16 March 2026
BFNL REWIND | Maine Magpies on the up in late 1980s
BY RICHARD JONES
Castlemaine, with newly appointed coach Kerin Lourey in charge, rocketed up the late 1980s BFL ladders to reach the preliminary finals in 1987 and 1988.
Coming from just two win…
Ladder
| P | PTS | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  |
Sandhurst
|
16
|
56
|
231.87%
|
2
|  |
Eaglehawk
|
16
|
48
|
174.01%
|
3
|  |
Gisborne
|
16
|
48
|
126.3%
|
4
|  |
South Bendigo
|
16
|
44
|
137.62%
|
5
|  |
Strathfieldsaye
|
16
|
28
|
91.47%
|
6
|  |
Golden Square
|
16
|
20
|
74.88%
|
7
|  |
Castlemaine
|
16
|
12
|
73.19%
|
8
|  |
Kangaroo Flat
|
16
|
0
|
29.57%
|
Leading Goalkickers
| Name | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brock Harvey
|
South Bendigo
|
48
|
|
Steven Stroobants
|
South Bendigo
|
44
|
|
Fergus Greene
|
Sandhurst
|
38
|
|
Kaiden Antonowicz
|
South Bendigo
|
37
|
|
Jack O’shannessy
|
Eaglehawk
|
36
|
|
Tom Campbell
|
Sandhurst
|
34
|
|
Pat McKenna
|
Gisborne
|
34
|
|
Matthew Wilkinson
|
Sandhurst
|
25
|
|
Jack McMahon
|
Golden Square
|
25
|
|
Ben Thompson
|
Eaglehawk
|
23
|
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