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 A Kew Bears 2.23.56.87.11 53 LOST Old Camberwell 5.49.811.1116.12 108 -55 GBR Jun 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 A Kew Bears 3.44.98.1210.13 73 WON Hampton Rovers 0.53.84.107.11 53 20 BOS Jun 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 H Kew Bears 3.46.612.715.9 99 WON Old Mentonians 4.26.79.811.14 80 19 VIC Jul 1 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Kew Bears 2.42.62.82.8 20 LOST Old Geelong 6.210.613.721.11 137 -117 COM Jul 15 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 H Kew Bears 1.12.16.36.5 41 LOST Marcellin OC 5.211.816.1227.17 179 -138 VIC Jul 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Kew Bears 1.15.45.47.9 51 LOST Old Haileyburians 3.74.107.178.19 67 -16 PPC Jul 29 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
15 H Kew Bears 3.47.89.1115.13 103 WON Old Ivanhoe 4.18.410.711.10 76 27 VIC Aug 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Kew Bears 0.01.23.45.6 36 LOST Williamstown CYMS 5.36.811.1415.18 108 -72 CRO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 H Kew Bears 2.16.210.515.7 97 LOST Old Camberwell 2.66.1212.1617.19 121 -24 VIC Aug 26 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Kew Bears 3.33.36.37.3 45 LOST Caulfield Grammarians 1.46.810.817.13 115 -70 GLE Sep 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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