 The two clubs merged prior to the commencement of the LSWFL in 1959 to form the Bridgetown Bulldogs.A single Bridgetown Football Club had existed since 1904 in the Nelson Football Association wearing blue and red until the club split in the 1920s into the two clubs, Rovers and Warriors.Bridgetown played in 6 losing Grand Finals (including 3 in a row in 1965,66,67) before they won their first league premiership in 1984.