UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
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UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs is an Australian rules football
club competing in the Sydney AFL
league. The club is based out of the Sydney eastern suburbs in New South Wales
and is affiliated with the University of New South Wales
.
, but its origins are traced back to the East Sydney Australian Football Club
, New South Wales first Australian Rules club in 1880.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club competing in the Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...
league. The club is based out of the Sydney eastern suburbs in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and is affiliated with the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
History
The club formed in 1999 out of the merger of the Eastern Suburbs Australian Football Club with the University of New South Wales Australian National Football ClubUniversity of New South Wales Australian National Football Club
The University of New South Wales Australian National Football Club plays Australian rules football.-Abbreviated History:The University of New South Wales Australian National Football Club , also known as “the Whalies”, was formed in 1962 to participate in the Australian University Games, but it...
, but its origins are traced back to the East Sydney Australian Football Club
East Sydney Australian Football Club
East Sydney Australian Football Club was an Australian rules football club based out of the Sydney eastern suburbs in New South Wales.The club formed in 1880 as the first Australian Rules club in New South Wales, participating in the NSWAFA in 1881....
, New South Wales first Australian Rules club in 1880.