Club News

November 25, 2021
Lion-hearted Hughes tells his tale
2021 Season
November 25, 2021

Photo: Nathan McNeill (NWM Sports) By: Daniel Kelly (@UKurrie) Daniel Hughes, on the field and off, is a restless individual, constantly seeking to improve and advance. “It’s kind of a constant tick in my brain,” the Bullants ruckman says with a laugh and a sigh, when asked about how he spends his time outside of…

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November 25, 2021
Captain courageous crowned Best and Fairest
2021 Season
November 25, 2021

By: Daniel Kelly (@Ukurrie) Tom Wilson was the runaway winner at the 2021 Laurie Hill Trophy Awards Night as he was crowned as the Bullants player of the year. Daniel Hughes and Liam Mackie finished second and third respectively for their outstanding seasons, but there was truly only one likely outcome. In an evening which…

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October 12, 2021
Club statement: Senior coach
2021 Season
October 12, 2021

2021 Northern Bullants senior coach Josh Fraser has written the following message to the club’s members and supporters. Preston City Oval is a special place. When I reflect on the journey we have been through to reestablish the club as a standalone entity from the ground up it gives me enormous pride. Throughout all the…

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August 12, 2021
A young Bullant taking all before him
2021 Season
August 12, 2021

Mutaz El Nour drives the Bullants into attack during the club’s one-point win over Coburg. Photo: Nathan McNeill (Nathan William Media). Written by: Daniel Kelly (@Ukurrie). It’s a bleak lockdown evening in Melbourne and Mutaz El Nour has been out bricklaying all day. You’d forgive him for wanting a quiet night to take a break,…

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August 2, 2021
Final quarter fade out costly against Werribee
2021 Season
August 2, 2021

Paul Ahern gets his kick clear. Photo: Nathan McNeill (Nathan William Media). Written by: Daniel Kelly (@ukurrie) The Northern Bullants led for the majority of their Round 16 encounter at Preston City Oval against the Werribee Tigers but eventually fell to a 10.11 (71) to 14.17 (101) defeat. Paul Ahern, playing forward for the whole…

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July 27, 2021
Update: Bullants back this Saturday
2021 Season
July 27, 2021

The Northern Bullants will resume the club’s VFL campaign with a match against Werribee at Preston City Oval on Saturday at 2pm. The match will not be open to spectators, following the announcement by the Victorian State Government relating to the latest COVID-19 restriction updates, which will see a resumption of the 2021 VFL and…

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July 16, 2021
Update: Bye scheduled for weekend
2021 Season
July 16, 2021

The AFL has advised all VFL and VFLW Clubs that this weekend’s scheduled matches will not proceed as planned as a result of the five-day lockdown announced by the Victorian State Government this afternoon. The health and safety of the community remains the highest priority, and we acknowledge the role the VFL and VFLW plays…

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July 14, 2021
Bullants triumphant in the Battle of Bell Street
2021 Season
July 14, 2021

Tynan Smith and Ben Silvagni leave Piranha Park with the Battle of Bell Street Trophy safely in hand. Photo: Nathan McNeill (NWM Media). Written by: Daniel Kelly. The Northern Bullants, after winning the 157th Battle of Bell St against Coburg 12.11 (83) to 12.10 (82) by a solitary point, are accumulating experience of different ways…

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July 9, 2021
Battle of Bell Street: Sunday against Coburg
2021 Season
July 9, 2021

Josh Fraser addresses his players at Preston City Oval. Photo: Nathan McNeil (NWM Media). The Northern Bullants will be targeting a third win from as many matches when they meet Coburg in the Battle of Bell Street at Piranha Park (Coburg City Oval) on Sunday at 1pm. The fixture for both the VFL competition remains…

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July 5, 2021
Bullants all heart on road to two from two
2021 Season
July 5, 2021

Glenn Strachan pumps the Bullants into attack. Photo: Nathan McNeil (Nathan William Media). Article: By Daniel Kelly. Phar Lap, Australia’s most iconic racehorse, inspired the nation during the Great Depression when the future seemed unclear, if not bleak. Famously, his heart, now on display at the Australian Institute of Anatomy in Canberra, was around one…

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