COBDEN
Current Affiliation: Hampden Football League (HFL) since 1930
Colours: Black and red
Emblem: Bombers
Senior HFL Premierships: Black and re1930, 1933, 1948-9, 1997-8 (6 total)
Maskell Medallists: John Couttie 1952; Hugh Worrall 1970, 1972 & 1979; Peter Anson 1985; Stephen Hammond 1996; Wayne Robertson 1998 (5 Medallists/7 Medals)
| MINI-BIOGRAPHIES: | Alistair Lord John Rantall |
Cobden has been an ever present member of the Hampden Football League since winning the inaugural premiership in the competition in 1930. The side won a second flag in 1933, followed by two more in the 1940s, but then went almost half a century before claiming their fifth. The Cobden premiership-winning combinations of 1997 and 1998 were among the most potent in HFL history, with many of their matches being won by substantial margins.
Of late, the Bombers have been consistent finalists without quite managing to take the elusive ultimate step to flag success. They came quite close to doing so in 2007 though when they proceeded straight to the grand final from the second semi only to under-perform on the big day and go down to Koroit - a team they had beaten by almost 8 goals in the qualifying final - by 34 points.
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