The Battle of Bell Street is an Australian rules football rivalry, contested by the Coburg Football Club[a] and the Northern Bullants.
[b] It is one of the oldest rivalries in the Victorian Football League (VFL), which was known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) until 1996.
[4] 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).
[5] 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.