Welcome to the Bulleen Templestowe Junior Football Club.
The mighty Bullants are the result of a merger between the Bulleen Junior Football Club and the Bulleen Templestowe Junior Football Club back in 1990.
The club lies within the Yarra Junior Football League which is recognised as one of the strongest junior football leagues in Australia.
The Bullants are proud to lay claim to the following VFL/AFL & VFLW/AFLW players being involved in our club during their junior playing days.
*Robert Dipierdomenico – Haw 1975-91, 240 games
*Terry Wallace –Haw, Rich, Foots 1978-91, 254 games
Stephen Easton – NM, Carl 1978-82, 32 games
Wes Fellows – Coll 1981-89, 102 games
Richard Osborne – Fitz, Syd, Foots, Coll 1982-98, 283 games
Gary Pert – Fitz, Coll 1982-95, 233 games
Graeme Osborne – Fitz 1984-89, 34 games
*Stephen Silvagni – Carl 1985-2001, 312 games
Steven Clark – Ess, Melb, Stk 1985-92, 80 games
Duane Rowe – Fitz 1986, 89-92, 31 games
*Greg Madigan – Haw, Freo 1989-1997, 66 games
Paul Dimattina – WBulldogs 1995-2003, 131 games
Dean Matthews – Stk 1995, 1 game
Andrew Dimattina – Coll 1999-2002, 26 games
Luke Williams – Melb 1999-2005, 51 games
*Luke Shuey – West Coast 2009-2023, 248 games
Daniel Pearce – WBulldogs 2012-15, 6 games
Andrew Tranquilli Coll 1993-95, 12 games
Callum Brown – Coll 2017- 2023, Box Hill Hawks VFL 2023 –
*Josh Daicos – Coll 2017 –
*Isaac Quaynor – Coll 2018 –
Lauren Szigeti – Hawthorn VFLW 2021-2022, Sydney AFLW 2023 –
Joanna Lin – Coll AFLW 2021-2023, Casey Demons VFLW 2024 –
Maddie Di Cosmo – Carlton VFLW 2021-2023, North Melb VFLW 2024 –
Elisabeth Jackson – Coll VFLW 2021-2023, North Melb VFLW 2024 –
Piper Louey – Darebin VFLW 2023 –
Isabella Parnell – Carlton VFLW 2024 –
*Denotes VFL/AFL Premiership player
It’s a pretty impressive summary of achievements from this little junior footy club! In the words of Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, from little things big things grow.
12x Premierships
1x Norm Smith Medal
1x Brownlow Medal
1x AFL Team of the Century
3x AFL Hall of Famers
7x All Australian Team
1x All Australian Coach
8x Club Best & Fairest
1x Club Captain
6x Vic State of Origin
5x Club Leading Goal Kicker
1x 300 gamer
4x 200 gamers
3x 100 gamers
3x 50 gamers