The Caulfield Bears Football & Netball Club has a proud and transforming past rooted in community sport and local pride. The club came into being through a merger in the early 1990s; it is thus a merge of local sporting identities committed to cultivating a strong and welcoming culture around football and, subsequently, netball.
The Club’s Football Foundation
The football layers of the club were founded in 1993 with the merging of the former entities of St. Kevins Ormond and St. Andrews Gardenvale. This was a strategic move bringing together two fervent supporter bases and fostering a more powerful and sustainable team within the Southern Football League. Since then, the Caulfield Bears have competed in open-aged football, maintaining strong presence and raring for local talent through grassroots programs.
Expanding into Netball
With increased interest and the expansion of the Southern Football League, the club created its netball program in the 2010s. The Caulfield Bears Netball Club grew rapidly to include several open-age teams, giving Australian women of all experience levels an arena to play competitively or socially. Netball culminated the community identity of the club with inclusivity and increased female participation.
A Growing Community Legacy
In the backdrop of the club’s story is an ageless thread of community connection. The Caulfield Bears have not just developed teams, but they have built a family; from junior development and Auskick programs to social events and local partnerships. Based from Koornang Park in Carnegie, the Bears have firmly placed themselves as an established name in Melbourne’s south-eastern sporting scene.