Battle of Bell Street

The Battle of Bell Street is an Australian rules football rivalry, contested by the Coburg Football Club and the Northern Bullants. It is one of the oldest rivalries in the Victorian Football League (VFL), which was known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) until 1996.

The clubs have met 159 times as of 2023, with the Bullants winning 81 times since the first clash in 1926.

History
Coburg and the Bullants are closely located, with their respective home grounds of Coburg City Oval and Preston City Oval divided by Bell Street in Preston (hence the name of the rivalry).

The first clash was on 7 June 1926, with Coburg defeating Preston by 43 points. Preston's first win was a 29-point victory on 6 July 1929.

No match between the clubs occurred in the cancelled 2020 season, nor in the 2022 season.