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in 1938. The club played off in the grand final in its first season and were defeated by South
Ballarat, but then in 1939 it transferred to the Clunes Football Association, winning the premiership before returning to the BFL in 1940. Consequent to this World War Two affected player numbers causing
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Ballarat Football Association wearing the colours of red and white before changing to blue and white in 1894. The club was a founding member of the competition in 1893 finishing in fourth place, and took until 1920 to win its inaugural
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Sebastopol returned in its pre-war form in 1946 rejoining the Clunes FA. In 1947 it moved back to the BFL in its B Grade competition, and won premierships from 1950 to 1953. In 1959 the B Grade competition separated from the BFL to form the
Ballarat District Football League and Sebastopol won
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beat Burra 60–47. Burra finished the year with three consecutive wins heading into finals, including a 45–32 victory over Redan. In the first week of the finals, after an intense first three quarters, Sebastopol fell to Redan 46-38 ending the club's season.
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premierships in this competition in 1965, 1967 and 1969. The BDFL then merged in 1973 with the
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A History of the Sebastopol Football Netball Club 1879-2022
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Marty Busch Reserve - Opening of redeveloped ground, 2017
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